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Is my 7 year old developing an eating disorder

I have a 7 year old and she has a very limited list of things she will eat, mostly take out pizza, chicken nuggets, nutella on toast, any kind of junk food or candy.  I have been trying different ways of dealing with her fussy eating like giving her what we eat, which just leads to her sneaking food at another time (bedtime), or not making a fuss to even hiding ingredients in mac and cheese and hoping she doesn't notice.  It is hard sending her to school with meals too because it generally all comes home it's always a plain croissant or bagel, some crackers we try for fruit (always comes home) and veggies(carrots - only thing she'll eat).  I watched her eating the other day though and when she eats her croissant she breaks it up and hides it in her fist and then eats it from the top of her fist and she does the same thing with McD's fries hides them in her fist and eats.  The fussy eating was one thing but now I am worried this is developing into so much more and not sure how to approach this with her since she also is hard to get to share stuff with me.  I just feel at my wits end and want to understand some how, any suggestions are soo appreciated right now.  She is also my oldest out of 3 kids, not sure if that has anything to do with it too.
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It doesnt seem to be a problem, let her eat what she wants to, tell her you want to add some veg ,dont sneak it in, ask her which veg she would like, take her shopping and let her choose her food,,but relax about it ,if a big issue is made thats what it will become, a lot of children are picky at this age and it gets blown out of proportion by worried Parents .Carrots are good give her them every day. a Food supplement of Vit B Complex and Vit C and some Fish oil.
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