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I missed past half of this. I got the general gist of the whole thing, but I would say yes, you have to win this test of wills.
And one important fact is to not let your kids out until they eat.
My parents always tried that on me (And to this day, I despise vegetables. Even in my teen years I was like "Eh, I'm a mature adult, kinda, I should try new things" and lo and behold, they're simply disgusting to me), but I've got a will of iron. I've gone without food for quite some time just to prove a point, and hey, eventually I got my way.
The moral, though, is that if your kids want food odds are they'll be able to get what they want with or without you. Midnight-3 food runs when everyone's asleep or going to a neighbor's or a friend's to get what they want. So be sure to keep an eye on the young'n all the time to make sure you're going to win the skirmish.
Hopefully I'll be able to stare my kids down about food some day, not having foods I dislike grown on me has made some dinners particularly akward for me, I guess is the easiest way to describe it.
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