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it could just be a habit or
it could just be a habit or out of fussy eating. i know if your eating a meal with say, peas potatoe and chicken, and if you eat each one individually throughout the whole meal then thats an eating disorder. so that just shows you how basic ed's can be. if someone says they have an eating disorder people tend to jump to conclusions. your niece probably has a very mild one. from the sounds of it nothing to worry about but if you think its getting out of hand or a bit more serious i'd say then you should step in, but now it could just be peticularity with her.