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The OP's kids don't like olives and aubergines. As I kid, I ate aubergines pretty much every day when they were in season (the perk of a farmer grandad), mostly under the form of my grandmother's "parmigiana" (with very little parmigiano, I should say, but lots of raclette). On the other hand, I tried tikka masala only aged 18; the closest thing to fried chicken I ever had was a 'milanese', and chocolate was also pretty rare too.
Had I been the OP's children, I'd have eaten the pasta with glee; at the end of the day, it's a matter of taste.
Taste and familiarity. At least with the return of pre-order for long haul we'll have visibility of the main menu and if we think they really won't eat any of that we can take a punt on the kids meal.