My child used to sit for meals and now wants to walk around after two bites. Chasing with a bowl is becoming the default and I do not want that habit to grow. What practical changes worked in your house without turning meals into a fight?
A visual routine with two or three pictures worked surprisingly well at this age. The child liked knowing what came next. Our child reacted better once we explained the change in advance instead of announcing it on the day.
What worked for another child may not fit yours, so I would use the replies here as ideas to test rather than a rulebook. The biggest surprise was that the practical routine mattered more than the option that looked best on paper.
Can I ask roughly what age/class your child was when you tried this? It took us a couple of weeks before the new routine felt normal. We are in Noida, so local logistics may be a little different.