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I'm green with envy when I see young kids devouring salads and opting for grilled lean meats over fried foods. If you examine a kids' menu in virtually any restaurant, what are the choices? Hot dog, grilled cheese, chicken tenders. What kind of a message are we sending our kids when we constantly offer them fat from the fryer?
In reality, many kids just wouldn't eat if they didn't have these kid-friendly options. Picky eaters are commonplace in families, yet they're a source of great frustration for Mom, who usually wants her kids to be less picky.
Some tips that have helped at home include the following:
1. Keep it simple. Mom decides the menu and timing of when kids eat. The kids can choose "if" they want to eat. As harsh as it sounds, too many choices can be miserable, and can reinforce over time that choices are always available.
2. If you offer a choice, keep it simple. For a long time, we offered the main course or cold cereal. It kept things simple; assured a...
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