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16 Sep 08
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Sibling dynamics and friendships can also change a child’s eating habits.
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Adding a little butter, ranch dressing, cheese sauce or brown sugar to a vegetable dish can significantly improve its kid appeal. And adding a little fat to vegetables helps unlock their fat-soluble nutrients.
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By exposing young children to erratic dieting habits, parents may be putting them at risk for eating disorders or a lifetime of chronic dieting. “Most mothers don’t think their kids are soaking up this information, but they are,” Dr. Birch said. “They’re teaching it to their daughters even though it doesn’t work for them.”
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Don’t bring foods that you feel the need to restrict into the house. Instead, buy healthful snacks and give children free access to the food cabinets.
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put the food on the table and encourage a child to try it. But don’t complain if she refuses, and don’t offer praise if she tastes it.
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When children are involved in meal preparation, “they come to at least try the food,”
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