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October 28, 2007
Advice for Parents
Nutrition in a Nutshell. Here's some advice for busy parents based on the kids nutrition-guru Ellen Satter, RD. Don't get discouraged with your child's much-too-common food jags. Keep trying! Here's some healthy tips:
• Limit fast food. It's high in sodium and fat and highly processed.
• Encourage kids to try new things. Take them grocery shopping with you, and let them pick out some healthy foods.
• Allow the children to be a part of the menu planning at home. Come up with one new food to try per week. This gives them some ownership, and they'll want to try new things.
• Bring them in the kitchen with you. In general, if they get to help prepare the carrot sticks — peeling, washing or cutting — they're more likely to nibble on them, too.
Posted by Lisa at October 28, 2007 7:36 PM
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