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Boy did my family ever find this out the hard way.... or should I say my HUSBAND found it out.
When my kids were all babies, I started them out on fruits and vegetables VERY early on. When they were starting on solid foods, the main things I shoved down their throats were fruits and veggies. They are all older now, 8,12,17, and 22 and I have to say one of the proudest things for me is the fact they will eat just about anything there is to eat OUTSIDE of junk food. They will go to a restaurant and order salads and shit before they will burgers and fries. They eat those things people hate to eat so much, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and so on.
My HUSBAND however, just started eating right a couple of years ago but far too late in life as we just had to have his gall bladder removed because his eating habits were pathetic at best. When we first got together, if it wasn't pizza, spaghetti or oreos he wanted no part of it. NOW he eats all these things and likes them, but far too damn late.
ALWAYS introduce your kids to the good things when they are babies..... I can lay a bag of candy down on the table and a bag of fruit right beside it. A week later the fruit will be history and the candy will be opened and wasted.
Good eating habits are crucial, but kids can't learn to eat right if they aren't introduced to it at a very early age.
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