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Organic Baby Foods Health Nutrition |
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| In this Column: How to Get Your Child to Eat Healthy |
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Important! |
Before your child begins any new health regimen, it is important to consult your pediatrician or health care professional first. The information given on this web site is for your consideration. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Before starting or stopping any nutritional supplementation, medical treatment, or dietary changes for your child, please consult your pediatrician or health care professional about any contraindications that would make doing so inadvisable. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of organicbabyfoods.info, its advertisers or affiliates.
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OBFi's most commonly asked question gets answered |
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| Choices: |
| Foods served to your child should only be healthy |
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| Modeling |
You should eat healthy foods too. Children mimic the behavior of those closest to them. |
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Decide |
Make the choice to serve healthy food and stick to it. |
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| Don't Give Bad Rewards |
Never reward your child with unhealthy food. |
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| Discipline |
Revive the phrase "Because I said so." Remember, what Granny said, "They won't let themselves starve..." (If they would then this not a culinary preference issue, please consult your pediatrician.) |
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Never Start a Food Fight |
Never argue about healthy food, force feed healthy food, defend healthy food, compromise healthy food (by adding something unhealthy to it), or negotiate in exchange for unhealthy food. |
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| Take-Out |
Take healthy food with you whenever you leave the house. more... |
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| Keep "Good" Company |
Limit or discontinue the time your child spends alone with a caretaker that will not respect your dietary values. more... |
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Keep it Sweet & Simple |
Serve fresh, raw, local, seasonal, organic fruits with every meal - yes, every meal. Babies and toddlers can't resist whole fruits and their purees. Avoid serving refined juice. more... |
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Keep it Vegan |
Babies and toddlers do not need meat. The best source of nutrition for them is a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and high protein carbohydrates. These are the safest, most easily digestible, most nutritious foods which are the least likely to cause allergic reaction in children. Developing a love for these foods and a pallet that desires them is the best way to insure a healthy future for your child. It will virtually eliminate mealtime battles about healthy foods. more... |
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