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June 9, 2011

What’s the biggest mistake parents make when introducing kids to solid foods?

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What’s the biggest mistake parents make when introducing kids to solid foods?

"They kind of play into the advertising world that kids only eat pizza, burgers, chicken nuggets, and french fries. Kids really do like vegetables. If you go to most European cities, kids eat a lot of things, because they’re exposed to it. We kind of fall into this rut, where kids eat the big five, or they won’t eat. Most parents will agree that children have a strong way of manipulating the situation, to try to see if they can outlast you. If you let them win, they’ll always win. So you have to decide who’s in charge here."

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by Rebecca M Gruber 1

What’s the biggest mistake parents make when introducing kids to solid foods?

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1 Comment

EvieJ 1 year 49 weeks

I think it's so important for pregnant women to eat vegetables, and not from a health standpoint. I read somewhere that a baby's tastebuds develop in utero, so whatever the mom is eating is going to be what the baby likes. I don't know how true this is, but my daughter's fave foods are blueberries, broccoli, mango and other foods I ate a LOT of when I was pregnant. She also likes spicy foods, and I ate Tabasco on everything for about 3 months. (And chocolate.....)