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Quiz Dietary Fiber Quiz The earlier you teach children sound
eating habits, the more likely they are to maintain a healthy
weight. But helping a child learn the right skills takes
patience and repetition. Well-meaning parents often fear their
children are eating too little rather than too much. Overfeeding
starts as early as the toddler years. For toddlers, serve a
tablespoon of vegetables per meal for each year of age. This may
help head off future struggles over getting your child to eat
vegetables. Snacks should be healthy, just like meals. Make
produce a key element. Vary the selection of fruits and
vegetables to introduce children to new foods. Between ages 2
and 6, children fear new foods, and it may take several tries.
But if you don't make the effort, your kids may never develop a
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