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I agree with Lucyjoy about keeping healthy snacks available. When mine were little, the rule was they had to eat one tablespoon of everything at meals. That's about 4 green beans or carrot slices, a very small mound of potatoes or gelatin salad, nothing a child couldn't handle. They learned to experience a wide variety of foods. Now none of mine choose fast foods and none were ever overweight. I have even caught them (boys!) making salads for after-school snacks! Teach them to cook and read recipes from a young age. They can choose the menu and cook one dinner and one dessert a month. Let them help shop for the ingredients. They begin helping you in the kitchen and as they get older, the tables turn and you are helping them. Make it fun!
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