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Dining Dilemmas?
10 Parent-proven Solutions for Mealtime Battles
Absolutely. Chocolate milk is just a chocolate-ier version of regular milk. And it actually contains less sugar than unsweetened fruit juice. Who knew?
Go slow with the menu makeover or you could end up triggering a backlash that will have your kids holing up in the linen closet with a loaf of white bread and a container of chocolate spread. Instead, aim to introduce one or two nutritional improvements to your family's eating habits each week. Here are three quick tips to get you started:
Up your kids' intake of fruits and veggies so that they'll fill up on naturally healthy foods. Serve these foods in fun and kid-friendly ways (fun veggie shapes with healthy dips, etc.). - Go for whole grains. Zero in on whole-grain varieties of breads and pasta products that kids naturally love: pita bread, tortillas and pasta in all shapes, sizes and colors.
- Stock healthier snack options like low-fat popcorn, low-fat frozen yogurt and frozen fruit-juice bars.
Come up with healthy and kid-friendly food combos: cereal, yogurt and fresh fruit; a pita slathered in refried beans (or cut into triangles with a container of refried bean dip); soups, stews and salads; a side serving of bread and cheese alongside a jumbo-sized chef's salad; etc. For best results, get your child involved in menu planning and grocery shopping. Sandwich-o-phobes are notoriously picky, as you're all too aware.
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