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How to Nurture a Healthy Appetite in Children

If you have kids you need to read this. This is some of the best advice I've seen in a while; the following is just one example of how common sense can trump a parents' best efforts to control what their children eat.

Serving boring vegetables
: Calorie-counting parents often serve plain steamed vegetables, so it’s no wonder children are reluctant to eat them. Nutritionists say parents shouldn’t be afraid to dress up the vegetables. Adding a little butter, ranch dressing, cheese sauce or brown sugar to a vegetable dish can significantly improve its kid appeal. And adding a little fat to vegetables helps unlock their fat-soluble nutrients. The few extra calories you’re adding are a worthwhile tradeoff for the nutritional boost and the chance to introduce a child to a vegetable.

read article here and from there you can explore the complete childhood health guide.

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