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I can't stop myself from commenting on this. I have two kids - a 4 year old girl and a 14 month old boy. With my daughter I gave in to bad parenting advice - don't feed them rich, adult food. Give them bland stuff or it will upset their stomach. I raised my daughter on french fries, toast, kiddie cereal, corn, ground beef, chicken breast and a few fruits and veggies - steamed of course. There was an errant mac 'n cheese thrown in for good measure. No wonder she hated to eat. Now that my son has been born I have thrown caution to the wind and I feed them whatever strikes my fancy. Quinoa is served instead of white rice unless it is Mediterranean night. Roasted chicken takes precedent over frozen, prepackaged chicken tenders. After watching Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern we always try something new. My most recent success has been yak liver pate. We shop at the farmer's markets now, I purchase grass fed beef by the side from a local farmer, I will be getting my first pig at the end of the month (thank God for deep freezers). My children get excited about food when *I* get excited about food. We still eat cookies, fruit bars, pizza and animal crackers, but gone are the days when a drive-thru provided dinner. Forbidden food is always fun, but even now my daughter begs for fresh pumpkin risotto or a fragrant lamb leg with rice and refuses to eat mac 'n cheese unless it is home made with Mommy shredding fresh parmigiano reggiano on the top.

Good for you, those who feed your children like people instead of packing them full of processed "kiddie food". Shame on me for ever feeding my child like that after graduating with a degree in Nutrition.