Comments on: New Diet Guidelines http://kidscuisine.net/2007/11/09/new-diet-guidelines/ Cooking for Kids, Cooking with Kids. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Well Fed Network - » Boycott French Fries for Kids http://kidscuisine.net/2007/11/09/new-diet-guidelines/#comment-5146 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:41:30 +0000 http://kidscuisine.net/2007/11/09/new-diet-guidelines/#comment-5146 [...] I found it disturbing, although sadly not surprising, to read in this recent post on new diet guidelines for children under age 2 that the most common vegetable for toddlers is French fries. How insane is that? [...] […] I found it disturbing, although sadly not surprising, to read in this recent post on new diet guidelines for children under age 2 that the most common vegetable for toddlers is French fries. How insane is that? […]

]]> by: Kids Cuisine - » Boycott French Fries for Kids http://kidscuisine.net/2007/11/09/new-diet-guidelines/#comment-5144 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:53:40 +0000 http://kidscuisine.net/2007/11/09/new-diet-guidelines/#comment-5144 [...] I found it disturbing, although sadly not surprising, to read in this recent post on new diet guidelines for children under age 2 that the most common vegetable for toddlers is French fries. How insane is that? [...] […] I found it disturbing, although sadly not surprising, to read in this recent post on new diet guidelines for children under age 2 that the most common vegetable for toddlers is French fries. How insane is that? […]

]]> by: Kelby http://kidscuisine.net/2007/11/09/new-diet-guidelines/#comment-5139 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:57:18 +0000 http://kidscuisine.net/2007/11/09/new-diet-guidelines/#comment-5139 It makes me nuts to read children so small eat more French fries than any other vegetable! I am extremely busy, work full-time, freelance on the side, have three kids, and I rarely give them fries. The thing I do to get more fruits and vegetables is to just dice the fruits and veggies that can be eaten fresh, and serve those often. It's actually faster than making fries (in fact, it's faster than going through a drive-through, and cheaper). All three of my kids gobble the stuff up, so it's not a taste issue. Sometimes one kid doesn't like something, but then I keep trying or give that child something else. Ugh! It makes me nuts to read children so small eat more French fries than any other vegetable! I am extremely busy, work full-time, freelance on the side, have three kids, and I rarely give them fries.

The thing I do to get more fruits and vegetables is to just dice the fruits and veggies that can be eaten fresh, and serve those often. It’s actually faster than making fries (in fact, it’s faster than going through a drive-through, and cheaper). All three of my kids gobble the stuff up, so it’s not a taste issue. Sometimes one kid doesn’t like something, but then I keep trying or give that child something else.

Ugh!

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