Predicting What Your Child Will Eat

In a study of over 3,000 children it was found that the number of fruit exposures in the first two years of life predicted fruit variety when children entered school. The same study found the number of vegetables liked by the mother predicted the vegetable variety consumed by their children. It is very important for you to keep offering your child fruits and vegetables and just as important for your child to see you eating your fruits and vegetables too.To be successful at this start early by serving a fruit or vegetable with every meal and most snacks, Mom and Dad should do this too. Not only does it set a good example it will reduce your risk for gaining weight and developing chronic disease such as high blood pressure or even diabetes.