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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Limit the junk you buy.  If it isn't there, she can't eat it.

Tell her no lunch at school.  It's fine to email the teacher too.  Just make sure you're actually giving her a filling breakfast.

Get her involved in meal and snack planning.  Maybe she can find some recipes that incorporate fruit or veggies in a fun way.

I don't like telling kids that foods make you fat.  It's so much more complicated than that.   We talk about serving sizes, what the different make up of food does and does to our bodies (calories, fat, protein, carbs, etc).  We talk about why some food is better for us than others.  If you can teach your kid why eating healthy is important instead of eat healthy so you don't gain weight, I think it is more beneficial long term.  [/quote]

This.

It isn’t anything you are doing wrong OP.  Kids now get junk food from many sources outside the house, there are truly no kids going without access to junk food regularly, even if parents don’t keep much at home.  So I just don’t buy the thinking that “depriving” her is driving her to eat more junk.  Some kids are just wired to seek out more suagr/carb loaded food.  If it’s there, they want it. Portion control is key and keeping things balanced.  [/quote]

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