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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are Americans so intent on sabotaging their childrens' health? It's truly mind-boggling. There is no other culture in the world that has so much trouble feeding its offspring normal food. [/quote]

Because most American adults don't eat well themselves, and I am including myself in that category. So naturally the kids eat what parents eat.

We eat a lot more takeout than we should. So my 3 year old loves Indian food, Chinese food, Thai food, and sushi (shrimp or eel). At the same time he refuses a lot of "regular" food unless it involves cheese or tomato sauce. So quesadillas, grilled cheese, plain old cheese (he loves any cheese except blue cheese), chicken parmigian, he'll eat. But he won't eat chicken nuggets or hamburger or salmon or most vegetables. And because of our work schedules we don't sit down to eat as a family during the week, only on the weekends, so he doesn't get as much exposure as he should. And it's on us, I know. Something we are working to change.

It's a process. I hated vegetables as a young kid too, and actually hated almost everything my mother cooked (and still do) -- she cooks with no spice or salt at all. But by the time I was a teenager I ate almost everything except fish. And by the time I was a young adult I ate fish as well. My cousin's kid literally ate hot dogs and eggs until he was 13, when he learned to love salad, and now he eats anything. Kids change. [/quote]

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