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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Talk to a doctor or nutritionist. Kids at different ages have really different needs than adults. That's why they can eat goldfish crackers every day and not gain an ounce. It sounds like you have very regimented eating, and in my experience those are the kids that come in my home and down a sleeve of Oreos. I think it's better to take an "everything in moderation" approach than to say I'm eating 80/20 of anything. But that's just me.

These kind of posts always get crazy, fast, so that is why I suggested professional advice.[/quote]

I don’t think we are regimented. He will have a weekly treat like ice cream but I make homemade healthier versions of popsicles, muffins, fruit leather, etc. We just try to feed him healthy stuff and include lots of veggies and fruits each day. We don’t force him to eat anything but we still serve it and he has to at least try it. [/quote]

You don’t think you are but ice cream once a week during the summer is regimented. Anytime you put a limit like once a week on food you are regimenting it. Your kid will not eat only ice cream all day every day if you let them have it every day. Your kid is more likely to eat a gallon in secret as they get older at a friend’s house.

You say you want advice but like many others you only want compliments for your homemade fruit leather.[/quote]

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