Momfidence! - Read the Blog : Veggie Tales

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Momfidence! cheers on commonsense parenting and sighs at the rest. How to worry less, wing it more. A.k.a. parenting by the seat of my mid-rise mom jeans.

About Paula Spencer

I'm the author of Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting, and a mom of four in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (where you can't even buy Oreos at the two wholesome groceries nearest to my home).

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Veggie Tales

October 29, 2008

Another new study tells us kids like fruits and vegetables. More than candy.

Says the Calif. exec director of the group that funded the study: "While there has been a lot of research on barriers to childhood nutrition, this study dispels the myth that kids are predisposed to dislike healthy foods," Perry said. "Now our challenge is to help parents find simple,affordable ways to prepare nutritious meals and snacks for their kids."

That's right, blame the parents.

I have four kids:

1 eats almost no fruits or vegetables
1 eats many fruits and vegetables
1 eats mostly fruits, some vegetable
1 eats most vegetables, no fruits.

Go figure. Same parents,same approaches, same dinner table, same refrigerator.

What's different? Tastebuds. And no, I'm not hiding veggies in the casserole until they snap out of it.

Comments

Steph says...

You should publish your findings in a study, Paula.

Denise says...

Lets see... none of my kids eat any kind of salad - and thats all the variations the nutrition experts come up with for great ideas for school lunches and great dinners. My kids eat limited fruit - only what they currently like and well -they're still growing, they're still doing well in school and are "reasonably" well behaved. So considering all this, plus what Paula's kids eat/don't eat i think they will all grow up fine.
Sounds like they should quit doing these "studies" and maybe I don't know get a real job with real kids???
Then they'll find out the grass roots truth and leave all of parents alone - yeah no more guilt!!