Nutrition
Some toddlers do eat vegetables. Others have a seemingly inborn affinity for the white fluffy food group. We're not sure what the evolutionary reason could be for sweet, processed junk. We do know families in which one kid loves kale and peas and the other demands waffles three times a day. So if you happen to be worrying about whether your child's limited diet is somehow your fault, there's some ammo for the nature-over-nurture angle. Before we even address how to handle your quandary, let's start with this: Your kid will be fine. We know adults who have lived on this diet (substituting beer for broccoli) for upwards of forty years. Do they look fabulous? No. Are they super healthy? No. Are they alive? Last time we checked. We also know more than a handful of people raised on Frosted Flakes who later blossomed into Extreme Foodies, determined to eat the most outrageous ingredients on the menu.
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