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xchrom

(108,903 posts)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 05:36 AM Apr 2013

Eating same food as parents 'healthier for children'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22281962


A 'child-friendly' alternative to adult food could be a less nutritious option

Children who eat the same food as their parents have healthier diets, according to a new study.

The University of Edinburgh research looked at the family meal habits of more than 2000 five-year-olds.

It also found that an "unpleasant atmosphere" during mealtimes could negatively affect a child's diet.

The report called for more to be done to help parents establish good eating habits in children's early years.
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Eating same food as parents 'healthier for children' (Original Post) xchrom Apr 2013 OP
OK A Little Weird Apr 2013 #1
I drank beer when I was little Warpy Apr 2013 #3
Same here... Ron Obvious Apr 2013 #5
A young woman of my acquaintance has been feeding her child like this. PDJane Apr 2013 #2
I assumed most people fed their children this way. winter is coming Apr 2013 #4
Baby food is crap. bemildred Apr 2013 #6

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
3. I drank beer when I was little
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:37 PM
Apr 2013

My mother thought it was a better occasional treat than sugary soda pop and she was right. I'd get maybe two thirds of a juice glass of it at a cookout.

I didn't discover it would get me drunk until I was 13. I was over it by 15.

I'd say early introduction served me pretty well.

When alcohol started triggering migraines, the only thing I regretted was not being able to drink a cold beer on a hot day.

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
5. Same here...
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 10:09 PM
Apr 2013

My father always said it was "healthier than those gassy lemonades".

Mostly I got milk, though.

PDJane

(10,103 posts)
2. A young woman of my acquaintance has been feeding her child like this.
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 08:29 AM
Apr 2013

The child is healthy, slender, and bright.....how much of that is due to the diet, I have no idea, but it seems to be working. She also will eat all kinds of things, including lime and dill pickles. She's 14 months old.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
4. I assumed most people fed their children this way.
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 10:06 PM
Apr 2013

Our family rule has always been that we asked our daughter to try a bite. If she truly hated whatever we were eating that night, we'd make her something we knew she'd like... only after everyone else had finished eating. Most of the time, she chose to eat what we'd served rather than wait.

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