<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/1fd53ddd-64d3-4011-867e-429a904ce2c2/9CE96C71-B526-44E2-AA4C-EEFE3D9CA776/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all" style="font-size: 11px;">www.nytimes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all"><SPAN class="bold">Sending children out of the kitchen</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all">studies suggest that involving children in meal preparation is an important first step in getting them to try new foods. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all"><SPAN class="bold"> Pressuring them to take a bite</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all">The better approach is to put the food on the table and encourage a child to try it. But don’t complain if she refuses, and don’t offer praise if she tastes it.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all"><SPAN class="bold">Keeping ‘good stuff’ out of reach</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all">The lesson for parents? Don’t bring foods that you feel the need to restrict into the house. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all"><SPAN class="bold">Dieting in front of your children</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all">parents who are trying to lose weight should be aware of how their dieting habits can influence a child’s perceptions about food and healthful eating</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all"><SPAN class="bold">Serving boring vegetables</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all">Nutritionists say parents shouldn’t be afraid to dress up the vegetables. Adding a little butter, ranch dressing, cheese sauce or brown sugar to a vegetable dish can significantly improve its kid appeal.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all"><SPAN class="bold">Giving up too soon </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15eat.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1221849236-rnfeYOd/xv/5gIYy3nnCfA&pagewanted=all">In young children, it may take 10 or more attempts over several months to introduce a food.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/9CE96C71-B526-44E2-AA4C-EEFE3D9CA776/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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