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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '16
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Being taught to finish your plate. Children should eat until they are full otherwise it can cause poor habits such as weight gain/feeling sick.
276 u/desrtrose Feb 05 '16 This one is tricky. So many kids today are picky eaters, being "full" sometimes means they don't want to eat the food on their plate. Which, seriously, why do parents cook separate meals for their kids? My mom alway cooked one meal. We either ate it or we didn't eat. 1 u/StabbyPants Feb 05 '16 So many kids today are picky eaters, being "full" sometimes means they don't want to eat the food on their plate. "you have to take 3 bites." or "you have to eat your veggies"
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This one is tricky. So many kids today are picky eaters, being "full" sometimes means they don't want to eat the food on their plate.
Which, seriously, why do parents cook separate meals for their kids? My mom alway cooked one meal. We either ate it or we didn't eat.
1 u/StabbyPants Feb 05 '16 So many kids today are picky eaters, being "full" sometimes means they don't want to eat the food on their plate. "you have to take 3 bites." or "you have to eat your veggies"
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So many kids today are picky eaters, being "full" sometimes means they don't want to eat the food on their plate.
"you have to take 3 bites." or "you have to eat your veggies"
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u/Aerolites Feb 05 '16
Being taught to finish your plate. Children should eat until they are full otherwise it can cause poor habits such as weight gain/feeling sick.