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We keep fresh fruits and vegetables sitting out on the counter at all times. The kids know the can munch on them without asking.

Grape tomatoes, oranges, bananas, apples, even the evil broccoli.

By giving them the options and variety of veggies to snack on whenever they want, it encourages healthy eating and good decision making. It also prevents them from becoming picky eaters that refuse to eat vegetables.

Edit: This also promotes independence and self reliance, so I'm not making them snacks and fucking sandwiches all the time. You want a snack? Make it yourself, bitch, I ain't your slave.

We keep fresh fruits and vegetables sitting out on the counter at all times. The kids know the can munch on them without asking. Grape tomatoes, oranges, bananas, apples, even the evil broccoli. By giving them the options and variety of veggies to snack on whenever they want, it encourages healthy eating and good decision making. It also prevents them from becoming picky eaters that refuse to eat vegetables. Edit: This also promotes independence and self reliance, so I'm not making them snacks and fucking sandwiches all the time. You want a snack? Make it yourself, bitch, I ain't your slave.

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[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0)

my parents did the same, perhaps you can imagine my horror when a buddy of mine said he hadn't had bananas before and every day after school his mom would make him and his brother a pizza.

That reminds of the time a friend came over for dinner and said my mom made the best tacos ever. It was literally just build your own taco night with the basic toppings. At his place all they ever ate was frozen TV dinners and take out.

[–] jobes 1 points (+1|-0)

My parents always did the same. It helped we had a garden and several fruit trees in the yard, but on top of that there would always be some sort of melon cut up in the fridge (if in season), an abundance of cabbage, and my dad would make a little loose veggie bar between lunch and dinner most nights for snacks. It certainly rubbed off on me

We had a fairly large garden too. Some times my mom would throw together a small batch of different veggie dips for us. It was freaking delicious.