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Image via Wikipedia By Dr Bill Maier I've heard of starting babies on solid foods too early — but starting them on French fries ? Researchers recently studied the eating habits of 3,000 babies between the ages of four and 24 months. What they found was alarming. A significant number of those kids had diets high in fat, sugar and salt . A lot of parents were giving their babies junk food like French fries and pizza , even before the age of two! Soda was served in baby bottles to kids as young as seven months! A one to two-year-old infant needs about 950 calories a day, but the survey showed most were averaging well over 1,200 calories! As parents, it's our job to help our kids develop a taste for healthy foods, especially when they're young. From TODAY, Voices – Wednesday, 23-Sep-2009 Related articles by Zemanta Healthier Kid Food (chefann.com) Fittingly Mad: "Functional" Junk Foods (fitsugar.com) Nipplephobia: When Mammals May Not Feed Their Young (momblog...

Image via Wikipedia By Dr Bill Maier What kid wouldn't want " chocolate frosted sugar bombs" for breakfast? Especially if they know it's in the cupboard. It's hard to convince preschoolers to eat right once they've developed a taste for junk foods . The key is to start them young on a healthy diet-while they're still eating out of a high chair . A good way to begin is to keep babies on breast milk or formula for at least the first year. You can introduce solid foods at around five months of age, but when you do, make sure it's pure and unadulterated. Avoid adding salt, or sweetening their food with sugar. You should also never give honey to a baby under the age of one. Honey can cause infant botulism and do damage to their nervous system. Finally, avoid giving your baby a bottle or snack the second they become fussy. Using food as a pacifier only causes overeating and an emotional dependence on food. From TODAY, Voices – Wednesday, 09-Sep-2009...