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Tips for getting those kids to eat

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September 1, 2010

School’s starting soon, if it hasn’t already. Which means fretting over clothes, supplies, and lunch. The Globe and Mail has tips for lunch packers, and the chief solution is both obvious and shocking: “Send them off with what they like, not what they should have.” OK, that doesn’t mean chips and candy; you’ve got to give them at least one fruit and vegetable each day. But if your son wants to eat breakfast cereal for lunch, let him.

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