“Berries, berries, the magical fruit…”

“I don’t know what this is, but you’re gonna’ like it”

Training kids the values of good eating is part of the job description for parents (and one of the pleasures, especially when it works). However I think sometimes as parents we forget that we are giving our kids two distinct messages on what constitutes good food. On one hand, we judge that food is good when it tastes the same each time we eat or drink it (think Milk here, or Grandma’s brownie recipe). On the other, the one food group you should eat from the most, fruits and vegetables, breaks that rule entirely. Fruits and vegetables can taste totally different from one to the next, be juicy or mealy, or (Call 911!) have a worm inside!!!