Breastfeeding 1-2-3 » eating http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123 Breastfeeding 1-2-3: A Blog for Breastfeeding Tips and Support Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:51:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Establishing Healthy Eating Habits http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/establishing-healthy-eating-habits/ http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/establishing-healthy-eating-habits/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:00:43 +0000 Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor http://www.breastfeeding123.com/establishing-healthy-eating-habits/ Post from: Breastfeeding 1-2-3

]]> Breastfeeding helps establish good eating habits right from the start. If a mother listens to her baby and feeds on cue, the child learns to regulate his or her own eating habits (and does not overeat just to finish off the last bit of artificial milk in a baby bottle). The baby gets exposed to a variety of flavors in the breast milk and may be more willing to try new foods when it’s time to introduce solids. All those things combined with a mother’s own good nutrition and eating habits get a child off to the best start possible. Sure there are plenty of breastfed babies who become picky eaters, but if you’re lucky like me, you might have this conversation one day:

Me: “Dinner’s ready!”

4-year-old: “What are we having?”

Me: “Beef barley vegetable soup.”

4-year-old: “I don’t want that.”

Me: “I put extra lima beans in yours.”

4-year-old: “Yay!”

Later…

4-year-old: “Mom, can I have a little bit more? Mmmm. It’s yummy! I love beef barley vegetable!”

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