We spent an entire day baking cookies for my grandkids’ county fair projects. A total of six different recipes required a lot of staying on task, especially for the 11-year-old. After a couple of hours of intense measuring and mixing, I suggested we take a break for lunch.

No takers. Their idea to taste each cookie had taken its toll.

Kids’ eating habits can be … interesting. Most of us have an idea, at least in theory, of what a healthful diet for a child looks like. For example, a typical 9- to 13-year-old needs a variety of foods each day to furnish the nutrients required for adequate growth and development: 2 cups of fruit, 5 ounces of protein, 2 cups of vegetables, 3 cups of milk or other high calcium food, and 6 servings of bread, cereal or other bread, according to the Department

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