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Content question about feeding 2 year old eliguns841984 posted:
My DH and I have both struggled with severe obesity for some
time...DH since he was a child, and me since puberty. DH's
entire family on both sides is severely obese, and my dad's side
of my family has a mild problem with obesity as well. As adults,
DH and I now live busy lifestyles, exercise regularly, and eat
well. I am now 125lbs and 5'3", and DH is heavier (maybe 265lbs
and 6'2") but a bulky, muscular build...not fat.  So naturally
when we started to have children we swore they would never face
the challenges we did as far as being overweight. We are very
careful to teach him about "sometimes foods" such as french
fries, "foods that give you big muscles" such as broccoli and
lean proteins, and "fill you up foods" such as pasta and bread.
He understands these concepts pretty well and at age 2 he will
eat a great variety of foods, and he prefers fruits and
vegetables to sweets and junk.