Global Toddlers - Julien, Marion USA

Mom	Jamaise
Mom’s Nationality	American
Lives in	Marion, Indiana, USA
Brothers/Sisters	1 older brother
Favorite Foods	Fruit – pineapple,grapes,pears,apples – fresh
	Vegetables – broccoli(fresh),spinach(canned &fresh),carrots (fresh)
	Cereal – oatmeal,rice krispies
	Dairy Products – yogurt,kefir,cottage cheese,string cheese
	Meats – chicken,pork,beef,fish,seafood
	Snacks – fruit snacks,ice cream,brownies
	Fruit juice – orange juice, juicy juice
	Vegetable juice – None
	Other – raisins, nuts, peanutbutter
Mom’s Favorite Recipe	As odd as it may sound – my 5 year old’s favorite dinner is shrimp cocktail. So we buy a few pounds of shrimp – cocktail sauce, bake some potoatoes, and make a nice big salad with mixed greens. There you have it – always a simple & healthy crowd pleaser.
Nutritional Supplements	I have both of my boys drink and Emergen-C a couple times a week.
Mom’s top concerns	Too much sugar, Too many snacks
Gets advice from	Internet, Friends/Family, Other
Question/advice for other moms/dads	Advice… milk is not the wonder food that we have all been taught. When teeth come in, it’s natures way of alerting you to feed solids – not before, BREASTFEED,BREASTFEED,BREASTFEED – I guess this is more advice for parents of babies, but important for life long good nutrition :)

Jamaise writes a blog at Wishing Penny. Follow her on Twitter @jamaise.

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