children's/family diet

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Does anyone have any tips for getting kids off soda? Up until 10 days ago I was

buying approx 2L of diet cola per day. Now that I'm not drinking it I've bought

the sugary variety - orange, lemonade, etc. Should I just make them go cold

turkey and only offer water? I cannot get raw milk where I am - does

pasteurized milk have any value at all? I have been able to find an

unhomogenised brand that won't be too much trouble to get. It's a little

pricier, of course. My water isn't filtered either. I'll look into a filter

for the kitchen and shower-head in a couple of months when I get a few more

dollars.

Do you have the rest of the family off the grains and potatoes too? Can't

imagine how I am going to do that. Particularly for lunches....Right now I am

trying to figure out how to replace the oat porridge (breakfast) and biscuits

(snacks) that I give to the almost 12 month old baby. Guess I'll try to find a

way to give him eggs for breakfast and give him fruit or cheese instead of the

biscuits? He'll be getting some kefir when I get the grains (assuming he'll

take it - he has home made yoghurt now). If I stop buying the biscuits and buy

crates of fruit it might do the trick! Doh!