The Power of Candy

Anyone that's shared a meal with Rion knows that 1) he will only eat what he wants and 2) what he wants will not be healthy. We have tried everything imaginable to get him to eat more vegetables but the best we can do is one bite of vegetables per year of age. Right now, he has to eat four bites a night. So, last night I told him that he could have an extra piece of Halloween candy if he ate the rest of the vegetables, which was probably a cup of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. Fifteen minutes later, they were gone and he wanted his M&M's. This is the same kid who will take half an hour to eat four kernels of corn, which he takes little bites of. Anyway, candy works. However, I'm not sure that's really improving the quality of his diet! - N