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Snacking is an important part of children's daily diet and the foods they choose for snack should be as healthful as the foods they eat at mealtime. Healthy snacks help to bridge the gap between meals and contribute to children's growth and development.

Gastric-bypass surgery and stomach-stapling are operations that dramatically reduce the size of the stomach. A pouch about the size of an egg is all that is left. After the surgery, patients can only eat 1 to 2 tablespoons of food at a time.

As a parent, you many not be able to tell if your child is overweight. However, it is important to monitor their growth and development. Do not depend on the well-meaning advice of relatives, friends or child care providers. Some may believe that heavy children are healthy.

Do your children refuse to try new foods? Tis is normal but can be frustrating for parents. Even though children commonly reject new foods, parents should not stop offering them. Children need a wide variety of foods to be well nourished, so it is important they learn to eat them.

It's a fact: children will eat snacks, both at school and at home, when they are hungry. By planning ahead, parents can make sure their children eat what's best for them between meals.