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Nutrition is important to Melissa Rycroft!

The Dancing With The Stars winner always tries to eat right, but it isn't easy with her baby daughter Ava! Melissa says:

"If it’s green [Ava's] not going to eat it."

Oh no! We all have one of those in our family- but poor Melissa has two! She says:

"It doesn’t help in my house that my husband also eats like a 5-year-old, so it’s almost like I’m raising two kids [and] trying to get vegetables in both of them."

As an athlete, Melissa knows eating a balanced diet that includes veggies is super important! There's stuff joy just can't find in meat and sweets!

So Melissa's fam is going to get their nutrition one way or another!

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In the "shocker of the century," a study found that increased TV watching time was associated with junk food eating.

The study, called Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Study, looked at 12,640 teens.

They found that

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Perezitos's nutrition expert Margaux J. Rathbun has some wonderful nutrition tips for you and your little ones!

This time it's all about the healthiest and easiest way of cooking veggies!

Here's what Margaux has to say:

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Whole grains, beans, and veggies! Oh my!

Lots of tots don’t eat enough healthy foods which is why we are thrilled to hear that Sprout has launched a collection of organic toddler meals that are healthy as well as delicious!!!

Each and every recipe is a special creation of celeb chef Tyler Florence that allows parents to feed their loved ones foods that are nutritious and that they’ll actually like!

Hey, listen, we’re all for kids to eat healthy and we think this is a super fantastic product…

…But they ARE kids!

Let's make sure to also give ‘em a cookie every now and then.

Just sayin'!

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No one likes to see their kids sick!

Obvi, keeping your child's immune system strong is SUPER important. Perezcious mommy Roxanne from Glendale wants to do everything she can to keep her honeys as healthy as possible. So, she asks Perezitos's nutrition expert Margaux J. Rathbun:

"I've been hearing a lot about the health benefits of probiotics. Should I be incorporating these "friendly bacteria" into my child's diet?"

Here's Margaux's answer:

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Are they growing Girl Scout cookies, just wondering?

HA! JK! We all know that cookies are bad for you and gardening is all about creating your own delicious and super healthy fruits and veggies!

Yes, FLOTUS Michelle Obama marked the fourth annual spring planting by inviting children, including some very lucky Girl Scouts, to help

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Yummy for my tummy eyes!

Perezitos.com nutrition expert Perezitos's nutrition expert Margaux J. Rathbun has some tips that will keep your kiddies look'n good, literally!!

Here is Marg's tip:

"As your child grows up, it’s important that you pay attention to foods that promote healthy eyes and vision. Vitamin A is important to maintaining good eye health, especially for growing kids!

Foods like

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