It's one of the first questions I ask my son every day after school: Did you eat your lunch? Half the time, the answer's "kind of." Which means the carrots and apple slices are still sitting in the bag. Now, new research shows most preschoolers who brown bag it aren't getting enough nutrients, largely because parents said they usually pack what they thought their child would eat. One of my biggest battles is all the ...

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