We need to be alert in our child's lives. I think that would be balance. One has to look at balance in a space of several days. There may be one day or several days where one vegetable is not eaten, but over a week you can introduce it in a meal. One thing would be to go for as much balance as possible.
Milk is a very interesting issue for children.
We start out with breast milk, which is very good. There is some evidence that supports the fact that children who drink breast milk the longest seem to be protected from obesity later on. After the first year, we start to introduce cow's milk. Cow's milk is considered a staple of one's diet. Many people think it is the fat content of milk that causes people to get fat, but that might not be true.