That depends on what your doctor means by “balanced.” If he or she meant that your child can have “everything in moderation,” then I strongly disagree with that advice.  There’s no need to include unhealthy, toxic or inflammatory foods that have never been part of human evolution as part of your child’s diet. But if you want to strike a balance between pasture-raised meats, wild-caught seafood, pastured eggs, seasonal fruits and some of the least-toxic plants, then by all means, go for it! As a side note, you don’t need to offer your child a variety of colorful vegetables (a.k.a. “the rainbow”). Most of these colorful vegetables are either highly toxic (such as leafy greens) or inflammatory (such as beets and peppers), and I’d recommend avoiding them altogether.  Instead, create your rainbow using red meat, deep-orange egg yolks and green avocados.