All the tips in my article 'Supermarket sweep' were based on the chapter 'How to survive shopping with children' in my book Dump the Junk! which is a collection of more than 300 tips on how to get children to eat healthier food. The tips were collected from many parents including members of the Food Commission's nationwide Parents' Jury, now nearly 1,500 parents strong.
Many parents mentioned the stress of supermarket shopping with children, and a number said they'd found that letting children choose something from the fresh fruit section on entering the store was a good way of beneficially occupying them and, importantly, reducing or even preventing their pestering for less healthy fare. No-one reported any problem in doing this, nor have I ever come across any myself.
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