One of the biggest problems we face when we are on a diet, is the feeling of deprivation. We feel deprived, and we want to eat the "junk" foods that aren't part of our diet. Believe it or not, the best way to stay on your diet at this point, is to give in to your desire to cheat.

Barbara Fisher, mother to preteen Morganna and pretoddler Kat and the author of the ever-provocative food blog Tigers & Strawberries, is thinking about the British study that suggests mothers may be making 'bad food taste good' to their babies by eating junk food during pregnancy and while nursing. "... infant food preferences are in some part shaped by their mother’s diets during pregnancy and lactation. This does make sense –- because as mothers and doctors have known for generations, flavors from her diet come through the breast milk, so it is only logical that a child will have a preference for tastes which they have experienced before." ~ Tigers & Strawberries But, she continues, ... read the rest of the post and join the conversation, too.