They are so convenient ā€” but experts say they can be a gateway to bad eating habits.

ByĀ Rachel Cernansky

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ā€œFeeding is truly a developmental process, just like learning to crawl, walk, run. We would never do anything to keep a child from crawling,ā€ Ms. Potock said. ā€œLetā€™s not do anything that would stall them in the development of eating.ā€

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