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Getting more fiber onto the family table sounds like a project. In practice, it comes down to a handful of small swaps you can make inside meals your kids already eat.
Most of the change comes from small habits: buying a different loaf of bread, keeping canned beans in the pantry, and leaving the peel on the potatoes.
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