From childhood, we learned that we need to eat well to be healthy and strong. Now, we automatically apply this approach to our own children, assuming they are obligated to eat certain foods that we consider healthy and necessary for growth and development. In practice, this often leads to us forcing food on our children, making mealtime a source of stress for both the child and the parents. According to Maria Kardakova, what matters most is not what a child eats 'here and now,' but what they will eat as adults. We should focus our efforts not on forcing essential vitamins and minerals into our children at all costs, but on developing healthy eating habits—this is the key to long-term health (not just a selection of the right foods).