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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Mothers of finicky eaters rejoice! Time is on your side

Mothers of finicky eaters rejoice! Time is on your side

BY SUSAN KEMPPAINEN, SPECIAL FOR THE ST. LOUIS JEWISH LIGHTPublished December 22, 2021

Five decades ago, when preemie care was still a new science, I was born at 30 weeks and weighed 3 pounds, 4 ounces. My grandmother said she’d bought bigger chickens. Since I was an itty-bitty thing and a picky eater, everyone worried I’d starve to...

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