Parental Filter

You know your son best and this will not work for everyone, but you could try a bit of reverse psychology. It worked for me when wanted to influence my son's choice of breakfast cereal. I bought a healthy cereal and I told him that it was only for people over 10 years old. He was furious that his sister could have it but not him. I 'allowed myself to be persuaded' to let my son have it too -he has eaten that brand ever since.

Well now aren't you clever! That was a very good plan and I'm glad to hear that it worked so well for you. I've done that with clothing because it seems that if ol' mom likes an outfit, it must be pretty outdated, so I needed to sometimes really "love" an outfit that was hideous so she'd change clothing.

I usually have some V8 Fusion in the fridge here, too. If its claims are accurate, it really is a good way to get the nutrition (but not the fiber, I guess) of fruits and veggies.

I have to admit that I have used that tactic occasionally, but it only works if you don't use it very often.