Julie McKeen wonders how to balance healthy eating with what children enjoy eating as the holidays approach. While she believes fresh, organic foods are nutritious, preparing meals from scratch every day requires significant time and budget that many families don't have. Like other middle-class mothers, she spends money on organic snacks but acknowledges they are still snacks. She considers getting her children to briefly eat fish and vegetables a success, even if resorting to negotiation tactics and allowing spitting food out.