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Lie to Your Children—It's Good for Them

The terribly wrong message sent by Jessica Seinfeld and Missy Chase Lapine.

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Mimi Sheraton, a former New York Times food critic, is the author ofEating My Words: An Appetite for Life, among other books.

Photograph of Jessica Seinfeld on Slate's home page by Peter Kramer/Getty Images.