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As 7-month-old Stella Luna begins to nosh on more than milk, Ellen Pompeo is thrilled to purée nutritious foods for her daughter. In fact, the actress is already introducing healthy habits that she learned from her own grandmothers.
“She has two teeth now and she’s already eating solid foods,” Pompeo told PEOPLE Moms & Babies at the American Cancer Society’s Choose You initiative luncheon in New York on Wednesday.
“I try to make food for her as much as I can and she eats a lot. She holds her own spoon now.”
Living a healthy lifestyle is a top priority for Pompeo, 40, who launched the Choose You movement to encourage women to focus on themselves first in order to stay healthy and to prevent cancer.
“I have to say I’ve always been a little [bit] obsessed with working out and eating right. I’ve been on this track for a while which is why I was passionate about this campaign,” she says. “I want to teach my daughter the importance of exercising and eating healthy as she grows up.”
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