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Mom-of-two Jessica Alba posed for pics at The Honest Company at Target one-year anniversary event on Wednesday (April 29) in Los Angeles, Calif.

“I don’t have any tricks,” Alba told TODAY at the event. “I just feel guilty all the time and I feel like I’m never doing the right thing,” she said about trying to balance her career and motherhood.

Although she does have one tried and true trick up her sleeve.

“I just pray that my kids are happy,” she said of daughters Honor, 6 1/2 and Haven, 3 1/2.

“If they’re giggling more than they’re crying, and if they’re curious and talkative, then I know they’re good,” she added. “And if that ever stops, and if I see that there’s a problem, then I stop everything and focus on that. That’s my litmus test on whether I’m extending myself too much or spreading myself too thin.”

As for her hopes for her daughters, the A-list mom is keeping things in perspective.

“I just want them to be kind. I actually only care about that more than anything,” she said. “And have empathy. And compassion. Have a bigger perspective. That, more than anything, is the most important thing for our kids.”

When Us asked Alba about her diet and fitness tips, the Sin City star, 34, says it’s all about moderation.

“I try to eat fairly healthy as far as like organic and fresh, but I don’t stay away from any foods,” Alba said. “I don’t eat a lot of processed foods — maybe that’s kind of the biggest thing — but it’s not like I never eat processed. Like, I love chips, and I love snacks and stuff, I just don’t eat a lot of it.”

As for getting her girls to eat their fruits and veggies, the actress says she tries her best.

“I make them just try it, even if they don’t like it,” Alba dished. “Honor is like ‘I don’t like mushrooms,’ and I’m like, ‘Well, just have one bite’…I just figure if I keep, once a week or once every other week, have her at least try it again and try it again and try it again, maybe we’ll have a break through moment.”

She added: “But, it’s not an option for them to eat vegetables. It’s like you have to eat vegetables in your meal somehow…or else you’re gonna be in deep trouble!”