Did you guys hear about McDonalds?

bunchesonothing

This! Grow a pair and be a parent.

I do think there is a difference between a child having a little problem with eating and one that WILL NOT eat. It does happen and you have to try different things to figure out which your child is... but, how exhausted do you think you'd be arguing with your kid 3 or more times daily?

I've found that the phases change off and on.

Ha ha ha ha ha! That is the funniest thing I have read all day! If I only argued with my oldest son 3 or 4 times a day, wow, that would be just about the most peaceful day EVER. He argues ALL THE TIME. He can argue with himself in an empty room if there's no one else to pick a fight with.

I was just talking about the meals, not the other random arguments.

graysmom2005

I heard Mcdonalds owns Chipotle not sure if thats true or not.

Believe it or not....TRUE!

LeelaLosing

First of all, I can tell that most of you do not have children. Like anything in life, moderation is key. You are missing some basic ideas of this whole thing. One, the caramel sauce is now not served, the apples taste like crap and McDonalds will no longer serve chocolate milk. The choice is white milk or soda pop. That is right, no chocolate milk, but a pop instead.
This whole thing was forced on us by a nanny state in the US. People who overfeed their children on junk food are not buying happy meals, they add lots of other things to the diet along w/McDonalds to make their children unhealthy. I do not want Michle Obama telling me what my kids can eat, that is my choice whether I do it well or not.

whether you have two children or not does not outweigh the glaring display of your ignorance....

bunchesonothing

First of all, I can tell that most of you do not have children. Like anything in life, moderation is key. You are missing some basic ideas of this whole thing. One, the caramel sauce is now not served, the apples taste like crap and McDonalds will no longer serve chocolate milk. The choice is white milk or soda pop. That is right, no chocolate milk, but a pop instead.
This whole thing was forced on us by a nanny state in the US. People who overfeed their children on junk food are not buying happy meals, they add lots of other things to the diet along w/McDonalds to make their children unhealthy. I do not want Michle Obama telling me what my kids can eat, that is my choice whether I do it well or not.

whether you have two children or not does not outweigh the glaring display of your ignorance....

Caramel sauce is served where I am. The apples that we have don't taste bad. McDonald's out by us DOES serve chocolate milk.

clarech

I have three children 2 who eat anything and one who won't eat anything but bland food and other than breakfast she really won't eat unless its something bland or apples or cold carrots so could one of people who say starve them until they eat please tell me how long I have to wait its been 6yrs?

Dawn1084

it's strange but i feel about kid's eating habits the same way i do about my puppy. there is no excuse for them not to eat well or being overweight. i have control over what my puppy eats and i take it seriously. i would expect that parents are equally responsible for what goes in their kid's mouths.

it's my dream to have someone take care of my meals and snacks and put it in front of me :-)

and when i hear parents say he/she won't eat that....really? since when do you let kids dictate what they will/won't eat. there are so many choices, and cooking and meals are the best opportunity to get kid's introduced to good food in a positive way to save them from a life of struggle and poor health.

YES! I have a 4 year old and 1 year old and have a family history of diabetes and high blood pressure. We do not buy unhealthy food now, I can't remember the last time my child ate at a fast food place! I have gained weight through my two pregnancies from being unhealthy and I will not let my children grow up with health issues and not knowing what they are putting in their bodies. The crazy thing about it is ..... I get crap all the time for teaching my children to be healthy!!!! I had a friend offer my 4 year old a doughnut and he said "no mommy says doughnuts are bad for our bodies" and this girl gave me crap she said "little kids should not be worried about stuff like that.

statia152

Has anyone seen the movie (documentary) "SUPER SIZE ME"? A guy gets a baseline physical (blood work, ekg, ...) then eats McDonald's for 3 meals a day for 30 days. It's not how typical people eat at McD's (is it?), but it is pretty scary how it messed up his body. But that isn't to single out just McD's, but for the whole fast food chains. This topic has gotten nasty / personal between some members. :frown:

clarech

it's strange but i feel about kid's eating habits the same way i do about my puppy. there is no excuse for them not to eat well or being overweight. i have control over what my puppy eats and i take it seriously. i would expect that parents are equally responsible for what goes in their kid's mouths.

it's my dream to have someone take care of my meals and snacks and put it in front of me :-)

and when i hear parents say he/she won't eat that....really? since when do you let kids dictate what they will/won't eat. there are so many choices, and cooking and meals are the best opportunity to get kid's introduced to good food in a positive way to save them from a life of struggle and poor health.

YES! I have a 4 year old and 1 year old and have a family history of diabetes and high blood pressure. We do not buy unhealthy food now, I can't remember the last time my child ate at a fast food place! I have gained weight through my two pregnancies from being unhealthy and I will not let my children grow up with health issues and not knowing what they are putting in their bodies. The crazy thing about it is ..... I get crap all the time for teaching my children to be healthy!!!! I had a friend offer my 4 year old a doughnut and he said "no mommy says doughnuts are bad for our bodies" and this girl gave me crap she said "little kids should not be worried about stuff like that.

I get the same from my daughters school she gets very agressive if she eats anything with colouring in it and when I said she can't have ant sweets chocolate ect they called me mean.

thumper44

my kids will only eat.... is a crock.

seriously!!! if you give them a nutritious tasty meal, and they don't eat it, fine, they starve, until the next meal, where they will be served the same thing again, eventually they will get hungry enough to eat.

Thank you!..
Now we just have to make sure parents stay parents and be the boss.

Granted there are certain things that some kids won't like (but they try)...

I have a friend.. in his 40's. Talking bout food. he says "Oh I don't like that"...... I asked have you ever tried.
What do you think his answer was.
"nope" He's never tried it, but doesn't like it.
That started out as a kid, because his parents let him eat whatever he wants, and at his age, he still gets KFC once a week on tuesday when it's on special.


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leilani♥

I am that 11% that purchase apples for my kids

ering

It's Mc Donalds. Who in thier right mind eats there because it's healthy? I feed my children healthy food everyday. They are healthy and active and happy. Now and then when they are hungry and we aren't at home I'll stop and get them a hamburger. Is it going to kill them no. It's the people who feed thier kids this crap everyday that are killing them. Changing from fries to apples isn't going to make these kids healthier. Only a change in attitude by thier parents will. But unfortunately parents who feed thier kids McDonalds everyday don't care. So who are they helping? Nobody.

Dawn1084

it's strange but i feel about kid's eating habits the same way i do about my puppy. there is no excuse for them not to eat well or being overweight. i have control over what my puppy eats and i take it seriously. i would expect that parents are equally responsible for what goes in their kid's mouths.

it's my dream to have someone take care of my meals and snacks and put it in front of me :-)

and when i hear parents say he/she won't eat that....really? since when do you let kids dictate what they will/won't eat. there are so many choices, and cooking and meals are the best opportunity to get kid's introduced to good food in a positive way to save them from a life of struggle and poor health.

I love this! I have a 4 year old and he eats very healthy. One of my good friends has a 5 year old girl and she asks me all the time "how do you get him to eat that" I give it to him, and tell him that is dinner. He doesn't get soda he gets veggies, water, milk, and on a rare occasion tea, fruit and juice are snacks we don't have a lot of the crap food. If they don't taste it they don't know they want it... That's my stance on it. There are some things that he does not like, but overall he eats what I give him and he doesn't eat the junk because we don't have it and he has no idea what it is...

I totally agree with you, my sister in law who also has a 4 year old was being pestered by her 4 year old for a piece of gum one day and she looked at me as she took it out of her purse and said "does Jack want a piece too?" and I said no Jack does not even know what chewing gum is, he has never had it and I don't want him to start.

fteale

I have three children 2 who eat anything and one who won't eat anything but bland food and other than breakfast she really won't eat unless its something bland or apples or cold carrots so could one of people who say starve them until they eat please tell me how long I have to wait its been 6yrs?

My nephew is 12 and still starving.......

Really, some children will actually make themselves very ill rather than eat food they don't want. My little sister was one. My niece and nephew too. Children often make themselves sick or choke if made to eat food they don't like and that can include most food! Until you have had a difficult eater, you can't comprehend it.

edit - but there STILL no reason to take a 2 year old to McDonalds!

thumper44

He can argue with himself in an empty room if there's no one else to pick a fight with.

That sounds like some people that read and post in the forums.

fteale

He can argue with himself in an empty room if there's no one else to pick a fight with.

That sounds like some people that read and post in the forums.

It is a possibility he *may* be related to me..........

demery12371

I babysat a 2 year old last month. In the morning, I sliced him up some bananas and got some cheerios for him. He shook his head and got out of his chair. I felt bad and tried several more times to try to get him to eat before his parents got back. I offered him scrambled eggs with some chopped up ham-steak and he shook his head and went and sat down. So i gave him juice and let him watch a movie. When his parents got back I apologized that I couldn't get him to eat.

She says "Oh that's alright, he only eats McDonalds" and laughs like it was funny.

O_o

That is soo sad! Wow.

Painten

I have three children 2 who eat anything and one who won't eat anything but bland food and other than breakfast she really won't eat unless its something bland or apples or cold carrots so could one of people who say starve them until they eat please tell me how long I have to wait its been 6yrs?

My nephew is 12 and still starving.......

Really, some children will actually make themselves very ill rather than eat food they don't want. My little sister was one. My niece and nephew too. Children often make themselves sick or choke if made to eat food they don't like and that can include most food! Until you have had a difficult eater, you can't comprehend it.

edit - but there STILL no reason to take a 2 year old to McDonalds!

My kids will happily starve than eat vegetables. I blend it in sauces, chop it up small etc. It's strainge though till they started school they'd eat anything. The ate pretty much any veg or fruit. Now they still eat fruit but will leave the vegetables. I don't give them anything instead but i do worry about them becoming too skinny.

It is ignorant to asume a kid will eat at the next meal. My son once went 6 months barely eating anything and his weight dropped and we had to give a vitamin supplement to stimulate his appetite after that. I'm sure my refusal to give him an alternative led to his weightloss and his reduced appetite.