Healthy living = Bad parenting

ahsongbird

I say as long as you make it the norm, and not a big deal, and teach by example, they will be fine. If you're obsessive about it, that is a different story.

Balance is the key to everything.

Also, I've learned that overweight people lash out out of guilt for not taking care of themselves, so don't sweat it, do what is right for your own family, and tell your kids you love them. They'll be fine.

oh trust me, I have too many kids and too much to do to be obsessive about anything lol

vs_shine

I think having snacks in moderation are okay... the trick is not to have your pantry loaded with them :-) one snack a day isn't so bad :-) ...but that's really unfortunate how unsupportive your sisters were...but you can't control them....it sounds like you have fine intentions :-) maybe find some worksheets on healthy meal plans and make it fun for your kids to find new veggies they like...and dont take it so seriously when they don't like a certain kind......my dietician says it takes 20 introductions of a new food for your body to start liking it...especially if your a kid and spinach doesn't look as yummy as a popsicle... i also know that the more colorful your meals are..the healthier they are...so maybe when you go grocery shopping...talk about colors or something...and make it like a game to eat a food that's purple or something...or find really good recipes :-) that would be fun to cook with your kids (if they are old enough of course)

vs_shine

also...try to get them to drink water and milk...cuz gatorade and sweet juices can be pretty bad...and people don't think about it... :-) and don't forget to play outside with them :-) if they eat sweets and then go run and get a stomach ache...they'l learn their lesson after a while lol

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ahsongbird

also...try to get them to drink water and milk...cuz gatorade and sweet juices can be pretty bad...and people don't think about it... :-) and don't forget to play outside with them :-) if they eat sweets and then go run and get a stomach ache...they'l learn their lesson after a while lol

my kids don't drink anything very bad, it usually is milk ,water or natural juices, but occasionally we do have to go cheap and grab some kool aid lol . We go out back and play every evening before dinner so they can run off their energy, if they r not tuckered out by the time dinner is ready we have races until they r haha, then they have run off their energy, they get their bellies full , they take warm baths and r ready for sleep