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Parents let their kids eat trash?
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Srsly. Kids who never talk back, never complain, never resist anything, and obediently do what they are told at all times do not grow up to be anything worth growing up to be.0 -
No, what I mean is that the clean eating zealots need to shame other peoples' foods in order to feel superior, because otherwise what is the point of eating kale and celery all the time? They certainly aren't eating it for the taste.Calling food choices crap and garbage will get others to eat "real" food? You do realize that overweight, obese people hear that **** everyday? And by golly I guess it's working.:huh:
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Agreed 100%.
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Srsly. Kids who never talk back, never complain, never resist anything, and obediently do what they are told at all times do not grow up to be**** anything worth growing up to be.****
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This absolutely rings true for me. Though I don't have children, I have seen kid's menus before. They are not exactly healthy! I would not blame a parent for giving their kids something deep-fried or fatty when eating out because almost everything on a kid's menu is that way. There aren't really child-sized salads or veggie wraps available at most restaurants...Haven't read all the replies.
I have a 3 year old who has a diet mixed between - picking her own snow peas and cherry tomatoes from the garden for a snack, to eating possibly once a fortnight chips and nuggets. If we go out for dinner the kids menu 98% of the time looks like this "chips and nuggets, fish and chips, burger and chips, pizza with chips and spaghetti or lasagne and chips".
Of course, it's much easier to control the food you buy at home so those people you're judging while you eat might go home later and serve their kids a snack of broccoli with hummus and some fruit. You don't know.0 -
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Daww why u no spend $20 on food your kid won't eat? Lulz0 -
My two year old loves healthy foods - broccoli, apples, bananas, yogurt, cheese, etc. In a restaurant she probably would be eating nuggets and fries. You're assuming that complete strangers "let their kids eat trash" based on your evaluation of their menu choice at one meal?0
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Ah, makes sense then. I think what some believe is that children somehow think of nutrition before taste.:laugh: If that were only true.No, what I mean is that the clean eating zealots need to shame other peoples' foods in order to feel superior, because otherwise what is the point of eating kale and celery all the time? They certainly aren't eating it for the taste.
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I was agreeing with the poster I quoted about not wanting to listen to some kid screaming in a public restaurant, and yes that IS obnoxious to other diners, I don't care what the reason, learning curve, bad behavior, undisciplined, too young to know better, I don't care why, just don't want to have to listen to it. Perfectly reasonable.0 -
Agreed with this poster.. you have NO IDEA how hard it can be to get a picky child to eat ANYTHING.. and anyone that has anything to say about what I let my child eat can stick it.
From a parent of a very picky child, thank you.0 -
If part of the observation is based on what you see people eating in restaurants, bear in mind that is not always a completely accurate picture. My family only eats out for birthdays and so yes, the kids get to order whatever they want for dinner and desert. It's a special occasion.0
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in all fairness... my kids are only permitted to eat garbage on our dumpster diving days...
this is totally sensible. Why go to the trash more times than you need to!0 -
in all fairness... my kids are only permitted to eat garbage on our dumpster diving days...
Moderation is a life skill. :drinker:0 -
I can only say that when I was a child, if my parents had handed me a Happy Meal toy and a salad, I would have eaten the toy.
ROFLMAO!!! THIS!!!!
Annnnnnd..... Even though I do agree that "fun" foods aren't necessarily the best foods, I have yet to see how it's comparable to child abuse. I think forcing her children to eat things like kale is setting them up to look like 2 demensional anoerexics. I mean, God forbid they gain any weight. Lets hope she's not the type to vigorously restrict their diet in case they gain a few pounds. To me, that's child abuse.
My son has all organic food. I'm setting him up for having a healthy relationship with food. Limiting food will only start to put a distorted imagine in a child's head. Now, fast food, McDonald's, not good. If my son goes his whole life not eating it then all the better. But cookies, ice cream, especially if it's homemade?! A child should be able to have a few treats every once in awhile.
Seriously, get a grip. Calling thousands of devoted parents child a users because they let their children have a piece of candy once in awhile is disgusting. Try other avenues of boosting your self esteem.0 -
Guess it's a good thing I'm not a parent. I would not allow my children to eat chicken fingers, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, or 90% of what I see on kid's menus. I would be too strict about food and diet and perhaps this is because I was brought up on fast food and TV dinners and became obese. I am a real stickler for feeding children healthily since I was an overweight kid myself and know the pain it causes. I cringe when family tries to load up my 3 year old niece with soda and candy. I can't imagine how I'd react were it my own child.0
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Guess it's a good thing I'm not a parent. I would not allow my children to eat chicken fingers, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, or 90% of what I see on kid's menus. I would be too strict about food and diet and perhaps this is because I was brought up on fast food and TV dinners and became obese. I am a real stickler for feeding children healthily since I was an overweight kid myself and know the pain it causes. I cringe when family tries to load up my 3 year old niece with soda and candy. I can't imagine how I'd react were it my own child.
There is a difference betweeen eating these food every single day and eating them say once a fortnight/month/year.
I have also seen the reverse of this - kids that were so restricted when they could get soda and candy (as a teenager/adult) they over indulged and voila obese.0 -
I love the Hidden Valley Ranch commercial where it sends the message to kids and their parents that without this product, veggies are not tolerable. Let's add extra fat to something that good in its natural form. Recently I watched a report about childhood obesity in the U.S. According to it, only about 10% of parents will seek help for their children. I was a child in the 60s and 70s and the numbers of overweight children now is so much greater than it was when I growing up. But then again, we didn't have as much of "the supper-size me" like there is now. I think advertising is a parents worst nightmare. Yes, I raised two kids, both who were picky eaters. The hardest thing was feeding them when they were young. But, I made sure fruit was around and other healthy foods that they liked.0
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Guess it's a good thing I'm not a parent. I would not allow my children to eat chicken fingers, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, or 90% of what I see on kid's menus. I would be too strict about food and diet and perhaps this is because I was brought up on fast food and TV dinners and became obese. I am a real stickler for feeding children healthily since I was an overweight kid myself and know the pain it causes. I cringe when family tries to load up my 3 year old niece with soda and candy. I can't imagine how I'd react were it my own child.
There is a difference betweeen eating these food every single day and eating them say once a fortnight/month/year.
I have also seen the reverse of this - kids that were so restricted when they could get soda and candy (as a teenager/adult) they over indulged and voila obese.
I agree with you. And I did mention in my post that I feared I would be too strict. I guess it's hard enough to police my own eating and I'm thankful I don't have to do it for a child.0 -
There is a difference betweeen eating these food every single day and eating them say once a fortnight/month/year.
I have also seen the reverse of this - kids that were so restricted when they could get soda and candy (as a teenager/adult) they over indulged and voila obese.
This.
I can relate to this. My parents rarely let us have junk. We got pop once a year, on Thanksgiving. My dad made us say no if we were offered any sort of snack. I hated it.
Then I got to college and gained 50 pounds. I ate nothing but junk and drank pop for breakfast. Voila, obese.
It's about balance and moderation.0 -
JERRY JERRY JERRY!0
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Uhhhhh just saying to everyone who says these people probably don't eat like this often; I worked in a Cici's pizza buffet and there were tons of regulars, like 3 times a week some of them. Almost all of the regulars come in with very young children, and half the kids are too picky for pepperoni and stuff so they eat like a slice of cheese pizza and 8 cinnamon rolls. More than once a week.
I've also seen many many babies that are barey old enough for solid food be fed cut up pizza for their meals and you can't tell me those kids asked for it because they can't talk yet.
So while you might be good parents here on this forum, which makes sense because you are on a health forum and therefor care about health and read about health and would of course also want your kids to be healthy(the occasional fun restaurant meal aside), assuming all the parents at junk restaurants are like you and feed their kids well at home is probably a bad assumption to make.0 -
My son is two and a half years old, I have always been very strict on what I gave him.
I was an extremely overweight kid, my parent's did not care what they fed us. My sisters and I suffered from this. When my son was born I made it my mission to keep him from sugar as long as possible. I made all of his baby food, he did not get things like juice, cookies, french fries or other things. When he was old enough to eat solids he ate off of my plate. He will eat any vegetable you put in front of him, but oddly enough does not like meat so we substitute tofu and other soy products. He is happy and healthy, because I kept him away from those foods for as long as possible he has no interest in them. My grandmother gave him a pudding cup, he took one bite and pushed it to the side. Didn't like it!!0 -
Because if we let them eat trash they'll stop whining for 5 minutes.
My son is 5'6" and 95 pounds. A box of Twinkies occasionally won't hurt him. Yeah, I said it, a BOX. (o.k., not at once, usually over a couple of days)
I remind him to eat meals. I refuse to let him have any junk unless he actually eats dinner. But he's already so friggin' skinny that a sugar bomb here and there can't make it any worse.
Other than that, on the rare occasions we have fried chicken I've seen him scarf down 5 pieces. Clearly I'm the worst mother ever. :-)0 -
Guess it's a good thing I'm not a parent. I would not allow my children to eat chicken fingers, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, or 90% of what I see on kid's menus. I would be too strict about food and diet and perhaps this is because I was brought up on fast food and TV dinners and became obese. I am a real stickler for feeding children healthily since I was an overweight kid myself and know the pain it causes. I cringe when family tries to load up my 3 year old niece with soda and candy. I can't imagine how I'd react were it my own child.
I feel the same way. I don't have kids either, and I know getting them to eat right isn't always easy. However, if I did have them, if it's not good enough for me to eat (hello chicken nuggets), it wouldn't be good enough for my kid to eat either.
My mom brought me up on a healthy diet, with no talk whatsoever regarding weight. As a result, I was pretty skinny as a kid. It wasn't until after the house I got fat. The only thing I wish she would have done different was to talk to me about calories and why I was eating the things she fed me. I know it can be a touchy subject especially with girls and body image, but that's just my personal feelings. Had I really known, I wouldn't have been overweight for ten years.0 -
My son only drink water, milk or fresh pressed Juice from our Juicer. We have a vegetable garden at home and he only eats healthy foods but you can be sure that when we go out to eat. My son gets a Shirley Temple and whatever he wants within reason as long as he has been well behaved. He eats 80% healthy and 20% not healthy mixed with tons of exercise (a.k.a. Jumping on the trampoline) daily. My daughter is still a little small for full meals but her diet mostly consists of fruits and vegetables, along with milk, beans, fresh juice and whole grains although it has been fun to see her reaction to fries and ice cream.
I think your judgement is clouded, your only seeing one aspect of the child's life and not observing them over a longer period of time to see the other choices they are making or that the parents are making for them.0 -
I have 5 children, 4 under the age of 5 and one who is 10, my husband travels quite often for work, so many nights I am left by myself to take care of them, and run them to all of their activities. While many might say that they do it because it is convenient, or that is what the kids like, that is not the case for me. Personally I just like to put my kids into a good food coma. After being called stupid, and cleaning up pee for the 497th time, getting kicked in the face, or hit in the head with a matchbox car, I just really need a break. Fill'em up with corndogs and french fries, or better yet pancakes with syrup, and the become pretty docile. Want them to be awake and lively? Just load them up with some red dye #40. Works like a charm.
gotta run, my two year old just dumped a box of lucky charms on the living room floor...I gotta get to the marshmallows before he does! 0 -
okay, okay...I have to chime in....first thing. YES, it is true that you can't assume that just because someone of any age is eating something unhealthy (or healthy for that matter) that they eat that way all the time. But seriously people, in general, we have GOT to feed our kids better. And it is hard. And I am unpopular when I tell Grandmom that NO my kids can't eat the bright orange crackers and NO they cannot got to McDonalds and YES they actually do like the taste of vegetables because that is what grew up eating. (At family dinners, my kids commonly eat salad and baked chicken, while their cousin with ADD eats mac-n-chz and chx nuggets, go figure.) Processed food, fast food, sugars...we need to keep this crap away from our kids so that they don't develop an addiction or prefer the taste of that stuff over real, whole food. And finally, YES, of course, in moderation! I don't want them going ape-**** on junk food when they are old enough to make their own decisions so we talk about healthy foods and "special treats" and how those things need to be eaten in small quantities and ONLY if they've eaten healthy the rest of the day.0
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You forgot frozen chicken nuggets dipped in some particularly nasty, sugary, preservative laden concoction. That's even better than corn dogs!
Sorry, I guess I've fallen down on the job. Mr.Skinny is balefully eating a banana because I told him he can't have any more fruit snacks unless he actually eats some FRUIT.0 -
ADD isn't caused by fake orange food. And sugar doesn't actually make kids hyper. Not that either item is loaded with nutrition, but they have nothing to do with hyperactivity.0
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AMEN AMEN!!!! I am so sick of being judged as "harsh" for not letting my kids eat crap...they actually LIKE fruits and vegetables and beans and brown rice and whole wheat pasta!!!!! uggggghhhhh..0
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