Ever been offered unhealthy food by a toddler?

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  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    incisron wrote: »
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    incisron wrote: »
    Lil two year old cousin forcefully commands me to get up and eat breakfast, then proceeds to eat half of my breakfast.

    Is this the kid from that Twilight Zone episode that sends you to the cornfield if you make him angry?

    Probably not, as lil chubby cousin is a girl last time I checked - but then again, sounds eerily familiar, so it can't hurt to check again. :p BRB (checking with aunt and government records.)

    In which case there is no consequence to you for defying her will. Adult harder and ignore her demands or tell her no.
  • wellthenwhat
    wellthenwhat Posts: 526 Member
    My 6 year old was feeding me gummy worms last night, lol
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    Provided it hasn't been slobbered on, I eat it.
  • smotheredincheese
    smotheredincheese Posts: 559 Member
    I've had cookies and crisps thrust at me by sticky little hands before. Luckily toddlers are generally pretty easy to fool and I've mimed eating and then thrown the cookie away. As long as you make the requisite 'nom nom nom' noises they always fall for it. Suckers.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    incisron wrote: »
    Has a toddler ever offered you unhealthy food while you were trying to stay away from it or couldn't fit it into your cals for the day?

    There is no healthy or unhealthy food, there is just food. I'm sure the toddler knows this.



  • andrea4736
    andrea4736 Posts: 211 Member
    Lol, yes, my son insisted I try an Irish Potato. He was so excited. One won't kill me.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    andrea4736 wrote: »
    Lol, yes, my son insisted I try an Irish Potato. He was so excited. One won't kill me.

    I love when the little ones want to share. It's so cute!
  • incisron
    incisron Posts: 550 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    incisron wrote: »
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    incisron wrote: »
    Lil two year old cousin forcefully commands me to get up and eat breakfast, then proceeds to eat half of my breakfast.

    Is this the kid from that Twilight Zone episode that sends you to the cornfield if you make him angry?

    Probably not, as lil chubby cousin is a girl last time I checked - but then again, sounds eerily familiar, so it can't hurt to check again. :p BRB (checking with aunt and government records.)

    In which case there is no consequence to you for defying her will. Adult harder and ignore her demands or tell her no.

    ???
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    I can't say I have, but it seems like an excellent opportunity to teach the toddler about choosing food that is good for you.

    It's an excellent opportunity to teach a child that food is not good or bad, it's just food. ;)
  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    I have an incredibly generous and compassionate 3-year-old nephew who always wants to share whatever he's eating. I love when he offers, but I don't feel a need to accept food just because the offer is precious and kind.

    If I don't want it, I just say "No thanks!" with a big smile, and so far his feeling haven't been hurt.
  • incisron
    incisron Posts: 550 Member
    <3 love lil kids.
    I always decline food from lil sticky hands, but lil sticky hands love diving into my bowl. The funny part is I'll tell baby cousin, "Go get more food if you're hungry," but she'll reply with, "I a'weady ate," as her hands come digging back in.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    It probably happened a few times when my kids were small.

    What mostly got me in trouble was "batting clean up." That's a habit I had to stab with a stake through it's heart.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    edited March 2017
    Yes from my granddaughter and it was my favorite thing I had that day eating from her sweet little hand while she laughed because I was snorting as I ate it.

    Food is food. A sweet sharing of food is a life lesson to the little ones.
  • brookielaw
    brookielaw Posts: 814 Member
    Sure. The poorest choices my toddler has are at her daycare. When I pick her up she will frequently offer me something that just doesn't fit within my plan. I just tell her "No thank you. Mommy doesn't want an Animal Cracker/wafer cookie/cracker. That's a sometimes food for YOU to enjoy." When she offers me a blueberry or a bite of her veggies at home I'll happily oblige with the requisite OMNOMNOM noises and a "thank you!"

    I realize that is probably an unpopular way to deal with the items that are a poor choice for me, but I have lost over 200 lbs and am still obese (though not by much) so my focus is getting healthy to be around for her as long as possible. Since I was always the fat kid growing up, and a super morbidly obese adult, I do feel that it is my duty as a parent to do my best to help my child not have the same issues I did. She doesn't miss the "sometimes foods" at home.
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