Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Am I the only one on this list whose kids are quite happy to eat junk food when it's offered to them? They fully understand what it is and why we don't eat it at home (and never have in their lives), but when they're at school or friends' houses they're happy to partake. And they certainly don't limit themselves, they'll eat as much as they're given. And then they'll tell me oh, we had wagon wheels and juicy pops and whatever the heck else while we were at so-and-so's house. I want them to feel they have freedom to make their own choices (my oldest is 7, bright, and fully aware of what he is eating) because I know if I turn it into a battle they'll keep doing it and just stop telling me. So I just keep educating them. We definitely have treats at home, but they're usually home made with the healthiest ingredients available and a lot of substitutions so they still have a lot of nutritional value. But I love chocolate too :-). Heather sahmomof8 wrote: > > She could not understand this. She told him he was allowed to have it and > that it was ok. > > Grant responded it was loaded with sugar and bad for him. Plus he > didnt like > them. > > Way to go, Grant!!! The student obviously knows more than the teacher > here. > He gets an A+ in MY book! BTW--my kids do things like this too. Their > favorite thing to do is go into mainstream grocery stores and read the > labels out > loud and critique them for all to hear! LOL! We get some smiles and nods, > and some pretty strange looks. But I'm so proud of them! Marilyn > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion > blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014 > <http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014>) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 We love junk food, too, but we do distinguish between snacks with and without " artificials " . My kids seem to relate to not wanting to pay good money for items that have all sorts of garbage in them, when there are equivalent products out there without those chemicals. It's part of being responsible consumers, and responsible for your own health. I HAD to be sure they got the mes sage, because my kids react behaviorally to corn syrup, artificial colors, and artificial flavors. So long before vegan was even a consideration, we got rid of all the products in our home that contained these substances. We did it when the boys were small, so that's all they've known. Kids who are exposed to more commercialism in school, or on TV, may not be as aware of the issues, or may not be as willing to be " different " in any way. Maybe that's where some of the resistance comes in with some of your kids. Just a thought. Marilyn **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 My 13 year old will eat junk, though will also eat a pint of summer cherry tomatoes. She will come home from a friend's house feeling sick because she had chips and diet coke. At summer camp she will eat ice pops. She did stop buying french fries and icees for lunch at school. Over the last six months she has consciously eaten less junk (maybe she is outgrowing it?), lost a few pounds and grown two inches. All we can do is offer good choices (with good reasons) and set a good example (snacking on veggies or fruit). --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Heather Hossfeld <hlh4850 wrote: Heather Hossfeld <hlh4850 Kids making food choices Monday, September 8, 2008, 8:22 PM Am I the only one on this list whose kids are quite happy to eat junk food when it's offered to them? They fully understand what it is and why we don't eat it at home (and never have in their lives), but when they're at school or friends' houses they're happy to partake. And they certainly don't limit themselves, they'll eat as much as they're given. And then they'll tell me oh, we had wagon wheels and juicy pops and whatever the heck else while we were at so-and-so's house. I want them to feel they have freedom to make their own choices (my oldest is 7, bright, and fully aware of what he is eating) because I know if I turn it into a battle they'll keep doing it and just stop telling me. So I just keep educating them. We definitely have treats at home, but they're usually home made with the healthiest ingredients available and a lot of substitutions so they still have a lot of nutritional value. But I love chocolate too :-). Heather sahmomof8 (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote: > > She could not understand this. She told him he was allowed to have it and > that it was ok. > > Grant responded it was loaded with sugar and bad for him. Plus he > didnt like > them. > > Way to go, Grant!!! The student obviously knows more than the teacher > here. > He gets an A+ in MY book! BTW--my kids do things like this too. Their > favorite thing to do is go into mainstream grocery stores and read the > labels out > loud and critique them for all to hear! LOL! We get some smiles and nods, > and some pretty strange looks. But I'm so proud of them! Marilyn > > ************ **Psssst. ..Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion > blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelis t.com/trends? ncid=aolsty00050 000000014 > <http://www.stylelis t.com/trends? ncid=aolsty00050 000000014>) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 My kids like junk food. I loooove cookies and pies and cakes and sundaes...so I wonder where they get it. But we do talk about why we limit those things. robin koloms <rkoloms Tuesday, September 9, 2008 9:13:19 AM Re: Kids making food choices My 13 year old will eat junk, though will also eat a pint of summer cherry tomatoes. She will come home from a friend's house feeling sick because she had chips and diet coke. At summer camp she will eat ice pops.. She did stop buying french fries and icees for lunch at school. Over the last six months she has consciously eaten less junk (maybe she is outgrowing it?), lost a few pounds and grown two inches. All we can do is offer good choices (with good reasons) and set a good example (snacking on veggies or fruit). --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Heather Hossfeld <hlh4850 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: Heather Hossfeld <hlh4850 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> Kids making food choices @gro ups.com Monday, September 8, 2008, 8:22 PM Am I the only one on this list whose kids are quite happy to eat junk food when it's offered to them? They fully understand what it is and why we don't eat it at home (and never have in their lives), but when they're at school or friends' houses they're happy to partake. And they certainly don't limit themselves, they'll eat as much as they're given. And then they'll tell me oh, we had wagon wheels and juicy pops and whatever the heck else while we were at so-and-so's house. I want them to feel they have freedom to make their own choices (my oldest is 7, bright, and fully aware of what he is eating) because I know if I turn it into a battle they'll keep doing it and just stop telling me. So I just keep educating them. We definitely have treats at home, but they're usually home made with the healthiest ingredients available and a lot of substitutions so they still have a lot of nutritional value. But I love chocolate too :-). Heather sahmomof8 (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote: > > She could not understand this. She told him he was allowed to have it and > that it was ok. > > Grant responded it was loaded with sugar and bad for him. Plus he > didnt like > them. > > Way to go, Grant!!! The student obviously knows more than the teacher > here. > He gets an A+ in MY book! BTW--my kids do things like this too. Their > favorite thing to do is go into mainstream grocery stores and read the > labels out > loud and critique them for all to hear! LOL! We get some smiles and nods, > and some pretty strange looks. But I'm so proud of them! Marilyn > > ************ **Psssst. ..Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion > blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelis t.com/trends? ncid=aolsty00050 000000014 > <http://www.stylelis t.com/trends? ncid=aolsty00050 000000014>) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 I think a lot of these kids are younger ones you are hearing about. I remember getting to a certain age (7?) and finding it was atrocious that I wasn't allowed chef boyardee ravioli or mac and cheese from a box for my dinner, like the kid down the street (the one with the weight problem. . . still to this day. . .) and never did appreciate until it was too late that I was coming home from school to find warm bread and honey. So kids will be kids and they'll want to experiment. Although I must say I still crave that mac and cheese from a box every once in a while (pms, a couple of times a year). And no matter how well informed they are, kids will overindulge in anything given the chance. I'm horrified to see what some of my 3 1/2 year old's contemporaries are given on a daily basis. I'm considered the " healthy " one of the group because I don't buy her a donut every time we're at the grocery store or allow her to eat 6 day-glo popsicles. It's weird how few people understand how great it is that kids are starting with basically a " blank slate " and you can choose their treats for them for the first few years (raisins! green smoothies! frozen bananas!) before outside influences start getting in. But get in they do, and you are quite right if you try to tell them they can't, you bet they will anyway and you just won't know. Just keep telling them why, that's my advice. Tell them you love them and have given a lot of thought and research to the subject, whereas other people might not have done this at so and so's house. Just wait till they decide to try meat! Ugh! Ultimately their diet is going to be their choice and I think you are going about it the right way, otherwise you'd guarantee they'll reject your healthy ways. Experimenting is healthy too I guess. Good luck! Dee - Heather Hossfeld Monday, September 08, 2008 6:22 PM Kids making food choices Am I the only one on this list whose kids are quite happy to eat junk food when it's offered to them? They fully understand what it is and why we don't eat it at home (and never have in their lives), but when they're at school or friends' houses they're happy to partake. And they certainly don't limit themselves, they'll eat as much as they're given. And then they'll tell me oh, we had wagon wheels and juicy pops and whatever the heck else while we were at so-and-so's house. I want them to feel they have freedom to make their own choices (my oldest is 7, bright, and fully aware of what he is eating) because I know if I turn it into a battle they'll keep doing it and just stop telling me. So I just keep educating them. We definitely have treats at home, but they're usually home made with the healthiest ingredients available and a lot of substitutions so they still have a lot of nutritional value. But I love chocolate too :-). Heather sahmomof8 wrote: > > She could not understand this. She told him he was allowed to have it and > that it was ok. > > Grant responded it was loaded with sugar and bad for him. Plus he > didnt like > them. > > Way to go, Grant!!! The student obviously knows more than the teacher > here. > He gets an A+ in MY book! BTW--my kids do things like this too. Their > favorite thing to do is go into mainstream grocery stores and read the > labels out > loud and critique them for all to hear! LOL! We get some smiles and nods, > and some pretty strange looks. But I'm so proud of them! Marilyn > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion > blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014 > <http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014>) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 left on her own, I think that my daughter would eat hot cheetos (I don't buy them, but someone seems to always has them at her lunch table), expensive chocolate (dagoba new moon bars), and diet pepsi. --- On Tue, 9/9/08, sahmomof8 <sahmomof8 wrote: sahmomof8 <sahmomof8 Re: Kids making food choices Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 10:57 AM We love junk food, too, but we do distinguish between snacks with and without " artificials " . My kids seem to relate to not wanting to pay good money for items that have all sorts of garbage in them, when there are equivalent products out there without those chemicals. It's part of being responsible consumers, and responsible for your own health. I HAD to be sure they got the mes sage, because my kids react behaviorally to corn syrup, artificial colors, and artificial flavors. So long before vegan was even a consideration, we got rid of all the products in our home that contained these substances. We did it when the boys were small, so that's all they've known. Kids who are exposed to more commercialism in school, or on TV, may not be as aware of the issues, or may not be as willing to be " different " in any way. Maybe that's where some of the resistance comes in with some of your kids. Just a thought. Marilyn ************ **Psssst. ..Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelis t.com/trends? ncid=aolsty00050 000000014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 I have 6 children and only 2 of them will refuse junk food when offered. All of them check labels for gelatin, milk or egg, first, though. And then rush cheerfully into tummy ache land. That said, our oldest (and most staunchly vegan of them all) is currently in her last week of Marine Corps Boot camp. She likes to say she's on the " don't ask, don't tell diet " She doesn't eat anything that obviously has anything non vegan...and hopes for the best. Actually, it sounds like she's had an easier time vegan there than my youngest had public school first grade last year. I guess all kids are different even when you raise them the same. Lisa in Tennessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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