Re: What about the kids?

July 11, 2001

> I was just wondering, do any of you restrain your kids from the

carbs . . .but who knows, maybe if I don't get them " addicted " maybe

they wont have a problem as adults. > 203/189/140

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I have 6 and 3 yr. old girls. I've been thinking along the same lines

to the degree that I'd love to gently faze out all/most/alot/some? of

the junk in their lives. They are pretty good about eating their

meats and veg's. but tend to equally love to snack on the floury,

sugary, fake cheesie, kind of stuff. If you know what I mean!!

I do believe our kids learn from our example and not just our words.

Now that I am committed to cleaning up my act, I know that sooner or

later they will notice the change. Just today my 6 year old turned

down a cookie in favor of a yogurt. (The younger was the one begging

for the cookie.) So,maybe things will catch on and take a rather

natural course. One can hope and pray and put in the effort, correct?

Good luck to you and your family! -- Connie A.

July 11, 2001

If your house isn't full of cookies and cakes and sugary treats, your kids

will learn to live life without them. Keep lots of fresh fruit and veggies

on hand (I used to always have carrot and celery sticks made up for my son

to grab). Yogurt is a good 'treat' food. Sure they'll encounter the sugary

stuff other places, but they certainly don't need it as part of their daily

diet.

Starting out early with kids and having them eat as you hope for them to

always do is best. That way the good for them foods become a part of life

and aren't suddenly something 'gross' thrust upon them later.

My son believed that it was illegal for kids to chew gum until they were in

school. I just didn't want to find bits of chewed gum on the floor.

Because there was no negotiation on the point " it's the law " , it wasn't a

big source of contention between us. It's the giving in that leads to

whining!

Kirstie

aka 'mom the bitch'

July 11, 2001

I've been thinking about this a lot over the past few months. I don't

have kids yet, but I can't say they won't be a part of my not-so-distant

future.

With all my musings, here's what I've decided.

1) I intend to give it my all to make breastfeeding work. (I think that's

the first step in good nutrition, 'specially since I'm eating well.)

2) I DON'T want my kids raised on juice and Kool-Aid. (My nephew won't

drink water b/c his momma always gave him juice or Kool-Aid. There's

no reason for all those empty calories and tooth-rotting sugar.)

3) When my kids start eating solids, they'll be introduced to the kinds of

things that I eat - meat, eggs, veggies. I'll offer them more whole

fruits. (I do eat blueberries every day, but if they want more, that's

fine with me.)

Kids really will follow your lead. And they'll eat what you feed them.

Is there really any reason to bring " junk " into the house just 'cause

they're kids? Why start the bad habits early? From what I've seen anyway,

it just leads to bad eating habits and picky eating.

Just my opinion, for whatever it's worth.

--

in Indy

(262.5)253.5/231/150

3/26/01

July 11, 2001

I have 6 and 3 yr. old girls. I've been thinking along the same lines to the degree that I'd love to gently faze out all/most/alot/some? of the junk in their lives. They are pretty good about eating their meats and veg's. but tend to equally love to snack on the floury, sugary, fake cheesie, kind of stuff. If you know what I mean!!

My daughter is 6 and she is getting really good about watching out for the carbs. She even asks me sometimes if I am supposed to have something. She was concerned the other night when I had some pudding. I had to reassure her that it was legal and low carb. :-) She still likes her candy, but she hasn't been eating as many starches, her choice.

in Tucson

July 11, 2001

Sounds PERFECTLY logical to me, !!