Kids and Food
I’m so tired of hearing the phrase “My kids wont eat that………there finicky!”
Oh…..was my reply….so what do they eat then?…… “Well they like chips, and chicken nuggets of course and burgers as long as there is no salad in the bun”. “I can never get them to try vegetables…so I have given up”. “I know…I know I let them have a breakfast of crisps and a tin of pop…..but what can I do?…..I don’t have time to make breakfast these days”. “What’s the point of having a dinning table?……they usually eat their TV dinners on their laps in front of the TV or computer. “My mom burns everything if she tries to cook……..that is why she only uses the microwave”.
My questions & comments
If you love your kids why do you feed them so poorly? …you are shortening their lives with a junk food only diet. By the time they are in the 50’s they will have the physical problems of someone in there 70’s.
Food can be the social cement of a family, a chance to be together and not just a bunch of strangers living in one house.
The food choices of UK children has not always been bad and unhealthy…in the end kids eat what we allow them to eat.
When I was a kid………. restaurants didn’t have “A kiddie menu” they offered half size portions of the adult menu.
There are lots of unused powers still available to parents to encourage good eating habits.
Pocket money…..mobile phones….rewards and treats such as Easter eggs, sweets, magazines, Videos or DVD’s….the list is often endless and yet these powers of persuasion are rarely used.
Did you know that E numbers are basically in food to mask and enhance poor quality ingredients?
Did you know that cooking from scratch is cheaper than ready made meals?
Did you know that if a drink is low in sugar it usually has artificial sweeteners in it.
Artificial sweeteners like aspertaime (which is sold under the name nutrasweet).
