Children and nutrition

[kris31280]

Not sure. She just said that's what the kid wanted, so that's what she got. :shrug:

Sometimes (and I can see the flaming about to take place) it's easier to give in to a child than it is to continuously fight... it's a matter of choosing your battles.

No parent is going to sit there and tell you that they, without fail, are the absolute power in their household and their child bows down to each and every one of their wishes. If they are telling you that, they're either lying or part of some freaky cult like family where the punishment might include death for not following each and every instruction to the letter.

There are some nights where my son demands a "num num" before dinner. 99% of the time I can tell him "No, you eat dinner first" and it suffices. He is, however, nearly 3 and is as stubborn as his mama, so about 1% of the time he won't eat anything unless he gets the "num num" first. In the interest of not fighting and being able to enjoy my dinner while it's still hot, I will let him have a "num num" but then he must eat his dinner, and he gets no bedtime snack.

So, long post short (too late!) if it's a once in a great while thing, it's not the healthiest thing in the world, but it's not completely harming the child. IF, however, it is an everyday thing, it's completely unhealthy and could be detrimental to the child's health in the long term, so I would say something so at least something has been said.

 

[Christy]

But don't pixy stix have vitamin C? And they're fat-free. So that's better than ice cream, don't you think?

What if you sprinkled the pixie sticks over the ice cream? Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and calcium.

 

[FromTexas]

Chunky Monkey!

You are the parent doing this, aren't you?

 

[Pete]

But don't pixy stix have vitamin C? And they're fat-free. So that's better than ice cream, don't you think?

I think the orange ones do but not the grape.

 

[Fubar]

You are the parent doing this, aren't you?

Nope-all my "kids" have fuzzy faces..

 

[vraiblonde]

What if you sprinkled the pixie sticks over the ice cream? Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and calcium.

I was thinking if you crushed up a Flintstone multi over the ice cream, then they'd get iron and all the rest. Then it probably wouldn't matter what the actual food was. :shrug:

 

[Pete]

With all that sugar, I'll bet that child's teacher has a difficult time calming her down to pay attention to the classroom activities.

This mother is doing this kid no good with that kind of diet, but then again, she is the mother...regardless if she's setting her up for a lifetime of bad meal choices.

Sugar doesn't bother Boy very much, every once in a while it does and he gets a little wound up. 4 or 5 tablespoons of Benadryl and he calms right down. Sometimes he even takes a nap.

 

[Fubar]

Sometimes (and I can see the flaming about to take place) it's easier to give in to a child than it is to continuously fight... it's a matter of choosing your battles.

No parent is going to sit there and tell you that they, without fail, are the absolute power in their household and their child bows down to each and every one of their wishes. If they are telling you that, they're either lying or part of some freaky cult like family where the punishment might include death for not following each and every instruction to the letter.

There are some nights where my son demands a "num num" before dinner. 99% of the time I can tell him "No, you eat dinner first" and it suffices. He is, however, nearly 3 and is as stubborn as his mama, so about 1% of the time he won't eat anything unless he gets the "num num" first. In the interest of not fighting and being able to enjoy my dinner while it's still hot, I will let him have a "num num" but then he must eat his dinner, and he gets no bedtime snack.

So, long post short (too late!) if it's a once in a great while thing, it's not the healthiest thing in the world, but it's not completely harming the child. IF, however, it is an everyday thing, it's completely unhealthy and could be detrimental to the child's health in the long term, so I would say something so at least something has been said.

Not a "num num"

 

[FromTexas]

I was thinking if you crushed up a Flintstone multi over the ice cream, then they'd get iron and all the rest. Then it probably wouldn't matter what the actual food was. :shrug:

I take a multivitamin with my half dozen dunkins in the morning and my mocha-almond-triple-shot-extra caramel-double whip-macchiato every morning and its done me good. The secret is I drink diet soda. :shrug:

 

[baileydog]

My dad never shared his cigarrete smoke with me. You are such a good dad.

Mine did. I remember him giving me a quarter, thats right 25 cents, and Id get in the elevator and go to the lobby of the apt bld and stick that quarter in the cig machine and happily deliver them to daddy. I got to ride the elevator by myself.

 

[Lugnut]

A friend of mine just told me that she lets her child eat ice cream for breakfast, with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. The justification was that it was banana ice cream, so it's like having milk and bananas.

Should I say something to her about this or let it go?

Vrai, this thread has POTENTIAL!!

 

[baileydog]

With all that sugar, I'll bet that child's teacher has a difficult time calming her down to pay attention to the classroom activities.

This mother is doing this kid no good with that kind of diet, but then again, she is the mother...regardless if she's setting her up for a lifetime of bad meal choices.

And they wonder why some stupid teacher wants to put their kid on Ritalin.

 

[MMDad]

Sometimes (and I can see the flaming about to take place) it's easier to give in to a child

Of course it's easier, and we should always take the easy way out.

Nobody warned me that parenting might take some effort, so I refuse to try.

 

[FromTexas]

Of course it's easier, and we should always take the easy way out.

Nobody warned me that parenting might take some effort, so I refuse to try.

99% of the time I don't let my kid smoke crack.

 

[kris31280]

Of course it's easier, and we should always take the easy way out.

Nobody warned me that parenting might take some effort, so I refuse to try.

Wow... of all the things in my post you pull that out of context.

Did I not go on to say that 99% of the time I do not give in, and the occasional 1% I do?

 

[kris31280]

99% of the time I don't let my kid smoke crack.

Crack and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (or banana ice cream) aren't even the same thing.

One is a CDS and narcotic, the other is available at your local grocery store, gas station, general merchandise store, and most vending machines.

 

[baileydog]

99% of the time I don't let my kid smoke crack.

Yea, its better than all that gun fighting over the 1 %. Pick your battles.

 

[itsbob]

A friend of mine just told me that she lets her child eat ice cream for breakfast, with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. The justification was that it was banana ice cream, so it's like having milk and bananas.

Should I say something to her about this or let it go?

You should suggest to them to pack a Mikes Lemonade with their lunch to help their child make it through the afternoon.

 

[FromTexas]

Crack and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (or banana ice cream) aren't even the same thing.

One is a CDS and narcotic, the other is available at your local grocery store, gas station, general merchandise store, and most vending machines.

Have you ever seen a three year old who can't have a Penut Butter Cup next to a 40 year old crack addict without a rock? I bet you can't tell the difference.

 

[Dye Tied]

Have you ever seen a three year old who can't have a Penut Butter Cup next to a 40 year old crack addict without a rock? I bet you can't tell the difference.