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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 26, 2017 9:38:49 GMT -5
Someone posted on FB today that her 9 yr old son had never had any fast food. Ever. And tried soda for the first time a few weeks ago. He didn't like "how it made him feel", so he won't be having it again. Mom was very proud of her accomplishment. I've met this woman in person before. I know she had weight problems but started doing one of those "shake" diet things (she also sells them) and now runs a lot and is in great shape. I am a huge proponent of clean eating and also quality eating. But my kids are very familiar with happy meals and McD milkshakes. Some of it was convenience. But I also don't believe in completely cutting something out. I started to think - is it really possible to prevent kids from ever having interest in fast food? Should this be our goal from the time they are little? Or "everything is good in moderation" still applies? milee econstudent HoneyBBQ - if I am not mistaken, I think you guys have pretty clean diets in your homes - what are your thoughts? I try to buy high quality food in general, but last week my kids had McD fries and milk shakes for dinner.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 26, 2017 9:48:16 GMT -5
do you want only those posters to respond?
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 26, 2017 9:49:37 GMT -5
of course not! I want everyone to respond, I just remember that Milee was saying how her boys eat very sophisticated foods - so was curious if she is ever feeding them McD and such
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 26, 2017 9:54:52 GMT -5
Well, my kids eat McDs, but have never had any sort of pop/soda/whatever you want to call it. I'm not sure they've ever had shakes, either. Not much, if they have.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 26, 2017 9:55:44 GMT -5
My kids don't like carbonation so they don't drink soda or fizzy drinks. But they've tasted it which is how we know about it.
I plead the 5th on McDonald's though.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 26, 2017 9:58:13 GMT -5
Eta, they like shakes but dd doesn't finish hers and ds sucks his down and either complains of a tummy ache or vomits it back up. Shakes are for special occasions only.
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Post by andi9899 on Apr 26, 2017 10:01:33 GMT -5
I'm a foodie so my kids have always had a pretty versatile pallet. They do also eat fast food. Not as much as they used to since I've been on my weight loss journey, but they're no stranger to Mickey D's or any other fast food restaurant. Thing 2 drinks too much soda in my opinion, but it's not all she drinks and she's 17, so I'm picking my battles. Neither child has ever had a weight problem.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 26, 2017 10:10:35 GMT -5
I don't get a lot of takeout with DS because I know he gets it with X or X's parents - not a lot but at least once a week. But I admit that a lot of meals I make for him aren't "clean". Like tonight is pigs in a blanket (made from Nathan's all-beef hot dogs and canned crescent rolls), a vegetable (probably baby carrots), and a fruit (probably applesauce. I really shouldn't be letting him have white bread/biscuits, but I didn't get a chance to make homemade wheat biscuit dough. I guess I can make half of them with blankets and half without. Eh.
Tomorrow is chicken noodle soup (his request). I will actually make a lot of that from scratch. Friday night is pork-turkey meatballs (homemade), whole grain penne, and either broccoli or green beans (frozen).
Breakfasts are usually something I've made especially for him - like homemade wheat & flaxseed pancakes with honey and fresh fruit or a slice of homemade banana bread (again with wheat flour and flaxseed) and fruit. Occasionally we will have a real dessert - cookies, ice cream, etc. but rarely as he isn't supposed to have too much white flour or added sugar.
Bottom line to my long-ass post: I believe in healthy, clean eating, but I also believe everything is okay in moderation (whatever moderation means for that individual). He likes pizza, cookies, fries, etc... but he also likes fruits, certain vegetables, nuts, and some lean meats. I try not to make a habit of letting DS eat junky foods, but I am more concerned with his overall eating habits and health than policing everything he eats.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 26, 2017 10:13:26 GMT -5
I admit we have chicken nuggets (frozen from the store) and fries or tots (again, frozen from the store) around once a week. Yes I have tried to make my own nuggets for him, but he refused to eat them because they weren't dinosaur-shaped. Because you know, that's how meat is supposed to look!
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 26, 2017 10:23:30 GMT -5
Whatever my kids eat. .. I know according to someone's standards it's wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 10:25:06 GMT -5
Crap! My kids eat crap! (no matter what I write that's the response I'm going to get, so might as well start out there). eta: LOL Drama and I had the same thought.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 26, 2017 10:26:54 GMT -5
One kid will only eat crap. He will starve himself over eating something healthy.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 26, 2017 10:35:40 GMT -5
One kid will only eat crap. He will starve himself over eating something healthy. a couple of weeks ago I made mini cheese quiches and dumped a baby food container of butternut squash into the mix. I told DS they were "cheesy bites". They were inhaled and he asked me to pack them in his lunch the next day. I now know I can make those again and probably add more squash next time as long as he doesn't find out there are eggs or other veggies in them.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 26, 2017 10:43:01 GMT -5
One kid will only eat crap. He will starve himself over eating something healthy. a couple of weeks ago I made mini cheese quiches and dumped a baby food container of butternut squash into the mix. I told DS they were "cheesy bites". They were inhaled and he asked me to pack them in his lunch the next day. I now know I can make those again and probably add more squash next time as long as he doesn't find out there are eggs or other veggies in them. The first time I made cheesy penne pasta casserole, the kids loved it. Tried to make it with chunky garden spaghetti sauce (which really wasn't all that chunky) instead of the plain ass sauce, and neither kid liked it, though us adults liked it better. (Well, that, an neither kid liked squash as babies, one puking from it, so I'm pretty sure that would spoil whatever food I was making.)
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 26, 2017 10:44:08 GMT -5
a couple of weeks ago I made mini cheese quiches and dumped a baby food container of butternut squash into the mix. I told DS they were "cheesy bites". They were inhaled and he asked me to pack them in his lunch the next day. I now know I can make those again and probably add more squash next time as long as he doesn't find out there are eggs or other veggies in them. The first time I made cheesy penne pasta casserole, the kids loved it. Tried to make it with chunky garden spaghetti sauce (which really wasn't all that chunky) instead of the plain ass sauce, and neither kid liked it, though us adults liked it better. (Well, that, an neither kid liked squash as babies, one puking from it, so I'm pretty sure that would spoil whatever food I was making.) I used my stick blender on it til you couldn't see the vegetables and told DH I replaced it with the sauce he likes. Never figured it out.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 26, 2017 10:52:55 GMT -5
The first time I made cheesy penne pasta casserole, the kids loved it. Tried to make it with chunky garden spaghetti sauce (which really wasn't all that chunky) instead of the plain ass sauce, and neither kid liked it, though us adults liked it better. (Well, that, an neither kid liked squash as babies, one puking from it, so I'm pretty sure that would spoil whatever food I was making.) I used my stick blender on it til you couldn't see the vegetables and told DH I replaced it with the sauce he likes. Never figured it out. I think it's the taste of it. the kids didn't complain about any chunks of vegetables, but they have never liked carrots, and there's some in there. My kids are mostly anti-orange vegetables. Older kid would eat sweet potatoes as a baby, at least. The other one liked none of them. Got him to try my mashed sweet potatoes last week. (I didn't like them myself.) He said they were disgusting. He would live on bread, cheese, and applesauce if I let him.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 26, 2017 11:00:06 GMT -5
I used my stick blender on it til you couldn't see the vegetables and told DH I replaced it with the sauce he likes. Never figured it out. I think it's the taste of it. the kids didn't complain about any chunks of vegetables, but they have never liked carrots, and there's some in there. My kids are mostly anti-orange vegetables. Older kid would eat sweet potatoes as a baby, at least. The other one liked none of them. Got him to try my mashed sweet potatoes last week. (I didn't like them myself.) He said they were disgusting. He would live on bread, cheese, and applesauce if I let him. what about smoothies? Would they drink those?
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Post by giramomma on Apr 26, 2017 11:04:55 GMT -5
Hell if I know what my kids will eat.
They change their minds every 2.4556 nanno seconds. I'm too busy to keep up with what they will eat "today."
We have some basic "rules."
You must have a protein at breakfast. Cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs, sausage, faux meat (DD1 is now a vegetarian).
You must have fruits for your lunch and a protein.
Dinner we try to serve at least one thing most of the kids will eat. We also do veggies (limit fruits) and limit starches.
We limit starchy snacks. Once it's gone, it's gone. We try to limit empty calories. That stuff doesn't come in the house much.
DH does cook mostly from scratch these days. We rely on a processed meal once a week.
We don't eat out much in general, because of the money issue. My kids do enjoy a pizza or Subway. Because we have coupons. We will go to Taco Bell or McD's sometimes. Sometimes, it can't be helped. Usually when we vacation, we drive for a really long time. (Our last trip was 16 hours one way. Sorry, not going to try to prepare a healthy, from scratch dinner out of a microwave in a hotel room after being in the car for 8.5 hours.)
Honestly, as long as the kids stick within our parameters, I really don't care what they eat. I'm not going to be upset if DS is like..DUDE, NOT eating green beans. I'll have a salad. Great. Help yourself.
For the rest, I've got too much on my proverbial plate to worry about sanctimommies.
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Post by swasat on Apr 26, 2017 11:08:35 GMT -5
Fairly clean eater here too! My kids eat "almost" everything. I say almost because one wouldn't eat green peppers and blueberries and the other detests kiwis and a couple more things. Other than that, they eat everything. Including junk whenever we allow them Mealtimes in our house are pretty much what I cook and put on the table. I am a HUGE on clean eating so mostly its meats and veggies and soups and dishes made from scratch. I make my own chicken and vegetable stock too. My kids even eat things like barley, quinoa, squash and kale, which I have heard most kids don't eat. Perhaps it helps that DH and I eat everything too I work full time in a highly demanding job. It takes a significant amount of planning and prep to eat clean, but it can be done if you are organized enough to do it. We have our share of junk food once in a while. I am not the one to deny my kids some simple pleasures, so yes, they do get McDs, Burger King and other things off and on. The frequency is low though.
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Post by Regis on Apr 26, 2017 11:14:52 GMT -5
We let our kids eat whatever they want. After all, they are 25, 23 and 21.
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Post by zibazinski on Apr 26, 2017 11:22:52 GMT -5
When they were little, anything I put in front of them. Now that they're older, they eat everything!
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Apr 26, 2017 11:26:10 GMT -5
cereal, cereal bars, cheese sticks, strawberries, plain pasta.
Those 5 foods probably cover 75% of what my kids eat.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 26, 2017 11:35:31 GMT -5
I think it's the taste of it. the kids didn't complain about any chunks of vegetables, but they have never liked carrots, and there's some in there. My kids are mostly anti-orange vegetables. Older kid would eat sweet potatoes as a baby, at least. The other one liked none of them. Got him to try my mashed sweet potatoes last week. (I didn't like them myself.) He said they were disgusting. He would live on bread, cheese, and applesauce if I let him. what about smoothies? Would they drink those? A fruit smoothie would be no problem, but they already eat fruit. I would have the same problems I already do with veggie smoothies. Older kid might try and like some limited variety. Younger kid would run away screaming, without trying it. I mean, we can make him eat corn and green beans occasionally. That's it. The kid inherited my mom's stubbornness, which is extreme.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 26, 2017 11:45:08 GMT -5
just food for thought (pun intended): I was a TERRIBLE eater when I was a kid. My mom was raised with "eat everything on your plate" and whatever you got was it - no asking for a different food. To my grandparents' credit, there were 11 kids in the family and only my grandfather worked. Because of that, she raised me the opposite way for a while: I got some input on my meals and she didn't force me to finish my plate. I remember a lot of trips to McD's, lots of pizza, and lots of pancakes with Aunt Jemima syrup as a young kid. I was also a pretty picky and unadventurous eater (and also pretty chubby because my diet was shit and I hated sports). I got a LITTLE better by high school as I wanted to be thin and attractive.
Fast forward to now. I enjoy yoga, walking, biking, and various other types of exercise. I can rattle off lots of vegetables and fruits I love (I will cut you over sauteed brussels sprouts, raw red pepper/cucumber slices, or fresh pineapple). I will eat some crab and lobster. Avocados are everything. I heart homemade fruit smoothies. Thai, Mexican, or Arab food - yes please! And now I'M the one goading my mother into eating more fruits and vegetables!
Basically, a child's eating/health habits as a kid do not necessarily dictate how they will be as an adult. Starting off your kids the right way is great, but it's no guarantee of future habits.
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Post by raeoflyte on Apr 26, 2017 11:49:01 GMT -5
just food for thought (pun intended): I was a TERRIBLE eater when I was a kid. My mom was raised with "eat everything on your plate" and whatever you got was it - no asking for a different food. To my grandparents' credit, there were 11 kids in the family and only my grandfather worked. Because of that, she raised me the opposite way for a while: I got some input on my meals and she didn't force me to finish my plate. I remember a lot of trips to McD's, lots of pizza, and lots of pancakes with Aunt Jemima syrup as a young kid. I was also a pretty picky and unadventurous eater (and also pretty chubby because my diet was shit and I hated sports). I got a LITTLE better by high school as I wanted to be thin and attractive. Fast forward to now. I enjoy yoga, walking, biking, and various other types of exercise. I can rattle off lots of vegetables and fruits I love (I will cut you over sauteed brussels sprouts, raw red pepper/cucumber slices, or fresh pineapple). I will eat some crab and lobster. Avocados are everything. I heart homemade fruit smoothies. Thai, Mexican, or Arab food - yes please! And now I'M the one goading my mother into eating more fruits and vegetables! Basically, a child's eating/health habits as a kid do not necessarily dictate how they will be as an adult. Starting off your kids the right way is great, but it's no guarantee of future habits.100% agree. The only thing my parents really tried to control was soda, and the only thing I am completely out of control with as an adult is soda. I also developed plenty of emotional eating and food issues on my own as an adult without any input from my parents.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 26, 2017 11:51:21 GMT -5
I admit we have chicken nuggets (frozen from the store) and fries or tots (again, frozen from the store) around once a week. Yes I have tried to make my own nuggets for him, but he refused to eat them because they weren't dinosaur-shaped. Because you know, that's how meat is supposed to look! My husband did that once. Yes, it was "homemade" and yes, kids loved it. Who the hell cares It took my husband FOREVER to make them and if you are taking that much time to make dinner - we are going to have something a lot more nice than chicken nuggets. So, that was the end of that. I keep emergency box in the fridge. It's a huge one, from BJ, usually lasts us a long time
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 11:52:16 GMT -5
My son was a horribly picky eater. He wouldn't even eat hamburgers. It was chicken nuggets, spaghetti, Cheerios and milk all the time. Fast forward to age 14 and he'll eat anything dropped in front of him and be rummaging around in the fridge an hour later for leftover. He barely touches milk anymore, and is now the only one in our family that is almost 100% water (with the occasional Mt. Dew and tea thrown in there).
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Post by raeoflyte on Apr 26, 2017 11:53:55 GMT -5
I wish we did almost all homecooked meals from scratch, but that just isn't our reality.
We push really hard to have healthy snacks available that are available all the time to everyone. Working towards higher protein, lower carb breakfasts and dinners. Veggies at every meal, and a variety of veggies served in different ways throughout the week.
But the kids certainly have fast food, and ds sips my diet soda every chance he gets and unless he is about to spill it on something important I don't say anything to him.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 26, 2017 11:54:43 GMT -5
I admit we have chicken nuggets (frozen from the store) and fries or tots (again, frozen from the store) around once a week. Yes I have tried to make my own nuggets for him, but he refused to eat them because they weren't dinosaur-shaped. Because you know, that's how meat is supposed to look! My husband did that once. Yes, it was "homemade" and yes, kids loved it. Who the hell cares It took my husband FOREVER to make them and if you are taking that much time to make dinner - we are going to have something a lot more nice than chicken nuggets. So, that was the end of that. I keep emergency box in the fridge. It's a huge one, from BJ, usually lasts us a long time LOL, agree 100%!
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 26, 2017 11:55:49 GMT -5
just food for thought (pun intended): I was a TERRIBLE eater when I was a kid. My mom was raised with "eat everything on your plate" and whatever you got was it - no asking for a different food. To my grandparents' credit, there were 11 kids in the family and only my grandfather worked. Because of that, she raised me the opposite way for a while: I got some input on my meals and she didn't force me to finish my plate. I remember a lot of trips to McD's, lots of pizza, and lots of pancakes with Aunt Jemima syrup as a young kid. I was also a pretty picky and unadventurous eater (and also pretty chubby because my diet was shit and I hated sports). I got a LITTLE better by high school as I wanted to be thin and attractive. Fast forward to now. I enjoy yoga, walking, biking, and various other types of exercise. I can rattle off lots of vegetables and fruits I love (I will cut you over sauteed brussels sprouts, raw red pepper/cucumber slices, or fresh pineapple). I will eat some crab and lobster. Avocados are everything. I heart homemade fruit smoothies. Thai, Mexican, or Arab food - yes please! And now I'M the one goading my mother into eating more fruits and vegetables! Basically, a child's eating/health habits as a kid do not necessarily dictate how they will be as an adult. Starting off your kids the right way is great, but it's no guarantee of future habits. This is EXACTLY what I was wondering - would complete lack of eating fast food really translate into healthy eating habits as an adult Also, how much do I really want to believe that he didn't like how soda "made him feel". I will say this - after I spent over a grand on cavities for the two oldest kids, I completely cut out any kind of store bought juice bc according to their dentist it's really bad for their teeth. I do make home orange juice during late summer/early fall, hoping that they won't catch every cold.
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