families, kids & fast food - hi melissa

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hi melissa,

 

--- melissa_hopp <hoppmel wrote:

 

> I am very careful what I feed my family..When

> purchasing premade

> things I only get stuff with short, simple,

> understandable

> ingredient lists...I avoid additives and colorings,

> hfc's, etc....

> I buy organic when I can.

 

i try to do this also.

 

> My poor kids have never had a happy meal nor any of

> those things you

> can buy that you can put color changing sprinkles on

> or those " fun "

> foods that come in neon shades...poor deprived kids

>

 

i'm the same way with my son. but i'm lucky, he never

asks to go to mcdonalds or really for any of the

colored, " fun " stuff...and that's a good thing. last

year at his preschool, they brought in happy meals for

all the kids and he refused it, didn't even want the

french fries or toy. he told his teacher if he ate

anything from mcdonald's it would make him throw up.

lmao! i guess he was really paying attention when we

watched " super-size me " .

 

it's suprising to me how many mothers take their kids

to mcdonalds and other equally horrible fast food

places every week. at playgroups and when talking to

other moms i get the impression that they think i'm

awful for not taking my son to these places. funny, i

feel differently....i think taking him to those places

would be child abuse!

 

My step

> mother in law (add evil if you choose) is positive

> the kids will

> rebel and eat horribly when they can, she is sure

> that they indulge behind my back...

 

don't listen to her. you are giving them a good,

healthy foundation to base their food decisions on.

they may stray once in awhile, but they will always

return to the good stuff.

 

susie

 

 

 

 

 

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