Kids don't want to go raw (works on husbands too!)

[Guest guest]

I completely agree with Tammy and Stacey, but wanted to add that the same

strategy works on husbands too. ;-)

 

My dh resists ANY change, especially when it comes to food. (or if it wasn't

HIS idea.) Instead of begging, pleading, preaching or any thing like that... I

am slowly changing the options I put on the table for my family.

 

 

With every meal a fresh salad is there, instead of any bread options I am

giving them steamed veggies. It's been a very slow process, but instead of

meeting resistance I am getting requests for more salads!

 

Another subtle change that I have been using for months now, was to place a

glass of water at each place sitting at the table before they ever come to the

table. I haven't seen anyone reach for a soda at meal time since last fall.

 

The non raw food items that they insist on having, I have changed to organic

when ever possible. Like milk, they think they HAVE to have it, then I require

that it be at least organic. (compromise)

 

For my son, I keep quick snack options on hand constantly. If he has a choice

between sliced red, yellow or orange peppers or chips, (if I have the peppers

already sliced) he picks them every time! I always keep a large green fruit

bowl on the counter with apples, oranges and bananas so that they always have a

healthy choice when the need for grazing strikes.

 

 

I keep a Pyrex container full of cut up cauliflower, and find my husband

eating that for his " late night " snacks instead of going thru the hassle of

making popcorn. I have to laugh, because he says he is only eating the

cauliflower because he is to lazy to make popcorn, but I think the truth is he

LIKES it better.

 

I know they are a far cry from raw, but they have come a long way in a short

time, without a single food battle! So the proof is in the pudding in my

opinion. My husband has lost 12 pounds since I started my raw journey in mid

Feb and he thinks the whole thing was his idea too.

 

And to clarify, that I am doing all the above for them while I am still eating

raw. To some extent its preparing two meals, but I am sticking to doing what I

believe to be right while I am letting them make their own choices too.

 

Kindest Regards,

Leah

 

PS my son LOVES to make his own fruit leathers. He thinks " cooking " is fun,

and I love that he is eating raw!

 

 

paddlerwoman wrote:

Kelly,

 

As a mother of three grown daughters I would like to second Stacey's

advice regarding not forcing raw onto your kids. One of my daughters

remembers how one of the boys in her class who always had a lunch

filled with junk food would trade his candy bars for fruit with kids

whose parents didn't let them have any or much candy. In this case both

children were wanting what they did not get at home, or were forbidden

at home. there was another family whose mother was big on Shakley (

vitamin/mineral supplements) and no sugar. Unfortunately, her kids were

always trading and sneaking as much sugary things as they could get.

They probably ate more sugar than any of the other kids. This was in

the 70's and early 80's when eating raw was not out there, or if it was

it was so far out that only a very few had heard of it. If you can let

your kids think that they are choosing to eat this way, you will be

more successful in the long run. If you can get them to like eating

50-80% raw and not craving all the things they can't have they will

probably end up with a healthier diet in the long run. Also,

remembering our discussion about protective services and kids that are

raw last month, it might not be a good idea to have the kids too upset

about this way of eating. My guess is that there are many raw foods

that they won't even realize are raw unless you tell them, such as

homemade " granola " and juices. Many things that people eat everyday can

be raw/live and no one will identify them as such unless you tell them.

 

 

 

 

 

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