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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
csweet311
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My friends dont care to give their LOs veggies
csweet311
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or anything healthy for that matter. DD and I just returned from a 2day getaway with 2 of my friends and their 2 DDs.They literally inhaled only junk. Now we don't necessarily eat the healthiest while on vacation,as we like to indulge with treats BUT we still have some healthier items.The nite before we left my friend Celia brought over mac n cheese,french fries and sprite from burger king for the girls' dinner. I didnt really think much of it,no biggie since it was just a quickie. They ONLY drink chocolate milk or NO milk as her 6 year old matter-a-factly told me...which they routinely get each morning and nite. Hmm ok at least they're getting milk?!?! They don't eat breakfast but if they happen to,it's honey buns, chocolate/powdered donuts. The remainder of the trip included: pepperoni pizza,hot dogs,pb & j sammies,cheese balls,bbq chips,pringles,brownies,fruit snacks,juice boxes and soda. Meanwhile my LO is having milk,yogurt or fruit for breakfast with some dry cereal or bagel,fruit or vege for lunch/dinner along with some meat (other protein),drinking water and sometimes juice (100% only and diluted). I dont deprive DD from treats either. I will give her chips/cookies/ice cream also. I'm fine with offering them to her since she eats well throughout the day. My friend actually admitted she knows her kids dont eat healthy and seems to really be ok with it. She's also ALWAYS telling me that I will change the way that I am with having more kids....Really?!?! I will alter my kids' health because it's so hard to feed them properly? She never even thinks to offer them better choices because its such a waste (her words). Now I totally get,that if you choose not to take care of yourself, but it's not fair at all to your kids that you make the same choice for their lifestye.
Sorry,vent over 
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Re: My friends dont care to give their LOs veggies
That's too bad.
Admittedly, my dd won't drink milk unless it is a) the leftover in her cereal bowl or b) mixed with a spoonful of ovaltine. I've tried everything but I just can't get her to drink it otherwise. Oh, and if I call it milk at all, she won't drink it. I have to call it cereal juice or chocolate juice. Stupid, I know.
thanks punk
give me a break. not your kid - why do you care?
It is sad, but nothing you can do about it.
you are annoying. its not your kid.
i'm not going to comment on the food stuff. i wouldn't feed my kid all that crap in one day, but i don't have a picky eater either. and it was vacation - i eat like *** on vacation too.
BUT milk =/= super duper healthy liquid gold. this annoys me. Em maybe drinks one sippy of milk a day...MAYBE. DH and I don't drink milk period. We are both perfectly healthy and milk doesn't make or break a diet.
You are brilliant. Why the heck should I care about my friend's kids?! I could care less what you feed your kid,I don't know you. I have a relationship with these people,of course I care for them. Idiot. My post isn't intended for those who also don't feed their children properly. It's for the ones who understand and realize what I've just encountered. Did I once ask for your snide remarks or input?
No,I never said she's a bad mom. You just admitted that you do offer more choices. This mom doesnt at all and doesn't find it necesarry to do so.
Well, shiit, none of the stuff we comment on is our kid or our life. So? We can still have feelings about how someone else raises their kids/families/treat their dogs/wear their clothes......
Come on, Punk. You know you judge. I've seen you judge. Many times. I do too... it's all ok at the end of the day.
Barf.
Sure, it's not your business and what can you do?, but it's still sad when people make such terrible decisions for their children. Maybe if it were a doughnut for breakfast or ice cream after dinner or no veggies with dinner or something I would think, oh, it's vacation. But that is just excessive and wrong.
these people moving up from 9-12 are annoying though. dont deny it.
and i do not judge. ::giggle::
LOL I actually don't know who is who anymore and I'm on here (sadly) every day.
Yeah, no judgments coming down from Court of Punk. Nope.
OP's kid is 19 months.
i think its cute that she thinks she has to ASK me for snide remarks or input. :<3 no, honey, that is free of charge.
Thats too bad. Especially if she does it everyday not just on vacations. I know I get lazy sometimes & Sunday night will come & I'll say shoot she didn't really eat that well this weekend. I do try to get her fruits & veggies in when I can. Dairy as well. I'm fortunate though. DD is a good eater & likes fruit, veggies & dairy.
DH & I are both overweight & I have T2 diabetes. I don't want that for DD. Diabetes runs in both my family & DH's. His father has it & my mother & aunt both have it. My mom & aunt weren't/aren't overweight either. It just runs in the family. I'm working on getting better & DH & I are working on loosing weight. We want to be around for the long haul with DD & we also want to teach her the right way of eating.
A friend of mine's wife works with children through food therapy. He told me that even if your kid goes through a faze where they stop eating the good stuff, keep offering it. They'll outgrow that & go back to eating the good stuff if thats what you offer them.
So I think if she keeps offering them the good stuff they'll start eating it. Not to mention kids won't starve themselves. They'll eat what you give them eventually.
I know I had felt that I had formally arrived at the board until I had gotten a bit of Punk snipe. LOL
It's been awhile, though.....
i was pregnant and had gotten soft. ::cracks knuckles::
Well clearly you're simply a superior mother.
Here's your gold star!
you zip it echo!!! lol at LEAST 6 months.
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and stella! where is my gold star! my kids had nuggets for dinner!!
(i'll leave out the veggie/fruit side for negative points)
It won't change when you have more kids. If it's a priority for you now, it will be a priority for you then. In fact, I am even more strict about what my children eat now than I was when my oldest was younger.
It's unfortunate that so many parents don't see the long-term damage they are doing to their children by allowing them to eat junk. We spend so much time in our culture worrying about the social and emotional development of our children and forget that what we feed them is just as important.
Just stick to what you are doing. Hopefully your friend's children will be able to undo their parents' bad habits when they grow up.
Oh, you know you have the craving right now....lol.