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Didn't think this would bother me this much...

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This is kind of a continuation to "aboynamedbarry's" post from yesterday I believe...

My work is having this "bring your kids to work" day. They've done it many times before and not once did I pay attention to what they are serving. Maybe that's way ignorant on my part, but hey, I didn't have kids so it just never crossed my mind.

In any case they said that they'll serve cupcakes, donuts and juice boxes. And I totally got bent out of shape. Obviosly DD can't have any of it but I was so upset b/c of other kids. Why all the sugar? How about cupcakes, fruit and juice/milk?? Those juice boxes they have are also from concentrate so really not that good.

I asked the question and they said "well it's more fun, b/c kids like sugar way more" Ugh, it just got me really going. I think as adults and parents we should try to point towards healthy foods not just do something for kids b/c it's more fun. Not that I'll never let DD have a cupcake, not at all, but if you always leave the healthy stuff out of the picture and just assume that kids will like the unhealthy stuff more, well guess what, of course they'll eat it and always prefer it. You are not even giving them an option...

That's all!

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  • namara5532namara5532 member

    That does suck they don't provide healthy options.  I'm sure the parents who don't want their kids having it though will just bring their own snacks and tell the kids they can't have what work provides.  If they can't tell their kids no, they have bigger problems.

    Maybe in following years (or even this year if you felt up to it), you could bring your own healthy snack to add to the table.  I'm sure they wouldn't tell you that you can't.

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    i used to work in a preschool and the things moms would send for snacks would astound me sometimes! like cupcakes for everyone at 10am. Really? and these are moms!!! ga! and also we would serve apple juice and i tried watering it down half and half and the kids would refuse to drink it. not that I care that much, good don't drink it! here's a delicious glass of water. what a concept. HA!
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    imageaboynamedbarry:
    i used to work in a preschool and the things moms would send for snacks would astound me sometimes! like cupcakes for everyone at 10am. Really? and these are moms!!! ga! and also we would serve apple juice and i tried watering it down half and half and the kids would refuse to drink it. not that I care that much, good don't drink it! here's a delicious glass of water. what a concept. HA!

    Yeah, I see my students eat some terrible things at lunch.  One Kindergartner had mini donuts, Pringles,  a Slim-Jim, and a Capri-Sun. For lunch.  Terrible.  I do think your work should provide better food, but most people do that because they think junk food is cheaper and easier...neither of which is true.  They also want to give them a treat so they look forward to being there...too bad kids get too many "treats" these days, so much that they're no longer treats! 


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    too bad kids get too many "treats" these days, so much that they're no longer treats! 

    This is so true!   I remember only having cake and ice cream at birthday parties and as a special event during the summer.  We hardly ever had chips in the house, and I never drank soda (still don't really).

     

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  • CharlieTheUnicornCharlieTheUnicorn member
    Meh, it's a special event and wouldn't bother me. Bring on the sugar!
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    imageCharlieTheUnicorn:
    Meh, it's a special event and wouldn't bother me. Bring on the sugar!

    This.  

    Then again, my mother was one of those bad mother's who allowed her children to eat brownies and ice cream for breakfast. 

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    imageraefre:

    imageCharlieTheUnicorn:
    Meh, it's a special event and wouldn't bother me. Bring on the sugar!

    This.  

    Then again, my mother was one of those bad mother's who allowed her children to eat brownies and ice cream for breakfast. 

    I'm one of those bad mothers. Wait, this isn't FFFC? My bad. 
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    imageraefre:

    imageCharlieTheUnicorn:
    Meh, it's a special event and wouldn't bother me. Bring on the sugar!

    This.  

    Then again, my mother was one of those bad mother's who allowed her children to eat brownies and ice cream for breakfast. 

    I'm one of those bad mothers. Wait, this isn't FFFC? My bad. 

    Tsk tsk. 

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