Just followed a school bus through town... (Page 4)

Raw fruits and veggies????

chadtower - 2008-06-05 11:01 AM

1stTimeTri - 2008-06-05 10:51 AM Raw fruits and veggies????

 

That's good too, but you also have to give them things they're actually going to put into their mouth. Show me a kid who's going to eat raw veggies. I eat a lot of apples and my younger son will too but my older son has palate texture issues. Most fruits will make him gag and he literally cannot swallow them. I believe his response - I had it as a kid too and still have it for some fruits. I eventually ended up learning to pop them in a blender with some apple juice in order to get my fruit servings in but didn't get to that until well into my 20s.

Most of the young kids I nannied for happily snacked on raw baby carrots - they come in a bag, prewashed. Can't get much simpler than that - open bag, dump on plate. Apple slices and bananas were usually hits as well. Never met a kid who wouldn't eat a banana.

chadtower - 2008-06-05 10:01 AM

1stTimeTri - 2008-06-05 10:51 AM Raw fruits and veggies????

 

That's good too, but you also have to give them things they're actually going to put into their mouth. Show me a kid who's going to eat raw veggies. ..

My sons!  They love carrots, and my 2nd son enjoys snap peas like I do.  Depending on the mood, they'll go after broccoli.  My wife instilled this healthiness immediately.  I'm proud of her!

My son does love raw carrots, it's one of the few veggies he'll eat.  Bananas are a hit too.

He hates meat though - I think the texture repluses him.......although he doesn't have a problem with processed nuggets, hmmm.  He flat out refuses to eat any chicken, pork or beef that we make.  I've taken to food processing ground chicken and sticking it in our spaghetti sauce - it's so small he can't pick it out.  Anyone have any other ideas?   

We've been actively making him join us at dinner with healthier food (but there's been many times when he refuses to eat anything).  It's hard to watch him go hungry, but I suppose if he were really hungry, he'd eat what we were having. 

*sigh*  I wish kids came with a manual.

Yup - kids aren't stupid. He won't starve.

Not a big deal if he doesn't like meat, I guess, but is he at least getting other protein sources, like beans? I wouldn't worry too much as long as he gets a viable protein source at mealtimes.

You could "make" your own chicken nuggets, simply by coating "nugget-sized" pieces of chicken breasts (sans bones, of course) with plain bread crumbs and some seasoning and baking them. A teeny bit time consuming, but at least they wouldn't contain any processed crap and wouldn't be fried. And you could make a bunch, stick them in the fridge and they'd last for a few days. Could probably freeze them too.

Other than that, keep bringing him to to the table - that's great and really important - he'll eat it, if he's hungry enough and it's there. I nannied for some families who didn't sit down together for meals and it just always seemed sad to me (the one family fed their kids in front of the TV - while the parents were home in the other room; not sure why they needed me there too! - inexcusable!!)

Backpacks??  Apparently we were not that soFisticated to have backpacks.  Load the books in a large gym bag and sling it over one shoulder and then alternate on the walk to and from school.

I meant to add that too! Trader Joe's, if you have one nearby, makes really good soy nuggets that aren't that crappy and actually taste good. I buy them for myself sometimes b/c they're quick and usually, I don't feel like cooking or thawing meat when I get home late.

Actually studies have shown that healthy people cost more in terms of health care because they live longer and are subject to the diseases of old age such as cancer.  Secondly at what point do you stop, how about helmet laws? Cyclists (motorcyclists and Bicyclists) who don't wear their helmets are more likely to sustain serious head injuries in a crash.  These people increase health care costs shall we now mandate helmet use?  Loud music damages hearing shall we now mandate noise limits at rock concerts?  Some people will tell you red meat is bad for you shall we outlaw steaks?  Where does it stop?  What lifestyle choices do you make that I don't agree with, is it right for me to force my beliefs or priorities on you?  Is the life style unhealthy yes I don't think even the people living it would disagree, but does that make all of them, or even most of them morally bankrupt, lazy, uncaring...?  People have different priorities in life among your top priorities is eating right but that is not the case for all people.  I have seen people who are more concerned about their kid’s athletic performance than their academic ability, I think this is atrocious.   Just look at an interview with a number or pro athletes, the butchering of the English language that is rampant makes me wince.  Are the parents of these people bad?  Ultimately I try to look at people the way my mother taught me - There but for the grace of God/Providence/a unique set of circumstances go I.  Also known as - when they come for you who will stand up for you?

I also remember our pediatrician telling us our kids won't starve.  Well, I believe that to be true but I still become concerned when they don't eat.  My daughter, now 8, won't eat meat either.  In fact, if she never had to eat anythng but raw fruits and vegtables she would be happy.  But this worries us, she is very thin and her energy level is not always where we think in should be.  We don't want to make eating stressfull for her...but we also want her to take in more calories.  We're constantly working on getting her to try new things...it's a struggle!  My 6 year old son on the other hand hates fruits and vegies and would live off of meat, cheese, noodles and chocolate if we let him. 

Exactly. As adults, we are free to make stupid choices and f*ck up our lives all we want. But come on, if a parent loved their children, they wouldn't let them become obese by the age of 5 - that IS neglect, and bad parenting, imho. And I don't think you have to necessarily BE a parent to understand how important it is to take care of your children. It's common sense. And furthermore, wouldn't parents want to stay healthy themselves, so they can be around to see their kids grow up?

Actually studies have shown that healthy people cost more in terms of health care because they live longer and are subject to the diseases of old age such as cancer.  >

   Boy, that's a quick jump to "I have gotten the look from people like you"... tell me again, who is   pre-judging whom?

 Reffering to your statement - 

 Couple of things. In the case of obesity, it's pretty easy to get a good idea of the lifestyle from the "snapshot picture".

You apperently believe that you can tell you about peoples lifestyle by looking at them, your words not mine.  I did not mean to imply that you give people "the look".  If that is what you are objecting too I apologize, that was not my intent.

 I'm very interested in the studies you mention that show healthy people cost more in terms of health care because they live longer

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18711498

That's not a study.  That's a simulation.

Those of us who deal with this on a daily basis don't need a simulation.  The vast majority of my time is dealing with self-imposed problems from smoking to obesity to alcoholism. 

For the record, that's not a judgement of anybody.  It's just an honest observation.