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post #1 of 21
8/21/06 at 6:09pm
Thread Starter 
but a serious observation.

Brownies and other junk food will make your children fat.

This is what I wanted to say to my ds's friends mother when she was wishing that her son would slim down some more. This was said after giving the children a snack of frosted brownies with mini m & m 's in them.

And you might want to toss the Game Cube, too.


Sometimes, I just want to say "Duh".
post #2 of 21
8/21/06 at 6:34pm
but still sad for that kid
post #3 of 21
8/21/06 at 7:07pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by kewb
but a serious observation.

Brownies and other junk food will make your children fat.

This is what I wanted to say to my ds's friends mother when she was wishing that her son would slim down some more. This was said after giving the children a snack of frosted brownies with mini m & m 's in them.

And you might want to toss the Game Cube, too.


Sometimes, I just want to say "Duh".


I have a friend who has been giving her DD chocolate chip cookies since 8 months old : and then wonders why she is hyper.
post #4 of 21
8/21/06 at 7:27pm
post #5 of 21
8/21/06 at 8:01pm
post #6 of 21
8/21/06 at 8:04pm
It's true. My younger brother drinks, on average, 6-8 sodas per day. He has been "chubby" since he was about 5. He's the only one of 4 siblings to be on the heavy side. The other 3 of us don't care for soda.
post #7 of 21
8/21/06 at 8:34pm
Well yea too many of them surely will.
post #8 of 21
8/21/06 at 8:36pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by kewb
but a serious observation.

Brownies and other junk food will make your children fat.

This is what I wanted to say to my ds's friends mother when she was wishing that her son would slim down some more. This was said after giving the children a snack of frosted brownies with mini m & m 's in them.

And you might want to toss the Game Cube, too.


Sometimes, I just want to say "Duh".
Well

She could always give *ME* the brownies....

:

Those sound SOOOOO good...
post #9 of 21
8/22/06 at 12:48am
This is why I eat the brownies before my kids can get them




















Well not every time.
post #10 of 21
8/22/06 at 1:32am
Quote:
Originally Posted by kewb
but a serious observation.

Brownies and other junk food will make your children fat.

This is what I wanted to say to my ds's friends mother when she was wishing that her son would slim down some more. This was said after giving the children a snack of frosted brownies with mini m & m 's in them.

And you might want to toss the Game Cube, too.


Sometimes, I just want to say "Duh".
Well, my 45lb almost 8yo would disagree...my kids are allowed junk food and *gasp* video games and they could all afford to gain a few pounds so really, junk food MAY make your kids fat, but I don't think it's fair to say that they WILL make your kids fat. Semantics, I know.
post #11 of 21
8/22/06 at 5:09am
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Originally Posted by wende
Well, my 45lb almost 8yo would disagree...my kids are allowed junk food and *gasp* video games and they could all afford to gain a few pounds so really, junk food MAY make your kids fat, but I don't think it's fair to say that they WILL make your kids fat. Semantics, I know.
True. My kids are allowed junk food (they bought me a huge ice cream bar tonight actually. And we all ate them before dinner lol) and video games. Dd is quite thin and Ds has always been built big. It is what it is. We try for some kinda balance.
post #12 of 21
8/22/06 at 7:44am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by wende
junk food MAY make your kids fat, but I don't think it's fair to say that they WILL make your kids fat. Semantics, I know.
Good point. I should clarify there are some other bad dietary habits in that house. It is not just the Brownies.
post #13 of 21
8/22/06 at 2:27pm
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Originally Posted by Rhiannon Feimorgan
This is why I eat the brownies before my kids can get them


Well not every time.
That's what a good mama does!
post #14 of 21
8/22/06 at 3:11pm
Heee! I just eat the M&Ms after they're in bed for the night
post #15 of 21
8/22/06 at 3:26pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by wende
Well, my 45lb almost 8yo would disagree...my kids are allowed junk food and *gasp* video games and they could all afford to gain a few pounds so really, junk food MAY make your kids fat, but I don't think it's fair to say that they WILL make your kids fat. Semantics, I know.
Yup, I watched TV and ate junk food and I was the smallest kid in my class for YEARS. In 2nd grade we had this deal on the Guness book of world records and I weighed 3lbs less than the worlds fattest cat.

All things in moderation I always say. An occsional brownie or cookie never killed anyone, if your whole diet consisits of brownies and cake and soda pop then you may have a problem, but if you feed your kid healthy stuff the majority of the time and they get lots of active play then it's okay.
post #16 of 21
8/22/06 at 5:15pm
I think the point is not that junk food will absolutely make every child fat and hyper.The point is that the mother was handing her kids junk food then complaining about their fitness level. Being part of the problem and not the solution, ya know? I'd just tell her if she's going to complain about her kids being overweight, lazy, hyper, whatever... maybe she should take a closer look at what she's handing them to put into their bodies and their activity level.
post #17 of 21
8/22/06 at 5:25pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by wende
Well, my 45lb almost 8yo would disagree...my kids are allowed junk food and *gasp* video games and they could all afford to gain a few pounds so really, junk food MAY make your kids fat, but I don't think it's fair to say that they WILL make your kids fat. Semantics, I know.
Yes, I've got one of those, too. Almost 8 and 49 lbs. Sigh. He can have anything he wants to eat.
post #18 of 21
8/22/06 at 5:27pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CryPixie83
The point is that the mother was handing her kids junk food then complaining about their fitness level. Being part of the problem and not the solution, ya know?
Yes, that is exactly what I was thinking.
post #19 of 21
8/22/06 at 5:27pm
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Being part of the problem and not the solution, ya know? I'd just tell her if she's going to complain about her kids being overweight, lazy, hyper, whatever... maybe she should take a closer look at what she's handing them to put into their bodies and their activity level.
Yeah, I agree. Also, instilling good dental hygiene habits as well....im sure she wouldn't want to deal with cavaties on top of that...
post #20 of 21
8/22/06 at 5:31pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by wende
Well, my 45lb almost 8yo would disagree...my kids are allowed junk food and *gasp* video games and they could all afford to gain a few pounds so really, junk food MAY make your kids fat, but I don't think it's fair to say that they WILL make your kids fat. Semantics, I know.
I was going to say the same thing. My DS eats junk food (but he also eats a lot of fruits and healthy food) and plays the occasional video game and he has no isse with weight.

He is pretty much allowed to eat whatever he wants. I try to limit the candy though so he doesn't get super hyper. Plus, i limit his intake of Red40 and a lot of the candy that he likes has that in it.
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