Food, Drink & Dining Out Lollies for kids... should I not?

[mouncey2franklin]

Myself, mainly, and talking to teachers I know who see this behaviour.

What, teachers who have somehow followed the lives of children from primary school through to adulthood, and been able to somehow know how disciplined the individuals were when given freedom to choose their own foods?

 

[perthblue]

What, teachers who have somehow followed the lives of children from primary school through to adulthood, and been able to somehow know how disciplined the individuals were when given freedom to choose their own foods?

Not adulthood obviously but children who are deprived of treats at home are inclined to sneak food and overeat.

Giving kids sweets all the time, and depriving them of it altogether, are two sides of the same coin in terms of not teaching them healthy habits IMO

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Not adulthood obviously but children who are deprived of treats at home are inclined to sneak food and overeat.

Fair enough.

 

[Scotland]

I agree with the perthblue school of parenting.

Also I think you need to be a migrant or first generation to buy Milka.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Not adulthood obviously but children who are deprived of treats at home are inclined to sneak food and overeat.

Giving kids sweets all the time, and depriving them of it altogether, are two sides of the same coin in terms of not teaching them healthy habits IMO

It’s similar with drinking. The ones who’s parents don’t even let them try alcohol as a teen end up the biggest drunks.

 

[Deliverance]

It’s similar with drinking. The ones who’s parents don’t even let them try alcohol as a teen end up the biggest drunks.

To a certain extent, that's not true.
https://www.verywellmind.com/early-drinking-age-and-the-risk-of-alcoholism-69521

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Helps if parents actually give a s**t about cooking. Mum overcooked chicken and steak to the point of needing to chew a million times before swallowing. Vegetables boiling until 20 minutes of Neighbours or Home and Away.

Looking back, no surprise 90% of the money we made from our teenage jerbs went to junk food and soft drink.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Helps if parents actually give a **** about cooking. Mum overcooked chicken and steak to the point of needing to chew a million times before swallowing. Vegetables boiling until 20 minutes of Neighbours or Home and Away.

Looking back, no surprise 90% of the money we made from our teenage jerbs went to junk food and soft drink.

Usually it’s out of ignorance more than not caring, most don’t understand that veggies are better for you when not overly cooked.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

To a certain extent, that's not true.
https://www.verywellmind.com/early-drinking-age-and-the-risk-of-alcoholism-69521

I think the discussion in this thread is centred on anecdotal evidence with tiny sample sizes.

Take your scientific evidence elsewhere, bucko.

 

[perthblue]

I think the discussion in this thread is centred on anecdotal evidence with tiny sample sizes.

Take your scientific evidence elsewhere, bucko.

If you disagree with me why don't you try and make a point?

 

[Catfish Alley]

I wouldn’t care if somebody did that and probably wouldn’t be friends with people that uptight. Some parents are pretty strict with that type of thing though. Probably just ask ‘hey, is it ok to give your kids this?’.

 

[Scotland]

If you disagree with me why don't you try and make a point?

Not the new MO.

 

[Scotland]

I wouldn’t care if somebody did that and probably wouldn’t be friends with people that uptight. Some parents are pretty strict with that type of thing though. Probably just ask ‘hey, is it ok to give your kids this?’.

Why can't parents just teach moderation like normal people?

Way too many either letting kids eat anything they want or banning them from eating anything fun because they saw a Pete Evans talk.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Because some people are assholes.

 

[FRUMPY]

Helps if parents actually give a **** about cooking. Mum overcooked chicken and steak to the point of needing to chew a million times before swallowing. Vegetables boiling until 20 minutes of Neighbours or Home and Away.

Looking back, no surprise 90% of the money we made from our teenage jerbs went to junk food and soft drink.

Me and my brothers laugh about my mums cooking of veggies. Sounds the same as yours, overcooked and terrible. Amazing now when you cook them properly they aren't as bad.

 

[craigos]

I'd just keep giving the kid lollies and watch the parent lose their mind.

Oh sorry, I keep forgetting.

Also, at the risk of being a misogynistic pos, is this usually the domain of Mothers, not Fathers?

 

[Scotland]

Boiling the s**t out of veges just makes them soft and takes out most of the nutrients but it doesn't make them inedible. It's not like grilling a steak for 10 minutes each side then needing teeth like Jaws from the James Bonds films to get through.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Makes them pretty gross though. No reason to do it.

 

[utility]

I rarely give my children cooked vegetables. I rather give them salads - including raw broccoli at times.

 

[perthblue]

why the * are people boiling vegetables?

 

[ioppolo]

why the **** are people boiling vegetables?

Very 70s thing. My mother grew up eating bland boiled vegetables.

 

[Billy ray]

Only veggies I cook for my boys and myself are potatoes and corn.
Every night i have them they get raw beans, peas, snow peas, brocoli, carrots and other salady stuff.
I too remember the boiled s**t out of veggies from my childhood

 

[Scotland]

I usually steam broccoli, carrots etc. briefly. Would only boil a spud to mash it.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Depends what I’m making. Prefer a quick flash heat on a wok.

 

[Off The Couch]

I tend to sauté vegetables with some garlic or ‘erbs

I’m another for having had to endure boiled vegetables - dinner at 6, start cooking the cabbage at 5. Used to be see through by the time it hit the table