Parents feeding habits to young children?
why do so many parents give young children so much soda and sweets to eat? My own friend thinks that I’m horrible becuase I refuse to feed my kids sweets at all when they are toddlers! Why do people feed 1-3 yr old children sodas, cookies, chips, and other fatty, sugary food? This can’t be good for them, will dehydrate and malnourish them, and predisposes them for obesity later in life!
And I don’t just mean babies and infants. I’m talking about kids of all ages. The reason kids don’t eat healthy is becuase parents didn’t feed them properly to begin with. Children’s horrid eating habits would end if good eating habits where established early on! Right from the get go!
I completely agree with you. I don’t have kids, but I used to be a sugarholic. In January I finally decided to completely cut sugar out of my diet. It was really hard, but I did it. I am sooo happy now. I feel better, I am healthier, and I don’t have cravings anymore…now that I have broken the addiction. I would’ve never imagined that I would’ve done this; I used to think "depriving" myself of sweets was just impossible. I don’t feel deprived though, because all desires for it are gone. I have decided if I do have kids in the future, I will not feed them any sugar. They can get it all naturally from fruits, dairy, etc. Feeding young children sugar is like helping them form an addiction to a drug.
You might be interested in reading the book "Lick the Sugar Habit" by Applebee.