Parents we are “friends” with fed our daughter fast food. Twice.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, your behavior is going to cost your daughter friendships. Word will get around that you guys are nuts and invites for your daughter will dry up. Not worth it to deal with you.

Anti fast food is really not an uncommon dieting restriction in UMC and highly educated parenting circles. But maybe it causes social issues in whatever proletariat orbit you’re steeping in.

NP. This comment just screams “I grew up LMC”

Taking your kids to McDonald’s screams family history of diabetes, heart disease & cancer, plus ignorance and child neglect.

I used to take my DD to McDonald's as a treat, after her PT sessions. She would work hard and it was painful, and this was a way to make the experience more pleasant for her. She's a middle schooler now and eats mostly healthy foods with occasional indulgences, same as when she was a kid. Except, no one is telling her how to eat, she makes good choices.

Wonder what OP (assuming not a troll) will do, when it turns out that they serve pizza and cake at practically every birthday party. Maybe her kid will not be invited, or she will forbid her from going. Or pack her a kale salad to eat at the party.

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Anonymous wrote:I had a suite mate in college who grew up with extremely strict food rules. For the first two weeks of college she ate nothing but cookies and Lucky Charms. Teaching your kid about sometimes foods is appropriate.

Had classmates in middle school who came from the same "sugar free" family. Cannot even tell you how much candy they ate at school. I don't remember if the teachers were aware of either the restriction or the sugar consumption.

Saw an interview of a girl who was raised on "The Farm", the hippie commune in Tennessee now famous for their midwives. Said she once found a gum wrapper and carried it around with her sniffing it fondly.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, your behavior is going to cost your daughter friendships. Word will get around that you guys are nuts and invites for your daughter will dry up. Not worth it to deal with you.

Anti fast food is really not an uncommon dieting restriction in UMC and highly educated parenting circles. But maybe it causes social issues in whatever proletariat orbit you’re steeping in.

NP. This comment just screams “I grew up LMC”

Taking your kids to McDonald’s screams family history of diabetes, heart disease & cancer, plus ignorance and child neglect.

I used to take my DD to McDonald's as a treat, after her PT sessions. She would work hard and it was painful, and this was a way to make the experience more pleasant for her. She's a middle schooler now and eats mostly healthy foods with occasional indulgences, same as when she was a kid. Except, no one is telling her how to eat, she makes good choices.

Wonder what OP (assuming not a troll) will do, when it turns out that they serve pizza and cake at practically every birthday party. Maybe her kid will not be invited, or she will forbid her from going. Or pack her a kale salad to eat at the party.

Yeah, literally every birthday party we've been to this year has had pizza or chicken nuggets and cake. It doesn't stress me out because yesterday my kid eats a ton of fruits and veggies most of the time. Nutrition is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Has OP come back to this thread? I really call TROLL now.

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From a food poisoning veteran who has more than enough globally adventurous eating under her belt, McD's hot foods are some of the safest things you can eat when traveling or on the go. They do not undercook anything, overcooked more like. It's also pretty consistent from country to country.

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Anonymous wrote:How would you react to this?

We do not do fast food. We don’t judge others, but that poison is not allowed in our house. We do not want our children developing a taste for it and these parents knew that.

Our daughter is friends and teammates with their daughter and stayed with them overnight last weekend. When we picked our daughter up, the first thing she asks is if we can go to Chick fil A or McDonald’s on the way home. She revealed they ate fast food twice while she was with them. And now she is already craving it.

My husband was furious and immediately called the girl’s parents. We could tell by their tone that they were basically mocking us and claimed we were overreacting. We are convinced they intentionally did this to undermine us and now our daughter has a “taste” for poisonous food.

How would I react? I would thank them for hosting my kid for a sleepover.

Then I would tell my kid no we can't go to Chick fil A.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to what people do who travel without ever buying fast food.

There are organic grocery stores everywhere, PP.

So when you’re on the highway, you leave the highway, drive into the nearest town, and attempt to locate an “organic grocery store” that may or may not be there? (They do not exist everywhere, contrary to your opinion).

You realize you’ve added an hour at least to your trip. Normal people either pack their own food or just bite the bullet and get a burger at the rest stop. Once in a while it’s not going to hurt you.

Plan ahead and pack food. Sweetgreen wil do in a pinch. Starbucks spinach feta wraps or some egg white egg bites in an emergency.

I don’t consider anything from Starbucks to be much better than McDonalds. It’s all heavily processed.

You haven't been to Starbucks lately, have you? Plenty of healthy options there. I got hardboiled eggs, apple, a little cheese and almonds, for example.

This is not proprietary Starbucks food. If you’re overpaying for eggs and apples by purchasing them there, you’re a damn fool.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to what people do who travel without ever buying fast food.

There are organic grocery stores everywhere, PP.

So when you’re on the highway, you leave the highway, drive into the nearest town, and attempt to locate an “organic grocery store” that may or may not be there? (They do not exist everywhere, contrary to your opinion).

You realize you’ve added an hour at least to your trip. Normal people either pack their own food or just bite the bullet and get a burger at the rest stop. Once in a while it’s not going to hurt you.

Plan ahead and pack food. Sweetgreen wil do in a pinch. Starbucks spinach feta wraps or some egg white egg bites in an emergency.

I don’t consider anything from Starbucks to be much better than McDonalds. It’s all heavily processed.

You haven't been to Starbucks lately, have you? Plenty of healthy options there. I got hardboiled eggs, apple, a little cheese and almonds, for example.

The egg bites are fine too. And they have ice waters and sugar free flavored sparkling waters in their cooler.

Why do you need flavor in your water? Why do you need your egg processed into “bites?” Are you an infant?

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You sound insane, OP! Get a grip.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I think you deserve a break today. Others may not agree with your stance, but I'm loving it. It's easy to get good food, fast. You just start with better ingredients, and make sure they're always fresh, never frozen.

If you look at it as BOTH sides wanting what's best for growing kids, whether that's quality time or quality food, then it's not really a conflict at all -- where's the beef? Granted, some PPs think that you should defer to the hosting family about food rules when your child is a guest, but I think you should stay strong and have it your way. You rule!

There’s nothing wrong with frozen vegetables. It’s canned ones that have fewer nutrients.

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I don't think you need to worry about ever getting an invite to anything with these people again. You solved your own problem.

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Anonymous wrote:I had a suite mate in college who grew up with extremely strict food rules. For the first two weeks of college she ate nothing but cookies and Lucky Charms. Teaching your kid about sometimes foods is appropriate.

Had classmates in middle school who came from the same "sugar free" family. Cannot even tell you how much candy they ate at school. I don't remember if the teachers were aware of either the restriction or the sugar consumption.

Saw an interview of a girl who was raised on "The Farm", the hippie commune in Tennessee now famous for their midwives. Said she once found a gum wrapper and carried it around with her sniffing it fondly.

Gum does smell really good. I’m particularly fond of grape.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to what people do who travel without ever buying fast food.

There are organic grocery stores everywhere, PP.

So when you’re on the highway, you leave the highway, drive into the nearest town, and attempt to locate an “organic grocery store” that may or may not be there? (They do not exist everywhere, contrary to your opinion).

You realize you’ve added an hour at least to your trip. Normal people either pack their own food or just bite the bullet and get a burger at the rest stop. Once in a while it’s not going to hurt you.

Plan ahead and pack food. Sweetgreen wil do in a pinch. Starbucks spinach feta wraps or some egg white egg bites in an emergency.

I don’t consider anything from Starbucks to be much better than McDonalds. It’s all heavily processed.

You haven't been to Starbucks lately, have you? Plenty of healthy options there. I got hardboiled eggs, apple, a little cheese and almonds, for example.

This is not proprietary Starbucks food. If you’re overpaying for eggs and apples by purchasing them there, you’re a damn fool.

OMG, you are dense. 1) no one is talking about price. We are discussing whether the food is healthy. 2) OF COURSE I'm overpaying. However, when I'm on a road trip somewhere I'll happily pay for it instead of some other crap.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to what people do who travel without ever buying fast food.

There are organic grocery stores everywhere, PP.

So when you’re on the highway, you leave the highway, drive into the nearest town, and attempt to locate an “organic grocery store” that may or may not be there? (They do not exist everywhere, contrary to your opinion).

You realize you’ve added an hour at least to your trip. Normal people either pack their own food or just bite the bullet and get a burger at the rest stop. Once in a while it’s not going to hurt you.

Plan ahead and pack food. Sweetgreen wil do in a pinch. Starbucks spinach feta wraps or some egg white egg bites in an emergency.

I don’t consider anything from Starbucks to be much better than McDonalds. It’s all heavily processed.

You haven't been to Starbucks lately, have you? Plenty of healthy options there. I got hardboiled eggs, apple, a little cheese and almonds, for example.

The egg bites are fine too. And they have ice waters and sugar free flavored sparkling waters in their cooler.

Why do you need flavor in your water? Why do you need your egg processed into “bites?” Are you an infant?

Why do you need salt in your food or pepper or anything else? Just eat everything raw, straight from the group. You are a moron.

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