At what age can you/should you totally drop the rope on food choices?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is genetic. Drop it. She gets cavities. It isn’t the end of the world

+1, I am prone to them. Brush twice a day, floss, mouth rinse - whole routine. DH brushes once a day, occasionally flosses - never gets cavities.

[Anonymous]

I have an almost 18 yo college bound senior. I stopped monitoring daily food intake long ago. But I still look at the big picture and try to steer and correct from time to time. Often that means simply posing a question as to whether they can find a healthier snack. Other times it’s imposing a soft limit on how much processed foods are being added to the grocery list or thrown into the cart. Some of that is because of the expense, so I may ask how much an item is priced. Some of it is health related and I may suggest that the number of processed foods bought for week be reduced. Overall, my focus is encouraging DC to think about smart buying choices and smart nutritional choices.