Glazed and chocolate donuts for breakfast most mornings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just got back from a trip to Tampa where my husband's cousins fed her kids only junk food. I was alone with my toddler and 4 year old and her and her 1 year and 2 year olds---and they did not eat anything but donuts, rice krispy treats (she considers cereal), christmas cookies...they seriously didn't ingest anything normal. I had to ask her for some bread to make my guys a peanut butter sandwich....

the most disturbing part was at dinner at a restaurant...she asked for coca-cola in their sippies.....the waiter said '4?' and I nearly jumped out of my seat and shouted 'no--water for my 2'....

It was so Britney. I don't necessarily think it's regional more socieconomical.

Ugh, how awful. I don't even think cereal qualifies as decent food, given the amount of sugar and other crap it contains (but I'm not American, either). Some EU countries have some interesting guidelines regarding that, read something about the UK studies recently...wish I could remember where so I could post a link. something about how only 1 cereal on the market meets the guidelines as proper food due to the sugar content. Interesting. And peanut butter only counts in you're using natural: read smashed peanuts, no extras....

agreed about the peanut butter (we only buy all natural), but given the house I was in--it was the healthiest thing avail at the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Awesome story - it makes me shiver. Biggest Loser is starting a new season tonight, BTW.

Krispy Kreme should start shooting a spinach or pumpkin filling into donut holes. I'd probably eat three before noticing the odd texture...

Hhhm, oddly I think I"d eat the spinach before I'd venture to eat pumpkin.

[Anonymous]

To answer your question, I grew up in the DC area. Donuts: absolutely. At Bethany Beach. That donut shop, though it's changed hands, is an institution. Once a year vacation was the only time we ate them, as well as sugar cereal. A real treat.

[Anonymous]

grew up Italian

You usually had a pastry or a biscotti or a slice of panettone with your coffee in the morning.

No one in my immediate family is fat.

But I'd never feed my kid donuts each morning for breakfast. We might have them every so often on a Sunday once a month, but that's about it.

Go figure.

[Anonymous]

Hey OP,

Sis here. Please don't come visit ever again. First of all, I don't need you judging me behind my back. But what I really don't need it you bashing me--YOUR SISTER--on a forum like this. You're dead to me biatch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey OP,

Sis here. Please don't come visit ever again. First of all, I don't need you judging me behind my back. But what I really don't need it you bashing me--YOUR SISTER--on a forum like this. You're dead to me biatch.

She was not referring to her sister, you troll! If you could read, you will see that she's talking about her husband's cousin's wife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the sugary drink in the sippies is worse than the doughnuts. what the hell? I hate that when we go out to eat and order milk for my son, the server always asks, "chocolate milk?"
No, we said MILK.

It's still milk if it has chocolate in it, just in case you didn't realize that the chocolate syrup doesn't actually alter the molecular structure of the milk.

No but it adds empty calories, refined sugar, AND chocolate inhibits calcium absorption. So, adding choclate syrup basically turns good old wholesome milk into junk. I have never understood why so many moms semed to think adding choclate is a good way to get their kids to drink milk. Truly the main point of having kids drink milk is for the calcium, otherwise water is much better. In fact, there are lots of theopries that cow's milk (made for cow's babies) is not really very good for humans anyway but, human kids DO need calcium and, ergo, drink milk. So, again, why would anyone add choclate to it???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey OP,

Sis here. Please don't come visit ever again. First of all, I don't need you judging me behind my back. But what I really don't need it you bashing me--YOUR SISTER--on a forum like this. You're dead to me biatch.

She was not referring to her sister, you troll! If you could read, you will see that she's talking about her husband's cousin's wife.

Don't blame Sis Poster. Blame the sugar overload from her dozen donuts from Krispy Kreme. She's probably on a high and won't even remember posting.

[Anonymous]

PP, if you're really the sister (though I doubt it), why donuts and sugary drinks? Are they cheaper than other options? Easier to serve? Did you get in the habit and now the kids expect it? Is it what you eat too? Your husband? Is it what your friends serve their children? I'm interested, because apparently it's not what you grew up with. When did you make the change?

Are there other people on this thread who feed their own children something different from what their parents served them? Why do you do it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the sugary drink in the sippies is worse than the doughnuts. what the hell? I hate that when we go out to eat and order milk for my son, the server always asks, "chocolate milk?"
No, we said MILK.

It's still milk if it has chocolate in it, just in case you didn't realize that the chocolate syrup doesn't actually alter the molecular structure of the milk.

No but it adds empty calories, refined sugar, AND chocolate inhibits calcium absorption. So, adding choclate syrup basically turns good old wholesome milk into junk. I have never understood why so many moms semed to think adding choclate is a good way to get their kids to drink milk. Truly the main point of having kids drink milk is for the calcium, otherwise water is much better. In fact, there are lots of theopries that cow's milk (made for cow's babies) is not really very good for humans anyway but, human kids DO need calcium and, ergo, drink milk. So, again, why would anyone add choclate to it???

Let me say first that I am not a fan of the "donut of the day" club. However, I do believe in moderation. If a kid drinks chocolate milk once a day, what's the big deal? My kid has it each morning. But she also eats eggs, PB&J, fruit, chicken, loads of fish, and vegetables - unhappily, I'll add, but she does eat them if they're baked and seasoned!

So to harp on something as silly as chocolate milk is ridiculous. Chocolate milk is not going to destroy a fairly balanced diet.

such extremes on this forum!

[Anonymous]

OP back again. I love doughnuts, and the less virtuous the better. ie, not those whole-grain baked goods that WF sells

I love McDonalds and Popeye's and I really, really love a greasy NY pie with cheese that dribbles down your chin. I eat Little Debbies and those weird Hostess snowball colored things. I am so not holier-than-thou.

This said, I can't imagine giving my kids the weird Hostess snowball colored things for breakfast each morning, with a chaser of diet Snapple. But I'm a little uptight on some subjects and so I was truly wondering if I'm out of touch.

FWIW, the true protagonist in my story is actually not my sister, but my brother and SIL. I was trying to change details to protect the innocent!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And there is no shortage of fat kids and fat adults here, either.

You have not seen fat people until you go to southern WV (where I grew up). Mountain Dew in the sippy cup is considered normal. So yes, partly I think it is a regional thing. If the moms you are comparing your parenting style to are the all-organic moms on DCUM vs. Mountain Dew moms, then you have a different "normal.

[Anonymous]

My son is only 16 months but he gets a frozen waffle or homemade pancake (I make a big batch some weekends and freeze them) with banana and blueberries almost every morning. He drinks milk at breakfast. I will however get him a few munchkins at the drive through when I get a coffee, but not every day for breakfast, usually after breakfast or for a snack in the afternoon.

[Anonymous]

WOA LADIES....chill out. Of course its not healthy everyday. But really does that make one a bad parent? I think nutrition is important, but raising and emotionally healthy child is more. I am striving to do both, but come on know RELAX.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the sugary drink in the sippies is worse than the doughnuts. what the hell? I hate that when we go out to eat and order milk for my son, the server always asks, "chocolate milk?"
No, we said MILK.

It's still milk if it has chocolate in it, just in case you didn't realize that the chocolate syrup doesn't actually alter the molecular structure of the milk.

No but it adds empty calories, refined sugar, AND chocolate inhibits calcium absorption. So, adding choclate syrup basically turns good old wholesome milk into junk. I have never understood why so many moms semed to think adding choclate is a good way to get their kids to drink milk. Truly the main point of having kids drink milk is for the calcium, otherwise water is much better. In fact, there are lots of theopries that cow's milk (made for cow's babies) is not really very good for humans anyway but, human kids DO need calcium and, ergo, drink milk. So, again, why would anyone add choclate to it???

Let me say first that I am not a fan of the "donut of the day" club. However, I do believe in moderation. If a kid drinks chocolate milk once a day, what's the big deal? My kid has it each morning. But she also eats eggs, PB&J, fruit, chicken, loads of fish, and vegetables - unhappily, I'll add, but she does eat them if they're baked and seasoned!

So to harp on something as silly as chocolate milk is ridiculous. Chocolate milk is not going to destroy a fairly balanced diet.

such extremes on this forum!

No, not extremes. I too believe that most things are okay in moderation too but the entire nutritional rationale for drinking milk is ruined by adding the chocolate. Why not give the child something sweet or a treat later on? If they hate milk, give them a glass of orange juice with added calcium or fat free yogurt but, save the chocolate for later, well after the calcium has had time to be absorbed. Chocolate milk is just D-U-M-B and most parents who give their kids chocolate milk think they are following their pediatrician's orders for the child to have a certain amount of milk (calcium) every day.