DH gives 2 year old ice cream every night.

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Anonymous wrote:Whoa. I am shocked that every one thinks this is okay. Considering how many people grow up with unhealthy relationships to food, eating way too much sugar and junk all day long, I would never allow my child nightly ice cream. Your husband needs to clean up his own diet and that's on him, but it's your responsibility to teach healthy eating habits, and daily ice cream isn't healthy in anyone's book.

Now, before everyone slams me, of course I let my child eat ice cream. Just not every single night. It's summer, enjoy that weekly cone, just don't make it a daily habit. Sugar is addictive, the more you eat the more you crave.

That is the saddest thing I've ever read.

No one can deny that Americans are huge. Daily ice cream is not going to help this.

Americans are overweight due to constant misleading messages on nutrition, eating out of control
Portions, food subsidies on food with little nutrition, and a whole bunch of other big factors. It's not an ice cream cone a day that is ruining everyone.

No, Americans are not fat because of "misleading messages" but because of eating too much crappy food.

Daily ice cream is absolutely excessive, and if they are like typical Americans, the rest of what they eat during the day isn't great either.

No, OPs husband is setting up their child for failure.

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Anonymous wrote:Whoa. I am shocked that every one thinks this is okay. Considering how many people grow up with unhealthy relationships to food, eating way too much sugar and junk all day long, I would never allow my child nightly ice cream. Your husband needs to clean up his own diet and that's on him, but it's your responsibility to teach healthy eating habits, and daily ice cream isn't healthy in anyone's book.

Now, before everyone slams me, of course I let my child eat ice cream. Just not every single night. It's summer, enjoy that weekly cone, just don't make it a daily habit. Sugar is addictive, the more you eat the more you crave.

That is the saddest thing I've ever read.

NP. My DD got some bad blood labs back from the doctor and has to seriously watch sugar intake. It's so hard now because almost all the other kids are eating ice cream all the time, and she gets it once a week. I feel sad for her.

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Personally I think a daily ice cream is excessive... But it also really depends on what all the other meals are. I'm also not a fan of most ice creams that are packed with fake sugars and a 100 other ingredients that you can't pronounce. The ice creams that are just cream/sugar/fruit aren't so bad in small amounts. But I don't think it's necessary every day...

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Anonymous wrote:Whoa. I am shocked that every one thinks this is okay. Considering how many people grow up with unhealthy relationships to food, eating way too much sugar and junk all day long, I would never allow my child nightly ice cream. Your husband needs to clean up his own diet and that's on him, but it's your responsibility to teach healthy eating habits, and daily ice cream isn't healthy in anyone's book.

Now, before everyone slams me, of course I let my child eat ice cream. Just not every single night. It's summer, enjoy that weekly cone, just don't make it a daily habit. Sugar is addictive, the more you eat the more you crave.

That is the saddest thing I've ever read.

NP. My DD got some bad blood labs back from the doctor and has to seriously watch sugar intake. It's so hard now because almost all the other kids are eating ice cream all the time, and she gets it once a week. I feel sad for her.

CarbSmart has some good tasting sugar free ice cream on a stick. Or you could get an ice cream maker and make your own using Half Splenda.

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Anonymous wrote:WTH? I can't believe people are saying this is fine. It is not okay to eat an ice cream cone every single night. That's absurd. He doesn't need an ice cream cone every night, and neither does your DH (although if he wants to, it's his life, and he's an adult who can choose).

My eldest kid is 5 and very small for his age. He's also an extremely picky eater. We could give him ice cream every night, and he probably would eat it happily and gain more weight, but I don't feel that this is the point. He needs to learn healthy eating habits, and the amount of sugar in ice cream is not something I want him having every night. How large are these cones?

DH does not need to have a special bonding thing with his kid that involves food. That sets up food issues for the future, in my opinion -- especially if it's the only way that they really bond and spend special time together. If they want to have a dessert, serve fruit or freeze bananas and make into a "banana ice cream" (just frozen bananas, peanut butter, and maybe some mini chocolate chips in the blender).

You are setting up your kid for food issues. Your kid is "very small for his age", yet you freak out about ice cream. Your tiny, picky eater needs the fat and calcium in ice cream.

Agree. Also, you should seek professional help for your child. I also had/have a very picky eater and let me tell you the specialists are not sitting around talking about getting these kids to "eat healthy". They are talking about getting them to eat. Ice cream could be a easy gateway for other foods (frozen yogurt, yogurt, milk shakes, milk) for your DS to try. And a great source of calcium and calories by itself.

I was so happy the first time my picky kid ate ice cream. It took years to get him to try it. It has lead him to eat other foods. Every new food is a step in the right direction. You are quite possibly doing your child a disservice with your current attitude.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. I am shocked that every one thinks this is okay. Considering how many people grow up with unhealthy relationships to food, eating way too much sugar and junk all day long, I would never allow my child nightly ice cream. Your husband needs to clean up his own diet and that's on him, but it's your responsibility to teach healthy eating habits, and daily ice cream isn't healthy in anyone's book.

Now, before everyone slams me, of course I let my child eat ice cream. Just not every single night. It's summer, enjoy that weekly cone, just don't make it a daily habit. Sugar is addictive, the more you eat the more you crave.

That is the saddest thing I've ever read.

NP. My DD got some bad blood labs back from the doctor and has to seriously watch sugar intake. It's so hard now because almost all the other kids are eating ice cream all the time, and she gets it once a week. I feel sad for her.

Maybe your DD would like the sugar free popsicles or fudge sickles? There are also no sugar added lines of edy's and bryer's that might work. The Edy's butter pecan is really good!

Also, the low cal ice cream called Halo Top has only five grams of sugar per serving so that might be an option. I've heard Enlightened is low sugar as well but have not tried it.

All the best to your girl!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTH? I can't believe people are saying this is fine. It is not okay to eat an ice cream cone every single night. That's absurd. He doesn't need an ice cream cone every night, and neither does your DH (although if he wants to, it's his life, and he's an adult who can choose).

My eldest kid is 5 and very small for his age. He's also an extremely picky eater. We could give him ice cream every night, and he probably would eat it happily and gain more weight, but I don't feel that this is the point. He needs to learn healthy eating habits, and the amount of sugar in ice cream is not something I want him having every night. How large are these cones?

DH does not need to have a special bonding thing with his kid that involves food. That sets up food issues for the future, in my opinion -- especially if it's the only way that they really bond and spend special time together. If they want to have a dessert, serve fruit or freeze bananas and make into a "banana ice cream" (just frozen bananas, peanut butter, and maybe some mini chocolate chips in the blender).

You are setting up your kid for food issues. Your kid is "very small for his age", yet you freak out about ice cream. Your tiny, picky eater needs the fat and calcium in ice cream.

Agree. Also, you should seek professional help for your child. I also had/have a very picky eater and let me tell you the specialists are not sitting around talking about getting these kids to "eat healthy". They are talking about getting them to eat. Ice cream could be a easy gateway for other foods (frozen yogurt, yogurt, milk shakes, milk) for your DS to try. And a great source of calcium and calories by itself.

I was so happy the first time my picky kid ate ice cream. It took years to get him to try it. It has lead him to eat other foods. Every new food is a step in the right direction. You are quite possibly doing your child a disservice with your current attitude.

PP here. Neither of you know the situation with my kid, and you are both completely wrong. My kid is 100% healthy, active, smart, and happy but small and picky. Doctors say that there is no reason for concern.

My picky kid LOVES sugar and could literally eat chocolate and ice cream and cookies all day long. He also likes yogurt and milk and smoothies -- a lot. Getting him to branch out to other things beyond this is what the challenge is. We put veggies and fruits into his smoothies, and he's happy to drink them like that. I don't need to go into more details about his eating, but there would be zero benefit to giving him ice cream daily. The more sugar he gets, the more he wants -- it truly is an addiction.

And the main reason why we don't give him lots of sweets is that he does not typically eat very much in quantity, and if we give him junk food, that's all he will eat. It means that then we have zero chance of getting him to eat chicken or toast or apples -- which are a few things he's not thrilled about but will eat if truly hungry and has no other options.

My point is that kids do not need ice cream every day. It's too much. I'm not freaking out about giving my kid ice cream -- he had some today. But he's not going to have some tomorrow. Ice cream is not something you need to get into the habit of having daily. The reason why I said I think it's setting the OP's kid up for food issues is if it's the only way the kid and dad connect. If they are doing other things together, then fine (and then my question would be, "Why do they need ice cream together every day?"). If they aren't, then this kid is going to think the only way Daddy shows love is through junk food, and that's not okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. I am shocked that every one thinks this is okay. Considering how many people grow up with unhealthy relationships to food, eating way too much sugar and junk all day long, I would never allow my child nightly ice cream. Your husband needs to clean up his own diet and that's on him, but it's your responsibility to teach healthy eating habits, and daily ice cream isn't healthy in anyone's book.

Now, before everyone slams me, of course I let my child eat ice cream. Just not every single night. It's summer, enjoy that weekly cone, just don't make it a daily habit. Sugar is addictive, the more you eat the more you crave.

That is the saddest thing I've ever read.

NP. My DD got some bad blood labs back from the doctor and has to seriously watch sugar intake. It's so hard now because almost all the other kids are eating ice cream all the time, and she gets it once a week. I feel sad for her.

Do not give your kid sugar free stuff. It totally messes with their body. The mouth tastes sugar, prepares the body for sugar, no sugar shows up. Totally throws off the hormones and stuff. Give your kid real food in moderation.


Maybe your DD would like the sugar free popsicles or fudge sickles? There are also no sugar added lines of edy's and bryer's that might work. The Edy's butter pecan is really good!

Also, the low cal ice cream called Halo Top has only five grams of sugar per serving so that might be an option. I've heard Enlightened is low sugar as well but have not tried it.

All the best to your girl!

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I mean, he's two. How much could he be eating? When my 2YO asks for ice cream, he ends up eating 5 bites.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whoa. I am shocked that every one thinks this is okay. Considering how many people grow up with unhealthy relationships to food, eating way too much sugar and junk all day long, I would never allow my child nightly ice cream. Your husband needs to clean up his own diet and that's on him, but it's your responsibility to teach healthy eating habits, and daily ice cream isn't healthy in anyone's book.

Now, before everyone slams me, of course I let my child eat ice cream. Just not every single night. It's summer, enjoy that weekly cone, just don't make it a daily habit. Sugar is addictive, the more you eat the more you crave.

That is the saddest thing I've ever read.

NP. My DD got some bad blood labs back from the doctor and has to seriously watch sugar intake. It's so hard now because almost all the other kids are eating ice cream all the time, and she gets it once a week. I feel sad for her.

Do not give your kid sugar free stuff. It totally messes with their body. The mouth tastes sugar, prepares the body for sugar, no sugar shows up. Totally throws off the hormones and stuff. Give your kid real food in moderation.


Maybe your DD would like the sugar free popsicles or fudge sickles? There are also no sugar added lines of edy's and bryer's that might work. The Edy's butter pecan is really good!

Also, the low cal ice cream called Halo Top has only five grams of sugar per serving so that might be an option. I've heard Enlightened is low sugar as well but have not tried it.

All the best to your girl!

Wait, everyone is suggesting ways she can have ice cream every day even though she has a health problem that requires her to eat less sugar? I do feel for her, but if she's still able to have ice cream once a week, she's doing fine. You can find ways to do other fun, exciting activities with her more frequently -- like going to a park she really likes, going to a pool, etc. -- and giving her healthy foods that are low in sugar naturally.

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Anonymous wrote:Really, really not a big deal in an otherwise balanced diet. A nice ritual for your DH and DC too.

Plus 1 million

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Anonymous wrote:Personally I think a daily ice cream is excessive... But it also really depends on what all the other meals are. I'm also not a fan of most ice creams that are packed with fake sugars and a 100 other ingredients that you can't pronounce. The ice creams that are just cream/sugar/fruit aren't so bad in small amounts. But I don't think it's necessary every day...

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It's not common in Europe. Most Americans don't know anything about nutrition. They look at calories only. Lots of ice cream is full or artificial sugars and hormones. Sugar free is still crap.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally I think a daily ice cream is excessive... But it also really depends on what all the other meals are. I'm also not a fan of most ice creams that are packed with fake sugars and a 100 other ingredients that you can't pronounce. The ice creams that are just cream/sugar/fruit aren't so bad in small amounts. But I don't think it's necessary every day...

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It's not common in Europe. Most Americans don't know anything about nutrition. They look at calories only. Lots of ice cream is full or artificial sugars and hormones. Sugar free is still crap.

What are you talking about? I'm Swiss and we definitely eat ice cream daily in the summer. Not to mention baked goods, fruit tarts etc. not many obese people there.

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NP. Honestly, I think ice cream for a child - ESPECIALLY a 2 year old - is unnecessary, period.

I personally don't care about the calories, because my kids are very active. I'm very concerned with all the chemical crap that's in it (as with most other junk food that most parents give to kids these days).

My kids are happy without it.

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It's considered excessive in my home country Bangladesh. We eat sweets only occasionally. I grew up without a refrigerator. Everything was freshly made.