Glazed and chocolate donuts for breakfast most mornings

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OP, I was with you until the weird hostess snowball colored things, I have never been able to eat those, even as a child.

Thanks for clarifying on the details, it makes more sense as it is hard for me (someone with two sisters) to imagine sisters being that far apart on something like this. Different yes, but donuts and soda for breakfast different no.

And to join the chorus, this is a very sad story, those kids would probably love some real food.

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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???

For the taste, dipshit. And for the record, we can see the small print.

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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.

Where'dya come up with that little theory? Any evidence to support that? No? Didn't think so. Perchance some people just give it to their kids because it tastes good? Naaaah, that can't be right.

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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.

Your the one that can't read. Original post was as follows:

"I'm trying to tease out whether this might be a regional thing, a helicopter vs. slacker mom thing, an educational thing or none of the above ....

I just spent a week with my sister and her family at their home very far from DC. Almost every single day, my 3 and 4 yo nephews are given a Krispy Kreme doughnut to start off the day. This is accompanied by either Hershey's chocolate milk or Crystal Light strawberry lemonade soft drink in their sippy cups.

I will undoubtedly be jumped on here for being an uptight prig who should just worry about her own kids. Fair enough. But before you do that, could I please get a cyber show of hands indicating whether anyone here feeds their preschooler a chocolate doughnut and Crystal Light for breakfast every single day? And nothing else? My sister indicated that I might be out of touch on this one. (the subject came up in the first place because my kids and her kids ate together every day)."

Though she did later say she was made up the fact that is was her sister and it was actually brother and SIL. But she did say SISTER!

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I see the effects of the Krispy Kreme diet all over DC.

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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.

I agree with this! And this happens everywhere, including D.C.

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Wait, Krispy Kremes are bad for you?

Crap.

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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.

I agree with this! And this happens everywhere, including D.C.

Where are you eating out, I have never had this happen.

[Anonymous]

My pediatrician told me the *something* is better than nothing for breakfast, so if they eat Pop Tarts or donuts or whatever, it's better than nothing at all, as they need fuel to help start the morning off after having slept for 8 hours or more. Secondly, some seemingly nutritious foods have more sugar than you think. Sure, eating donuts is not ideal, but sometimes you have to pick your battles. For us, it's a whole lot easier to make ultimatums at lunch or dinner than at breakfast, when we are trying to get out of the house.

FWIW, I make chocolate chip muffins for my kids, but they only have 162 calories each and 2/3 less sugar than a Danimals drinkable yogurt. However if someone saw me giving chocolate chip muffins to my kids, they would post their comments about it on this board, I'm sure.

According to the Mayo Clinic, chocolate in moderation is not likely to inhibit calcium absorption in a person who consumes the recommended daily requirements for calcium and vitamin D.

[Anonymous]

Before reading this thread, I felt ashamed giving my DD a graham cracker every day as part of her snack.

I don't feel guilty anymore.

[Anonymous]

That must have been really upsetting to watch.

FWIW, you don't need to travel away from DC to see this tragedy happening in families. All you need to do is go to a grocery store and watch a sampling of parents with their groceries. Carts filled to the brim with frozen or packaged meals, full-sugar sodas, chips, cookies, etc, and not a single fruit or vegetable in sight.

Giant and Safeway just opened stores in Wards 7 and 8 within the last couple of years! The Nation's Capital? Really.

[Anonymous]

I'd be more worried about the Crystal Light than the donut. Sugar ain't great, okay, but loading kids up on chemical sweeteners just seems skeevey.

That's my inner 'prig' speaking.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to visit my sister who has a 3 year old and a 5 year old. Not once was a vegetable served with dinner. I asked my mom about this and she said that her daughters wouldn't eat them, so she doesn't serve them. Um, how do you expect them to eat them if they are never offered them. Dessert is an easy way to get my son to eat his vegetables. No vegetables = no dessert.

I agree that vegetables should be offered but the no veggies=no dessert thing doesn't often work with very picky children, my own included.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to visit my sister who has a 3 year old and a 5 year old. Not once was a vegetable served with dinner. I asked my mom about this and she said that her daughters wouldn't eat them, so she doesn't serve them. Um, how do you expect them to eat them if they are never offered them. Dessert is an easy way to get my son to eat his vegetables. No vegetables = no dessert.

I agree that vegetables should be offered but the no veggies=no dessert thing doesn't often work with very picky children, my own included.

I agree! I was blessed with polar opposites - one child is super-picky, the other eats anything I put in front of her. I don't think my picky child's issue is a discipline issue (it's more like a texture issue), so I don't punish him for it.

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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.

peanut butter only counts if you're using natural? that doesn't seem right...i don't always buy natural but i don't but anything with high fructose corn syrup or added sugar.