Noticing very chunky young kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. My kid is kinda marginal and thicker than my eldest was and still is at 17. I threw out the cereal, pop tarts, and we started cooking lunches with rotisserie chicken, sea weed, pita wedges, and almonds/cheese. She only drinks water and gatorade on sports days. I grow a large garden and we use it to cook some dishes. We pick fruit and can as well. She has turned a corner and the weight has started to go down.

I mean, that sounds like a terrible diet? Cheese and pitas? Okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. My kid is kinda marginal and thicker than my eldest was and still is at 17. I threw out the cereal, pop tarts, and we started cooking lunches with rotisserie chicken, sea weed, pita wedges, and almonds/cheese. She only drinks water and gatorade on sports days. I grow a large garden and we use it to cook some dishes. We pick fruit and can as well. She has turned a corner and the weight has started to go down.

I mean, that sounds like a terrible diet? Cheese and pitas? Okay.

There jave GOT to be bots on this site. Please dear lord let there not be an actual human calling out a mom for feeding cheese and pita to her child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. My kid is kinda marginal and thicker than my eldest was and still is at 17. I threw out the cereal, pop tarts, and we started cooking lunches with rotisserie chicken, sea weed, pita wedges, and almonds/cheese. She only drinks water and gatorade on sports days. I grow a large garden and we use it to cook some dishes. We pick fruit and can as well. She has turned a corner and the weight has started to go down.

I mean, that sounds like a terrible diet? Cheese and pitas? Okay.

There jave GOT to be bots on this site. Please dear lord let there not be an actual human calling out a mom for feeding cheese and pita to her child.

Half the women on here have eating disorders. Just read the diet forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have an obese kid in our extended family. The mom totally indulges this child and lets her eat whatever she wants whenever she wants. Constantly responding to requests for snacks even if it’s right before or after a meal. This kid was ordering off the adult menu and eating full size portions at restaurants at age 6 when my 10 and 12 year olds were ordering from the kids menu. The snacks are not unhealthy stuff either, but I think it’s volume and constant snacking. 3-4 cheese sticks as a snack instead of one. Two PBJs instead of one. This child is now 8 and wears the same size as my 13 year old son. If anyone hints or makes a comment about it (thank you, Grandma - “maybe just one cheese stick for now, dear”) the mom gets super offended and refuses to validate or acknowledge the concern.

According to some sources - food companies have intentionally created modified foods that circumvent the body's natural processes to moderate and satiate, essentially engineering increased demand for cheaply made food. At the end of the day, the kid makes bad choices and eats far too much, but the a lot of money and research went into tricking his body into doing it. It's like yes, a smoker is at fault for smoking, but the nicotine scientists working for Altria didn't make it any easier.

Mwah ha ha.

So gullible. That doesn't pass the smell test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have an obese kid in our extended family. The mom totally indulges this child and lets her eat whatever she wants whenever she wants. Constantly responding to requests for snacks even if it’s right before or after a meal. This kid was ordering off the adult menu and eating full size portions at restaurants at age 6 when my 10 and 12 year olds were ordering from the kids menu. The snacks are not unhealthy stuff either, but I think it’s volume and constant snacking. 3-4 cheese sticks as a snack instead of one. Two PBJs instead of one. This child is now 8 and wears the same size as my 13 year old son. If anyone hints or makes a comment about it (thank you, Grandma - “maybe just one cheese stick for now, dear”) the mom gets super offended and refuses to validate or acknowledge the concern.

According to some sources - food companies have intentionally created modified foods that circumvent the body's natural processes to moderate and satiate, essentially engineering increased demand for cheaply made food. At the end of the day, the kid makes bad choices and eats far too much, but the a lot of money and research went into tricking his body into doing it. It's like yes, a smoker is at fault for smoking, but the nicotine scientists working for Altria didn't make it any easier.

This is absolutely true. There have been plenty of stories about it in the mainstream media over the years, including a great NY Times magazine article about it several years ago.