Dessert every day?

[Anonymous]

i rarely had access to sweets asa child. As a result I got into a habit of eating sweets any time they were available and to excess. It is still an issue with me. My daughter can have a sweet treat everyday, which is usually dessert. Unlike me at her age, she will choose veggies over cookies as a snack. Her relationship with sweets is much better than mine. I think it js all about moderation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Some nights my kids won’t even bother with one if they don’t want it. Same way they eat Halloween candy for 1-2 nights only and then forget about the rest - when sweets are not made to be “off limits” or rare treats, kids develop the attitude they don’t have to go crazy because they can always have a popsicle cookie when they want it. This is how you help kids not build weird neuroses around food.

Sweets were not made off limits to me and my siblings, and we still went crazy for them. Sugar is addictive for many people.

There are many kids that would respond well to your strategy, but it's definitely not a one-size-fits-all kind of solution.

+1. I wasn’t restricted- in fact, we always had something in the house that was fair game. I developed quite the sweet tooth and sweets became a habit. It’s better to offer them occasionally but not every day. Especially since your kids are already eating sweets elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, we’ve also gotten into the habit of dessert every day…but my kids are not picky eaters and eat a good amount of healthy food for the actual meal, so I’m fine with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got into the habit of a treat after dinner every day during Covid and haven’t stopped. Our kid is 7. It’s usually a cookie or ice cream. She eats pretty well, but post-Covid she has a lot more sugar during the day than she did when we were all eating at home each day (school lunches, b day parties, etc.).

Anyone else have a sugary dessert each night?

Never understood the dessert every day tradition. I think it’s a very American and maybe British thing. We have fruit for dessert or nothing at all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We got into the habit of a treat after dinner every day during Covid and haven’t stopped. Our kid is 7. It’s usually a cookie or ice cream. She eats pretty well, but post-Covid she has a lot more sugar during the day than she did when we were all eating at home each day (school lunches, b day parties, etc.).

Anyone else have a sugary dessert each night?

Never understood the dessert every day tradition. I think it’s a very American and maybe British thing. We have fruit for dessert or nothing at all

My European-born grandmother and husband both have far bigger dessert habits than my DC-born self.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i rarely had access to sweets asa child. As a result I got into a habit of eating sweets any time they were available and to excess. It is still an issue with me. My daughter can have a sweet treat everyday, which is usually dessert. Unlike me at her age, she will choose veggies over cookies as a snack. Her relationship with sweets is much better than mine. I think it js all about moderation.

Within my extended family, there are lots of sibling mismatches. I can think of a few homes where sweets are readily available and there's a kid who can do moderation really well and will choose vegetables and a kid who will eat everything in sight and still gorges at parties.

[Anonymous]

We rarely have dessert/sweets. Maybe once or twice a month and the kids don't ask for it. That's not to say they're great eaters though because there is a limited amount of things they eat and most of it isn't that great (hello chicken nuggets and pasta) so I'm not trying to make things worse.