Glazed and chocolate donuts for breakfast most mornings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about croissants? Pure butter. Or the cold cuts they traditionally have for breakfast in Germany? It seems that every country has it's vice, but because we're fat Americans, we suck.

Since when did eating meat for breakfast become a vice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about croissants? Pure butter. Or the cold cuts they traditionally have for breakfast in Germany? It seems that every country has it's vice, but because we're fat Americans, we suck.

So true. How are donuts any worse than croissants? It's not the donuts for breakfast that cause obesity. It's a collection of a whole variety of factors.

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Amount Per Serving 1Croissant
Calories 171Calories from Fat 79
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.8g14%
Saturated Fat 4.9g24%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.3g
Cholesterol 28mg9%
Sodium 312mg13%
Total Carbohydrates 19.2g6%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g4%
Sugars 4.7g
Protein 3.4g


Amount per Serving 1 Chocolate Doughnut, Medium
Calories 250Calories from Fat 107
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.9g18%
Saturated Fat 3.1g15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.8g
Cholesterol 34mg11%
Sodium 204mg9%
Total Carbohydrates 34.4g11%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g5%
Sugars 19.2g
Protein 2.7g

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not feed my child any of these for breakfast but the big thing that sticks out to me here is the Crystal Light. I would never knowingly give my child a sugar substitute. When I was pregnant this was the main thing that my doctor cautioned me about; everything else in moderation but absolutely no sugar substitutes. It has stuck with me ever since

Interesting, I had gestational diabetes and my dietician said yogurt with splenda was OK.

I'm guessing the OB's rationale and the dietician's rationale were different. Dietician was looking at what would be good and healthy for you, the pregnant client with GD. Other PP's doctor saying that artificial sweeteners could have impacts on the fetus.

btw, totally agree with 14:29. Do I think the very rare donut or McDonald's is going to scar a child for life? No. But, a daily or even weekly diet that includes large amounts of high fat/high sugar/low-nutritional value food will have its long-term consequences on the health of that individual. It's unfortunate to watch adults make those choices for themselves, I have a family member who weighs probably close to 400lbs as a result of this type of decision-making. But for me it's really upsetting to watch parents provide this to their kids, setting them up to be the future 400pounders.

[Anonymous]

You can get healthy convenience foods too, or at least better options. It's just more expensive and not as close as 7-11. Might have to go to Giant instead. But there are good options out there. A banana is convenience at its best. My son often has a hard boiled egg and banana for breakfast in the car.

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I don't know that I really believe this is an economic/education-related issue. True, those who are better educated and have more to spend on food have the knowhow and means to make better food decisions for their families, but there are plenty of people across the country who choose to eat what they like, nutritional value be damned. The very worst eating habits I've ever encountered are in a family where both parents are college educated with a comfortable income level - and they fed their two year old son Taco Bell bean burritos and beef jerky, among other things.

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There is a difference between say 'Nequick' the bunny bottles of milk, Hersheys and say organic 1% chocolate milk from Whole Foods. The latter being a much sounder choice if you have to do any chocolate at all. (I know, I know---nobody has to do it). Our son was a milk freak---would suck down infinite bottles of plain old milk if we let him. Once we removed the bottle he went on a total milk boycott.....for a long time. He would not drink milk out of a cup. The only thing he would drink were the flavored Horizon Organic Milk boxes. This, for me, was better than nothing at the time. We now open the boxes and dilute the choc milk with half plain skim and scotch tape it back up. Now 4--he hasn't said anything about it and we've been doing it for over a year now. We are an organic house...no high fructose, trans fat, only whole grains, fresh produce, etc.....my kids only drink water or milk and have never tasted a soda in their life (yet) so I don't feel bad about the diluted choc milk he gets once a day.

[Anonymous]

You know what would be awesome, if you called your mom and told on her!!! haha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know what would be awesome, if you called your mom and told on her!!! haha!

Love this.

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

What, it's still milk????? I had no fucking idea. I'll have to let my dad, my 5 uncles, and my 10 cousins, all of them dairy farmers, know.


Of course I know that, but if I wanted chocolate milk for my child, I would order chocolate milk. Plain milk is the default, without a bunch of sugar added to it.

[Anonymous]

Yes, white milk has half the sugar that choco milk has. The fat content is about the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference between say 'Nequick' the bunny bottles of milk, Hersheys and say organic 1% chocolate milk from Whole Foods. The latter being a much sounder choice if you have to do any chocolate at all. (I know, I know---nobody has to do it). Our son was a milk freak---would suck down infinite bottles of plain old milk if we let him. Once we removed the bottle he went on a total milk boycott.....for a long time. He would not drink milk out of a cup. The only thing he would drink were the flavored Horizon Organic Milk boxes. This, for me, was better than nothing at the time. We now open the boxes and dilute the choc milk with half plain skim and scotch tape it back up. Now 4--he hasn't said anything about it and we've been doing it for over a year now. We are an organic house...no high fructose, trans fat, only whole grains, fresh produce, etc.....my kids only drink water or milk and have never tasted a soda in their life (yet) so I don't feel bad about the diluted choc milk he gets once a day.

you sound like a real drag. you and your organic house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a difference between say 'Nequick' the bunny bottles of milk, Hersheys and say organic 1% chocolate milk from Whole Foods. The latter being a much sounder choice if you have to do any chocolate at all. (I know, I know---nobody has to do it). Our son was a milk freak---would suck down infinite bottles of plain old milk if we let him. Once we removed the bottle he went on a total milk boycott.....for a long time. He would not drink milk out of a cup. The only thing he would drink were the flavored Horizon Organic Milk boxes. This, for me, was better than nothing at the time. We now open the boxes and dilute the choc milk with half plain skim and scotch tape it back up. Now 4--he hasn't said anything about it and we've been doing it for over a year now. We are an organic house...no high fructose, trans fat, only whole grains, fresh produce, etc.....my kids only drink water or milk and have never tasted a soda in their life (yet) so I don't feel bad about the diluted choc milk he gets once a day.

you sound like a real drag. you and your organic house.

I've never understood this. Healthy eating makes the PP "a real drag?" I say good for her. The last thing I want is for my kids to equate junk food with fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The very worst eating habits I've ever encountered are in a family where both parents are college educated with a comfortable income level - and they fed their two year old son Taco Bell bean burritos and beef jerky, among other things.

I love beef jerky and unapologetically feed it to my children. what is wrong with that?

[Anonymous]

Food = fuel. Period. That crap for bfast, even once a week, will make your kids (and an adult, for that matter) tired, grumpy, less focused for the rest of the day, and more likely to binge at later meals. And, this comes from someone who considers the donut the most perfect thing ever invented, even more so than the computer.

[Anonymous]

I think we can all agree that OP's brother and SIL are the extreme...even those of us who are laid back about occasional sugar and treats can agree. I believe everything in moderation and have nothing against the occasional donut for breakfast as a treat (though crystal light is practically flourescent and scares me a bit). I can respect those who don't allow any sweets at all, as long as they don't judge others who don't take it to their level.