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[quote=Anonymous]Hmm, you are asking a bunch of different questions that don't all line up.

It sounds like you are looking at recipes for party foods, which yes tend to be high in fat and sugar. You don't have to serve those and a lot of people don't. But some people do and who cares? It's a party. Even in Asia, a lot of the party food is far less healthy than what people eat every day. I think you are being a bit precious about this. Don't serve it if you don't want to. You aren't required to do what Pinterest commands.

But your other questions are all over the map. In terms of calories, kids actually need a ton of calories. They are so active and are growing. A healthy kid can consume a huge number of calories and still be healthy. Counting calories with children unless there is a known health issue sounds nuts to me.

As for sugar and cheese, well no, eating sugar and cheese constantly is probably not the best idea. But again, most people are not eating Swedish meatballs and fried ravioli on a daily basis. Also, sugar and cheese pose very different questions. Sugar by itself isn't harmful -- fruit is full of sugar. The issue is refined sugar, and also acquiring a taste for sugar that can screw up the balance in your diet so you don't/won't eat food that isn't sweet (also an issue with salt).

Cheese is just a question of whether your body tolerates it. Cheese can be a perfectly healthy source of protein and fat (yes your body needs fat, especially true for kids), unless your digestive system won't process it. That's just a person to person issue? Cheese is not inherently unhealthy. It can be a good source of calcium and Vitamin D as well.[/quote]

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