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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom ate cake, cookies, cupcakes, etc. and a huge glass of chocolate milk for breakfast every day.  On weekends, b/c my parents wanted to sleep-in they'd leave a huge pack (or 2) of double-stuffed Oreos on the kitchen counter that was meant to be our breakfast.  My brother and I would routinely polish off 10+ servings each of cookies before 10am.[/quote]

Out of curiosity - did you have problems with your teeth? What are your eating habits like as adults? [/quote]

Strangely enough, no.  I've only had 2 cavities in my life, once when I was five and the other in my 30s while pregnant.  Otherwise I have great teeth!

Obviously our eating habits - cookie breakfasts aside - were not great as kids.  We ate a ton of frozen, boxed and processed foods that were full of fat, fillers and sodium. Although we rarely had fast food because my Mom said the meat was from cats, dogs and horses.  Chicken nuggets were a rare splurge but beef/hamburgers were off-limits.  My mom has alway been naturally thin and always stressed counting calories over content as we got older.  To this day she thinks it's acceptable to eat all of your daily calories in cake and ice cream, as long as you count them.  I am built differently and have always struggled with my weight.  She constantly shamed me for this growing up but did nothing to help me eat healthfully.  I have major food issues to this day and do everything in my power to provide my family with balanced, healthy options.  She thinks I'm crazy for buying certain things organic, having meatless meals or even serving vegetables steamed, without butter or a cream-based sauce.  It's especially difficult when we visit them or she babysits my kids- it's all junk food all the time and when I say no she sneaks it to them.[/quote]

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