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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All the posters who are saying something along the lines of, “I let my kids eat whatever they want and they are still thin, I don’t understand how it’s possible for any kid to be overweight or obese” are in for a rude awakening when your kids head off to college. Armed without any substantive nutritional knowledge, 99% of the time these are the people who end up really struggling with their weight as adults. [/quote]

I would kind of describe my family that way, but I think a lot of well-off/well-educated families just naturally have patterns where they eat meals together as a family, they have time to cook real food, days have structure and routine, kids go to bed at a specific time. Our kids go to camps in the summer where they are supervised and there are "snack times." We have healthy food in the pantry and the fridge along with junk food, and kids are used to eating both. My kids never drank a lot of soda or juice and now as older kids, 2 of the 3 largely prefer milk and water, even when offered soda. It is a much different reality from families that don't have any of these habits or patterns. [/quote]

We have 3 teens ages 13-16 and junk food in the house most of the time (potato chips, ice cream etc) and it usually lasts quite awhile. My kids actually choose fruit, dinner leftovers, yogurt, cheese etc for snacks most of the time. We also cook a lot, both DH and I love to cook-  and have always involved the kids in that. All 3 are able to cook simple meals and often do. Two of my three are athletes and are mindful about healthy eating and nutritious diet for sports performance. All three are on the skinny side currently. Oldest DS is trying hard to gain weight for his sport so is constantly cooking and eating. [/quote]

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