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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are not watching out for this you should be.

On a daily basis I have kids bringing for snack (not dessert):

[b]Packaged muffins, cookies, brownies,[/b] Doritos, cheetos. And the quantities they are bringing are astounding too.

This is terrible brain food. It makes them sleepy, unfocused and it’s terrible for their health too![/quote]

At our school they hand these out for breakfast- well not "cookies" but sweet muffins and pastries.  Plus juice or chocolate milk.  I agree it's terrible for the reasons you state but this is far from just a problem of poor parenting.[/quote]

Chocolate milk is one of the top nutritious recommendations for pretty much every serious athlete in the world. But some influencer or random journalist told you it’s uNhEaLtHy so you get your panties in a twist at the thought of a kid drinking it once or twice a day.

It’s very obvious that most of you do not have older kids (or kids you’ve actually managed to raise to adulthood). The sanctimommy is strong in this thread.[/quote]

I think the nutritional needs of a serious athlete are quite different than the nutritional needs of an elementary school child....[/quote]

The point, dummy, was that chocolate milk isn’t inherently unhealthy.

And I actually think growing, active kids DO have nutritional needs more in line with serious athletes than with their middle-aged, ano/orthorexic mommies.[/quote]

No one is suggested that all calories should be limited for growing kids. We are saying that the calories consumed IN JUNK FOOD FORM should be limited.

And all the serious athletes I know pay very close attention to nutrition and definitely DO limit the amount of junk and empty calories they eat in favor of protein and healthy carbs.

I do not limit my kids calories whatsoever. But they eat very little highly processed food. Taking time to prepare healthy meals and snacks from birth is a parental duty. It’s sad how many parents view it as optional or unnecessary. [/quote]

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