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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I judge them.

Our children were garbage disposals when it came to food. They ate everything. Sugar was a staple. Brownies, cookies, donuts, cinnamon rolls, they did not discriminate.

The difference is that we directed them into situations that kept them very active. They were thin and healthy children and now they’re physically fit adults.

It’s possible to burn a lot of calories as a child.[/quote]

It’s not about just the calories! There’s no nutrition in sugar [/quote]

But sugar can make nutritious foods taste better to kids, who have undeveloped taste buds that prefer sweet foods to other tastes. Also, the PP lists a ton of food high in fat and sugar. A lot of parents who emphasize nutrition do not put enough emphasis on fat in kids diets. Kids need a LOT of fat. You might look at an after school snack of chocolate chip cookies and milk and think "so much sugar! there's no nutrition in that!" But actually that snack is loaded with fat and some protein, and may actually be better for a growing kid than something sugar free but also low fat.

A lot of adults, especially women, have skewed ideas about nutrition due to years (sometimes decades) of indoctrination into viewing fat as "unhealthy" and when they pass that onto their kids, even if they are feeding them otherwise nutritious foods, it can deprive kids of needed fats that help them grow and also help satiate their hunger. And if adding sugar to foods with fat, protein, and other nutrients gets your kids to eat fuller servings, which can reduce the amount of idle snacking, that is ultimately more nutritious than a sugar-free diet.[/quote]

This. ^^^

Chocolate milk is an excellent recovery drink after high physical activity like a soccer match.[/quote]

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