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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids, who are fit and talented athletes, don't eat anything remotely related to some of these bird seeds diets.  Yes, they eat pasta and protein, whole milk, drinks lots of water, but they also eat chipotle, chic fil a and other chain foods.  I don't regulate what they eat or snack on but they generally eat healthy foods because I try to keep that in stock along with a few bags of chips and cookies.  No sodas except Izzy or sparkling waters.  [/quote]

Yeah, my 15 year old athlete eats a lot of chick-fil-a, McDonald's and Chipotle.  I hate it, but he struggles to get enough calories in, so if he can get calories that way I'm willing to accept it.  It's kind of crazy, but the insane 1500 calories-in-a-single-sandwich items that some fast food restaurants make are kinda useful if you have a teen who needs tons of calories but is never hungry.[/quote]

I wrote the original post.  I have a soon to be 15 year old girl/boy twins, both athletes.  My DS is lean and plays elite level lacrosse.  I let him eat what he wants because he needs the caloric intake.  I must admit we do eat out often but I try to get things he likes like the greek food, chicken kabob and basmati rice, with the bread.  He loves that and eats that often in addition to the chipotle.  There is less McDonald's and chic fil a although he likes that.  It is not as filling as the greek food and chipotle.  Lots of whole milk and Lucky Charms or Captain Crunch late a night and popcorn.  My DD likes the Peruvian chicken places that serve the rotisserie chicken.  I usually get that with fries and black beans and rice.  They are both very fit and have never liked hummus and carrots/celery, etc.  Just not appealing and I don't waste money on that.  I have always avoided soft drinks although they can order one when we go to a restaurant.  I never buy sodas or pop.  They also have beautiful, cavity free teeth. [/quote]

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