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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Milk 
Eggs
Noodles
Cheese
Cereal
Apples
Broccoli
Chicken
Bread

But honestly the kids would be pleading starvation 2 hours in
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Of course they would.  You keep them hopped up on carbs.  Three of your ten would really be wheat?[/quote]

Oh relax, Food Nazi.[/quote]

They are your kids.  But you might want to take a second to look at how much processed food you are feeding them.[/quote]

OMG This is extreme to a fault. What's processed about pasta? Is this the same poster who gives her daughter the bento box with 5 selections including broccoli, apples and soy butter every day for school? [/quote]
Pasta is made of flour.  Flour is a processed food.  Whole wheat would be much better, but I would still think about the percentage of processed food.  It seems extreme because we have been so conditioned to eat processed food that we don't even recognize it anymore.  This is turning into a major health crisis - over 42% of Americans will be obese in less than 20 years if we don't all start taking some nutritional positions that may currently be viewed as extreme.

Yes, it is the bento box poster, but the lunch is not the same everyday.   Today she had a hummus sandwich (I have absolutely no problem with her having bread, just not at every meal), fruit salad, a cheese stick (more salt than I would like, but she loves them so i get them occassionally), and cherry tomatoes.[/quote]

I don't have a bone to pick with how you or your daughter eats, it's just that nothing but nothing on that list including pasta is the reason for the obesity epidemic. It's the Twinkies and Hostess pies and snicker's bars, french fries and shakes that your daughter might very well turn to stuffing her face with when she's older and can make her own food choices.[/quote]

You are wrong:  Modern wheat, which likely forms the base of the pasta, bread, and cereal, is a major factor in the obesity epidemic.   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/wheat-gluten_b_1274872.html

Moreover, I am not claiming that my child will never eat poorly.  All I can do is try to give her the base, and she will have to make her own conclusions.  This is the same with just about every aspect of parenting, no?

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Let me just give you another perspective.  My mother was obsessed with us only eating healthy foods our entire childhood.  I say "was" but it really is "is."  I could write pages on this issue but let's just say it's not just about the food.  It's a control issue.  And as a result my brother, my sister, and I have all struggled with food issues.  I don't want to say we've all had eating disorders, but it's close.  Yes, I am hyper aware of the nutritional value of foods.  It's good that I have a thorough understanding of what's healthy, the value of not eating processed foods, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, limiting salt and sugar, portion control, preservatives, protein v. carbs, not eating too many snacks etc.  But I have unnecessary guilt about eating run-of-the-mill foods -- and, at the same time, I rebel against super healthy food choices.  I have trouble telling if I'm hungry now because, as a child, I needed more food (or at leastmore stick-to-your-ribs-type food) than my mom thought that I needed, so I was often hungry.  I will teach my kids about healthy eating but will give them other options too.  It won't kill them.  I won't refuse to let them eat treats, processed foods, etc.  Everything in moderation.
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I think the poster you are agruing with is a complete and total nut job, BUT my mom was really focused on healthy eating, including a few years or vegetarianism and there are three of us kids. All of us eat very healthy and we are all very thin.  I never developed a taste for sugar and don't really like sweet foods now.  I never eat dessert, it is way too strong a taste for me. If I do want something sweet, I like a fairly bitter dark chocolate.

I'm so grateful for my mom providing a whole foods diet.  Whenver my weight creeps up, it is so easy for me to tamp is back down by returning to my roots.[/quote]

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