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[quote=Anonymous]OP, your relationship with food is disordered. You've spent 5 pages talking about how there was less food around 50 years ago, how people weren't snacking all the time, etc. No one disagrees with you there. However, you're not teaching your child patience. You're teaching him that your food rules are rigid and to sneak around. What you will end up with is a child who eats secretly and then feels guilty about it. I would rather teach my child about proper nutrition and give her a handful of nuts or an apple while I'm making dinner than teach her that self denial and discomfort are a virtue.

And PP, no one said anything about processed junk. The OP is denying her child even healthy snacks, at all times, and policing portion sizes because she wants her child to be thin. I'm not sure which would be preferable to the OP - a child who becomes overweight as soon as he's permitted to make his own food decisions or a child with an eating disorder who is unable to confide in his mom for fear of being shamed. My guess is that the OP will end up with at least one of each, though. [/quote]

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