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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- He's not controlling about a single other thing in our lives, just the quality of the food. Like I said, he doesn't even care about fats as long as they're "good fats." He's often had trouble gaining weight, so he emphasizes nuts a lot and it annoys him that our kids can't have nuts in school.

We see my parents at least 5x a week. I don't approve of junk food at all, but I'm so sick of fighting everyone. My parents will give my kids opaque cups with straws in front of us and pretend it's water when it's really Sprite or root beer. I'm not ready to cut my parents off, but I would definitely choose dh over them. His parents do the same though and we see them every other week. [b]I think it makes dh feel like he can't "treat" our kids because they've already had their fill of junk and desserts everywhere else. And so he has to be the healthy one since no one else gave them a fruit or vegetable.[/b] [/quote]

I can completely understand this! That makes a lot of sense - whether it actually applies to your husband, I don't know. Maybe he does feel he can't "treat" them more because they get "treats" too frequently elsewhere. But that's still part of his overall focus and priority on a healthy diet.

I think you need to cut back on the # of times you see your parents each week - or at least how often you see them where they would be able to serve them soda. If they bring candy to your house, you can absolutely tell your kids they must save it for after dinner or half now/half tomorrow or something. If your parents can't catch on, they simply must see your kids less and/or not be able to feed them.[/quote]

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