NP - how is restricting portions for kids messed up? We have a HUGE obesity problem in this country. I think it’s abuse to overfeed your kids. You are setting them up for a life of health problems by not teaching them how to eat healthy portions. |
I'm the pp they are attacking. Restricting portions for kids is messed up, IMO. But since we have a healthy approach to portion sizes, I don't need to restrict portions in order for mu kids to maintain a healthy weight. That's precisely why I don't want an obese AP- someone who will monkeywrench off the system with mega portions and distort my kids' perceptions of how much food is necessary. |
Save your ducats for in-patient treatment for your daughters... |
I am normal weight and so are my kids and husband but we would never restrict portions for our kids or even discuss it except with things like desserts. If your family is active and you provide nutritious food for them, they should be allowed a second portion of something if they want! My 7 year old ate 6 pieces of peanut butter toast this morning. Then he ate about half of a bowl of veggie soup for lunch and refused a sandwich because he self regulates his hunger.
You said yourself that you don’t make enough food for seconds. That means your kids can never have them. And that isn’t “abuse” but it is messed up. |