tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post4766969265567689024..comments2023-12-08T15:28:52.998+10:30Comments on taurus rising: food controlKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004659288503834211noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-68271130785520591842009-03-11T09:04:00.000+10:302009-03-11T09:04:00.000+10:30I do most of the food buying, so in that sense I c...I do most of the food buying, so in that sense I control the food, but I tend to let the kid eat whatever he fancies from what's available at home. I offer him alternatives, but if he says he doesn't want an apple he really does want bread, then he can have the bread. I do make cakes, and I pretty much let him eat them whenever, but we don't make them often. He can binge on them when they're Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-615239011249872462009-03-10T15:46:00.000+10:302009-03-10T15:46:00.000+10:30suzanne - yup- they dont ask for whats not there. ...suzanne - yup- they dont ask for whats not there. BUt they do complain about it! lol<BR/><BR/>RINI- thanks, its creeping back. it was my rule as a kid too and yup, budget plays a part.<BR/><BR/>Barbara- you're so right - i have had to struggle with the entitled to eat dilemma from my own mother. Im hoping being more relaxed about treats with my own kids ameliorate it somewhat for them but...<BR/>Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004659288503834211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-20378644001614386972009-03-10T06:18:00.000+10:302009-03-10T06:18:00.000+10:30I'd say you're teaching them restraint by example ...I'd say you're teaching them restraint by example and by house rules, when as they point out most other influences in their lives want them to have anything they want at any time at all. When they reach an age and maturity to make such decisions for themselves, with consideration of the consequences, of course you'll let them - but I would say that that won't be until their mid-teens!<BR/><BR/>(Milk and Two Sugarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960085813041665939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-20712408685205578362009-03-09T20:17:00.000+10:302009-03-09T20:17:00.000+10:30I dont like the idea of food cotrol, but i underst...I dont like the idea of food cotrol, but i understand it is just good sense, and we do manage the pantry with a 'ask frst' policy. My little ones are so keen on playing they seem to forget all about food, and have to be reminded to eat most of the time, so this is rarely an issue at this stage. Wee Ms S is getting a little strange with food constantly declaring she wants some "Im HUNGRY" she saysJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185473644935795616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-29430608708532393302009-03-09T16:32:00.000+10:302009-03-09T16:32:00.000+10:30We don't control food at home - we just don't have...We don't control food at home - we just don't have the food here for them to need to be controlled with - or it is well hidden they have no knowlage of it (evil grin). It can be organic and etc but does not mean it is good - follow me????<BR/><BR/>Outside we need to control our youngest son who seems to have an excessive sweet tooth. Oldest son chooses healthy by choice - to our surprise. We Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169573229970426760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-10909973041823073702009-03-09T13:11:00.000+10:302009-03-09T13:11:00.000+10:30I control food too but not too much as we don't ha...I control food too but not too much as we don't have much junk around. Also so far the kids follow my rythm, so I know if I am hungry they also must be, and I make something for all of us, so they don't get too often hungry in between. Both have diabetic friends and have an understanding of the body's needs for regular fuel. Of course this means that they ask for food instead of getting Annuskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544282976085336867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-87900067200321311262009-03-09T10:16:00.000+10:302009-03-09T10:16:00.000+10:30On the other hand. my mothercontrolled food too mu...On the other hand. my mother<BR/>controlled food too much, which<BR/>left me always feeling as though<BR/>I wasn't entitled to eat and<BR/>with weight issues (real and imagined) ever since my early<BR/>teens (I'm nearly 50 now). <BR/>Now I pretty much control what<BR/>food is in the house and since<BR/>I don't eat sweets or junk food,<BR/>we just don't have them. But I<BR/>also don't have to dealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-84361694820604609272009-03-09T10:00:00.000+10:302009-03-09T10:00:00.000+10:30Glad to see you have your blogging mojo back Kel. ...Glad to see you have your blogging mojo back Kel. Don't forget it is your blog and if you don't feel like posting - don't.<BR/><BR/>I control food in our house, if you want to eat something, you have to ask first. Same as when I was a kid. It is also a budgetary consideration, if we run out then there is nor more till we shop again (weekly)<BR/>Maybe if more parents controlled the food in theirPiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024358673602132526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774169005849424657.post-80966110634847186292009-03-09T09:51:00.000+10:302009-03-09T09:51:00.000+10:30I'm with you. When I was a kid my parents never ha...I'm with you. When I was a kid my parents never had pop, chips or candy in the house. So, as an adult, neither do I. And I almost never drink pop or indulge a sweet tooth because I never developed one. It's the old, you don't miss what you've never had.<BR/>Keep the crap out of the house -- out of sight, out of mind.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616442060301563293noreply@blogger.com