Ren Allen

"I love this reasoning "what you like and what you don't like".
But there are such things as good and bad, like an apple vs. cotton
candy."

But we don't need to label foods "good" or "bad". Maybe there are more
nutritious foods than others, but seeing them as good or bad only
means our children WANT to choose "bad" things. Why put that burden on
a little person learning to listen to their own bodies?

I don't want my children feeling they make "bad" choices when they
want a root beer or cotton candy. I like those things sometimes too!
Life is short, why lay guilt on children for choosing foods that taste
great?

Ren

Pamela Sorooshian

On Oct 1, 2005, at 5:53 PM, Ren Allen wrote:

> But there are such things as good and bad, like an apple vs. cotton
> candy."

A crummy mushy bruised tasteless apple stuck into a kid's lunch just
because the parent thinks the kid ought to have a piece of fruit with
lunch? Not good.

A treat of cotton candy bought by a loving parent during a really fun
family outing that will be remembered sweetly by all of them for many
years? VERY good.

-pam




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