All candy all the time
John and Amanda Slater
I'm writing to ask your opinion on an experiment. My 3 yo cannot seem to limit his sweet in-take on his own. He will eat straight sugar if there are no other sweets in the house. I am trying to get everything out of the house for a few days to see if there is a behavioral connection. (There seems to be some.) What I was thinking of doing next was give him all sweets. Obviously not force feed, but leave cookies, candy, and such on the table in full access. Has any one tried this? It is very difficult for us since he eats all the sweets he can get. He found the decorating sugar tonight and made a sandwitch out of it. Yesterday we took cookies on a picnic, and he ate nothing else.
I have been doing the good mom thing of letting him have sweets and also helping him pick out healthier choices. He likes nuts and fruits, and occasionally pancakes and mac and cheese. Also yogurt, cereal and cheese and crackers. He has a limited diet, but sometimes, (rarely) he will willingly eat healthier choices.
I would like to be able to keep table sugar, whipped cream, etc around the house, but Sam will eat them to the exclusion of all other foods. I think I could live with all junk for a few days if he would learn to eat other things as well.
I am open to any suggestions, the family would like to be able to keep sweets around the house sometimes! Or learn to lose everyone's sweet tooth...
Thanks,
Amanda
Eli 5.5 Samuel almost 4
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I have been doing the good mom thing of letting him have sweets and also helping him pick out healthier choices. He likes nuts and fruits, and occasionally pancakes and mac and cheese. Also yogurt, cereal and cheese and crackers. He has a limited diet, but sometimes, (rarely) he will willingly eat healthier choices.
I would like to be able to keep table sugar, whipped cream, etc around the house, but Sam will eat them to the exclusion of all other foods. I think I could live with all junk for a few days if he would learn to eat other things as well.
I am open to any suggestions, the family would like to be able to keep sweets around the house sometimes! Or learn to lose everyone's sweet tooth...
Thanks,
Amanda
Eli 5.5 Samuel almost 4
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Brian & Alexandra Polikowsky
Our sugar, lots of cookies ( my dh loves it), chocolat, candy and more is in easy access to my 4 yo ds and it is ok.
This past week while on vacation we walked inside achocolate/candy store and he picked one mint candy, one lollipop and about a small handfull of red gummy bears. That is all he wanted.
He has never had his food controled in any way and will ask for salmon and brocoli when he wants.
Alex
This past week while on vacation we walked inside achocolate/candy store and he picked one mint candy, one lollipop and about a small handfull of red gummy bears. That is all he wanted.
He has never had his food controled in any way and will ask for salmon and brocoli when he wants.
Alex
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From: John and Amanda Slater
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Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:56 PM
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] All candy all the time
I'm writing to ask your opinion on an experiment. My 3 yo cannot seem to limit his sweet in-take on his own. He will eat straight sugar if there are no other sweets in the house. I am trying to get everything out of the house for a few days to see if there is a behavioral connection. (There seems to be some.) What I was thinking of doing next was give him all sweets. Obviously not force feed, but leave cookies, candy, and such on the table in full access. Has any one tried this? It is very difficult for us since he eats all the sweets he can get. He found the decorating sugar tonight and made a sandwitch out of it. Yesterday we took cookies on a picnic, and he ate nothing else.
I have been doing the good mom thing of letting him have sweets and also helping him pick out healthier choices. He likes nuts and fruits, and occasionally pancakes and mac and cheese. Also yogurt, cereal and cheese and crackers. He has a limited diet, but sometimes, (rarely) he will willingly eat healthier choices.
I would like to be able to keep table sugar, whipped cream, etc around the house, but Sam will eat them to the exclusion of all other foods. I think I could live with all junk for a few days if he would learn to eat other things as well.
I am open to any suggestions, the family would like to be able to keep sweets around the house sometimes! Or learn to lose everyone's sweet tooth...
Thanks,
Amanda
Eli 5.5 Samuel almost 4
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Vickisue Gray
They just had a news blip on today about how certain foods can actually change your sense of taste towards other foods. They were going after fast food, stating that the fat can actually become addictive and will change the taste and/or desire for say an apple.
In general, I don't keep sweets in the house as my kids are health freaks. And certainly not when my step-daughter is there. Candy lasts forever until the step shows up and she'll eat everything sweet up to the point of gorging herself. Canned ravioli lasts forever till she finds it. (Purchased for survival after hurricanes)
I did learn when my oldest was that age, that certain sugar laden foods caused energy spurts, hence we called them "go juice". So I just started filling the house with plain healthy food and it hasn't been a problem since. At 16, she loves (German)chocolate, but eats very little because of acne. If I buy cookies, she yells at me.
Go figure.
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In general, I don't keep sweets in the house as my kids are health freaks. And certainly not when my step-daughter is there. Candy lasts forever until the step shows up and she'll eat everything sweet up to the point of gorging herself. Canned ravioli lasts forever till she finds it. (Purchased for survival after hurricanes)
I did learn when my oldest was that age, that certain sugar laden foods caused energy spurts, hence we called them "go juice". So I just started filling the house with plain healthy food and it hasn't been a problem since. At 16, she loves (German)chocolate, but eats very little because of acne. If I buy cookies, she yells at me.
Go figure.
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Melissa
Since we've lost our limits, we did have to go through a period where
it seemed like all the kids were doing that. And I noticed with Dan,
he went through a phase similar to the olders when he hit three. He
has cut back a little, but the fact is that some days he eats lots
and lots of sweets, and others he doesn't. In fact, he just ran by a
sucker on the floor, and when I pointed it out to him he carefully
picked it up and threw it away.
Last night at the amusement park, when the kids were asked if they
were hungry, we had requests for a burger, chicken nuggets, grilled
chicken, french fries, salad, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli. Food
is just food to us, not good, not bad, and so people feel free to eat
what they want. We leave out a divided dish with all kinds of snacks
in it, carrot sticks, chocolate chips, crackers, cheese, cut up fruit
and veggies, always candy.
We're even getting to the point that when our friends come over they
know and trust that they will get what they need. So they aren't as
likely to eat all the sugar either. I wanted to add for whomever was
speaking about their stepdaughter. You can do that for her too. It
might take a while longer, but I went through the same thing as a
child. My mother had complete and utter control over our food. At my
dad's house, it was insanity since my stepmom didn't limit us. It
took a year or so, but for my brother and I both, once our hearts
internalized the fact that it was okay and we could trust her, we
didn't eat as much food, and we didn't request as many sweets. You
have such an opportunity to bond with her, and to let her live a
better life, I'd hate to see you lose that over food.
Melissa
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it seemed like all the kids were doing that. And I noticed with Dan,
he went through a phase similar to the olders when he hit three. He
has cut back a little, but the fact is that some days he eats lots
and lots of sweets, and others he doesn't. In fact, he just ran by a
sucker on the floor, and when I pointed it out to him he carefully
picked it up and threw it away.
Last night at the amusement park, when the kids were asked if they
were hungry, we had requests for a burger, chicken nuggets, grilled
chicken, french fries, salad, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli. Food
is just food to us, not good, not bad, and so people feel free to eat
what they want. We leave out a divided dish with all kinds of snacks
in it, carrot sticks, chocolate chips, crackers, cheese, cut up fruit
and veggies, always candy.
We're even getting to the point that when our friends come over they
know and trust that they will get what they need. So they aren't as
likely to eat all the sugar either. I wanted to add for whomever was
speaking about their stepdaughter. You can do that for her too. It
might take a while longer, but I went through the same thing as a
child. My mother had complete and utter control over our food. At my
dad's house, it was insanity since my stepmom didn't limit us. It
took a year or so, but for my brother and I both, once our hearts
internalized the fact that it was okay and we could trust her, we
didn't eat as much food, and we didn't request as many sweets. You
have such an opportunity to bond with her, and to let her live a
better life, I'd hate to see you lose that over food.
Melissa
Mom to Josh (11), Breanna (9), Emily (7), Rachel (6), Sam (5), Dan
(3), and Avari Rose
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On Oct 8, 2006, at 9:56 PM, John and Amanda Slater wrote:
> I would like to be able to keep table sugar, whipped cream, etc
> around the house, but Sam will eat them to the exclusion of all
> other foods. I think I could live with all junk for a few days if
> he would learn to eat other things as well.
>
> I am open to any suggestions, the family would like to be able to
> keep sweets around the house sometimes! Or learn to lose everyone's
> sweet tooth...
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Wildflower Car
Do the research. Do you think sugar is harmful to him? Or do you think it's
just a choice with no major problems. I know our life styles are about
letting kids be free to be who and what they are. But there are choices we
make for them. We choose the food that come in the house, we choose if we
own a TV, we choose where we live, ect
If the sugar is causing a problem, and you believe it is harmful to your
child, remove it. But be sure you do it for the right reasons. Not out of
fear or what others may think.
Just my $.02
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just a choice with no major problems. I know our life styles are about
letting kids be free to be who and what they are. But there are choices we
make for them. We choose the food that come in the house, we choose if we
own a TV, we choose where we live, ect
If the sugar is causing a problem, and you believe it is harmful to your
child, remove it. But be sure you do it for the right reasons. Not out of
fear or what others may think.
Just my $.02
Wildflower
>From: John and Amanda Slater <fourslaterz@...>_________________________________________________________________
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>To: [email protected], [email protected]
>Subject: [unschoolingbasics] All candy all the time
>Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 19:56:06 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I'm writing to ask your opinion on an experiment. My 3 yo cannot seem to
>limit his sweet in-take on his own. He will eat straight sugar if there
>are no other sweets in the house. I am trying to get everything out of the
>house for a few days to see if there is a behavioral connection. (There
>seems to be some.) What I was thinking of doing next was give him all
>sweets. Obviously not force feed, but leave cookies, candy, and such on
>the table in full access. Has any one tried this? It is very difficult
>for us since he eats all the sweets he can get. He found the decorating
>sugar tonight and made a sandwitch out of it. Yesterday we took cookies on
>a picnic, and he ate nothing else.
>
> I have been doing the good mom thing of letting him have sweets and also
>helping him pick out healthier choices. He likes nuts and fruits, and
>occasionally pancakes and mac and cheese. Also yogurt, cereal and cheese
>and crackers. He has a limited diet, but sometimes, (rarely) he will
>willingly eat healthier choices.
>
> I would like to be able to keep table sugar, whipped cream, etc around
>the house, but Sam will eat them to the exclusion of all other foods. I
>think I could live with all junk for a few days if he would learn to eat
>other things as well.
>
> I am open to any suggestions, the family would like to be able to keep
>sweets around the house sometimes! Or learn to lose everyone's sweet
>tooth...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amanda
> Eli 5.5 Samuel almost 4
>
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John and Amanda Slater
We leave out a divided dish with all kinds of snacks
in it, carrot sticks, chocolate chips, crackers, cheese, cut up fruit
and veggies, always candy.
**This is what I need to do. Do you leave it all the time? Or one for the counter and one for the fridge? Does this replace meals, or do you do it just in-between? I would hate to throw out a tray of food every night.
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in it, carrot sticks, chocolate chips, crackers, cheese, cut up fruit
and veggies, always candy.
**This is what I need to do. Do you leave it all the time? Or one for the counter and one for the fridge? Does this replace meals, or do you do it just in-between? I would hate to throw out a tray of food every night.
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Melissa
We leave it out all the time, between meals and during. I refill the
cups as they empty. If something takes a while to empty, then I'll
exchange it for something else. We put the lid on it and put in the
fridge overnight.
Somethings I do throw out, but that's a sign to me that it's not
something they eat a lot of. If it's something that I'm really
worried will go bad, I'll put it in separate snack cups and just
point them out if someone enters the kitchen.
works well!
Melissa
Mom to Josh (11), Breanna (9), Emily (7), Rachel (6), Sam (5), Dan
(3), and Avari Rose
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cups as they empty. If something takes a while to empty, then I'll
exchange it for something else. We put the lid on it and put in the
fridge overnight.
Somethings I do throw out, but that's a sign to me that it's not
something they eat a lot of. If it's something that I'm really
worried will go bad, I'll put it in separate snack cups and just
point them out if someone enters the kitchen.
works well!
Melissa
Mom to Josh (11), Breanna (9), Emily (7), Rachel (6), Sam (5), Dan
(3), and Avari Rose
share our lives at
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On Oct 10, 2006, at 10:16 PM, John and Amanda Slater wrote:
> **This is what I need to do. Do you leave it all the time? Or one
> for the counter and one for the fridge? Does this replace meals, or
> do you do it just in-between? I would hate to throw out a tray of
> food every night.
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Solé
I have found that when she watches TV it's the perfect time to give
her something healthy to eat, because she's so focused and would
never refuse – she loves it being served that way and when she
doesn't have to peel anything by herself it's perfect for her. Also,
buying really good, (expensive) organic-fruits that are really tasty
she'll eat them.
I think you should risk throwing things away for a while :-) Unless
you're child has a disease that causes him (her?) to eat sugar all
the time (maybe check that by a doctor? Maybe diabetes? there is a
form of it that makes the body want excess of sugar) – I wouldn't
worry so much. Since we lifted the limitations on sugar, my daughter
ate Chocolate-paste on her bread EVERY day for 2 months, no cheese,
no salame, nothing else. Yesteday I was surprise, the chocolate was
all gone, and when I went to the supermarket, she told me to buy
salame :-) Haven't you evern eaten lots and lots of something until
you had enough of it? It starts to not taste as good for after a
while. I've had all kinds of phases :-)
Greetings
Johanna
her something healthy to eat, because she's so focused and would
never refuse – she loves it being served that way and when she
doesn't have to peel anything by herself it's perfect for her. Also,
buying really good, (expensive) organic-fruits that are really tasty
she'll eat them.
I think you should risk throwing things away for a while :-) Unless
you're child has a disease that causes him (her?) to eat sugar all
the time (maybe check that by a doctor? Maybe diabetes? there is a
form of it that makes the body want excess of sugar) – I wouldn't
worry so much. Since we lifted the limitations on sugar, my daughter
ate Chocolate-paste on her bread EVERY day for 2 months, no cheese,
no salame, nothing else. Yesteday I was surprise, the chocolate was
all gone, and when I went to the supermarket, she told me to buy
salame :-) Haven't you evern eaten lots and lots of something until
you had enough of it? It starts to not taste as good for after a
while. I've had all kinds of phases :-)
Greetings
Johanna