sugar intake was; at the end of my rope
Ren Allen
"Kids are just off the wall the week before Christmas. Mine fight
over candy canes while I stand there looking pretty imbecilic, or
so I would imagine, offering them trail mix. Oh yes, mom, do please
pass the trail mix - LOL."
My kids aren't "off the wall" the week before Christmas...though
there is a high level of excitement. They don't fight over candy
canes because they can have them any time they want.
If sugar isn't controlled, the children don't have any reason to
fight over it, nor act more needy in regards to it.
Mine WILL ask for things like trail mix or other healthy
alternatives when they've had enough sugar. Sugar isn't the cause of
hyper behavior, it's sugar with a lack of protein that makes one
feel cranky or "off". Make sure they have a platter of high protein
snacks sitting around and I'll bet the craziness will level out.
Mine often ask for "treats" at the store...this means a food they
don't want to share with the rest of the family. Sierra's "treat"
the other night was two cans of olives!:) Trevor's is usually Twix
bars. If food is food, there isn't the same reaction to sugar foods.
I can't tell you how many times my kids have thrown candy away or
said "I need some REAL food Mom" (meaning hot meals).
Ren
over candy canes while I stand there looking pretty imbecilic, or
so I would imagine, offering them trail mix. Oh yes, mom, do please
pass the trail mix - LOL."
My kids aren't "off the wall" the week before Christmas...though
there is a high level of excitement. They don't fight over candy
canes because they can have them any time they want.
If sugar isn't controlled, the children don't have any reason to
fight over it, nor act more needy in regards to it.
Mine WILL ask for things like trail mix or other healthy
alternatives when they've had enough sugar. Sugar isn't the cause of
hyper behavior, it's sugar with a lack of protein that makes one
feel cranky or "off". Make sure they have a platter of high protein
snacks sitting around and I'll bet the craziness will level out.
Mine often ask for "treats" at the store...this means a food they
don't want to share with the rest of the family. Sierra's "treat"
the other night was two cans of olives!:) Trevor's is usually Twix
bars. If food is food, there isn't the same reaction to sugar foods.
I can't tell you how many times my kids have thrown candy away or
said "I need some REAL food Mom" (meaning hot meals).
Ren
Dana Matt
--- Ren Allen <starsuncloud@...> wrote:
along about FEBRUARY, we still had some grungy old
halloween candy sitting around that my kids were using
to play store with, and my neice and nephew came to
stay for the day, and they were actually throwing each
other to the ground, wrestling and pounding each
others heads on the floor over a hairy, linty piece of
old tootsie roll or something gross and inedible,
because they were so strictly controlled at their
house they couldn't believe there was a piece of candy
lying, uneaten! My kids just stood on staring with
these wide eyes, unable to comprehend why anyone would
fight over a hairy tootsie roll....
Dana
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>Boy, have we noticed this in our house. One time,
>
>
> "Kids are just off the wall the week before
> Christmas. Mine fight
> over candy canes while I stand there looking pretty
> imbecilic, or
> so I would imagine, offering them trail mix. Oh
> yes, mom, do please
> pass the trail mix - LOL."
>
> My kids aren't "off the wall" the week before
> Christmas...though
> there is a high level of excitement. They don't
> fight over candy
> canes because they can have them any time they want.
along about FEBRUARY, we still had some grungy old
halloween candy sitting around that my kids were using
to play store with, and my neice and nephew came to
stay for the day, and they were actually throwing each
other to the ground, wrestling and pounding each
others heads on the floor over a hairy, linty piece of
old tootsie roll or something gross and inedible,
because they were so strictly controlled at their
house they couldn't believe there was a piece of candy
lying, uneaten! My kids just stood on staring with
these wide eyes, unable to comprehend why anyone would
fight over a hairy tootsie roll....
Dana
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In a message dated 12/17/2004 10:59:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
starsuncloud@... writes:
most of it is still in a box in his room. Brenna occasionally asks him for a
piece and he tells her go ahead (she didn't go trick or treating). Candy is
always around and chips and ice cream. If the neighbor kids don't come by
often to eat the ice cream we have been known to throw it out when it gets a
little old.
Logan often has tuna on crackers for breakfast while Brenna will eat carrot
cake. There is just no emotion to a certain type of food except we like most
of it. When I ask if they want anything at the store it might be artichokes or
sour cream dip but very rarely is it anything sweet.
This summer when my stepdaughter was with us, she ate so many M&M's cookies
that she got sick and threw up. Not just once but on two different occasions.
When I talked with her about it, she said she was afraid the other kids were
going to eat them all. I told her we'd just buy more. By the time she went
home, I think she was starting to get the idea that all kinds of food would be
available to her while she was at our house. No need to binge or hoard.
Since food is not an issue in our family it seems we make healthy choices most
of the time.
Not only are our food choices healthier but since I have stopped controlling
sleep and chores and T.V. watching and video games our family is healthier and
happier . It didn't happen overnight but it's been like this long enough
that I can't imagine our lives any other way.
Gail
(very content with our unschooling life)
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starsuncloud@... writes:
> can't tell you how many times my kids have thrown candy awayThis is true at our home also. Logan did go trick or treating this year and
most of it is still in a box in his room. Brenna occasionally asks him for a
piece and he tells her go ahead (she didn't go trick or treating). Candy is
always around and chips and ice cream. If the neighbor kids don't come by
often to eat the ice cream we have been known to throw it out when it gets a
little old.
Logan often has tuna on crackers for breakfast while Brenna will eat carrot
cake. There is just no emotion to a certain type of food except we like most
of it. When I ask if they want anything at the store it might be artichokes or
sour cream dip but very rarely is it anything sweet.
This summer when my stepdaughter was with us, she ate so many M&M's cookies
that she got sick and threw up. Not just once but on two different occasions.
When I talked with her about it, she said she was afraid the other kids were
going to eat them all. I told her we'd just buy more. By the time she went
home, I think she was starting to get the idea that all kinds of food would be
available to her while she was at our house. No need to binge or hoard.
Since food is not an issue in our family it seems we make healthy choices most
of the time.
Not only are our food choices healthier but since I have stopped controlling
sleep and chores and T.V. watching and video games our family is healthier and
happier . It didn't happen overnight but it's been like this long enough
that I can't imagine our lives any other way.
Gail
(very content with our unschooling life)
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
mamaaj2000
Poor dh came home with ice cream the other day and was disappointed
the kids weren't excited about it. I had to explain that they'd just
finished some corn on the cob that they'd "demanded" after seeing
someone on tv eat it. ;-)
--aj
the kids weren't excited about it. I had to explain that they'd just
finished some corn on the cob that they'd "demanded" after seeing
someone on tv eat it. ;-)
--aj
--- In [email protected], gailbrocop@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 12/17/2004 10:59:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> starsuncloud@n... writes:
>
> > can't tell you how many times my kids have thrown candy away
>
> This is true at our home also. Logan did go trick or treating this
year and
> most of it is still in a box in his room. Brenna occasionally asks
him for a
> piece and he tells her go ahead (she didn't go trick or treating).
Candy is
> always around and chips and ice cream. If the neighbor kids don't
come by
> often to eat the ice cream we have been known to throw it out when
it gets a
> little old.