junk food
Annette Naake
Does anyone know of any web sites that document the relationship between
food dye, sugar, etc., and hyper behavior? (I'm not sure I can imagine going
without wheat, that sounds pretty drastic...) I have only encountered
anecdotal evidence. My 4yo ds is a total candy hound, begs for soft drinks
when we're out, coaxes his dad to bring him candy and chips... And now here
it is Carnival ... I have to forcibly remove moon pies and such from his
sticky little fists. I feel I could deal with this a lot better if I had his
dad's cooperation, but his dad likes to drink coke with his dinner and keeps
tootsie rolls and fruit rollups in his pockets for treats, and takes the
boys to mcdonalds for lunch, and so on. (Sometimes I envy those moms whose
partners are always at work and thus not really part of the
feeding/discipline equation.) Anyway I thought maybe if I could show my dh
some proof he would be more vigilant about the junk food, as ds is showing
signs of addiction!
Annette
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food dye, sugar, etc., and hyper behavior? (I'm not sure I can imagine going
without wheat, that sounds pretty drastic...) I have only encountered
anecdotal evidence. My 4yo ds is a total candy hound, begs for soft drinks
when we're out, coaxes his dad to bring him candy and chips... And now here
it is Carnival ... I have to forcibly remove moon pies and such from his
sticky little fists. I feel I could deal with this a lot better if I had his
dad's cooperation, but his dad likes to drink coke with his dinner and keeps
tootsie rolls and fruit rollups in his pockets for treats, and takes the
boys to mcdonalds for lunch, and so on. (Sometimes I envy those moms whose
partners are always at work and thus not really part of the
feeding/discipline equation.) Anyway I thought maybe if I could show my dh
some proof he would be more vigilant about the junk food, as ds is showing
signs of addiction!
Annette
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Lynda
We were discussing this on another list not too long ago and while I
remember the doc (he's practiced in SF), I couldn't remember the name.
Someone on the list was kind enough to get the info. Here it is:
"Feingold. They're on the web somewhere, the Feingold Association. My aunt
used their diet recommendations with my hyperactive cousin, with success.
And, on an aside, they also are the ones who identified food allergies as
causing eczema, which has changed my life."
http://www.feingold.org
more at
http://www.google.com/search?q=Feingold+Association&meta=lr%3D%26hl%3Den&btn
G=
Lynda
remember the doc (he's practiced in SF), I couldn't remember the name.
Someone on the list was kind enough to get the info. Here it is:
"Feingold. They're on the web somewhere, the Feingold Association. My aunt
used their diet recommendations with my hyperactive cousin, with success.
And, on an aside, they also are the ones who identified food allergies as
causing eczema, which has changed my life."
http://www.feingold.org
more at
http://www.google.com/search?q=Feingold+Association&meta=lr%3D%26hl%3Den&btn
G=
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Annette Naake" <naake1999@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 8:49 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] junk food
>
>
> Does anyone know of any web sites that document the relationship between
> food dye, sugar, etc., and hyper behavior? (I'm not sure I can imagine
going
> without wheat, that sounds pretty drastic...) I have only encountered
> anecdotal evidence. My 4yo ds is a total candy hound, begs for soft drinks
> when we're out, coaxes his dad to bring him candy and chips... And now
here
> it is Carnival ... I have to forcibly remove moon pies and such from his
> sticky little fists. I feel I could deal with this a lot better if I had
his
> dad's cooperation, but his dad likes to drink coke with his dinner and
keeps
> tootsie rolls and fruit rollups in his pockets for treats, and takes the
> boys to mcdonalds for lunch, and so on. (Sometimes I envy those moms whose
> partners are always at work and thus not really part of the
> feeding/discipline equation.) Anyway I thought maybe if I could show my dh
> some proof he would be more vigilant about the junk food, as ds is showing
> signs of addiction!
>
> Annette
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Bobbie
well, I can't remember any of the sites...I've been to
plenty as ds is very hyperactive...
but my kids (5 and 3) are the same way with anything
sweet. It was easier to stick to feeding them
healthier when I wasn't around any family...but alas.
Grammas and grampas are made for spoiling and giving
cookies and we are currently living with my mom and
sisters who like having junk food around the house.
(not to say that I'm not myself a Pepsi-holic...but
that's utterly beside the point.)
Some things that I have done and have really helped
are
*feeding ds plenty of protein (I can't do that no
wheat thing either...)
ex: eggs and bacon (we are bacon freaks...just can't
get enough of the stuff...)in the morning.
he did sooo well (hyperactivity wise) when he had an
egg every morning and lots of peanut butter...
*giving them things that i still treat like sweets
(just as a reverse psychology thing, though) and that
they still love like sweets...like arrowroot cookies
from Wild Oats (health food store) that have molasses
and honey..etc... in them. they're small so I can give
them lots of them..they feel special and I know it
still isn't as bad for them as a candy bar.
*I give them "special juice coke" (though at first I
had to call it "kid coke" or soemthing cuz they didn't
like that whole "juice instead of coke" thing..
I buy juicy juice (no added sugar) concentrate (not
frozen, in coke-like cans) and mix it with club soda
or something like that (just carbonated water with no
sugar...instead of with water) and they get the fizzy
part and no corn syrup and artificial color
stuff...wacky straws help.
*peanut butter balls....they have peanut butter, dy
milk, rice cereal, coconut, and honey... you roll them
into balls and refrigerate them...they are super
sweet, but still only good for you stuff in them. they
go fast though.
I have read lots about all the different things to do
for "ADD" sorts of stuff...my ds isn't neccesarily
"hyper" allll the time...soemtimes he just can't
concentrate...I believe that what people (whoever they
are) have termed "ADD/ADHD" is in fact a medical
problem and my ex suffered from it alot....pycnogenol
helped him...but can't give that to kids...wouldn't
think of ritalin...
so I've read alot about diet...Essential Fatty Acids
help alot if they are abundant in the diet...and
interestingly raw sugar..in a pure form doesn't make
kids hyper...it's actually a sedative. in some places
they give kids sugar cane to suck on to calm them. (I
tried it once) but ARTIFICIAL sweeteners and additives
are what mess things up. Now, I'm not one to talk as
my kids learned how to say "'donald's, mommy, peez?"
before they learned to say "apple" but I have gone
thru times where we really stuck to a diet of eating
even just LESS of the artificial stuff and sweets and
I noticed a huge difference. Oh! A good book is "meals
that heal for toddlers".... or something like that.
has alot of good info in it about how different foods
affect kids.
Oh yeah. also, I try to give them sweets that seems
like more than it is. like mini m&ms, mini donuts,
when we make cookies we make them really small,
vanilla wafers....etc, etc...
or I fry bananas in honey to put on thier ice
cream....
and put lots and lots of nuts on it. (the nuts have
efa's) they are still getting "ice cream" but the
fruit and nuts almost out weigh it.
trying to tell them sweets were bad for them and no
they couldn't have them just made them try to sneak
some from gramma.
ALSO, they love sleepytime tea. with lots of honey.
there are also some recipes for homemade fruit rollups
that you can use fresh fruit and non-artificial
ingredients in. That is, assuming you have time. :)
hope some of that is useful.
-Bobbie
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plenty as ds is very hyperactive...
but my kids (5 and 3) are the same way with anything
sweet. It was easier to stick to feeding them
healthier when I wasn't around any family...but alas.
Grammas and grampas are made for spoiling and giving
cookies and we are currently living with my mom and
sisters who like having junk food around the house.
(not to say that I'm not myself a Pepsi-holic...but
that's utterly beside the point.)
Some things that I have done and have really helped
are
*feeding ds plenty of protein (I can't do that no
wheat thing either...)
ex: eggs and bacon (we are bacon freaks...just can't
get enough of the stuff...)in the morning.
he did sooo well (hyperactivity wise) when he had an
egg every morning and lots of peanut butter...
*giving them things that i still treat like sweets
(just as a reverse psychology thing, though) and that
they still love like sweets...like arrowroot cookies
from Wild Oats (health food store) that have molasses
and honey..etc... in them. they're small so I can give
them lots of them..they feel special and I know it
still isn't as bad for them as a candy bar.
*I give them "special juice coke" (though at first I
had to call it "kid coke" or soemthing cuz they didn't
like that whole "juice instead of coke" thing..
I buy juicy juice (no added sugar) concentrate (not
frozen, in coke-like cans) and mix it with club soda
or something like that (just carbonated water with no
sugar...instead of with water) and they get the fizzy
part and no corn syrup and artificial color
stuff...wacky straws help.
*peanut butter balls....they have peanut butter, dy
milk, rice cereal, coconut, and honey... you roll them
into balls and refrigerate them...they are super
sweet, but still only good for you stuff in them. they
go fast though.
I have read lots about all the different things to do
for "ADD" sorts of stuff...my ds isn't neccesarily
"hyper" allll the time...soemtimes he just can't
concentrate...I believe that what people (whoever they
are) have termed "ADD/ADHD" is in fact a medical
problem and my ex suffered from it alot....pycnogenol
helped him...but can't give that to kids...wouldn't
think of ritalin...
so I've read alot about diet...Essential Fatty Acids
help alot if they are abundant in the diet...and
interestingly raw sugar..in a pure form doesn't make
kids hyper...it's actually a sedative. in some places
they give kids sugar cane to suck on to calm them. (I
tried it once) but ARTIFICIAL sweeteners and additives
are what mess things up. Now, I'm not one to talk as
my kids learned how to say "'donald's, mommy, peez?"
before they learned to say "apple" but I have gone
thru times where we really stuck to a diet of eating
even just LESS of the artificial stuff and sweets and
I noticed a huge difference. Oh! A good book is "meals
that heal for toddlers".... or something like that.
has alot of good info in it about how different foods
affect kids.
Oh yeah. also, I try to give them sweets that seems
like more than it is. like mini m&ms, mini donuts,
when we make cookies we make them really small,
vanilla wafers....etc, etc...
or I fry bananas in honey to put on thier ice
cream....
and put lots and lots of nuts on it. (the nuts have
efa's) they are still getting "ice cream" but the
fruit and nuts almost out weigh it.
trying to tell them sweets were bad for them and no
they couldn't have them just made them try to sneak
some from gramma.
ALSO, they love sleepytime tea. with lots of honey.
there are also some recipes for homemade fruit rollups
that you can use fresh fruit and non-artificial
ingredients in. That is, assuming you have time. :)
hope some of that is useful.
-Bobbie
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