To think that fucking cartoons on cereal boxes aren't what's making children overweight and parents just need to say no to their kids?

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Ffs, what are they going to do next, get rid of all sweets and chocolate in case the kids pester their parents?

I’m pretty sure that posters older than I am (55) will remember when mum cooked one meal and all the family ate it.
At some point in late 60s / early 70s , mums ( I’m not being sexist) started to cook separate dinners and children would get macerated fish/chicken ( ie lips and areseholes) covered in neon crumbs and usually served with chips.

We now have a generation of fussy eaters who will only eat chips, only eat chicken dippers/sausages/fish fingers /pizza. So many children won’t touch salad or veg at all ( 17 years of working in a Primary School) and the shite that gets brought in for packed lunches!!! ( don’t get me started.)
Also, the vast majority of children get driven to school yet 30 years ago, most children walked. Factor in electronic gadgets and a reluctance to go outdoors, then I think that we are only seeing the top of the iceberg re obesity and health issues.

The kids who are these in the 80s had a very different lifestyle.
Also we had a small bowl. Not one of the buckets they call a cereal bowl now.
We had no sugary drinks and McDonalds was never about (At least not as accessible)
Everyone spent evenings doing sport or running around.

1 chicken would do us for one meal and we are a family of 3.One breast each for me and dh and both legs for ds.Noone likes the wing or thigh.

Agree it is cheaper to eat healthily.
Planning to start healthy eating again this week so just done a shop. I was £50 cheaper than I would normally be when I took out convenience foods and junk.

I'd say portion sizes are more of a problem, especially if the food is laden with calories already.

YANBU. The world gets madder.

I think you're looking at this the wrong way. The fact is that some (a lot of?) parent's don't care that much about their kids' diets, or are ignorant of how bad many foods are. So if we acknowledge that many parents will just buy whatever their kid asks for, then why not remove the marketing gimmicks that encourage the kids to ask for these foods? It benefits us as a society because the obesity crisis is bad for the economy. And it's easier than trying to turn masses of average or uncaring parents magically into better ones.

@Whathappenedtothelego - agreed. Our Christmas Roast Chicken was 1.4kg for 14 people because the bulk of the meal was other stuff and mostly veg. The stuff that was left I froze to be used in stock once I have enough odds and ends.

I struggle to see why people also end up cooking different meals for each child.

Two options here, take it or leave it (unless it’s something you seriously hate but you are only allowed a few of those).

Kids were never hungry and all eat really health as adults and DS and DD regularly call up asking how to cook XYZ...

"To feed a family of four, considering there will be enough chicken left over to feed the family for at least another few days, that is fantastic value... with a free range chicken!"

Ah, the good old MN chicken. Puts Jesus feeding the 5000 to shame.

Just go veggie - 1.4kg of lentils will set you back 2 quid and they fill you up more, so it probably goes further too.

Ah, the good old MN chicken. Puts Jesus feeding the 5000 to shame

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think you're looking at this the wrong way. The fact is that some (a lot of?) parent's don't care that much about their kids' diets, or are ignorant of how bad many foods are
I agree with this. People will see foods marketed at kids and think they must be ok for kids to have because they’ve got kids characters on.
Not everyone understands about diet and nutrition how things are marketed matters.

I struggle to see why people also end up cooking different meals for each child.

Really? You can't see why, for some families, cooking different meals is a necessity?

I have two children with autism, one with food aversions who will only eat very specific foods right down to the exact brand. Take it or leave it doesn't work here because he really would starve himself. I also have one who will eat until he vomits as he doesn't know when he is full and gets comfort from eating and so his meals have to be controlled too to make sure he has extra protein and starchy carbs to try and help him recognise the sensation of feeling full.

I just show my family pictures of cooked chicken whilst they dine on (my own recipe) homeopathic chicken broth

Most people were poor in the 1930’s by today’s standards but funnily enough very few of them were overweight. So how does that fit in with the living in poverty causes weight gain hyposis?

I will let my dc have something different to the meal I'm cooking too. It won't be a whole other meal but maybe a wrap with some veg sticks. I remember having my nose held and being forced to eat food I didn't like and I'll never do that to my dc.

So much short sightedness. It maybe easier to eat healthily if you have the means to cook (enough gas/electricity), to buy and store fresh, a well stocked herb/spice/oil cupboard, a good repertoire or cookbook collection, children willing to eat or try new stuff etc etc.

You're going to get 1000 posts telling you people are fat cos they're poor.

Well those 1000 posts have a point while I can walk into my local co-op and buy a bag full of processed crap for 4 people for a fiver, but the makings of a healthy cooked from scratch meal is £10+
People counting every penny will go for the cheapest option.

My son has ASC I never cooked him different food.

I knew someone would trot that one out.

I doubt changing the pictures will do much.

Children’s diets are down to the parents. Given schools now have to weigh children and send letters home, many would appear to have lost sight of a healthy weight.

Money may play a small part but a healthy diet doesn’t have to cost more than a high in sugar/fat/processed one. Portion control, snacks, exercise etc all play a part.

Most people were poor in the 1930’s by today’s standards but funnily enough very few of them were overweight. So how does that fit in with the living in poverty causes weight gain hyposis?
Cheap highly processed food didn’t exist in the 1930s. You either cooked from fresh ingredients or you didn’t eat. These days there is an abundance of cheap poor quality food. If you were poor in the 1930s you didn’t eat. If you are poor in the 2020s you eat but only the shittest most high processed crap.

YANBU
Believe it or not, there were cereals packed with sugar in the 60s and 70s when i grew up, as well as crisps, sweets and biscuits!
When we pestered, our parents said no regularly, and that was the end of it.. Sweets were to be bought with pocket money on a Saturday and other sugary products were viewed as treats not regular foods.

Its up to parents to place boundaries, not a nanny state, just as it always has been.
Surely looking after and taking responsibility for your children in every aspect is simply decent parenting..

MrsBrentford surely your personal knowledge of ASD would mean that you should understand that not all children on the spectrum are the same?! Do yours doesn't have food issues... therefore they don't exist?!

I have a child that is both gluten and dairy intolerant... trust me I often cook separately for her. No pandering- she eats a wide variety of foods. We don't have many processed foods at all.