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SUPERSIZE VS SUPERSKINNY KIDS - CH4 8pm

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Blondeshavemorefun · 22/03/2011 13:51

on tonight(tue) wed/thur and fri

the same as adult show, ie fat swaps eating habbits with skinny, but with kids

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Blondeshavemorefun · 22/03/2011 20:01

Poor kids :(

I do think over feeding your child is emotional abuse :(

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MumInBeds · 22/03/2011 20:05

While diet is absolutely the key it must be very hard when your child a very hungry child or if they have no appetite at all.

5inthebed · 22/03/2011 20:08

I'm watching with interest as DS1 is one of those kids who never seems to be full, and my neice has no appetite at all.

Felt so sorry for that boy when he was crying :(

CaveMum · 22/03/2011 20:09

But in so many cases the parents have given in for the sake of an easy life.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 22/03/2011 20:14

cavemum you've hit the nail on it head

I blame the parents / children don't get fat by theirselves :(

it's the food they get given or not given in the skinny case

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5inthebed · 22/03/2011 20:30

I agree cavemum. Normally, if my DC are hungry between meals they can have fruit or yoghurt. They do have the occasional treat.

DH teaches martial arts, and there is a 14 year old boy who is greatly overweight. His dad is exactly the same. I feel so so sorry for him, as his dad just doesn't seem to care how bad their diets are. After the class, his dad gives him fizzy pop, a bar of chocolate and then they go out for a takeaway. Totally overrides the excercise he has just had.

MumInBeds · 22/03/2011 20:30

Worried me when Jess advised Ieuan to chew it more to trick his brain into thinking he was eating more, that shows there is more to her eating than being fussy.

CaveMum · 22/03/2011 20:34

I do understand that some children are fussy eaters, and not havng any kids of my own I'm not qualified to comment on how to resolve that, but it really is as simple as "eat less, move more" if you want to lose weight.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 22/03/2011 20:41

Children are not born fussy eaters - they are made fussy eaters

Some parents honestly dont know any better - which is also sad that they are so poorly informed by their own parents - it's a vicious circle :(

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SauvignonBlanche · 22/03/2011 20:44

What an awful idea for a programme! I won't be watching it.

TheCrackFox · 22/03/2011 20:51

I am not watching this either. Why parents allow their children to be served up for this kind of entertainment is beyond me. Surely they will have the piss taken out of them as school tomorrow?

sincitylover · 22/03/2011 21:03

programmes and eating regimes like this lead to eating disorders imo

It really isn't as simple as eating less and moving more - in each case the emotional/psychological aspect of their problems was not explored enough.

If overfeeding is abuse then so is demonising food/dieting which can also lead to the same.

In both those cases it seemed that poor nutrition overall was the key rather than over or under eating. There is a difference.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 22/03/2011 21:05

poor nutrition is sad - obviously junk food costs less then fresh fruit and veg but you can buy frozen veg from iceland for £1

yes i feel sorry for both kids being on this programme, as i do about any tv show that shows kids, ie supernanny

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girliefriend · 23/03/2011 20:18

I am watching and agree that the parents esp of the over weight kids really need to sort themselves out - why do they buy so much crap? Its not hard to just not buy litres of fizzy drinks and trucks loads of crap.

I think with the underweight kids its bit more tricky as I know what I was like as a child - a very fussy eater and there wasn't much my parents could do about it! I was so stubborn the more they tried to be strict the more I was determined not to eat!!!

CaveMum · 23/03/2011 20:21

I can't get over the boy tonight - a whole bottle of cherryade for breakfast?! On what planet did his parents think that was normal/ok?!

CarGirl · 23/03/2011 20:23

I think I'm most shocked at these parents confessing that they're only just really realising that they are part of the problem!

JuicyLips · 23/03/2011 20:24

I dont agree they are all made fussy, mine is a fussy eater and we have tried literally everything to help him to eat the things he needs to eat, but when a child doesnt want to eat you cannot force them.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 23/03/2011 20:27

fizzy sugar liquid for breakfast :(

how my heart bleeds :(

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CarGirl · 23/03/2011 20:29

you can deny them the "unhealthy" snacks though by offering a more nutritious snack.

Dh was very fussy - he is much better now because I insisted he tried things that he hadn't had for a few years and he discovered about half weren't that horrid after all.

Ormirian · 23/03/2011 20:29

I don't think they are made fussy either.

Of all the children I know who are absurdly fussy over food, they all have siblings who aren't.

The only one of my children who is remotely awkward about food is my eldest who detests certain textures - such as yoghurt/mayo/cream and can't stand melted cheese or butter. The others eat everything. I am certainly not aware of emcouraging fussiness.

CarGirl · 23/03/2011 20:56

Well done those families!!!!

sailorsgal · 23/03/2011 21:02

juicylips my ds is also a fussy eater. When he was a toddler we were down to about 4 foods. He is just so not interested in food.

nomorecake · 24/03/2011 13:22

"Children are not born fussy eaters - they are made fussy eaters"

I strongly disagree.

haggis01 · 24/03/2011 13:27

I also worry about how the poor kids will be treated at school after being on TV in their underwear and also in years to come as things seem to be endlessly repeated on satellite channels. They both were very sweet, lovely children.

I thought the boy's mum needed a really good talking to. He only lost 3lb in the couple of months after the show and his food diary showed he was still eating curry and chips, sweets etc.. His mum just looked tearful and said "he says he is starving ,what am I meant to do?" - er,not buy him crap .

I'm not sure about the "feeding clinic" bit where they eat each other's diets - it seems to me that the boy's mum needs more education about healthy eating and portion control (she was not large so presmably she eats normal sized meals) for her son and some counselling about why she aids her son in being an overeater (I know she said she was hungry when young and that was why she overfed him, plus losing his dad as a todder had led him to comfort eat) but I think she wants him at some level to be fat and have problems so that she can soothe him and keep him close - she is the one buying the food and doling out the huge portions.

I agree that the girl is more difficult - it is hard to get fussy eaters to eat a bigger range of foods and bigger portions - she looked annorexic but ate chicken fried rice and barbeque sauce almost daily.

I felt bad watching this show and will not watch again

anchovies · 24/03/2011 13:27

Also disagree, how does that ever explain why in the case of my children my middle ds is extremely fussy yet the other two would eat virtually anything. Same food offered all round, same meals for everyone... He just isnt interested in food like the other two are.

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