There goes McDonalds and KFC

[Funz]

verykiasumummy:

i began to wonder if the mobile stall owner is those old uncles and aunties... they could be just trying to make a living... outside the sch is just the next best place they could think of rather than outside shopping centres which is not allowed..

i think most schs support that... could be a minority still not planning for the change...

Yup they are only trying to make a living. Not faulting them.

Not sure about your kids' school. But both my kids' schools do sell soft drinks. I have friends with kids in other schools saying their kids spend most of their pocket money on bottled drinks and stationery.

[verykiasumummy]

Funz:

verykiasumummy:

i began to wonder if the mobile stall owner is those old uncles and aunties... they could be just trying to make a living... outside the sch is just the next best place they could think of rather than outside shopping centres which is not allowed..

i think most schs support that... could be a minority still not planning for the change...

Yup they are only trying to make a living. Not faulting them.

Not sure about your kids' school. But both my kids' schools do sell soft drinks. I have friends with kids in other schools saying their kids spend most of their pocket money on bottled drinks and stationery.

because of that, kids should be taught not to buy too often...

i give my ds3 $1.50 as this is all he needs to eat in school.. however, when he is exceptionally good, i give him extra $1 to buy snacks or soft drinks... i do this once in a mth or once in 2 mths...

[mommylow]

Obesity can also be genetically induced, besides unhealthy eating. My DH is a big man with rather dense bones. Unfortunately my dd1 has inherited his genes and is overweight. My DS is just fine like me but my dd2 is severely underweight!


I cannot fathom why my family members have such extreme weights among us. We hardly eat out except for certain occasions or the weekends for dinners. Our staples are brown rice and wholemeal bread, and we eat lots of fruits and vegetable smoothies, packed with good fibre. I hardly deep fry our food or let the DCs snack on titbits or sugary drinks. We only visit Macdonalds or KFC maybe at the most 8 times a year. Strangely, my dd1 is still overweight. She eats less than my DS. Likewise for DH, he eats very little carbo and very lightly for dinner. Yet both of them have more than enough flesh to spare. So I am baffled and have only 'fat' genes to blame on just like some people have 'tall' genes. :roll:

[kwcllf]

mommylow:

Obesity can also be genetically induced, besides unhealthy eating. My DH is a big man with rather dense bones. Unfortunately my dd1 has inherited his genes and is overweight. My DS is just fine like me but my dd2 is severely underweight!


I cannot fathom why my family members have such extreme weights among us. We hardly eat out except for certain occasions or the weekends for dinners. Our staples are brown rice and wholemeal bread, and we eat lots of fruits and vegetable smoothies, packed with good fibre. I hardly deep fry our food or let the DCs snack on titbits or sugary drinks. We only visit Macdonalds or KFC maybe at the most 8 times a year. Strangely, my dd1 is still overweight. She eats less than my DS. Likewise for DH, he eats very little carbo and very lightly for dinner. Yet both of them have more than enough flesh to spare. So I am baffled and have only 'fat' genes to blame on just like some people have 'tall' genes. :roll:

See which dominant genes your DC inherit. Maybe, need to exercise more. Taking too much carbo also not good as it will turns to fat if not burned off.

Often, when I see a really overweight couple, their DC also overweight.

[AceTutors123]

Sun_2010:

Not like you to complain i tot. Must be the trait from either you or your DW.
Anyway, DD also had a similar problem. She was 50 percentile for age weight charts, but underweight with weight-height chart. That was from P2 to P4-P5. I would have liked her to have a little surplus in the reserve to come in handy during illness (why do i sound like the gah-ment?). At one point I did indulge in fatty foods in the hopes she would put on some weight. No luck. A holistic health practioner then advised me that giving her wholesome , easier to digest food would help better absorbtion. Heavy food probably taxes her digestion even more, so in the end all down the loo. So healthy food all the way is a better bet.

Healthy eating habits go a long way.After P5 she started to get to a more reasonable weight. She kept growing taller and taller, becoming taller than me by P6 ( mind ya I no shortie). Now she at 14 seemed to have hit her limit.

So dun worry, as long as she is feeling healthy and energetic, its ok.

Thanks Sun_2010, I really need this. Haven't been able to get myself out of the underweight category. Unlike pirate's DD, who's so lucky to be able grow taller from exercising, I just get lighter. Geez

-Justin

[Funz]

I think a lot of parents still want to see their kids with a little bit of meat on their bones. I have learned, being healthy is more important. If the kid is not severely underweight or ‘undertall’ and is functioning like any normal healthy kid, don’t sweat the small stuff.


DD was a tiny gal and rather poor eater when she was younger. She was always below the 50 percentile, be it for weight or height. I get the usual comments like why so skinny, and things like I am starving her and when I restrict her intake of junk food, people tell me she can afford to have them. Thing is, while at one point I did obsess about her weight, was willing to accept height ‘deficiency’ since DH and I are short, after some time, I realise that though on the smaller side, DD was rather healthy, bright and active. Now at 9yrs old, she is no longer underweight, though she is not that tall, she belongs to the average category and still healthy, bright and active.

[AceTutors123]

Funz:

I think a lot of parents still want to see their kids with a little bit of meat on their bones. I have learned, being healthy is more important. If the kid is not severely underweight or 'undertall' and is functioning like any normal healthy kid, don't sweat the small stuff.


DD was a tiny gal and rather poor eater when she was younger. She was always below the 50 percentile, be it for weight or height. I get the usual comments like why so skinny, and things like I am starving her and when I restrict her intake of junk food, people tell me she can afford to have them. Thing is, while at one point I did obsess about her weight, was willing to accept height 'deficiency' since DH and I are short, after some time, I realise that though on the smaller side, DD was rather healthy, bright and active. Now at 9yrs old, she is no longer underweight, though she is not that tall, she belongs to the average category and still healthy, bright and active.

True true. And by healthy a chinese physician will look at the state of the internal organs yea? The liver, kidneys, heart etc. haha

-Justin

[kwcllf]

Funz:

I think a lot of parents still want to see their kids with a little bit of meat on their bones. I have learned, being healthy is more important. If the kid is not severely underweight or 'undertall' and is functioning like any normal healthy kid, don't sweat the small stuff.


DD was a tiny gal and rather poor eater when she was younger. She was always below the 50 percentile, be it for weight or height. I get the usual comments like why so skinny, and things like I am starving her and when I restrict her intake of junk food, people tell me she can afford to have them. Thing is, while at one point I did obsess about her weight, was willing to accept height 'deficiency' since DH and I are short, after some time, I realise that though on the smaller side, DD was rather healthy, bright and active. Now at 9yrs old, she is no longer underweight, though she is not that tall, she belongs to the average category and still healthy, bright and active.

Although our height or weight may be determined to a large extent by our genes, there will still be growth spurt. As long as DC eat healthy and exercise, they will have a good chance of growing taller than their parents as DC nowadays are better fed nutritionally.

[Mawar]

I was more strict with my kids diet before age 2. I had to jaga the rest of the extended family like a hawk. Mine is a big extended family and the members loved to pop stuff into my kids’ mouths to see their reaction to new foods.


I was more conscious over dietary habits and food intake when my kids were still in preschool. No snacks before meals. Load up on greens and fruits. Routine during mealtimes etc.

Now that they are in primary school, they make their own food choices. I encourage them to try new foods. They know that they can enjoy sinful food, junk food or food but in moderation. From an early age, they prefer home cooked food. Somehow they think of home cooked food as their staple and outside food as extras.

Advertising has limited influence. Family influence is stronger. At least that’s the case for my kids for the moment.

[kwcllf]

Mawar:

I was more strict with my kids diet before age 2. I had to jaga the rest of the extended family like a hawk. Mine is a big extended family and the members loved to pop stuff into my kids' mouths to see their reaction to new foods.


I was more conscious over dietary habits and food intake when my kids were still in preschool. No snacks before meals. Load up on greens and fruits. Routine during mealtimes etc.

Now that they are in primary school, they make their own food choices. I encourage them to try new foods. They know that they can enjoy sinful food, junk food or food but in moderation. From an early age, they prefer home cooked food. Somehow they think of home cooked food as their staple and outside food as extras.

Advertising has limited influence. Family influence is stronger. At least that's the case for my kids for the moment.

I so envy you.

Everyday, we eat out for lunch and dinner as we are both working. I would have preferred eating home cooked meals as it is healthier but what to do!

But we try to encourage the kids to eat veggies and they somehow are not as adversed as when they are young.