AN EARLY THIRTY-SOMETHING MOTHER SAID TO MY WIFE SOME MONTHS AGO, I can not get my child to eat his greens. About a month ago that same mother complained of a $1600 dental bill for a child still on his first set of teeth. I am not talking down on the sistah. Not saying anything to you that I would not say to her, but getting your child to eat healthy consist of more than telling them to. Knowledge is the first step. We come into this world desiring, craving vegetables...because were herbivores. Our natural appetite is altered first by the mothers diet right there in the womb. If you dont breast feed, your infant undergoes an assault on its taste buds the moment they come in this world...It is called FORMULA. Did you know that most formulas do not list the amount of sugar content? And the leading brands, Enfamil for example, contains the highest amount of sugar, somewhere around thirteen grams per serving. Then comes the candy, nowadays that can mean basic, processed foods. We ate out a few evenings back, at somewhat of a soul food spot. EVERYTHING WAS FULL OF SUGAR. I watched children drinking entire glasses of soda and lemonade BEFORE their meal. Do we really think our children will want greens after, or even finish their food AFTER filling their bellies with liquids and over- saturating themselves with sugar? Or after they have been snacking throughout the day. My grandmother would not allow me to touch anything to drink until I had finished most of the food on my plate. Take it from me, if our children dont want their vegetables, it is because of something WERE DOING. Muhjahid Qahhar
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 01:01:03 +0000
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