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[quote=walterwhite]Fast food is not allowed here. We have propagandized our kids against mcdonalds Disneyland and many other American institutions from a young age. Some parents hammer home an antidrug message others anti food. My kids believe mcdonalds is for losers. I think the only time they’ve ever eaten it in their collective 37 years is once while in the care and custody of their aunt.[/quote]

Good for you. with my kids, the fast food genie has been let out of the bottle, never to be put back in ; ( No doubt this was caused by our many roadtrip vacations. I am left with rearguard action- preaching everything should be done in moderation. I worry about outright forbidding things- I fear blowback during the coming teenage years.

[svelte]

Everything in moderation. A once-a-month trip to McDonalds is not going to kill them, and it will help teach them about moderation.

The problem with not allowing something at all is that, when they are young adults, they may rebel against the abolitionist environment they grew up in and eat there 3 times a day.

When our kids were 10-18, we went out to dinner every other week – twice a month. We rotated who got to choose, so everyone got a pick every 8 weeks. Obviously my wife and I chose healthier places than they did, but you may be surprised that most of the time they didn’t choose fast food either. They’re both in their 20s now and healthy as horses.

[svelte]

Everything in moderation. A once-a-month trip to McDonalds is not going to kill them, and it will help teach them about moderation.

The problem with not allowing something at all is that, when they are young adults, they may rebel against the abolitionist environment they grew up in and eat there 3 times a day.

When our kids were 10-18, we went out to dinner every other week – twice a month. We rotated who got to choose, so everyone got a pick every 8 weeks. Obviously my wife and I chose healthier places than they did, but you may be surprised that most of the time they didn’t choose fast food either. They’re both in their 20s now and healthy as horses.

[svelte]

Everything in moderation. A once-a-month trip to McDonalds is not going to kill them, and it will help teach them about moderation.

The problem with not allowing something at all is that, when they are young adults, they may rebel against the abolitionist environment they grew up in and eat there 3 times a day.

When our kids were 10-18, we went out to dinner every other week – twice a month. We rotated who got to choose, so everyone got a pick every 8 weeks. Obviously my wife and I chose healthier places than they did, but you may be surprised that most of the time they didn’t choose fast food either. They’re both in their 20s now and healthy as horses.

[svelte]

Everything in moderation. A once-a-month trip to McDonalds is not going to kill them, and it will help teach them about moderation.

The problem with not allowing something at all is that, when they are young adults, they may rebel against the abolitionist environment they grew up in and eat there 3 times a day.

When our kids were 10-18, we went out to dinner every other week – twice a month. We rotated who got to choose, so everyone got a pick every 8 weeks. Obviously my wife and I chose healthier places than they did, but you may be surprised that most of the time they didn’t choose fast food either. They’re both in their 20s now and healthy as horses.

[svelte]

Everything in moderation. A once-a-month trip to McDonalds is not going to kill them, and it will help teach them about moderation.

The problem with not allowing something at all is that, when they are young adults, they may rebel against the abolitionist environment they grew up in and eat there 3 times a day.

When our kids were 10-18, we went out to dinner every other week – twice a month. We rotated who got to choose, so everyone got a pick every 8 weeks. Obviously my wife and I chose healthier places than they did, but you may be surprised that most of the time they didn’t choose fast food either. They’re both in their 20s now and healthy as horses.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Jacarandoso]I have children.

My kids ask me to make them oatmeal as a favor to them. They don’t know that a zucchini muffin, a handful of almonds and a glass of milk isn’t a happy meal. I ask them “how happy is a fancy bag of low grade shit from some stupid clown anyway?”.I tell them not to let people get away with expecting them to be that damn gullible.I don’t think we have ever been to McDonald’s.

There are plenty of meals that,with little planning, are easier than going to McDonald’s and some can easily be eaten in a park.. or even in the car. It is just as easy to stop at a grocery store and pick out a few decent things that don’t need cooking and go to a park. We have sat down and ate in front of the local Henry’s many times. There is no fricken excuse for frequent sodas.[/quote]

Its a bit easier when the closest McDonalds is 5 miles away and other locations are 10 miles or more away.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Jacarandoso]I have children.

My kids ask me to make them oatmeal as a favor to them. They don’t know that a zucchini muffin, a handful of almonds and a glass of milk isn’t a happy meal. I ask them “how happy is a fancy bag of low grade shit from some stupid clown anyway?”.I tell them not to let people get away with expecting them to be that damn gullible.I don’t think we have ever been to McDonald’s.

There are plenty of meals that,with little planning, are easier than going to McDonald’s and some can easily be eaten in a park.. or even in the car. It is just as easy to stop at a grocery store and pick out a few decent things that don’t need cooking and go to a park. We have sat down and ate in front of the local Henry’s many times. There is no fricken excuse for frequent sodas.[/quote]

Its a bit easier when the closest McDonalds is 5 miles away and other locations are 10 miles or more away.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Jacarandoso]I have children.

My kids ask me to make them oatmeal as a favor to them. They don’t know that a zucchini muffin, a handful of almonds and a glass of milk isn’t a happy meal. I ask them “how happy is a fancy bag of low grade shit from some stupid clown anyway?”.I tell them not to let people get away with expecting them to be that damn gullible.I don’t think we have ever been to McDonald’s.

There are plenty of meals that,with little planning, are easier than going to McDonald’s and some can easily be eaten in a park.. or even in the car. It is just as easy to stop at a grocery store and pick out a few decent things that don’t need cooking and go to a park. We have sat down and ate in front of the local Henry’s many times. There is no fricken excuse for frequent sodas.[/quote]

Its a bit easier when the closest McDonalds is 5 miles away and other locations are 10 miles or more away.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Jacarandoso]I have children.

My kids ask me to make them oatmeal as a favor to them. They don’t know that a zucchini muffin, a handful of almonds and a glass of milk isn’t a happy meal. I ask them “how happy is a fancy bag of low grade shit from some stupid clown anyway?”.I tell them not to let people get away with expecting them to be that damn gullible.I don’t think we have ever been to McDonald’s.

There are plenty of meals that,with little planning, are easier than going to McDonald’s and some can easily be eaten in a park.. or even in the car. It is just as easy to stop at a grocery store and pick out a few decent things that don’t need cooking and go to a park. We have sat down and ate in front of the local Henry’s many times. There is no fricken excuse for frequent sodas.[/quote]

Its a bit easier when the closest McDonalds is 5 miles away and other locations are 10 miles or more away.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Jacarandoso]I have children.

My kids ask me to make them oatmeal as a favor to them. They don’t know that a zucchini muffin, a handful of almonds and a glass of milk isn’t a happy meal. I ask them “how happy is a fancy bag of low grade shit from some stupid clown anyway?”.I tell them not to let people get away with expecting them to be that damn gullible.I don’t think we have ever been to McDonald’s.

There are plenty of meals that,with little planning, are easier than going to McDonald’s and some can easily be eaten in a park.. or even in the car. It is just as easy to stop at a grocery store and pick out a few decent things that don’t need cooking and go to a park. We have sat down and ate in front of the local Henry’s many times. There is no fricken excuse for frequent sodas.[/quote]

Its a bit easier when the closest McDonalds is 5 miles away and other locations are 10 miles or more away.

[briansd1]

IMO, you should not let kids think of McDonald’s as a treat. They should not think of it as delicious food and as a reward.

I think that a certain amount of food snobbism is in order.

If kids grow up to believe that fine, well-presented food is a treat, then they will eat better as adults.

They should be to taught food etiquette and culture. For example, if you grow up believing that eating at the table is the proper thing to do, then as an adult, you won’t want to eat on the couch.

For me, when I make myself a simple dish such as a tuna sandwich, I find it more satisfying to cut it in half, put it on a nice plate, and garnish the plate with some slices of tomato and cucumber.

As a side dish make a soup from pureed veggies and chicken broth.

Present it all nicely on the table, add a glass of wine and some fruit for desert.

All of that takes 15 minutes to make — faster then driving to McDonald’s.

Rotate the meals based on certain themes.

[briansd1]

IMO, you should not let kids think of McDonald’s as a treat. They should not think of it as delicious food and as a reward.

I think that a certain amount of food snobbism is in order.

If kids grow up to believe that fine, well-presented food is a treat, then they will eat better as adults.

They should be to taught food etiquette and culture. For example, if you grow up believing that eating at the table is the proper thing to do, then as an adult, you won’t want to eat on the couch.

For me, when I make myself a simple dish such as a tuna sandwich, I find it more satisfying to cut it in half, put it on a nice plate, and garnish the plate with some slices of tomato and cucumber.

As a side dish make a soup from pureed veggies and chicken broth.

Present it all nicely on the table, add a glass of wine and some fruit for desert.

All of that takes 15 minutes to make — faster then driving to McDonald’s.

Rotate the meals based on certain themes.

[briansd1]

IMO, you should not let kids think of McDonald’s as a treat. They should not think of it as delicious food and as a reward.

I think that a certain amount of food snobbism is in order.

If kids grow up to believe that fine, well-presented food is a treat, then they will eat better as adults.

They should be to taught food etiquette and culture. For example, if you grow up believing that eating at the table is the proper thing to do, then as an adult, you won’t want to eat on the couch.

For me, when I make myself a simple dish such as a tuna sandwich, I find it more satisfying to cut it in half, put it on a nice plate, and garnish the plate with some slices of tomato and cucumber.

As a side dish make a soup from pureed veggies and chicken broth.

Present it all nicely on the table, add a glass of wine and some fruit for desert.

All of that takes 15 minutes to make — faster then driving to McDonald’s.

Rotate the meals based on certain themes.

[briansd1]

IMO, you should not let kids think of McDonald’s as a treat. They should not think of it as delicious food and as a reward.

I think that a certain amount of food snobbism is in order.

If kids grow up to believe that fine, well-presented food is a treat, then they will eat better as adults.

They should be to taught food etiquette and culture. For example, if you grow up believing that eating at the table is the proper thing to do, then as an adult, you won’t want to eat on the couch.

For me, when I make myself a simple dish such as a tuna sandwich, I find it more satisfying to cut it in half, put it on a nice plate, and garnish the plate with some slices of tomato and cucumber.

As a side dish make a soup from pureed veggies and chicken broth.

Present it all nicely on the table, add a glass of wine and some fruit for desert.

All of that takes 15 minutes to make — faster then driving to McDonald’s.

Rotate the meals based on certain themes.

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