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MuscleHead
- Dec 28, 2011
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As embarrassing as it is to admit...today, this morning specifically, I had an epiphany regarding my kids' diets that was long overdue.
I evaluated the breakfast I was about to make: pancakes and some kind of drink. My kids don't like anything on their pancakes but butter, so that was the topping. The drink question is usually apple juice or milk, and with the main course being a carb I opted for milk. As I made my morning Accelerator Shake (thanks J. Kiefer) with a dollop of coconut oil I thought, "these kids need a healthy fat with their breakfast." Out comes the peanut butter.
Their breakfast consisted of a carb (simple unfortunately), a protein source (milk), healthy fat (smart butter on pancakes, peanut butter), and multivitamins (gummies). I'm proud of this one.
I am changing things up from the stupid fast breakfast of apple juice and pop tarts that wifey does when I'm doing school work because it's horrible for my conscience and worse for my kids.
This had me reflect on other meals I present to them... Last night was grilled teriyaki pork with white rice, sliver of pound cake with a scoop of butter brickle ice cream on top. I'm not perfect, and kids need ice cream from time to time, so don't get it twisted... My kids don't eat like John Meadows.
As I flipped stuff on the griddle this morning, I started thinking about macros and protein grams per lbs of body weight, and I wondered:
How diligent are y'all with your kids' nutrition?
Most everybody is guilty of the Happy Meal due to time constraints or as a reward for good behavior, but when you sit down at night are you satisfied with how you fed your children? If so, how did you achieve this satisfaction? Is it daily fruit/vegetable servings? Is it complex carbs replacing the simple ones? More water than juice? 100% juice over concentrate?
What rules of thumb do you follow to make sure your little ones grow up to be healthy?
I could go on and on with this topic so please discuss and I'll chime in further. Really looking forward to your responses...
I evaluated the breakfast I was about to make: pancakes and some kind of drink. My kids don't like anything on their pancakes but butter, so that was the topping. The drink question is usually apple juice or milk, and with the main course being a carb I opted for milk. As I made my morning Accelerator Shake (thanks J. Kiefer) with a dollop of coconut oil I thought, "these kids need a healthy fat with their breakfast." Out comes the peanut butter.
Their breakfast consisted of a carb (simple unfortunately), a protein source (milk), healthy fat (smart butter on pancakes, peanut butter), and multivitamins (gummies). I'm proud of this one.
I am changing things up from the stupid fast breakfast of apple juice and pop tarts that wifey does when I'm doing school work because it's horrible for my conscience and worse for my kids.
This had me reflect on other meals I present to them... Last night was grilled teriyaki pork with white rice, sliver of pound cake with a scoop of butter brickle ice cream on top. I'm not perfect, and kids need ice cream from time to time, so don't get it twisted... My kids don't eat like John Meadows.
As I flipped stuff on the griddle this morning, I started thinking about macros and protein grams per lbs of body weight, and I wondered:
How diligent are y'all with your kids' nutrition?
Most everybody is guilty of the Happy Meal due to time constraints or as a reward for good behavior, but when you sit down at night are you satisfied with how you fed your children? If so, how did you achieve this satisfaction? Is it daily fruit/vegetable servings? Is it complex carbs replacing the simple ones? More water than juice? 100% juice over concentrate?
What rules of thumb do you follow to make sure your little ones grow up to be healthy?
I could go on and on with this topic so please discuss and I'll chime in further. Really looking forward to your responses...
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