I'm trying to see the difference between the eating habits of healthy children compared to obese ones. Its quite obvious that to say that not only small children play sports. I was always quite big and I played soccer for 12 years. So to those statistics that told me I would be skinny if I ran a lot... you lied! lol.
Were any of you guys told to clean off your plate every night at dinner? or, as my mom would say, "people are starving in Africa!" And I would feel terrible. Even to this day I cant stand seeing people waste food! Prince charming on the other hand eats everything and more and never gains weight. I watch his little brother and sister sometimes. I offer them ice cream and candy and more then not they refuse. I offer them food and often ask if they are hungry and they almost always reply with no.
I tried to explain to prince charming that food is delicious... that it gives pleasure and that it makes me happy. He explained that he knew his limits and that if he ate too much it would hurt. This is why he can eat a burger and stop right after... where as... I ate 3 veggie burgers today.
I think I'm more willing to want to taste the food then he may be... I dont know. Further research is needed lol.
Anyways in conclusion, I'm still deciding on weather I should tell my children to lick their plates clean or to throw away good food. Children are very influential and one step now could mean the path they take the rest of their lives.
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i don't remember my mom ever telling me to clean my plate when i was younger but when we would go out to buffets she would definitely get upset if we didn't eat enough plates of food because we weren't getting our "money's worth." :\
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