Parents who teach their kids to console themselves with food when they feel bad.

Bomby · 07-14-2009, 12:39 PM

I blame them more than anyone for the childhood obesity epidemic.

Link 456 · 07-14-2009, 01:02 PM

I blame Twinkies.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-14-2009, 01:31 PM

They probably didn't mean to do it on purpose.

But if they did, they're real world-class isomorons.

Robotazy · 07-14-2009, 05:58 PM

I AM TOO BUSY TO DEAL WITH YOU SCREAMING CHILD. HAVE SOME FOOD.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-18-2009, 04:18 AM

That's only a mild proponent, though. What's a bigger issue is the obsession with finishing the serving you've taken or been given, and not delivering a wider variety in diet.

Metal Man · 07-18-2009, 04:24 AM

Yeah, the big thing on finishing portions, no matter what it is or whether it's the right one, is really something behind obesity.

I was hit with it a lot, but by ignoring all of it and eating what I felt like, I managed to remain thin and healthy. ...I wish I could gain a little more weight though, as I'm Michael Jackson's height and only 10 lbs more than he was when he died. (I have been this way for many years without any health issues, though, so don't worry. It'd just be better if I weighed a bit more...)

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-18-2009, 06:47 PM

I'm pretty sure the original intent behind the clear-your-plate mentality was to prevent kids from taking too much in the first place.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-18-2009, 08:32 PM

Also, 'cause they put things like broccoli, spinach, and Brussels sprouts on their plate too, in a vain attempt to get vitamins into their amorphous, corn-syrup-filled children.

Sim Kid · 07-18-2009, 09:06 PM

Oddly I've never actually met any parents who gave kids anymore than something like a glass of milk when they felt bad in real life. Most parents I knew would often listen or talk with them and if they said "Leave me alone", they'd either

a) hear "I wanna talk" and bother them.
b) Hear "LEave me alone" and wait for them to talk later.

Guess which ones my parents were? You have a 50/50 chance.

Regarding the diet....I think those kids who'll eat anything without complaining or just eat their stuff are rare. A lot of kids I know wouldn't like broccoli or something that smells like something they know they didn't like (Because taste happens to be mostly smell). That's why my sister and three of my cousins were such picky eaters and wouldn't wanna taste a whole lotta stuff, meanwhile I was asking mom to make Lima beans cause I wanted to try them.

Glux · 07-18-2009, 10:41 PM

Ice Cream. The ultimate break up food. Well, at least so I've been told.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-18-2009, 10:42 PM

For when kids need to break up with their parents...? You're the worst parent ever.

Glux · 07-18-2009, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace Mercury

For when kids need to break up with their parents...? You're the worst parent ever.

What? No!
I saw a show where this girl broke up with someone and her mom told her to go eat ice cream.

Bomby · 07-18-2009, 10:56 PM

You're a bit wrong, Bomby. Yes, parents teaching their children to comfort their children with food is a cause of obesity, but you're forgetting other things:

Culture of Convenience: Convenient foods are often unhealthy.
Prevalence of unhealthy foods: Too much sugar, fats, etc. in foods
It's not even real sugar: Sugar alternatives are often less expensive than the real deal. Also, more unhealthy. Avoid artificial sweeteners like death, especially agave nectar.
Western medicine: Everything should be cured with a pill! Why should people have to work at being healthy?

I'm somewhat convinced that there's some sort of conspiracy between health insurance companies and the food industry. Fill the people with unhealthy foods and then don't heal them entirely. Squeeze as much money as you can from them! Exploit! Exploit! Exploit! Keep them dumb! Introduce a new fad diet every year! The higher we can raise insurance costs on the obese, the higher we can raise them on everybody else! That's America! Isn't it beautiful?

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Now Bomby, let's not get carried away here. Can you really blame everything on capitalism?

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Can and will, Bomby.

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Okay then, Bomby. But you do realize everyone on VGF thinks you're some schizoid-commie-freak, right?

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I've never really given much of a damn, Bomby.

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-18-2009, 11:09 PM

Schizoid, yes. Commie, yes. Freak, no.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Glux · 07-18-2009, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bomby

You're a bit wrong, Bomby. Yes, parents teaching their children to comfort their children with food is a cause of obesity, but you're forgetting other things:

Culture of Convenience: Convenient foods are often unhealthy.
Prevalence of unhealthy foods: Too much sugar, fats, etc. in foods
It's not even real sugar: Sugar alternatives are often less expensive than the real deal. Also, more unhealthy. Avoid artificial sweeteners like death, especially agave nectar.
Western medicine: Everything should be cured with a pill! Why should people have to work at being healthy?

I'm somewhat convinced that there's some sort of conspiracy between health insurance companies and the food industry. Fill the people with unhealthy foods and then don't heal them entirely. Squeeze as much money as you can from them! Exploit! Exploit! Exploit! Keep them dumb! Introduce a new fad diet every year! The higher we can raise insurance costs on the obese, the higher we can raise them on everybody else! That's America! Isn't it beautiful?

-------

Now Bomby, let's not get carried away here. Can you really blame everything on capitalism?

-------

Can and will, Bomby.

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Okay then, Bomby. But you do realize everyone on VGF thinks you're some schizoid-commie-freak, right?

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I've never really given much of a damn, Bomby.

This post just totally threw me off.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 07-18-2009, 11:21 PM

Kids are picky eaters because parents don't introduce different foods early enough.

The "clear you plate" thing comes from the depression-era parents, where you damn well had to eat whatever you were given, and wasting food was the absolute pinnacle of wrongness. Then you couple that with the American food industry's "LET'S GIVE PEOPLE MORE SO THEY THINK THEY'RE GETTING A REALLY GOOD DEAL!", so when you order a meal, you're getting enough food for up to three normal people, then still expect children to finish their dinner completely! It's absolutely disgusting.

Artificial sweeteners are toxic. I can't believe anyone would willingly consume them.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-18-2009, 11:44 PM

While I disagree fake sugars are toxic, I do agree they're a bad idea:
Ref: Artificial Sweetener May Disrupt Body's Ability To Count Calories, According To New Study , Artificial Sweeteners Linked To Weight Gain

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 07-18-2009, 11:48 PM

There's a ridiculous amount of study showing horrible side effects of artificial sweeteners. Reducing the body's ability to know when it's full after eating is only one of many things that should make you avoid them.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-18-2009, 11:55 PM

Yeah... but it's not toxic =/

Irregardless, not a good idea to ingest on a regular basis.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 07-19-2009, 12:06 AM

I beg to differ. It's as akin to a poison as you can get without being outright deadly.

07-14-2009, 12:39 PM	#1
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Parents who teach their kids to console themselves with food when they feel bad. I blame them more than anyone for the childhood obesity epidemic.

07-14-2009, 01:02 PM	#2
Link 456 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Land of Love Gender: Posts: 2,306 Thanks: 86 Thanked 74 Times in 58 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I blame Twinkies.

07-14-2009, 01:31 PM	#3
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	They probably didn't mean to do it on purpose. But if they did, they're real world-class isomorons.

07-14-2009, 05:58 PM	#4
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	I AM TOO BUSY TO DEAL WITH YOU SCREAMING CHILD. HAVE SOME FOOD.

07-18-2009, 04:18 AM	#5
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	That's only a mild proponent, though. What's a bigger issue is the obsession with finishing the serving you've taken or been given, and not delivering a wider variety in diet.

07-18-2009, 04:24 AM	#6
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Yeah, the big thing on finishing portions, no matter what it is or whether it's the right one, is really something behind obesity. I was hit with it a lot, but by ignoring all of it and eating what I felt like, I managed to remain thin and healthy. ...I wish I could gain a little more weight though, as I'm Michael Jackson's height and only 10 lbs more than he was when he died. (I have been this way for many years without any health issues, though, so don't worry. It'd just be better if I weighed a bit more...)

07-18-2009, 06:47 PM	#7
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	I'm pretty sure the original intent behind the clear-your-plate mentality was to prevent kids from taking too much in the first place. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

07-18-2009, 08:32 PM	#8
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Also, 'cause they put things like broccoli, spinach, and Brussels sprouts on their plate too, in a vain attempt to get vitamins into their amorphous, corn-syrup-filled children.

07-18-2009, 09:06 PM	#9
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	Oddly I've never actually met any parents who gave kids anymore than something like a glass of milk when they felt bad in real life. Most parents I knew would often listen or talk with them and if they said "Leave me alone", they'd either a) hear "I wanna talk" and bother them. b) Hear "LEave me alone" and wait for them to talk later. Guess which ones my parents were? You have a 50/50 chance. Regarding the diet....I think those kids who'll eat anything without complaining or just eat their stuff are rare. A lot of kids I know wouldn't like broccoli or something that smells like something they know they didn't like (Because taste happens to be mostly smell). That's why my sister and three of my cousins were such picky eaters and wouldn't wanna taste a whole lotta stuff, meanwhile I was asking mom to make Lima beans cause I wanted to try them.

07-18-2009, 10:41 PM	#10
Glux Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Home Gender: Posts: 7,121 Thanks: 647 Thanked 360 Times in 236 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Ice Cream. The ultimate break up food. Well, at least so I've been told.

07-18-2009, 10:42 PM	#11
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	For when kids need to break up with their parents...? You're the worst parent ever.

07-18-2009, 10:56 PM	#13
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	You're a bit wrong, Bomby. Yes, parents teaching their children to comfort their children with food is a cause of obesity, but you're forgetting other things: Culture of Convenience: Convenient foods are often unhealthy. Prevalence of unhealthy foods: Too much sugar, fats, etc. in foods It's not even real sugar: Sugar alternatives are often less expensive than the real deal. Also, more unhealthy. Avoid artificial sweeteners like death, especially agave nectar. Western medicine: Everything should be cured with a pill! Why should people have to work at being healthy? I'm somewhat convinced that there's some sort of conspiracy between health insurance companies and the food industry. Fill the people with unhealthy foods and then don't heal them entirely. Squeeze as much money as you can from them! Exploit! Exploit! Exploit! Keep them dumb! Introduce a new fad diet every year! The higher we can raise insurance costs on the obese, the higher we can raise them on everybody else! That's America! Isn't it beautiful? ------- Now Bomby, let's not get carried away here. Can you really blame everything on capitalism? ------- Can and will, Bomby. ------- Okay then, Bomby. But you do realize everyone on VGF thinks you're some schizoid-commie-freak, right? ------- I've never really given much of a damn, Bomby.

07-18-2009, 11:09 PM	#14
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Schizoid, yes. Commie, yes. Freak, no. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

07-18-2009, 11:21 PM	#16
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Kids are picky eaters because parents don't introduce different foods early enough. The "clear you plate" thing comes from the depression-era parents, where you damn well had to eat whatever you were given, and wasting food was the absolute pinnacle of wrongness. Then you couple that with the American food industry's "LET'S GIVE PEOPLE MORE SO THEY THINK THEY'RE GETTING A REALLY GOOD DEAL!", so when you order a meal, you're getting enough food for up to three normal people, then still expect children to finish their dinner completely! It's absolutely disgusting. Artificial sweeteners are toxic. I can't believe anyone would willingly consume them.

07-18-2009, 11:44 PM	#17
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	While I disagree fake sugars are toxic, I do agree they're a bad idea: Ref: Artificial Sweetener May Disrupt Body's Ability To Count Calories, According To New Study , Artificial Sweeteners Linked To Weight Gain

07-18-2009, 11:48 PM	#18
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	There's a ridiculous amount of study showing horrible side effects of artificial sweeteners. Reducing the body's ability to know when it's full after eating is only one of many things that should make you avoid them.

07-18-2009, 11:55 PM	#19
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Yeah... but it's not toxic =/ Irregardless, not a good idea to ingest on a regular basis.

07-19-2009, 12:06 AM	#20
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	I beg to differ. It's as akin to a poison as you can get without being outright deadly.