“Then I look at roly-poly kids hanging on the cart and don’t have to wonder how they got that way.”
______________________________________________________________
You’ve got to check out Discovery Channel’s “Honey, we’re killing the kids” reality series where the dietician-therapist trains the cameras on a family 24/7 for a few weeks before bringing them in for consultation. It’s always variations on the same theme: No sitting down together, no family activities, no exercise, everyone in their own little electronic world after work or school. And (with a few exceptions) very little honest-to-God cooking to boot—fast food, frozen food, convenience food to the max.
You’re right. I have three healthy kids- all on the skinny side. My teen boys eat a lot, too. My secret is homemade food and a sit down supper with whomever is home, every night. Sure, every one’s not there every night, but most nights most of us are there. The kids who eat on the run are still eating homemade leftovers.