The fight against childhood obesity begins with the evil juice box. Feh.

Man, I could rant on that stupidity for DAYS. Growing kids need calories, damn it.

The fight against childhood obesity begins with the evil juice box. Feh.

this. I had to get a doctors' note to let her bring in diluted prune juice because, thanks to the ban & her stubbornness, her system was going nuts.

My child and her attachment to what she Knows Is Right. Let me show you it.

ETA: edited to pass Jessica & DH a well earned, newly discovered babysitter and a night out when all is done.

I cower and make obeisance in the direction of folks with the intestinal fortitude to raise kids right.

I am not of that number.

My child and her attachment to what she Knows Is Right. Let me show you it.

her body may actually be knowing What Is Right and not accepting that no juice fucking bullshit.

DH and I have also apologized to each other in advance for the extreme bitchiness that is likely to result from the next three sleepless nightss.

Wise.

Also, yay with the slope! It's a good idea. I'm not as precise as all that, and am ...also lazy, so.

I was way lucky with all of the kids and sleeping, so take that as you will. I will send sleep vibes Dylan's way! And towards Iris and Casper and Owen and Liv and Matilda and Lillian ...

her body may actually be knowing What Is Right and not accepting that no juice fucking bullshit.

Ah, the Obesity Scare(TM): making "malnourished" the new "healthy."

her body may actually be knowing What Is Right and not accepting that no juice fucking bullshit.

yup.

I'm fairly anti-juice in my own home (it's nothing but empty calories, teaches kids that beverages need to be sugary, and what's wrong with just eating a piece of fruit???) and wouldn't object if a school lunchroom stopped offering it, but banning parents from sending their kids in with juice boxes is craxy with a capital CRAXY.

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Ah, the Obesity Scare(TM): making "malnourished" the new "healthy."

Okay, I'm not saying that juice is the root of all evils and parents who let their kids have juice boxes are abusive, but really, the vast majority of juice is nothing but sugar water. It's not nourishment.]

I cower and make obeisance in the direction of folks with the intestinal fortitude to raise kids right.

Well, we'll see if Aims and I manage the "right". For now I'm still focused on "alive each morning".

As for the Obesity business, I've learned (for the most part) to trust Em's gustatorial instincts. She wants juice...have at. Raw meat? Okey-doke. Toast? Hey, carbs are good stuff.

We do limit the candy, but I admit that's not so much about nutrition as it is about "If you get it all the time, I cannot use its novelty to bribe you to do my bidding."

eta: I just realized I'm biased on the juice thing. We get the 100% Orange Juice. We got apple juice once, and she didn't really like it. She's all about the OJ, though, as well as actual oranges and apples.

I'm fairly anti-juice in my own home (it's nothing but empty calories, teaches kids that beverages need to be sugary, and what's wrong with just eating a piece of fruit???)

I don't drink juice but I do eat whole fruit because I know how straight juice makes my blood sugar go bonkers. And if I had a kid, and could get the kid to eat whole fruit in lieu of juice, that would be good. That said --

banning parents from sending their kids in with juice boxes is craxy with a capital CRAXY.

Exactly.