tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post5916001541566060043..comments2024-01-03T18:25:28.470-06:00Comments on Purple Dancing Dahlias: ~ Are We Setting Our Kids Up To Fail? ~Megan @ Purple Dancing Dahliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09589793024632933098noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-34741056140911154522010-07-15T21:51:00.672-05:002010-07-15T21:51:00.672-05:00Thank you all for your kind comments.
Dionna - y...Thank you all for your kind comments. <br /><br />Dionna - you are doing great, no hand holding required. The fact that you are aware of your food is about 100 steps ahead of the general population. <br /><br />mrs.green - we are very lucky to be able to have friends that eat and think the same way we do about food. My parents are very good about food, but my extend family not so much. They are getting better as time goes by, especially since my kids now turn down the offers for a "treat". My daughter(3.5) had one mini candybar when no one was looking at the last family gathering, she broke out in huge hives and her face turned bright red, it took about a week and a half for them to fade.Megan @ Purple Dancing Dahliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589793024632933098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-48605236320869738252010-07-15T14:18:20.284-05:002010-07-15T14:18:20.284-05:00Amazing post; most of all because I could have wri...Amazing post; most of all because I could have written the exact same thing. I keep my daughter off sugar for health reasons, but I feel like I'm against the rest of the world who tell me, who tell ME, the mother of this child that "a little sugar doesn't hurt" or "she'll run it off" or simply look at me with a withering look that suggests I am depriving her of something amazing or a bit of an OCD myself.<br />Well done mama for exploring this issue and for doing what you know to be right. I just wish you were my neighbour and our kids could hang out together!mrs green @ littlegreenblog.comhttp://littlegreenblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-71246931813012164522010-07-14T19:23:03.473-05:002010-07-14T19:23:03.473-05:00Great post!
My naturopath recommended I cut out re...Great post!<br />My naturopath recommended I cut out refined sugar and increase protein when I was trying to get pregnant, and I got pregnant that cycle. It was amazing and it didn't take long to make me a believer! You are right. Our bodies are not meant to eat refined/processed foods. They don't work properly when that's their fuel. It would be great to see many more positive changes in the near future!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724365531064024636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-10829147984815372862010-07-13T22:23:41.267-05:002010-07-13T22:23:41.267-05:00Yes yes yes! Wonderful post!! I too am a sugar a...Yes yes yes! Wonderful post!! I too am a sugar addict - it's terrible, I crave it, and when I go off of it it takes about a week of severe cravings and some grumpiness before I feel cleared - and I do, feel clearer, better, cleaner (but sadly it's a cycle, I fool myself into believing in moderation and bam! right back at square one.)<br /><br />I also very much agree with our skewed idea of what a "treat" is. I've already made a promise to myself along with my husband, that in our family, treats will be an extra story or special mama or daddy time. I do not want to tie food, especially sweets, with good behavior - that is not a path I want for my kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992756315636193722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-42878766733841852522010-07-13T20:41:15.591-05:002010-07-13T20:41:15.591-05:00What a powerful post! I am a bit of a sugar addic...What a powerful post! I am a bit of a sugar addict myself but have been trying REALLY hard to keep refined sugars away from my son. I always look like a party pooper when the grandparents want to give him a "treat" of a few animal crackers or a piece of store bought cake. It can be hard to hold my ground, but your post makes me realize how important it is!Sheryl @ Little Snowflakeshttp://www.lilsnowflakes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-39031684225725803562010-07-13T11:26:24.584-05:002010-07-13T11:26:24.584-05:00What a great post!! I just heard some where that ...What a great post!! I just heard some where that some problem kid school change the diet of kids lunches and they all the sudden were much more behaved. It's interesting that you saw the change too! <br />I'm enjoying reading blogs like yours with older kids. It gives me motivation to keep up the healthy dietCassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955575057654804783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-62127956688923564392010-07-13T08:27:18.014-05:002010-07-13T08:27:18.014-05:00I know I'm a sugar addict. The scary part is t...I know I'm a sugar addict. The scary part is that as a recovering addict of other substances, I've learned that my brain (and most likely, that of my kids) is geared to react more to sugars because of this. Thanks for writing this. I'm trying to curb the corn syrup addiction here, though it is hard to do.Summerhttp://findingsummer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-67673165394992010032010-07-13T07:46:51.906-05:002010-07-13T07:46:51.906-05:00I wish I had you here to hold my hand as I changed...I wish I had you here to hold my hand as I changed our family's diet! You are so incredibly knowledgeable! It is so hard to break eating patterns that were drilled into me when I was a small child - I just don't want the same thing for Kieran.Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-75896937977890202922010-07-13T05:07:18.554-05:002010-07-13T05:07:18.554-05:00That is incredible! I am such a sugar addict mysel...That is incredible! I am such a sugar addict myself, but you've almost convinced me (once again; I am so stubborn about this!) to kick the sugar habit and see how it affect my own and my family's behavior and well-being. What a transformation for your one son in particular! And it's so great that he knows now how different foods will make him feel. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your journey!Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956401932368801028.post-18332180770917212892010-07-13T01:14:17.522-05:002010-07-13T01:14:17.522-05:00Thank you for this wonderful post! I feed my kids ...Thank you for this wonderful post! I feed my kids a mostly whole foods vegetarian diet and while we do pretty great to stay away from anything processed I have a sweet tooth that I know I have passed down to my kids and I would really love to get out of the trenches. I did for awhile (two months) last year and it was great, but then along came Halloween. They don't even get to eat all of their candy but even a couple chocolate bars ruiend the lot of us. I think my problem is that I think it WILL be okay in moderation, but it's not. Our sweet tooth food only consisits of homemade baked goods (w/ half the sugar) and ice cream, but one day when I get the motivation back, I'd like to go sugar free again. Really loved this post.Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859568015767404451noreply@blogger.com