Another Sad Commentary on Why Kids are Fat

jmcquown said:

I was checking rates at a local motel that just reopened for when people
come to visit. The woman in the office had a baby, about a year old, maybe
a few months older, in one of those hanging bouncy-things. She told me the
baby is just getting ready to walk. Then she commented she'd just fed the
baby. I noticed one of those separated compartment "baby plates" sitting on
a table. And she said brightly, as much for the baby's benefit as for mine,
"We had french fries!" I also saw what appeared to be remnants of chicken
nuggets on the plate.

You're checking rates on hotels by visiting them in person and
rating their child-care habits?

Damn. I hope I get another job soon. I'd put a contract out on
myself before I get this bad.

-sw

jmcquown said...

Quoted message said:

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries and
chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time to
introduce her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and chicken
other than the nugget kind? Sheesh!

Jill,

Yeah, how sad is THAT! 🙁

The BUM!!!

Andy

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was checking rates at a local motel that just reopened for when people
come to visit. The woman in the office had a baby, about a year old,
maybe
a few months older, in one of those hanging bouncy-things. She told me
the
baby is just getting ready to walk. Then she commented she'd just fed the
baby. I noticed one of those separated compartment "baby plates" sitting
on
a table. And she said brightly, as much for the baby's benefit as for
mine,
"We had french fries!" I also saw what appeared to be remnants of chicken
nuggets on the plate.

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries and
chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time to
introduce
her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and chicken other than the
nugget kind? Sheesh!

And no, her mom wasn't overweight. It appeared they lived on site in one
of
the units so I doubt paying rent was an issue. Of course there are other
types of financial issues, but still. I think fresh or even frozen
veggies
and careful shopping for real meat would soooo benefit that baby in the
early stages of life! IMHO.

Jill

Get some rest, Jill. You must be exhausted from jumping to all those
conclusions.

"Paco's Tacos" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries and
chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time to
introduce
her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and chicken other than
the
nugget kind? Sheesh!

Quoted message said:

Get some rest, Jill. You must be exhausted from jumping to all those
conclusions.

She may be, but OTOH, I've seen plenty of parents use chicken nuggets and
fries to keep the kids quiet and fed. They don't consider it a treat, but a
regular diet.

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"We had french fries!" I also saw what appeared to be remnants of chicken
nuggets on the plate.

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries and
chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time to
introduce
her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and chicken other than the
nugget kind? Sheesh!
Jill

French fries are easy to eat for babies that don't have teeth yet. They're
not stringy or crunchy or gaggy for babies. They're perfect finger food,
easy for little hands to pick up and put in their mouth. I'll bet she also
feeds the kid Cheerios.

Of course anybody that's ever actually fed a kid would know that.

Ms P

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Edwin Pawlowski said:

"Paco's Tacos" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries and
chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time to
introduce
her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and chicken other than
the
nugget kind? Sheesh!

Quoted message said:

Get some rest, Jill. You must be exhausted from jumping to all those
conclusions.

She may be, but OTOH, I've seen plenty of parents use chicken nuggets and
fries to keep the kids quiet and fed. They don't consider it a treat, but a
regular diet.

Just last night, I went out to dinner with a group of close friends; all
in the same family. It was a birthday dinner (not mine). An 8 year old
boy was with us. I have known this kid since he was three days old. This
child eats only four things: grilled cheese, french fries, cake, and
chocolate. I am not kidding. No soup of any kind, no pasta, no
hamburgers, no cheese. I think he can be coaxed to eat vanilla ice cream
though. I have dined out with this boy and his parents many times and
eaten over their house. We had a birthday cake back at the boy's
parents' house last night after dinner and this child didn't have a
single morsel of it.

His mom could stand to lose of few pounds. His dad is huge, but he has
started to lose weight through exercise and changes in his diet. This
kid is at a healthy weight and his energy seems boundless. He gets his
fussiness from his grandma on his mother's side, who was with us last
night. His folks don't make a fuss and if the boy can't find grilled
cheese and french fries on the menu when we dine out, he will quietly
sit and watch the rest of us eat, but he will have nothing. Even when he
does eat, its just a few bites and that's it. This kid truly has no
interest in food, but has lots of other interests, such as jumping
around and burning calories on his trampoline with his brother. His
older brother is the opposite; he will try almost anything, but he's
also not a big eater; he'll have a few bites of something, then he's
done.

In article <[email hidden]>,

jmcquown said:

I was checking rates at a local motel that just reopened for when people
come to visit. The woman in the office had a baby, about a year old, maybe
a few months older, in one of those hanging bouncy-things. She told me the
baby is just getting ready to walk. Then she commented she'd just fed the
baby. I noticed one of those separated compartment "baby plates" sitting on
a table. And she said brightly, as much for the baby's benefit as for mine,
"We had french fries!" I also saw what appeared to be remnants of chicken
nuggets on the plate.

Jill, why bother checking out hotel rates in person? Online works much
better ... http://www.expedia.com for finding good deals on hotels, and
http://www.tripadvisor.com is good too.

jmcquown said:

I was checking rates at a local motel that just reopened for when people
come to visit. The woman in the office had a baby, about a year old, maybe
a few months older, in one of those hanging bouncy-things. She told me the
baby is just getting ready to walk. Then she commented she'd just fed the
baby. I noticed one of those separated compartment "baby plates" sitting on
a table. And she said brightly, as much for the baby's benefit as for mine,
"We had french fries!" I also saw what appeared to be remnants of chicken
nuggets on the plate.

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries and
chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time to introduce
her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and chicken other than the
nugget kind? Sheesh!

And no, her mom wasn't overweight. It appeared they lived on site in one of
the units so I doubt paying rent was an issue. Of course there are other
types of financial issues, but still. I think fresh or even frozen veggies
and careful shopping for real meat would soooo benefit that baby in the
early stages of life! IMHO.

Jill

heh. My kid wouldn't touch fries and most other junk food until she
was
5 or 6. At one, they'll eat anything they can get their hands around
and
into their mouths.

It may have been a treat, or somthing that the mother could give the
kid
that wouldn't get all over the place while they were in the front.

I admit I'd cringe too, but it's her pediatrician's job to advise
diet, not yours
or mine.

maxine in ri

"Ms P" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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French fries are easy to eat for babies that don't have teeth yet.
They're not stringy or crunchy or gaggy for babies. They're perfect
finger food, easy for little hands to pick up and put in their mouth.
I'll bet she also feeds the kid Cheerios.

Perfect? Should a 1 or 2 year old consume all that salt? Oil they were
fried in?

Agree in the Cheerios.

Stan Horwitz said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

jmcquown said:

I was checking rates at a local motel that just reopened for when
people come to visit.

Jill, why bother checking out hotel rates in person? Online works much
better ... http://www.expedia.com for finding good deals on hotels,
and http://www.tripadvisor.com is good too.

This place just reopened and it's not part of a chain. They aren't online.
I usually use the ones above and some of the other services when checking
for out of town or known hotel rates 🙂

Jill

maxine in ri said:

jmcquown said:

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries
and chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time
to introduce her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and
chicken other than the nugget kind? Sheesh!

Jill

heh. My kid wouldn't touch fries and most other junk food until she
was
5 or 6. At one, they'll eat anything they can get their hands around
and
into their mouths.

It may have been a treat, or somthing that the mother could give the
kid
that wouldn't get all over the place while they were in the front.

I admit I'd cringe too, but it's her pediatrician's job to advise
diet, not yours
or mine.

maxine in ri

Obviously I didn't say anything to the woman. But as has often been
discussed here I'm pretty sure this is a regular diet for this baby.

"Steve Wertz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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jmcquown said:

I was checking rates at a local motel that just reopened for when people
come to visit. The woman in the office had a baby, about a year old,
maybe
a few months older, in one of those hanging bouncy-things. She told me
the
baby is just getting ready to walk. Then she commented she'd just fed
the
baby. I noticed one of those separated compartment "baby plates" sitting
on
a table. And she said brightly, as much for the baby's benefit as for
mine,
"We had french fries!" I also saw what appeared to be remnants of
chicken
nuggets on the plate.

You're checking rates on hotels by visiting them in person and
rating their child-care habits?

Damn. I hope I get another job soon. I'd put a contract out on
myself before I get this bad.

Steve, please, if you didn't reply I would never see posts from this idiot.

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

jmcquown said...

Quoted message said:

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries and
chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time to
introduce her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and chicken
other than the nugget kind? Sheesh!

Jill,

Yeah, how sad is THAT! 🙁

The BUM!!!

And Jill, as usual, is the most enthusiastic, albeit childless critic of
child care every.

jmcquown said:

Obviously I didn't say anything to the woman. But as has often been
discussed here I'm pretty sure this is a regular diet for this baby.

What burns me it to see a FAT woman feeding her kids to make them fat
so she doesn't look out of place.

"Oh gee....we have a genetic glandular problem".........make me
believe that one fatso....the gland is saliva.

And seeing a fat woman with a shopping cart full of JUNK and then she
has the nerve to pay with food stamps.

"Ward Abbott" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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jmcquown said:

Obviously I didn't say anything to the woman. But as has often been
discussed here I'm pretty sure this is a regular diet for this baby.

What burns me it to see a FAT woman feeding her kids to make them fat
so she doesn't look out of place.

Big on ASSumptions, are we, Wade?

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was checking rates at a local motel that just reopened for when people
come to visit. The woman in the office had a baby, about a year old,
maybe
a few months older, in one of those hanging bouncy-things. She told me
the
baby is just getting ready to walk. Then she commented she'd just fed the
baby. I noticed one of those separated compartment "baby plates" sitting
on
a table. And she said brightly, as much for the baby's benefit as for
mine,
"We had french fries!" I also saw what appeared to be remnants of chicken
nuggets on the plate.

Good lord, the baby isn't even walking yet and she's being fed fries and
chicken nuggets. If she can eat solid food, isn't now the time to
introduce
her to vegetables other than the fried variety? and chicken other than the
nugget kind? Sheesh!

And no, her mom wasn't overweight. It appeared they lived on site in one
of
the units so I doubt paying rent was an issue. Of course there are other
types of financial issues, but still. I think fresh or even frozen
veggies
and careful shopping for real meat would soooo benefit that baby in the
early stages of life! IMHO.

Jill

This thread reminded me of a recent pic of Christie Brinkley's 8 year old
daughter. Poor thing, must be tough having a mom that looks like that.

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive/2007/07/06/christie-brinkley-s-daughter-makes-birthday-doll-eats-a-lot-of-cake.aspx

Elisa

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This thread reminded me of a recent pic of Christie Brinkley's 8 year old
daughter. Poor thing, must be tough having a mom that looks like that.

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive/2007/07/06/christie-brinkley-s-daughter-makes-birthday-doll-eats-a-lot-of-cake.aspx

Elisa

What a cruel forward. If you had a chubby 8-year-old girl would you want HER
picture passed around the internet for people to make fun of?

Felice

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:22:26 -0400, Stan Horwitz <[email hidden]>

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This
kid is at a healthy weight and his energy seems boundless. He gets his
fussiness from his grandma on his mother's side, who was with us last
night. His folks don't make a fuss and if the boy can't find grilled
cheese and french fries on the menu when we dine out, he will quietly
sit and watch the rest of us eat, but he will have nothing. Even when he
does eat, its just a few bites and that's it. This kid truly has no
interest in food, but has lots of other interests, such as jumping
around and burning calories on his trampoline with his brother. His
older brother is the opposite; he will try almost anything, but he's
also not a big eater; he'll have a few bites of something, then he's
done.

Sounds like my grandson (who just turned 6). He sees the Dr.
regularly and the doctor knows how picky he is. He is healthy, happy
and has almost too much energy to burn. His eating has improved -
especially last year. It used to be only white foods: chicken
*nuggets*, tater tots/ff, rice, naked pasta with a little butter. He
still likes chicken nuggets, but he eats more varied meats now,
broccoli is his main vegetable (with soy as a dipper) and he will eat
a raw carrot on occasion, plain rice, pasta with cheese on it, but he
doesn't seem to like potatoes in any form now. Yet, take him out for
sushi and he'll choose things you'd never expect such a picky eater to
go for. Oh, yes... pizza. He loves that too. He can put away almost
an entire small pepperoni pizza at our favorite pizza joint. One good
thing is he absolutely loves fruit... grapes, strawberries and oranges
are his favorites.

--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:57:23 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email hidden]>

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"Ms P" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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French fries are easy to eat for babies that don't have teeth yet.
They're not stringy or crunchy or gaggy for babies. They're perfect
finger food, easy for little hands to pick up and put in their mouth.
I'll bet she also feeds the kid Cheerios.

Perfect? Should a 1 or 2 year old consume all that salt? Oil they were
fried in?

Agree in the Cheerios.

1. maybe they were oven fried
2. they don't need to be salted

--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.