I Corinthians 10:13 "...with the temptation [God] will also make the way of escape..." NKJV
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During the past 30 yrs, obesity has tripled in American children. Support limited advertising of junk foods here: https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/foodmarketedtochildreniwg/
What is normal eating?
- Normal eating is going to the table hungry and eating until you are satisfied.
- Normal eating is being able to choose food you like and to eat it and truly get enough of it -- not just stopping because you think you should.
- Normal eating is being able to give some thought to your food selection so you get nutritious food, but not being so wary and restrictive that you miss out on enjoyable food.
- Normal eating is sometimes giving yourself permission to eat because you are happy, sad, or bored, or just because it feels good.
- Normal eating is three meals a day -- or four or five -- or it can be choosing to munch along the way.
- Normal eating is leaving some cookies on the plate because you know you can have some again tomorrow, or eating more now because they taste so wonderful.
- Normal eating is overeating at times; feeling stuffed and uncomfortable. And it can be under-eating at times and wishing you had more.
- Normal eating is trusting your body to make up for your mistakes in eating.
- Normal eating takes up some of your time and attention but keeps its place as only one important area of your life.
In short, normal eating is flexible. It varies in response to your hunger, your schedule, your proximity to food, and your feelings.
Compliments of Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter
Interesting Facts
Family meals are very valuable. Research shows that they lower the risks of kids getting addicted to drugs.
One in five chidren are obese and obesity has tripled in American kids since the 1980s.
Our lifestyles make unspoken statements to those around us. A wise old friend once shared with me, "Some things are best left unspoken." Modeling the correct behavior infront of children and others makes an impact.
Baby Body Image:
Research shows children that as young as 3 want to be thin. To avoid the developing of an eating disorder in your children:
1) Eat dinner as a family
2) Focus on positives and do not discuss the value of your child in regards to their appearance or body weight
3) Be a role model. If you complain and say that you cannot eat dessert because it will make you fat, your child may start thinking the same way.
-Jennifer Harriger, PhD, assistant professor od psychology / Pepperdine University
Cooking kids
Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." KJV