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Sidelined Fri 25-Aug-23 17:18:09

OH and I chatted about needing to do more to protect ourselves from the dreaded diabetes (blood tests shouted warning) and then promptly added chocolate biscuits, full sugar lemonade, ice cream, giant marshmallows to our shopping basket. In total honesty they were bought, along with other goodies, for our 12 year old granddaughter who is coming to stay for the week. I am shocked at pushing unhealthy food onto her as a treat! We don’t eat like that ourselves for obvious reasons so why think the poor child should? When she last came to stay she shamed us by her sensible eating, I ought to take note, but I can’t not have a few naughtiest in the cupboard to offer. Ridiculous isn’t it!

Fairycakes Sat 26-Aug-23 16:47:52

I remember eating sugar sandwiches as a child. Yummy! Not very often though.

Cabbie21 Sat 26-Aug-23 17:16:01

Me too, Fairycakes.
My grandchildren went to a vegetarian nursery which, together with their mother’s healthy regime, led to good food choices. They rarely accept anything other than water to drink, and fruit as a snack, but when they were younger they enjoyed knowing about Granny’s special tub of naughty but nice things, even if they often refused or said they must wait and ask mummy when she picked them up. Now as older teenagers they still eat very healthily.
I could do with a bit more of their self discipline!

Fairycakes Sat 26-Aug-23 19:04:40

The problem is that unhealthy food tastes so good 😋😁