[blparent] Healthy foods- candy and sweets

Fri May 4 22:42:28 UTC 2012

That little boy I mentioned, when he was a bit older, he came over to visit
with my niece, they were about 10.  He broght a Payday and asked me if he
could eat it here.  He said his mother wouldn't understand.  I said no, not
here but what he did between his house and mine was up to his conscience.  I
don't know if he ever ate it, but I did want to say yes. Ha ha

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Erin Rumer
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Healthy foods- candy and sweets

All in moderation I say.  I have a friend back in Oregon whose father was a
dentist and forbid candy in the home all together.  Well, it's not a
surprise that she can't get enough candy today and eats it by the boat full.
My friend realizes that it's a psychological rebellion to the strict
limitations that were put upon her but she's so far into it now I don't see
her stopping any time soon.

Erin

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 11:25 AM
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Subject: [blparent] Healthy foods- candy and sweets

What is it with kids and candy? For my nephew Caiden's first Easter, he was
one and loved, loved candy. My sister and brother-in-law found him sleeping
on the basement floor literally surrounded by candy wrappers.
An almost empty Easter basket tipped over nearby and chocolate around his
mouth. Of course it was a Kodak moment, LOL!

Penny is just terrible with candy and sweets. Every time she has something
sweet, she says, Mmmm," with each bite then ask for more once finished. It's
just terrible, smile.

We don't keep candy around much, but it's a treat from time to time, but God
forbid if she sees it before we are ready to give it to her. We usually keep
it in a cupboard or the bread box.

I think it just depends on the child when it comes to things like jelly
beans. All our nephews and nieces have been eating jelly beans since they
could chew. I'm always worried to give them certain things only to find out
they have been eating them for years. We hope to keep our kid off of candy
as long as we can, but you're so right that once they leave the house, it's
a bit out of ur hands. Fruit and home-made baked goods are one thing, though
I want to try to avoid baked goods too until a little older, but the candy
and processed sugars are just bad for teeth and over-all health. It's
definitely a losing battle at some point. Plus Ross has a pretty big sweet
tooth too, grin.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/

"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

Message: 13
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 13:45:54 -0600
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Healthy foods- candy and sweets
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Oh, I agree, we don't do candy or cookies or the like with a meal, because
then the rest is off the menu.  Sarah would eat candy all day long if she
could.  I was very conscious of what I gave Sarah when she was an infant,
but once the kids get out into the world where they discover cookies and ice
cream, we're all fighting a losing battle.

One thing to be careful of with candy is jellybeans.  Sarah is four, and I
thought she would be old enough for them.  But she nearly choked on one this
Easter, to the point she couldn't talk, and she was making funny sounds like
she couldn't breathe.  Fortunately her body took care of the jellybean and
it went down, but I was about ten seconds away from trying the Heimlich,

which I learned how to do on a doll but never tried on a living human being.

So jellybeans are out--luckily Easter is a year away now.

Jo Elizabeth

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