Comments on: Why a health coach lets her kids eat ‘junk food’ https://brendajanschek.com/2018/12/28/why-a-health-coach-lets-her-kids-eat-junk-food/ Tue, 07 May 2019 23:27:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: Brenda Janschek https://brendajanschek.com/2018/12/28/why-a-health-coach-lets-her-kids-eat-junk-food/#comment-19495 Tue, 07 May 2019 23:27:04 +0000 https://brendajanschek.com/?p=16328#comment-19495 In reply to Jaci.

Well done Jaci, it can be such tricky territory and things certainly differ between families, but sounds like you all have a wonderful, healthy approach to food. I think it’s also important to be aware of fat-shaming too. Because in reality people of all different shapes and sizes can still be healthy. Our society just equates thinness with health unfortunately …

]]> By: Jaci https://brendajanschek.com/2018/12/28/why-a-health-coach-lets-her-kids-eat-junk-food/#comment-19489 Tue, 07 May 2019 14:57:47 +0000 https://brendajanschek.com/?p=16328#comment-19489 ‘Forbidden fruit’, as the slightly ironic saying goes, always tastes sweeter. I believe strongly in a healthy diet and attitude towards food. My kids have always seen me eat meals with them,maintaining health and a sensible weight. I cook healthy food, and when they have always has access to a fruit bowl, from when they could toddle around. However we live in the real world, and it’s full of temptation. I have never banned snacks or treats, just encouraged the kids to regard them as just that, and so far (aged 16 and 20), they do. They know what is healthy and can make their own choices. Neither has ever been overweight and we talk about healthy choices and also how one day they will stop growing up, and need to be careful about growing round instead ?

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