Is Childhood Obesity Child Abuse/neglect?

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Terra Firma' post='1930703' date='Jul 24 2009, 06:51 PM']From what I see in my fellow shoppers' carts, and on grocery aisles, a lot of people are taking the quick an easy way out of food preparation and are going toward prepared foods. I have never been big on prepared foods, but a) I like to cook and b) I've often in my life had more time than money, making it more sensible to make my own food from scratch.

Really, I just like doing it myself because it tastes better.[/quote]
I know what you mean. I avoid boxed foods whenever possible, because I love to cook and it just tastes better when made from fresh ingredients.

[quote name='StColette' post='1930706' date='Jul 24 2009, 06:55 PM'] That's how my niece and I are. We can't eat regular sized meals. We'd get sick if we tried eating regular sized meals. So we graze [/quote]
That's pretty much what I do. Though I do sometimes get tired of finding something to eat.

[cmotherofpirl]

Since we discovered Aldis my cart is filled with fresh veggies, chicken and fish. I will confess to still buying Mac and C.heese, and pancake mix in a box. There are days I wish I could open a box and be done with it, I get tired of cooking, especially when I have spent the entire day on a project.

And I definitely endorse the hobbit way of life!