Comments on: Sugar Junkies http://coupledumb.com/2009/11/17/sugar-junkies/2843 How we screw up love, relationship, marriage, sex, family Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sugar Junkie http://coupledumb.com/2009/11/17/sugar-junkies/2843/comment-page-1#comment-662 Sugar Junkie Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:45:07 +0000 http://coupledumb.com/?p=2843#comment-662 I don't even know where to start my comment. I grew up in a family with an amazing cook/baker. There was always enough for seconds and leftovers. I eat like this, and I too cook like this. Smaller plates and serving sizes are something that should definitely be taught In my day, my mom thought she was doing a great thing by providing me with plenty of fruit juices. It's better than soda. I loved juice. She couldn't keep enough in th house. Ruby Red Grapefruit, and Cran-Raspberry...MMmmmmm. But here comes the problem... I was diagnosed with "mild" hyperactivity, what they now call ADD/ADHD. They put me on Ritalin and Cilert. They thought they were doing the right thing. It wasn't till I was in my late 30's that I asked my mother if she realised how much sugar I ate as a kid? No, she didn't. I told her that I would eat sugar by the scoop full from the sugar cannister. She smacked me, commenting on how much money they could have saved on the drug if she only knew. That's the sad part. She enabled it and didn't even realize it. I don't think most parents realize what they are setting their children up for later in life by the eating habits they promoted. If we knew then... Coincidentally, I am enjoying a tall glass of Cran Raspberry juice right now. Pleased that that they went back to cane sugar instead of HFCS. I don’t even know where to start my comment.
I grew up in a family with an amazing cook/baker. There was always enough for seconds and leftovers. I eat like this, and I too cook like this. Smaller plates and serving sizes are something that should definitely be taught

In my day, my mom thought she was doing a great thing by providing me with plenty of fruit juices. It’s better than soda. I loved juice. She couldn’t keep enough in th house. Ruby Red Grapefruit, and Cran-Raspberry…MMmmmmm. But here comes the problem…

I was diagnosed with “mild” hyperactivity, what they now call ADD/ADHD. They put me on Ritalin and Cilert. They thought they were doing the right thing. It wasn’t till I was in my late 30′s that I asked my mother if she realised how much sugar I ate as a kid? No, she didn’t. I told her that I would eat sugar by the scoop full from the sugar cannister. She smacked me, commenting on how much money they could have saved on the drug if she only knew.

That’s the sad part. She enabled it and didn’t even realize it. I don’t think most parents realize what they are setting their children up for later in life by the eating habits they promoted. If we knew then…

Coincidentally, I am enjoying a tall glass of Cran Raspberry juice right now. Pleased that that they went back to cane sugar instead of HFCS.

]]> By: Leah http://coupledumb.com/2009/11/17/sugar-junkies/2843/comment-page-1#comment-660 Leah Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:26:12 +0000 http://coupledumb.com/?p=2843#comment-660 Great article guys ... I LOVE WHITE RICE TOO, but it does not love me. :) Cute picture of my babies too. Love you ... xoxooxox Great article guys … I LOVE WHITE RICE TOO, but it does not love me. :)
Cute picture of my babies too.
Love you … xoxooxox

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