Comments on: Boycotting The Clean Plate Club

By: Gigi Evans

Gigi Evans — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:53:33 +0000

My dad alway’s said those sayings. I felt the same way! I don’t pressure my kids into this eithier. I’m lucky because my kids Like fruits and vegtables. Not 100% of course but they do like most of them and they will take a apple anyday over sugar! Yeaahhh! It makes me so proud as a mother.

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:42:10 +0000

Oh, completely! And being a mom and eating in SPURTS, when im NOT cleaning uo food off the floor, serving everyone else, getting up for someone else because they need this or that- i ignore what my body says and kinda go into survival mode… i just eat blindly, because i don’t have the luxery of eating a whole meal beging to end… lol
gotta love our kiddo’s!!
i need to be more aware! thanks for the advice!!!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:24:30 +0000

I am trying to teach myself the eat till satisfied thing. I know I feel much better leaving the table before I am full. Jens last blog post..Back on Track

By: Discipline or Regret

Discipline or Regret — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:10:23 +0000

Hey Liz are your parents and my parents related by any chance? Or maybe they just founded the same club! ha ha

Take care,
Andrew

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:23:51 +0000

Being that I believe vegetables are a very important part of our diet – we stress to our kids that before they can have seconds of anything – they must eat their vegetables. And the cool thing – they’ve accepted this. We don’t force large amounts of vegetables at them – and we mix it up. And they’ve become very fine with this. And, as a testament to eating healthy – we have three kids – and all of them are in excellent physical condition. And that attributed to a combination of eating healthy and exercise – two things we stress.

I think it also applies to us as adults. Do we sometimes eat too much? I do. And then I feel “bad” later – bad as in, over full, or generally lethargic. And who wants to feel that way?

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By: Liz Rosenbaum

Liz Rosenbaum — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:21:24 +0000

Krista – Those are AWESOME bits of advice! I may just have to include those in a post! And Blake, that’s awesome that you and your wife have already discussed how you are going to handle the “eating” situation with your kids. Way to plan ahead! And thanks for the comments Dr. Hubbard. Isnt’ it funny how all of our parents used different countries but kept the same message! Eat because others are starving!

By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.

James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:07:07 +0000

Thanks for the reminders.

In my youth it was people are starving in China.
Eating slowly helps also.

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By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:03:20 +0000

Great post. Our first baby comes in March and my wife and I have talked about this. We want to teach our kids good eating habits. Thanks for the great tips and insights. Blakes last blog post..Haiku Friday and Other Stuff to Read

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:47:17 +0000

♥ I love this post ☺ I will gladly boycott this as well. ♥ OH..and I know my Mom would GASP if she saw that we should actually throw something away.
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By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:37:53 +0000

Great tips I found today for next week’s BIG meal!! I know they will help me!
Krista
. DO eat normally during the day. If you starve yourself, you’ll eat way too much at dinner (an empty stomach often leads to overdoing it), and you’ll probably go for the really bad stuff. So feed your head!

2. DON’T go straight for the dark meat. The lean, white meat turkey is where you’ll get the most bang for your calorie buck. Dark meat has about 15% more calories and 30 – 40% more fat than light meat. And pull off that fatty skin while you’re at it.

3. DO drink lots of water throughout the day AND during the big meal. If you’re hydrated, you’ll be less likely to make bad food choices. Plus it’ll help you fill up faster.

4. DON’T deprive yourself of your favorite things. You know, the ones you dream of all year! If you skimp at the big meal, you could end up recklessly raiding the fridge for leftovers at midnight. Treat yourself, but just be smart about it.

5. DO start with a salad and/or some soup, and then fill your plate mostly with healthy sides and lots of lean meat. By the time you’re done with that serving, you’ll probably be too full to do serious damage with the more fattening extras.

6. DON’T bail on your regular workout routine just because it’s a holiday, especially if you’ve got the day off. You’re going to need that metabolism boost later. Can’t squeeze in a whole workout? Just do SOMETHING, like take a brisk walk or volunteer to play with that hyper kid who’s always making everyone crazy during dinner. (Note: Anyone spending the day cooking a whole feast is exempt!)

7. DO contribute to the meal! Bring along a guilt-free dish of your own, so you know at least one side that’s safe to splurge on. Don’t feel like cooking? Throw together a fresh fruit salad or just steam some veggies and drizzle ‘em with low-cal vinaigrette. Mmmm, easy!