| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/25/2009 1:11:32 PM | No one said you had to have kids.........UGH...
But again, it doesn't make you an expert if you have kids, but you just might have a little bit more actual life experience regarding raising them/feeding them.
Thank you and have a nice day. :) | |
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| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/25/2009 1:19:59 PM |
...(O/T) An interesting book on the subject is 'The dance of Anger'. It talks about falling into a routine when dealing with the same situation on a regular basis, not being able to see alternatives....
If you find yourself falling into a routine and getting bored or frustrated with doing those everyday tasks (ie. cook meals, cleaning house etc...)
I came up with something based on these observations.
Everyone that is successful at something for the most part enjoys doing it.
Everyone that enjoys doing something is not necessarily successful at it.
After seeing this I applied this rule.
To enjoy something you must get good at it.
How do you get good at it.
Repetition and work ethic. Understand that you will fail more than you will succeed, learn to understand why you failed and how you can make it better. You learn more from a failure than a success*.
If you do something and your goal is to do it better than you did it the last time, over time you will become better at it and ergo you will start to enjoy it.
When you are 1/2 azzing anything the only person you are cheating is yourself.
Blaming others / society etc.. is just making excuses.
* #1 reason why we need to let kids compete and lose, because they will learn from it, when everyone is a winner, nothing is gained. | |
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| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/25/2009 2:05:21 PM |
No one said you had to have kids.........UGH...
Hahahaha...I suppose you could use that head banging against the wall icon. | |
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| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/25/2009 4:00:58 PM | Oh and no one said you have to have kids to participate in this forum, but sometimes when you have direct experience with something, it kinda makes you somewhat more knowledgeable.IMO
Perhaps so. However, equally valid is the point that sometimes an opinion from someone a little removed may shed light from a different perspective.
I agree with the post I quoted directly above. I have many friends with kids, and sometimes, what they're blind to is very clear to me... from the sidelines... though I tend not to give my opinion for fear of insulting their parenting skills in any way (and also because I know most think that I know nothing about raising kids since I don't have any).
I also agree with the post that we've "protected" children from too much, therefore likely causing them to have no immunity to everyday "threats." I don't remember any kid having asthma all through my school years... and there were no puffers (except the smokers, of course).  | |
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| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/25/2009 5:30:57 PM | Well, I'd say as many opinions as possible usually means more information to make wise decisions, therefore every opinion has some validity. The opinions from parents and non-parents probably also vary, and since the forum was about adding nutrients to junk food, remember it's not just kids who eat junk food.
As for "protecting" our kids to much, I do agree with that to a large degree. For example when I was growing up punishment meant being sent inside, seems today punishment means being sent outside.
The asthma situation, well, I believe it two-sided. Yes, being indoors in a somewhat controlled environment definitely does nothing to build the immune system, but considering the majority of our weather systems travel across the highly industrialized northeastern United States and southern Ontario and Quebec, the amount of pollutants in the air is probably the major contributor to asthma in our region. We're constantly ingesting chemicals both from the air and from our food supply. If we're to stand a fighting chance both have to be drastically altered. Adding nutrients to junk food, in my opinion, is just another marketing strategy. Until government and big business realize that preservation is more important than money , little will change and things will probably get worse before it gets better. | |
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| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/26/2009 5:22:03 AM | Well said Rottie!!!
Are they gonna mush up broccoli and put it in chocolate bars??? The nutrients will probably be synthetic crap. Not good. I still say to over-tax junk food. I don't even go down the forbidden isle in the grocery store (the chip and pop isle). I try to avoid most temptations. | |
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| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/27/2009 7:08:43 AM | Junk food has been a part of our diets since we moved off the farms and into the cities. For some of us, it's a dietary mainstay, but for others it's an occasional indulgence. Regardless of why or when you indulge, a few more nutrients are better than none.
As for how we feed ourselves or our children, that's another topic. You can't avoid being educated about the benefits of a healthy diet and exercise. Not everyone will follow the same lifestyle and that's the beauty of living in a society that allows us to make choices for ourselves whether they be healthy or unhealthy. Legislating or penalizing through taxes is very Big Brother. You don't deserve to be penalized for living an unhealthy lifestyle as your own woes will do that for you. Likewise, you don't get to be rewarded for making healthy choices, as your health is its own reward.
Everything in moderation and moderation in everything. | |
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| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/27/2009 3:01:23 PM |
... Legislating or penalizing through taxes is very Big Brother. You don't deserve to be penalized for living an unhealthy lifestyle as your own woes will do that for you. Likewise, you don't get to be rewarded for making healthy choices, as your health is its own reward...
But is that not government is for, to help and protect the ones that are not smart enough to do it for themselves.
I am all for no tax's at all, as long as people are held accountable for their own actions.
Take away any free health benefits to things related to poor lifestyle and unhealthy diet and we would no longer need that extra tax money. | |
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| Adding nutrients to junk food.
Posted: 5/27/2009 4:38:42 PM | Government has a responsibility to govern on behalf of the population who elected them to do so. That means protecting our rights, making our streets safe, spending our tax dollars wisely and fostering economic growth in the country. They will not decide with what I fill my fridge and cupboards. I still maintain the right to make bad choices.
Who says someone who eats Twinkies for breakfast isn't smart? Are you telling me that every person who eats junk food is a moron? Can you also assert then that every person who eats yoghurt and granola is smart? Are vegetarians smarter than meatatarians or is there any part at all that genetics might play on our level of intelligence?
Please...tell me I should wear a seat belt, tell me I can't smoke in public, tell me I can't drink and drive. But for God's sake...don't tell me what I can eat and that if I choose to eat something I should pay more because some government agency has decided it's not healthy. I know Twinkies aren't healthy! So...put some nice vitamins in them and fortify them so I won't develop ricketts. If my Twinkies get too expensive, I won't be able to afford my gym membership!
Twinkie lovers have rights too, dammit. We also pay taxes and vote and drive with seatbelts. | |
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