[Tupper_Mom]

So since May I've been pretty militant about what's going "into the tank" fully of the belief that the better the fuel is that goes into the tank, the longer the the vehicle (my body) will last.

When I was pregnant I got two tidbits of advice that for me were profound, and valuable...#1.) Savor every moment of your first pregnancy, you can have a dozen more, but none of them will be like your first (everything is so new!) After three wonderful kids, I can attest, this is true...#2) (and the one that actually relates to all of this) "When you have children, live like you're being recorded...because you are!"

(all of this IS leading somewhere...promise)

So twice a week I take my three darling children to Core Power sessions (geared for kids, the focus is to increase strength in their core muscles) Today, we all pile into the van, running late, I gave them dessert in the van (which was a box of raisins each) halfway to where we're going I hear my oldest, DS7, tell me "Mom, I don't think raisins were such a good choice." I'm expecting to hear how they've spilled or his fingers are sticky, or SOMETHING. So when I asked why, this is what I got in resonse "The label says there are 30 grams of sugar in these, that seems awfully high to me, and the fiber and protein are really little numbers. I need to keep my sugar down if I'm going to be healthy." For him, eating well has nothing to do with "being skinny" it's more about being healthy...as it should be

Folks, I will not deny, I wept. I was not only crazy proud of him wanting to have an interest in taking really good care of himself now, rather than after he puts on loads of weight and has to struggle to take it off. But also because as a child, I KNOW that would/could never have come out of my mouth. My mother (God rest her soul, she was doing the best she knew) when she would get stressed about my weight, that's when the jello would come out and that was pretty much what I was eating. (today I can barely stomach it)

I am so excited by the boys' interest and love that we're going to learn healthier living TOGETHER.

Just wanted to share

[cleeclee]

Well done mom!

[SummerBreeze]

I like this story it made me smile big, wish we were seeeing more kids taking such an interest

[mj2903]

You did well mom!!

[DocSanae]

What a great story!!! Congratulations, Mom!!!

[yvonneiam]

What a wonderful story,it put a big smile on my face Great job mom

[Gee-ma 47]

Kudos mom! I get so frustrated watching how my daughter feeds her 16mo baby girl. She sticks a french fry in one hand, and a chicken nugget in the other, and the baby walks around playing and nibbling until she wants another one. Then she's fed cookies the same way. It drives me nuts, but I can't say anything. Her 6 yr old son eats better because I raised him and taught him to sit at the table. He knows to eat his meat, vegetables, juice, then he can have dessert. I'm proud of you for training you babies to be conscious of what they put in their bodies. I didn't have that knowledge as a grown woman with small kids!

[Tealad]

holy crap, i just grabed a rasin box out of the cabnit, "my kids have a half box for a snack" really 30g of sugar.. WHAT THE HELL! Pepsi is around 40g. Should just give them the Pepsi! LOL

I guess I need to pay more attention to there stuff, ugggggg.

Thanks for the info!

[Tealad]

Found this post:
1 cup of goldens are 498 calories, 1 g fat, and 131 carbs.
Also 7g. fiber, 98 g. sugar and 6 g. protein.

498 calories for RASISNS!!!!

Are raisins a good snack food?

[Tupper_Mom]

Crazy isn't it? I was told that any good that they had in them was taken out when they stopped being grapes.