So much talk about obesity lately, I just had to throw out a few random thoughts on the subject, especially in the area of child obesity.
Thinking back to when I was a child….I have no memory of knowing anyone who was ever obese…
I cant help but wonder, at what time did this disease become so much of a problem for ones self and then now our society?/?
I have vivid memories of mama raising us with limited snack choice….probably only because we lived on a budget…But never complained….the food was always good!
I remember mama cooking bacon and fried eggs for breakfast, fried spam for lunch and fried pork chops for dinner…..
And….
My family had no issues with fat, considering today if that was part of our daily menu, most of society would freak out, because its not considered healthy.
I also remember we never went to drive thru windows or ate any fast food places….maybe a few restaurants…My family cooked outdoors a lot and with family and friends and those are the memories I treasure the most.
I remember one time mama bought some Lucky Charms…I think I ate the whole box!
We usually only had Granola Nuts or plain Cheerios for cereal…
For snacks I remember vanilla wafers and that’s about it.
So, looking at today and what we eat…because we all in a rush…we go to the quickest drive thru for lunch, and buy the easiest packaged meals to cook…coffee is flavored with all kinds of sugars and artificial sweeteners, what happened to plain ole sugar???
….this is just a small look at the differences in how our generations and the old generations have changed our eating habits.
Also I can mention that, being obese is a choice. Just like taking care of ourselves.
We do have a choice of what to put in our mouth.
I wish more parents could be better role models for our children…
….we might see a difference in who will run our world in the future when we are to old and sick to make a difference.
Honestly, I love organic and healthy foods and my children eat them up faster than I can put them in the pantry.
They actually love trying different kinds of cheeses and organic crackers and flavored water…believe me they still want the chips and the sodas…but they are actually ADD and ADHD as it is…which they shouldn’t have any ways, so I try to influence them to make better choices.
Maybe we should all go back to the way we used to eat?
I hope you can make better choices in choosing your groceries for you and/or your family.