Fat Americans... or not

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When I was a kid I accepted my greens and my meat and fresh veg and my piece of fruit for dessert because often times there was fuck all else in the house to eat. My mothers attitude was eat the freshly prepared food I put in front of you or starve, end of story.

Thats my attitude too and my kids haven't starved yet. I don't buy it when people say their kids are picky eaters. They're only picky eaters because you allow them to be by substituting junk for healthy food.

I AM a picky eater, but I don't substitute junk. I don't like peas. Or asparagus. Ok, so I eat green beans and broccoli instead. I love steamed broccoli & cauliflower. Good stuff. I don't like onions either for the most part. Or mushrooms. But I can still eat healthy on the fruits and vegetables I do like.

Oh, and carrots.. I'm weird there.. (ok I'm weird in a lot of ways, go ahead and mock it) because I love them raw, but I hate them cooked.

So IMO, it has jack shit to do with the kids being "picky" eaters or not. It has everything to do with the parents being "lazy" or not.