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With trans fats in the spotlight most of the time, it is easy to overlook saturated fats, which have long been the nemesis of the health-conscious. They have been linked to atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease and are found in butter, ghee, suet, tallow, lard, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, palm kernel oil, dairy products (esp. high-fat ones like cream and cheese) and in meats.
One other place that saturated fats are found is in parents' diets. A study at the University of Iowa College of Medicine found that adults who live with children (just about all parents) ate more saturated fat than their childfree counterparts. The study looked at adults who lived with children under 17 and those with no children. Those living with kids ate an extra five grams of fat per day, including almost two grams of saturated fat. The extra fat came from snacks, cheese, ice cream, cakes, processed meats and bacon, high-fat and often high-calorie "convenience foods."
The problem, according to the study's lead researcher, is that parents are not influencing their children's eating habits enough and are allowing theirs to be influenced. If parents don't take the time to make dinner for their children, then they aren't going to eat a nutritious dinner themselves. To make up for this, especially when part of a very busy family, researchers recommend keeping healthier snacks (fruit, low fat milk, etc) in the house and fewer high-fat frozen/convenience foods, which will help compensate for less healthy meals.
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1-17-2007 @2:00PM Bruno said... One study that I haven't seen all over the place is how MUCH more expensive it is to eat healthy. Fruit, fish, all the good healthy stuff is far more expensive than the frozen foods. I'm always discouraged more when I go grocery shopping trying to stock up on healthy snacks and healthier foods because it's vastly more expensive. When is the government going to address that? When will the government be shamed by their own policies? This is a study I would love to see done.
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1-17-2007 @1:59PM Colleen said... Lee,
Thank you for your input. That sounds like a good idea. I need to make a few major adjustments in our lifestyle and I may be able to fit that in. I need to learn how to time manage as well it seems and maybe alot of my issues will handle themselves. It just gets very overwhelming having two small children and not alot of time to function. But these are my issues to work out. I never thought of library books. I have been through the store books and it seems that alot of the ingredients are not to our likings.(and I don't know how to substitute that well) I have heard good things about rachael ray, I think I will give her a shot as well.
Thank you for your time.
Colleen
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1-17-2007 @2:14PM linda said... one issue not raised here yet is the cost associated wiwth eating healthy as a family.. no doubt having good healthy fruits, fresh produce on hand, and nice fresh meat gets expensive... especially for a big family... and that is what you need in the house in order to make a healthy, and fast meal if you are both working parents who don't have the hours in the afternoon to do any prep or long cooking recipes. You can always add some lemon and salt and pepper to a piece of chicken or steak and grill it up fast... with good fruit, and a veggie - doesn't take long at all... but does cost more than a box of mac and cheese and hotdogs...
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1-17-2007 @2:18PM Shauna said... Meela,
Good thing you don't have kids. With that attitude I can see why. When people have kids they certainly don't consider anything they do nasty and therefore would certainly finish their food with no hangups about it. It's called being a parent.
And Colleen,
I personally cannot fathom anyone growing up not knowing how to cook unless their mother died at a young age and their father had no clue, or you had a bunch of maids and cooks doing everything for you. I don't know how you could go through all your childhood years and becoming an adult not having seen anyone cook and not having the slightest clue how to do it yourself. I was running the washer and dryer on my own when I was 7 yrs. old, not to mention washing dishes and cooking food, not really because I had to, but because I knew how to and so I did.
I found both of these comments from these ladies pretty pathetic.
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1-17-2007 @4:05PM Porscha said... Lord have mercy!! Micelle Smith hit it on the head!! I grew up just fine and stayed a size 7 until I had 3 kids. I played outside and stayed active in sports, ate WHATEVER I pleased! My kids do the same. They can eat whatever they want because I keep them active. People regulating what my kids eat is crazy! If I say they can have cupcakes then hell let 'em have it. I am the parent not the state legislators!!! And You crockpot using ladies that shame us other hard working moms for grabbing McDonald's or Burger King on occassion, Lord walk in our shoes a bit. I work full time, go to school full time and manage to keep up with 3 kids and a husband with very Active schedules. Great use your crockpot!! I'll stick with enjoying a slice of pizza and some Quality time with my family.
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1-17-2007 @2:39PM Colleen said... Roxanne,
PLEASE!!! I can use all the help I can get!
Thank you.
Colleen
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1-17-2007 @3:12PM Maggy Cotherman said... Bruno:
Good point. Eating healthy is more expensive, unless you say, "Ok, today we'll have the chicken without making some sauce to drip over it." And veggies, well, they are pretty cheap, outside of the current frost concerns, but they need to be purchased within just a couple of days or they begin to deteriorate. People want convenience. The want to buy once a week. So they eat old food that has little or no nutritional value. That leaves us little for our bodies to run on. If it don't deteriorate, it is no longer food. That means we have several trips to the market during the week- something else to do, something else we don't have time for. But we do. Our priorites are all messed up. We think we have to do this, that, or the other thing. Pay for this, that, or the other thing. But all we really NEED to do is eat, sleep, play, have sex, use the restroom, and occasionally stand our ground to defend ourselves. The problem is that there are very, very few people, much less parents, that take the time to do these basic things properly. And if we don't- everything else fails.
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1-17-2007 @4:24PM Colleen said... Shauna,
Try not to judge unless you know someone. Since you commented I will tell you that I had an older sister who took care of that part of our lives. I had the laundry and clean up department. She took care of all the things I couldn't. She didn't bother to show me a whole lot concerning cooking. We had other things to worry about. I'm not saying that I don't know how to cook at all but I do have trouble putting things together and making it work. Shame on you for being so shallow.
Colleen
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1-18-2007 @10:57PM Dan said... Kids will do as parents do, not as they say.Eat right, exercise, and don`t smoke or drink around your kids and spend time with them. That`s the formula for success.
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1-18-2007 @5:11PM wildgirl said... And Lisa should realize that if she is going to call someone out for their GRAMMAR and spelling mistakes when it has nothing to do with the topic at hand, that she should use a spell checker or just keep her trap shut.
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1-18-2007 @6:43PM stepanie weber said... well i understand why they eat more because my mom doesnt get to eat until like 9 o'clock some nights because me and my brother are in sports. IF these people who are complaing about how much fat adults consume why dont they come up with something that taste good and is healthy for people who are on the go with there kids?
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1-18-2007 @7:31PM Ellen said... We need to portion control no matter what we eat. We over eat and don't exercise enough! It does matter that you try to eat healthy but also how much you eat is as important. Restaurants and buffets give you all you can eat and three times as much food than needed.
Who cares if someone is not using good grammar or using the right punctuation. We need to stop nit picking please.
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1-18-2007 @10:08PM Elph said... Colleen,
Instead of buying recipe books go to foodnetwork.com. They have recipes from Rachael Ray and other chefs. They also rate the recipes from easy to hard so you know exactly what you're getting into.
I suggest this because it's always easy to stain your pretty new cookbook with food. With this site you can just print the recipe and if you get food on it. Just toss that piece of paper into the recycling bin and print out another. Plus you get more variety with the recipes.
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2-17-2007 @2:26PM gretchen said... to #39- yes, it is more expensive to buy the fresh fruits and vegetables and to eat the healthy way- organic or not. But it is far more expensive to pay the medical costs of a life lived eating junk.
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3-06-2007 @3:59PM Expat Chef said... It's a huge issue, our nutrition as a family and the decline of the family dinner. I am in progress on a series of articles that looks at these trends over the last forty years and the current state of childhood nutrition.
If you want to learn more about all this, I'd highly recommend checking out this site.
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3-06-2007 @4:09PM Expat Chef said... http://expatriateskitchen.blogspot.com/
Childhood Nutrition Series
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3-20-2007 @11:41AM Leena said... Um, wow, what a maelstrom of information and comments.
Well, I've got this to say:
#1. Dave, you looking for a wife? ;P (seriously, so many men -and women!- are anti-children nowadays it makes a mixed gal in the southwest sad and alienated)
#2. 'Cancer', diseases, ect... um, honey, your friends got cancer not because of their 'loose morals' or 'lifestyle' but because they weren't careful and responsible. I have plenty of friends -Dear friends! kind, generous, good people who'd stop and help if you were stranded on the road, or give you a dollar at the store if you came up short, they are *not* evil people because they revel in things you might find reprehensible- who've lived 'loose' lives, but did so responsibly.
They're still alive, well, and in good health. They just know to take several precautions as far as protection and whatnot goes. I hang with a crowd that's about a decade older than myself, since I find them closer to my intellectual liking and hobbies. Both my eldest sister and younger sister have reproductive problems, and are sterile, and they're the furthest thing from 'loose' women you'll find. You can't judge the masses by a smidgeon sampling of 4 people. You probably don't even know if their family histories, or any other mitigating factors. It's fine and dandy to stick to your own principles and morals, but rather off-putting and ignorant to rail like a judgemental prude.
I'm a single lady myself, and no 'virgin', but I know how to behave like a responsible adult. Being told I'm going to die because -omg!- I'm not adhering to a particular, narrow minded code of ethics is just pathetic.
#3. I do notice that I eat a little bit healthier than my married parental friends. Then again; as the point was bought up in an earlier comment--eating healthy is EXPENSIVE. I'm spending about $100-$150 more than a single gal on her own should have to spend for substenance. The canned, frozen, over-processed crap is so much cheaper, and I can only imagine how much a child--let alone more than one--must drain financially on a person. I don't think it's just a matter of preference, but of cost, in time and the green.
I know from personal experience it can be done--my mother was a pro at nabbing inexpensive but healthy meals for the family, and set a great example for me, but it does require a lot of planning, coupon clipping, and bargain shopping.
Best of luck to all of you, and may you know that there are single childless folk who understand that you're running a gauntlet we have yet to comprehend, and don't act hoity toity.
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