We have a family rule of no food dye, because it’s a neurotoxin. This helps to eliminate many sugar options at events such as candy and store bought cookies and cupcakes. The kids know they’re never allowed it so they cheerfully never ask. Even if they are getting a small portion of a treat at a potluck, when you stick to a homemade option, it is most likely free from a lot of other toxic additives!
I had a friend at church whose mom was strict about food dyes, sugar etc....She just snuck it. If you are really strict your kids will just get it when they are away from you.
Such a hot button issue for me, especially in the church. I find myself feeling frustrated at how gratuitous the feeding of sugar to our children is in children’s ministries. And I’m “that person” if I speak out against this practice. Most people would agree that it’s not good but no one wants to take the poison off the menu. 🤷♀️
I’m working on being a gracious woman in this area… one of my biggest arguments is from personal experience - the little boy I nanny gets just as excited about an organic chocolate drop made with cacao and coconut sugar as he does about getting an M&M. My little nephews love blueberries just as much as they love DumDums. We can give treats to our little people without so much sugar, chemicals, and dyes and they are just as happy.
Food isn’t poison. Some is more and less nutritious, yes. I like to instill “all food is to be accepted with gladness” approach. There is no “bad” food. When we label food like that it presents a twisted moral outlook of food to our children and ourselves. Yes, food has different nutrition but food is not innately a moral issue (anymore) unless consumed in excess which is a sin (gluttony). What is morally bad is the sins that accompany food not food itself, just like having and using money. Do you agree? ”For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.“ 1 Timothy 4:4-5
@AmeliaUnleashed , exactly "everything created by God is good". Not everything created by humans. There's non-food ingredients in our "food", so you can't call it food and accept it with gladness.
@AmeliaUnleashed I agree with you. I am starting to see there are additional forms of gluttony, which are forms of idolatry. CS Lewis wrote about a woman who didn't ask for much, just tea and toast. Only problem was she had to have it just so, as in the right bread, toasted just right, with the right amount of butter with the tea made just right, with the right amount of cream and sugar. It's just super fussy. Like the Israelites were whiney about manna, as most of us would have been. There's even a newer eating disorder called orthorexia where people are literally starving because they are so afraid of imperfect food (colors, sugars, gmos, additives, nonorganic etc) Others I see are addicted to 5 star restaurants and fine wine and bourbon. The best and finest food. Some of us are sugar addicts and need a daily fix. So, all that to say food addictions, obsessions, fussiness, to me can indicate a food gluttony/idolatry. I feel like Moms fall into a hyper control about feeding their children a 100% flawless diet. We think we can create perfect children with perfect health with perfect diets with perfect education with perfect lives. It's a myth and a trap.
Something I think those of us who do the no sugar with our kiddos is we tend to give them more fruit, thinking it's a healthy alternative. However, fruit does the same thing to the body as sugar. We can argue that the fiber in fruit slows down the absorption and that it has nutrients, but it's still fructose and glucose and raises our blood sugar. We now limit fruit to one fruit per day for each kiddo. They love it and see it as a "treat".
totally agree, I've heard of parents who gave too much fruit and their kids ended up with a bunch of cavities! have you ever heard of combining any carb with a fat or protein to slow down absorption? Like an apple with cheese or apple with nut butter, papaya with hemp seeds, banana with pb, etc.? I find that it also makes it more satiating overall (: and another question is do they get enough vitamin C from the one serving plus other foods in their diet or do you supplement too?
While I was raised pretty conservative sugar and entertainment is a major reason I had a hard time serving in long-term missions because those things aren't as easily available in 3rd world countries and I was miserable. Those "joys" kept me from true joy and fulfillment so I'm trying to break free but they are truly addicting.
For tortilla chips -> Masa traditional tortilla chip brand is organic non-gmo corn chips that’s made with / cooked in grassfed tallow, and sea salt. 3 ingredients, that’s it. For those that eat chips!
Just to let you know how far you're reaching with your ABSOLUTELY great podcast: I'm French, married to a Brazilian man, I live in Portugal which is where I listen to you from and have been sharing a lot of what you've posted with my Portuguese friends around me. And of course first of all I'm christian ☝️. God Bless you're great, thank you and thank God for your lives !
This is so timely for me, as we just decided to cut out sugar for our kids. We realized even a small candy would alter his behavior and we decided it’s not worth it. I cook from scratch and only buy one-ingredient items (meat, fruit, vegetables, grains). It’s a lot of time and effort, but worth it to feed our kids and ourselves healthy foods. The only exception we have with sugar is: if we are going to have some kind of treat, such as cookies or cake, it will be made from scratch at home. Thanks for your podcast. Your discussions are always so valuable and informative.
This was another good discussion! I've been working on eating more whole foods to combat insulin resistance and a host of other issues. I've been cutting back on sugar and carbs (although I still have a long ways to go), and I'm going to try to up my protein/healthy fats/veggies. I even found the NeoLife vitamins and minerals thanks to you! It's been 3 months and my Psoriasis is gone (after 12 years). My Cystic Acne is gone. My facial hair is reduced by about 50%. My hair has stopped falling out. My sleep quality is improving. My anxiety/OCD/PTSD is improving. The next things that I'm working on fixing are my complexion and anemia. Seeing progress has been so encouraging!
We make nearly all our food from scratch. The exception is when we eat out, which is rare. We don't drink soda or have any sugary drinks. Unbalanced, unbridled sugar is bad, but having a small bowl of haggen daz is good for the soul. We are to fast and to feast. As part of our Lenten abstinence, we didn't consume any sweetners, not even maple syrup and honey. I was pleasantly surprised at how well our children adhered to it without complaining at all. So, especially during this Easter season, we have a few more treats than usual, but they are all 100% homemade. Typically, we only allow ourselves a treat on Sunday because it is a day on which we are supposed to feast, always. To tip the scales in the direction of health, the kiddos, and even my husband, and I always have a treat with a glass of milk. We set healthy boundaries with sugar and explain to our children that while we don't deprive, we are not gluttons. They understand.
I love your point on fasting and feasting!!! I want to mention however that if you aren’t getting grassfed milk from a local source then even the milk is not healthy in the US. On the bright side more and more people want this so it’s not super hard to find fresh milk from healthy cows. But again, I love your point about fasting and feasting ❤
We are just starting this journey as a young family… it is slightly harder for my husband because he remembers the day his mom changed their eating lifestyle. But he is slowly coming to acceptance as we learn more about our bodies & food the way God made them. One success I found with our first born is when I gave him his first bite of food ever, I started with green beans & peas. Something about the distinct difference of taste between those two veggies and fruit. Yes peas are high in sugar definitely smells and taste different from “sweet”, but introducing fruits and sweet potatoes are only introducing sugar at that first bite and creating a taste pallet just for super sugary tasting food. That child absolutely loves his green vegetables & salads. . . . We’re working with our second born and getting creative 😅
You guys often speak about topics that I've thought a lot about, already have a plan, don't feel like I need to hear about. But when I take the time to listen, you seem to always have a new and interesting perspective and I'm always glad afterwords that I listened to you talk!
As a child that was given the classic standard American diet; candies, chocolates, fake foods.. when I gained the freedom to be able to use my own money to buy food, I totally binged. In fact, for years, my husband and I ate so horrible. Drive thrus we’re the norm for us. So this idea that raising your children without refined sugar in their diets is going to cause them to binge when they get older.. I completely disagree. We also struggled years of infertility, loss, and heartache which caused me to completely 180 my diet and lifestyle. I was diagnosed with mthfr and found dr Ben lynch’s book, it changed the trajectory of our lives. We now have 2 healthy rainbow babies and are laying the groundwork for their genes and teaching them differently and fostering a healthy relationship with real food. It really impacts the whole family and generations to come!
I’m the only parent in my family who doesn’t give my kid sugar or sweets and it definitely feels like me against everyone else with all the snarky comments and eye rolls especially since I only have one kid, they think I’m just a first time mom who doesn’t know what she’s doing. It’s extremely frustrating at times but I know that it’s worth it my kids health is worth it. The difference between me and a lot of my family is I’m an action taker, if I read a book and learn something I’m actually going to take the steps to make the necessary changes in mine and my kids life because if not, what’s the point. I’m super grateful you did this episode because it makes me not feel so alone on this topic lol. Also I am cracking UP at the skittles 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 oh my goodness that made my night!
Abigail Shrier has been doing the rounds on podcasts and one of the things she shares from her studies is that the happiest adults had very loving and very authoritative parents (not authoritarian.) This is one of those areas that I want to be intentional about and that I think seems like the template your parents set for you and that you're trying to do with your family. Here's to happy kids and thriving adults.
In the 80s i knew a little girl in our Christian school who was allowed zero sugar. She had the slabs of brown bread for her sandwiches, carrot and celery sticks, nuts, who knows what. The poor little girl would sneak things like cookies and twinkies from the other children. You could tell she was very worried about getting in trouble and felt guilty. Balance and moderation are necessary in all things.
You're going to be saying no to so many things as a believing parent and that's very good to prepare your children to get used to being different. But you need to lighten up and say yes when you can. I had to say no to pokemon, harry potter, violent video games, MySpace when it felt like Noone else was saying no. I wish I'd been braver and said no to ipods and had more controls on phones and laptops. But if you can say yes to an ice cream cone or soda a couple times a week, do it! The while idea of controlling generations of your children's genes sounds highly debatable. Food is important, but it's not as important as we are making it. I know people tend to call everything "legalstic", but sometimes we are if we are living this life that appears perfect and flawless to our own credit and glory. Look, if you have your children perfectly buff, eating flawlessly, but listening to secular music, for example, it will be a fail. Secular music is one of my biggest fails. The stuff is intoxicating and poison. (Semi-side tangent!)
I would say that probably stemmed from poor parenting. The parents were harsh, hypocritical or something. Not encouraging and leading by example. I never grew up with a TV and don't want one. I've seen it's a waste of time and brains. I'd rather read and listen to helpful podcasts
The big difference between that story and Katie's family is that Katie's family did home schooling. So she was not eating lunch on a regular basis with kids who were eating sugar.
That might have been me. The first time I got a paycheck in the Army, I bought one of every sugary thing they had in the PX and spread them all around me, candy, and various wrapped things. I took a bite of each item, but it all tasted strange. But to this day, I always have something fun, even if I don't eat it. It because it was forbidden but everyone else around me had it. I need to examine why this makes me feel good or safe.
Good for you guys! We are changing all our food too but sugar has always been out❤️❤️also my kids eat peppers like apples🤣😂🤣glad to know we’re not the only ones
Thank you so much for the encouragement. Our family has been the odd one out at birthday parties and special events for years now. Just as my resolve was starting to weaken I saw this video and I am encouraged afresh. I’ve read dirty genes as well and found it so encouraging how much nutrition plays in our health and the health of my children’s children. I believe that if people really understood how much diet matters they would be willing to make more changes. As anyone who has healed from a chronic or severe illness with nutrition knows, radical changes equals radical results.Thank you again!
Glad to see a family raising their boys this way. We have one girl that we are raising almost the same as everything you say on your podcast - daily devotions, scripture memorization, homeschooled with lots of outdoor playtime, low sugar diet - and it gives me hope that there are some boys out there being raised the same - maybe she will find a good husband one day! If I didn’t see your podcast I would think such boys didnt exist anymore
I learn so much from this topic. Cause I have been trying to implement moderation in my children and thought I was doing good passings them a tiny chocolate after lunch. But you guys are so right. Food from scratch is the best way to control the amount of sugar and other ingredients to feed our kids.
There is a lady that talks about how we say things run in our family. But the reality is we eat like our family ate and that contributes to our health issues. She’s vegan now and promotes the health benefits of eating healthy
Personally, I still feel like you can do sweets in moderation. And I think you can make things with healthy sugars that are much healthier for your family and develop good healthy taste buds that way. But I also sincerely respect your decision. It would be incredibly tough to maintain that. But making hard choices for the good of our children is honorable, and I respect that. As a mom of some older children now, I regret some of my legalistic/idealistic tendencies when i was a young parent. I would just say as a caution...some of those extremities can translate into some not so great attitudes and heart conditions as an adult. My one son, for instance, struggles with OCD and has a hard time making decisions for himself. You guys are doing so well in parenting, and I only say this as a caution. Keep up the great job! Blessings❤
Thank you for setting me back on track! I’d love more what you eat in a day videos. I want to continue to improve what we are eating, but sometimes I get in an idea rut! Especially lunch.
we hear ya, best way to save money on organic goods is to buy in bulk when you can and make all condiments from scratch. I've make no sugar ketchup quite easily and organic mayo!
This was convicting in a good way. During the lockdowns I got really obsessive and strict about food and we were super healthy but it was almost a stress and caused strain on our marriage because I was trying to take complete charge of what we were eating despite what my husbands desires were. Now I have been edging toward the opposite end where we don't do treats very much but being super relaxed in group settings which we are in a lot because I am in a close church community. I like how you addressed flexing the muscles to say no cause I have gone from flexing all the time to letting anything go. I like your wisdom in allowing them to partake communally but in lesser quantities.
We love sugar-free peanut butter on oatmeal if you want a topping that is sugar-free! Also, I think what I’m taking away from this is that you actually are teaching moderation with sugar. You eat it occasionally socially, maybe for a birthday, and in various snacks and packaged food. You just have a much lower amount that you tolerate in your home. ☺️ I like this idea!
Honey, dried dates, tropical fruits…these are high sugar ancient foods that have been enjoyed without incurring the same health problems that moderns suffer from. I just think there’s something missing from the modern take on sugar. Artificial, non-whole-food sweets are a different ballgame from fresh pineapple or raw honey. However, I would say that we have more abundant access to these naturally sweet foods so it’s easy to overdo it with them too. Ultimately, sugary sweets are less appealing after one has eaten filling traditionally prepared meals like meat, potatoes, vegetables. Prioritize those things, save desserts for truly special occasions, prepare your own desserts as much as possible and stick as closely to whole, natural ingredients as you can. That’ll spare you most of the horrible health problems people suffer these days.
I wonder if having a sweet tooth is a thing. My husband and I both grew up with little or no access to treats. I became the adult that has no moderation with treats and he doesn’t care for it. I try not to bring cookies, candy, ice cream and those treats at home because I know I can’t not binge. I hope my babies will be more like their dad.
I think the more we eat sugar the mire we crave it. I've got 5 children and they grew up with a ton of baked goods (pies, cookies etc ),my weakness. As adults, without me baking for them all the time, they just don't crave it. It's a carb addiction. The glucose book Katie talks about describes the cycle.
Thanks for sharing! Good to know that it’s not a guarantee that zero sugar growing up means never binging as an adult. Reinforces my current stance of being okay with our kids having sugar every now and then. :)
Love it, thankyou! I'd love to hear you address family relations, and the grandparents completely disrespect the parents' wishes, and shove the children full of absolute junk, sugar and food dyes... cotton candy, PEZ, red licorice, jelly beans, and more. No amount of polite and even more firm requesting and explaining from the parents makes any difference. They use the parents words against them... "I know your mom doesn't want you to have much sugar, but here's some more, because I'm grandma, and I can."... Right in front of the parents! At times they have shushed the children and told them not to tell the parents that they have more candy, and hide it. 😮 The children have behavioral reactions for days in terms of ADHD symptoms, aggressiveness, fighting, meltdowns, even headaches and on occasion, puking. Schooling, ability to focus, is even greatly affected. Grandparents roll their eyes and shake their heads and either think it's funny, or just don't believe the parents. Or even turn it around and blame it on them. You would think, in families where diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and infertility is prevalent, that they would care... but they don't. 😢 Please discuss this! What strong boundary lines do you draw and how do you enforce them while trying to lovingly keep family relations as best as possible? How do the parents show the love of Christ to the inlaws and also truly love the children and care for their longterm health?
This would be interesting although it sounds like their family is healthy like they are…I’m in the boat of the kids won’t be seeing them until they get it together but I’m not sure if that’s a good boundary or not yet😅also, if you discuss and train your kid enough then they will take the candy but will know better not to eat it and throw it away as they get older
Growing up I got sugar on birthdays and Christmas. The only reason why I got candy on Halloween and Valentine's Day was because of school parties in trick-or-treating
You're correct, kids shouldn't have more than 25g of sugar a day!! And there's sugar in everything! Adults shouldn't have more than 30g a day! I do watch and moderate sugar, I do Bakr with honey and maple syrup, which is sugar, but it also has health benefits as opposed to processed sugar! Great episode! I'm looking forward to watching that documentary, I'll have to have my husband and in-laws watch it too, though 😅
I’ve read dirty genes and it’s a great eye opening book to gain knowledge. It definitely isn’t something the doctors wanna hear when you say it’s not only genetic.
They did say at the end that theyre "social sugar eaters" meaning they do have treats as a family if invited over to someones house. BUT i do wonder if their family eats food with natural sugar-fruit, corn? They didnt answer that question.
There is no sound logic behind “if we limit sugar our kids will binge it when they are older” you could say that for anything that you limit or don’t do in your home. If they eat it a lot when they are kids they’ll surely be binging it as adults anyway Just like you explain why you live for God you explain why you shouldn’t eat these things and it won’t be an issue. I’m glad you guys spoke on this!
I totally agree! And I thought when Elijah said he grew up and moved out and then watched a bunch of movies and had junk food and they said kombucha and kettle corn were their treats...like those of us that grew up with screentime and junk food as the regular also then grew up to treat ourselves as young adults BUT it was so much more than movies and a bag of skittles because that was already the norm in our childhood. And when you eventually realize how bad it is, yes that muscle has to be flexed hard because it's not remotely intuitive. Luckily our Creator is good and made such nutritious food that can even heal decades of a terrible diet!
Great topic! Such good thoughts and I totally agree! A question that stumps me though is when people say- well we’re all going to die from something sooner or later, whatever it is. And add on that God is in control basically of their end regardless of what they do? I try obviously to speak truth but curious what you would say! This statement comes up often for me.
I would offer that eating well and being disciplined is so much more than just delaying death. It’s having more energy and motivation, sleeping better, improved moods, clearer thinking, modeling to your kids, less medical issues as a result, building a muscle of self-discipline and impulse control, learning to enjoy making homemade food, etc. that will serve you and your family now through the rest of your life. Just like they said- developing a muscle that is used throughout life. Also - it’s not good for us, so it’s not like we are really missing out honestly. The statement you shared is true but it’s a total cop out and missing the underlying values. Kind of like saying “well god forgives our sin so we can just keep on sinning.” That is not the gospel. We all fall short of the glory of God, but we should all be trying our best or we are missing out on gods best for us. Our bodies are temples for the Holy Spirit, right? No judgment at all just sharing what comes to mind. I am with you and also struggling through this topic the best I can. It’s so hard!! Hope that helps!
Totally agree - it is a cop out! I totally think the opposite of this person in many ways so it’s hard for me to understand the lack of care for their health and especially the kids. trying to get to the real reason they think this way but haven’t hit it yet. i mean i get it, i guess if you grow up eating bad and you “turned out fine” is evidence enough for some ppl to eat poorly still or feed their kids the same way. anyway, i love how you related it to God forgiving but we don’t keep sinning - that is a really good analogy and will try that next time!! thank you! starts reading “dirty genes” after hearing them talk about it and it’s really good!
Plus the Bible teaches us to honor God with our bodies and to be disciplined (1Cor 6 and Hebrews 12:11). Also as a health professional who treats older adults, the problem is that we do all die from something but with modern day drugs most people end up living into their 70s and 80s loaded up on meds, so the question is whether they’d rather increase odds that they are able to do the things they want in a healthy body when they’re 70 or barely able to move in a nursing home on 30 meds and unable to play with grandkids etc at 70🤔
I am of the mindset that the healthiest place is to be balanced… meaning, we try our best to eat whole, healthy foods as a way to be good stewards of our bodies and to help our kids be healthy, but at the same time God IS ultimately in control of our lifespan and so we can always approach food and eating with a lot of peace and not in fear, and for instance, I don’t think organic food is worth the added cost of it (for instance, I know of a single mom struggling to keep a job and make ends meet but she feels she must buy organic for her kids, which I don’t think she needs to do), so we personally don’t buy organic food even though we could afford it, and are trusting in God for our lifespan and not putting any trust in “our eating” for the span and quality of our lives. I think anytime something causes someone to be controlling (which at its root is due to fear, thus lack of trust in the Lord) or to be angry, then that is a big red flag that that issue may be in idol territory.
It’s interesting to watch how her mother eats on the CZcams edukale. It’s healthy, balanced, with occasional treats, not guilt eating. The French have a healthy, enjoyable way of eating. Americans would do well to study how the French eat❣️🥰💕🍒🫐🍏🍇🥕🍋🐟🐂🍞🥗
What age and what instrument did you introduce with your kids to get them into music? Where would you recommend a non-musically inclined family start?? I have a 3.5 year old, 2.5 year old, and 11 month old
how about using a table spoon of honey or maple syrup as the treat for kids on organic & buttered sourdough? or is sticking to a bit of fruit with a nut butter or organic cheese the best choice? My husband is a beekeeper and I cannot imagine us not giving any to our future kids! We eat organic whole foods from scratch diet with no industrial seed oils or gmos and grow a lot of our food (: God bless you all!
I'd like to hear about what morning snacks you leave out for the kids? I remember in one video you say something about the kids wake up at a certain time and are allowed a snack before you make breakfast 🤔
Healthy eating is very important, but this seems extreme. An occasional treat isn’t going to hurt the kids. Also what do you do if the kids go to a birthday party? They’ll be the only one that isn’t joining in on the cake/
This is the point of the episode. Many think this lifestyle is extreme until they find out later in life (now even as young as children) that they need to switch to this lifestyle because it is a snowball effect. If you’re concerned about fitting in you will fall under the typical American statistics. If that is okay with you for yourself & your children, so be it. To others this is unacceptable. I grew up in North America but not in the states.. American food & diet is atrocious. My American friends that used to make fun of my food choices in my late teens & on have now suffered strokes, widow maker, obesity & high blood pressure by their early 30s. They turned to me & asked me how to eat. The choice to be proactive and reactive is all ours. From a professional perspective-what they are saying is medically sound based on non biased research studies. Hard now makes easy later. Flex that muscle earlier in life & life will be easier when things become challenging. Oh & as Katie’s mama said you can either live with the pain of regret or the pain of discipline.
I treat older adults and they just look so dejected/pained to know that after 40, 50, 60hrs of eating however they want now they need to do a complete overhaul to a lifestyle similar to what they are describing in the podcast. And your kids need to get used to standing out and being different bc as Christian’s we are not from this world. We are in the army of God on a mission!!!
We are helping develop our children's preferences and appetites. I have already seen positive results of my kids' preferences for real food because when they do taste processed nutrition deficient food they often don't like them and won't finish their portion or will recognize how the food makes them feel later. It's not about being picky, judgemental or snobby. It's about helping your child seek and prefer good and nutritious foods for long-term health. Also, proactively teaching them gratitude for what they have knowing not all children are able to eat nutritious foods.
Yes, this is a great question! Right now I just quietly get rid of the candy when they aren't looking. But wondering as they get older how to handle it 🤔
My son (5) recently received a packed of jelly beans for his birthday from a family member. We put them in a jar up high in the pantry, and he asks when he wants one, but I get the final say. Most of the time it’s yes, but I’ll say no if it’s close to a meal etc. Once they’re gone, they’re gone - a good lesson too! We don’t buy them ourselves and he won’t get more in his jar until another gift/birthday. Working well for us.
My mom bought my kids sour patch kids at Christmas. We thanked her, and when she left we discussed the ingredients. I offered to buy a healthier/cleaner alternative, and my kids were 100% okay with it. They know how they feel when eating dyes and high fructose corn syrup and prefer not to feel that way.
Haha, I guess I should elaborate. My 3 kids (between 5 months and 7 years old) literally got many *entire bags* of individually wrapped candy for Easter from several doting family members. Overall, the candy probably costs $200 at least. It happens several times a year (Including boxes and bags of sweet treats, chips, cookies, etc.) I hate throwing it away because it feels so "wasteful" but there is no way we could eat it in moderation. I finally just tell myself I can't store it all and I don't like the constant back and forth with the kids about it, so I do throw it away usually because (for better or worse) there will always be another occasion around the corner. Not to mention, I have a terrible sugar addiction myself from a childhood full of sugar and minimal willpower against it as an adult unless it is absent from my reach.
I have a question: we have seven kids and we are trying to actively limit sugar also, but 5 of the family bdays are in March and birthday cake has been part of our tradition, so now that we have so many March bdays, it disrupts our diet/craving/health that month to have it every week of March. Has anyone come up with a good holiday or birthday solutions that don't revolve around cake/sweets?
I personally would keep the cake tradition but maybe just make the cakes smaller, for smaller portions? And then no problem to, after March, to just go back to less sweets. :)
We use watermelon instead of cake! There are CZcams videos how to make a 3-layer “cake” out of watermelon slices 🤗 Also, there are recipes for black bean brownies on the internet that are pretty good. You really don’t taste the beans. Much less carbs and more protein than a regular cake.
Do you still make your kids muffins with honey or maple syrup or are those a no-go too? I'm always looking to cut back where we can. Our oldest daughter really enjoys baking and has made some very impressive desserts but it's hard to balance letting her learn this skill with how much sugar consumption we allow. Oftentimes, I just allow us to run out of sugar so she can't bake anything but baking is also one of her hobbies.
I have am idea that you might like. Allow her to bake and see if she can sell or give away some of her dessert. It might be a good balance of being able to eat some of her treats but not over indulging.
Yes I do the same. I love to bake and will take it to work or even walk through the neighborhood and give to neighbors! Good way to get out and get social, she gets to bake and yall aren’t stuck with a whole dessert. Can also freeze some for later
Look up gluten free and low sugar baking recipes online. Such as black bean brownies. Those are low carb and high protein and high fiber and high nutrient. Have her practice baking these kinds of treats. Her future family will thank her!
Maybe things will get easier for you after your friends see this episode! 😂 if they really care about you they will stop feeding sugar when you’re around.
Also another push back here😜 I would say I can eat small amounts of sweets in moderation. I have no desire to keep eating them. I can eat a piece of chocolate and be completely satisfied. I think of times when I haven't had any and then have one and that's when it is hard to stop. Teaching a child you can have just one piece of candy will help them with their self control more than saying they can't have anything at all,😜 ok I will stop now 😂🫣 just being opinionated here. I honestly think that what you are doing is hard.
It seems like just eating meat and veggies would cut out the sugar. Maybe add herbs, garlic and onion for flavor. However the family lets u know and revolts lol
Where do you all buy your ketchup from? The tough thing for us is that my daughter receives so much candy from family and friends during holidays (egg hunts, Valentine’s Day, Christmas). We always have a big bag of candy on the fridge. How do you handle when people give candy as a gift?
Have the convo with your kid enough and they start to understand. 4yr old told me without me asking that church teacher had given him cotton candy but he was going to through it away bc it was too much sugar. And for Easter another church wanted to give him an Easter basket with candy and I asked them to take the candy out first. They may cry at first but we just tell him up front before we go somewhere that we anticipate will have candy that he won’t be getting any or it will be thrown away. And we don’t yell at him we get on his level and tell him. At first he would whine and cry but learned pretty fast that we’re serious about it so doesn’t fight it
Ultimately it’s YOUR house, NO ONE else is paying the bills or taking care of YOUR kid that God commissioned you to raise for HIS glory, so just remember that God is who you answer to no matter what people around you say…it’s a fight and I’m in it with you for sure😅💪🏾
We have a family rule of no food dye, because it’s a neurotoxin. This helps to eliminate many sugar options at events such as candy and store bought cookies and cupcakes. The kids know they’re never allowed it so they cheerfully never ask. Even if they are getting a small portion of a treat at a potluck, when you stick to a homemade option, it is most likely free from a lot of other toxic additives!
great point!
I had a friend at church whose mom was strict about food dyes, sugar etc....She just snuck it. If you are really strict your kids will just get it when they are away from you.
Such a hot button issue for me, especially in the church. I find myself feeling frustrated at how gratuitous the feeding of sugar to our children is in children’s ministries. And I’m “that person” if I speak out against this practice. Most people would agree that it’s not good but no one wants to take the poison off the menu. 🤷♀️
I’m working on being a gracious woman in this area… one of my biggest arguments is from personal experience - the little boy I nanny gets just as excited about an organic chocolate drop made with cacao and coconut sugar as he does about getting an M&M. My little nephews love blueberries just as much as they love DumDums. We can give treats to our little people without so much sugar, chemicals, and dyes and they are just as happy.
Food isn’t poison. Some is more and less nutritious, yes. I like to instill “all food is to be accepted with gladness” approach. There is no “bad” food. When we label food like that it presents a twisted moral outlook of food to our children and ourselves. Yes, food has different nutrition but food is not innately a moral issue (anymore) unless consumed in excess which is a sin (gluttony). What is morally bad is the sins that accompany food not food itself, just like having and using money. Do you agree?
”For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.“
1 Timothy 4:4-5
@AmeliaUnleashed , exactly "everything created by God is good". Not everything created by humans. There's non-food ingredients in our "food", so you can't call it food and accept it with gladness.
This...they are like everyone bring cookies😢
@AmeliaUnleashed I agree with you. I am starting to see there are additional forms of gluttony, which are forms of idolatry. CS Lewis wrote about a woman who didn't ask for much, just tea and toast. Only problem was she had to have it just so, as in the right bread, toasted just right, with the right amount of butter with the tea made just right, with the right amount of cream and sugar. It's just super fussy. Like the Israelites were whiney about manna, as most of us would have been. There's even a newer eating disorder called orthorexia where people are literally starving because they are so afraid of imperfect food (colors, sugars, gmos, additives, nonorganic etc) Others I see are addicted to 5 star restaurants and fine wine and bourbon. The best and finest food. Some of us are sugar addicts and need a daily fix. So, all that to say food addictions, obsessions, fussiness, to me can indicate a food gluttony/idolatry. I feel like Moms fall into a hyper control about feeding their children a 100% flawless diet. We think we can create perfect children with perfect health with perfect diets with perfect education with perfect lives. It's a myth and a trap.
Something I think those of us who do the no sugar with our kiddos is we tend to give them more fruit, thinking it's a healthy alternative. However, fruit does the same thing to the body as sugar. We can argue that the fiber in fruit slows down the absorption and that it has nutrients, but it's still fructose and glucose and raises our blood sugar. We now limit fruit to one fruit per day for each kiddo. They love it and see it as a "treat".
totally agree, I've heard of parents who gave too much fruit and their kids ended up with a bunch of cavities! have you ever heard of combining any carb with a fat or protein to slow down absorption? Like an apple with cheese or apple with nut butter, papaya with hemp seeds, banana with pb, etc.? I find that it also makes it more satiating overall (: and another question is do they get enough vitamin C from the one serving plus other foods in their diet or do you supplement too?
While I was raised pretty conservative sugar and entertainment is a major reason I had a hard time serving in long-term missions because those things aren't as easily available in 3rd world countries and I was miserable. Those "joys" kept me from true joy and fulfillment so I'm trying to break free but they are truly addicting.
For tortilla chips -> Masa traditional tortilla chip brand is organic non-gmo corn chips that’s made with / cooked in grassfed tallow, and sea salt. 3 ingredients, that’s it. For those that eat chips!
Just to let you know how far you're reaching with your ABSOLUTELY great podcast: I'm French, married to a Brazilian man, I live in Portugal which is where I listen to you from and have been sharing a lot of what you've posted with my Portuguese friends around me. And of course first of all I'm christian ☝️. God Bless you're great, thank you and thank God for your lives !
From Portugal here too! 😊
Olá 😊@@monicabras9618 de onde você é?
would love ideas/example of a weekly healthy meal plan, snacks, etc.
I was thinking the same thing :)
I needed the reminder to be a parent and make those hard decisions for them
This is so timely for me, as we just decided to cut out sugar for our kids. We realized even a small candy would alter his behavior and we decided it’s not worth it. I cook from scratch and only buy one-ingredient items (meat, fruit, vegetables, grains). It’s a lot of time and effort, but worth it to feed our kids and ourselves healthy foods. The only exception we have with sugar is: if we are going to have some kind of treat, such as cookies or cake, it will be made from scratch at home. Thanks for your podcast. Your discussions are always so valuable and informative.
we do the same, keep it up! (:
This was another good discussion!
I've been working on eating more whole foods to combat insulin resistance and a host of other issues. I've been cutting back on sugar and carbs (although I still have a long ways to go), and I'm going to try to up my protein/healthy fats/veggies.
I even found the NeoLife vitamins and minerals thanks to you!
It's been 3 months and my Psoriasis is gone (after 12 years). My Cystic Acne is gone. My facial hair is reduced by about 50%. My hair has stopped falling out. My sleep quality is improving. My anxiety/OCD/PTSD is improving.
The next things that I'm working on fixing are my complexion and anemia.
Seeing progress has been so encouraging!
I'm sure you could get the same results without overpriced, mlm vitamins.
We make nearly all our food from scratch. The exception is when we eat out, which is rare. We don't drink soda or have any sugary drinks. Unbalanced, unbridled sugar is bad, but having a small bowl of haggen daz is good for the soul. We are to fast and to feast. As part of our Lenten abstinence, we didn't consume any sweetners, not even maple syrup and honey. I was pleasantly surprised at how well our children adhered to it without complaining at all. So, especially during this Easter season, we have a few more treats than usual, but they are all 100% homemade. Typically, we only allow ourselves a treat on Sunday because it is a day on which we are supposed to feast, always. To tip the scales in the direction of health, the kiddos, and even my husband, and I always have a treat with a glass of milk. We set healthy boundaries with sugar and explain to our children that while we don't deprive, we are not gluttons. They understand.
I think there arw 2 wins with sugar on Sunday. It makes a positive mental association with Sundays and someone else is buying it!
beautifully said!
I love your point on fasting and feasting!!! I want to mention however that if you aren’t getting grassfed milk from a local source then even the milk is not healthy in the US. On the bright side more and more people want this so it’s not super hard to find fresh milk from healthy cows. But again, I love your point about fasting and feasting ❤
We are just starting this journey as a young family… it is slightly harder for my husband because he remembers the day his mom changed their eating lifestyle. But he is slowly coming to acceptance as we learn more about our bodies & food the way God made them.
One success I found with our first born is when I gave him his first bite of food ever, I started with green beans & peas. Something about the distinct difference of taste between those two veggies and fruit. Yes peas are high in sugar definitely smells and taste different from “sweet”, but introducing fruits and sweet potatoes are only introducing sugar at that first bite and creating a taste pallet just for super sugary tasting food.
That child absolutely loves his green vegetables & salads.
. . . We’re working with our second born and getting creative 😅
Great discussion! And loved how y’all shared actual experiences of your childhood/marriage!
You guys often speak about topics that I've thought a lot about, already have a plan, don't feel like I need to hear about. But when I take the time to listen, you seem to always have a new and interesting perspective and I'm always glad afterwords that I listened to you talk!
OH MY GOODNESS SAME
As a child that was given the classic standard American diet; candies, chocolates, fake foods.. when I gained the freedom to be able to use my own money to buy food, I totally binged. In fact, for years, my husband and I ate so horrible. Drive thrus we’re the norm for us. So this idea that raising your children without refined sugar in their diets is going to cause them to binge when they get older.. I completely disagree. We also struggled years of infertility, loss, and heartache which caused me to completely 180 my diet and lifestyle. I was diagnosed with mthfr and found dr Ben lynch’s book, it changed the trajectory of our lives. We now have 2 healthy rainbow babies and are laying the groundwork for their genes and teaching them differently and fostering a healthy relationship with real food. It really impacts the whole family and generations to come!
Dirty Genes!
beautiful testimony, congrats!
I’m the only parent in my family who doesn’t give my kid sugar or sweets and it definitely feels like me against everyone else with all the snarky comments and eye rolls especially since I only have one kid, they think I’m just a first time mom who doesn’t know what she’s doing. It’s extremely frustrating at times but I know that it’s worth it my kids health is worth it. The difference between me and a lot of my family is I’m an action taker, if I read a book and learn something I’m actually going to take the steps to make the necessary changes in mine and my kids life because if not, what’s the point. I’m super grateful you did this episode because it makes me not feel so alone on this topic lol.
Also I am cracking UP at the skittles 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 oh my goodness that made my night!
Abigail Shrier has been doing the rounds on podcasts and one of the things she shares from her studies is that the happiest adults had very loving and very authoritative parents (not authoritarian.) This is one of those areas that I want to be intentional about and that I think seems like the template your parents set for you and that you're trying to do with your family. Here's to happy kids and thriving adults.
100% agree!!
In the 80s i knew a little girl in our Christian school who was allowed zero sugar. She had the slabs of brown bread for her sandwiches, carrot and celery sticks, nuts, who knows what. The poor little girl would sneak things like cookies and twinkies from the other children. You could tell she was very worried about getting in trouble and felt guilty. Balance and moderation are necessary in all things.
You're going to be saying no to so many things as a believing parent and that's very good to prepare your children to get used to being different. But you need to lighten up and say yes when you can. I had to say no to pokemon, harry potter, violent video games, MySpace when it felt like Noone else was saying no. I wish I'd been braver and said no to ipods and had more controls on phones and laptops. But if you can say yes to an ice cream cone or soda a couple times a week, do it! The while idea of controlling generations of your children's genes sounds highly debatable. Food is important, but it's not as important as we are making it. I know people tend to call everything "legalstic", but sometimes we are if we are living this life that appears perfect and flawless to our own credit and glory. Look, if you have your children perfectly buff, eating flawlessly, but listening to secular music, for example, it will be a fail. Secular music is one of my biggest fails. The stuff is intoxicating and poison. (Semi-side tangent!)
I would say that probably stemmed from poor parenting. The parents were harsh, hypocritical or something. Not encouraging and leading by example. I never grew up with a TV and don't want one. I've seen it's a waste of time and brains. I'd rather read and listen to helpful podcasts
The big difference between that story and Katie's family is that Katie's family did home schooling. So she was not eating lunch on a regular basis with kids who were eating sugar.
That might have been me. The first time I got a paycheck in the Army, I bought one of every sugary thing they had in the PX and spread them all around me, candy, and various wrapped things. I took a bite of each item, but it all tasted strange. But to this day, I always have something fun, even if I don't eat it. It because it was forbidden but everyone else around me had it. I need to examine why this makes me feel good or safe.
@@maryellenmusser3531unless the parents were fake, they seemed very lovely and the little girl was so sweet. She just wanted a cookie or a hoho!
Good for you guys! We are changing all our food too but sugar has always been out❤️❤️also my kids eat peppers like apples🤣😂🤣glad to know we’re not the only ones
I put on weight in 4 days in usa. Even with small regular portions the food is heavily processed
This was a fantastic episode!!! Thank you! ❤
Thank you so much for the encouragement. Our family has been the odd one out at birthday parties and special events for years now. Just as my resolve was starting to weaken I saw this video and I am encouraged afresh. I’ve read dirty genes as well and found it so encouraging how much nutrition plays in our health and the health of my children’s children. I believe that if people really understood how much diet matters they would be willing to make more changes. As anyone who has healed from a chronic or severe illness with nutrition knows, radical changes equals radical results.Thank you again!
Glad to see a family raising their boys this way. We have one girl that we are raising almost the same as everything you say on your podcast - daily devotions, scripture memorization, homeschooled with lots of outdoor playtime, low sugar diet - and it gives me hope that there are some boys out there being raised the same - maybe she will find a good husband one day!
If I didn’t see your podcast I would think such boys didnt exist anymore
I learn so much from this topic. Cause I have been trying to implement moderation in my children and thought I was doing good passings them a tiny chocolate after lunch. But you guys are so right. Food from scratch is the best way to control the amount of sugar and other ingredients to feed our kids.
I gave my littles chocolate chips and mini marshmallows in tiny portions for dessert.
There is a lady that talks about how we say things run in our family. But the reality is we eat like our family ate and that contributes to our health issues. She’s vegan now and promotes the health benefits of eating healthy
I’m assuming you’re talking about Barbara O Neill…? She is absolutely amazing!!!
@@olgavakulich
Tabitha Brown is the person I’m referring to
Personally, I still feel like you can do sweets in moderation. And I think you can make things with healthy sugars that are much healthier for your family and develop good healthy taste buds that way. But I also sincerely respect your decision. It would be incredibly tough to maintain that. But making hard choices for the good of our children is honorable, and I respect that. As a mom of some older children now, I regret some of my legalistic/idealistic tendencies when i was a young parent. I would just say as a caution...some of those extremities can translate into some not so great attitudes and heart conditions as an adult. My one son, for instance, struggles with OCD and has a hard time making decisions for himself. You guys are doing so well in parenting, and I only say this as a caution. Keep up the great job! Blessings❤
Thank you both for sharing your wisdom and the book recs!
This was a very convicting episode for me thank you both❤ love your channel
I love all y'all's stuff, I just wish you guys would make some short clips for busy mamas to listen to during the day.
Loved this conversation
Thank you for setting me back on track! I’d love more what you eat in a day videos. I want to continue to improve what we are eating, but sometimes I get in an idea rut! Especially lunch.
Such a great episode! Thank you for sharing!
I feel like I am being poisoned in this country with my food choices in major grocery stores. I have to pay way more for no sugar versions of stuff.
we hear ya, best way to save money on organic goods is to buy in bulk when you can and make all condiments from scratch. I've make no sugar ketchup quite easily and organic mayo!
I love how how you take care of your family.
This was convicting in a good way. During the lockdowns I got really obsessive and strict about food and we were super healthy but it was almost a stress and caused strain on our marriage because I was trying to take complete charge of what we were eating despite what my husbands desires were. Now I have been edging toward the opposite end where we don't do treats very much but being super relaxed in group settings which we are in a lot because I am in a close church community. I like how you addressed flexing the muscles to say no cause I have gone from flexing all the time to letting anything go. I like your wisdom in allowing them to partake communally but in lesser quantities.
"that seems like a healthy thing," says Elisha regarding corn chips LOL
We love sugar-free peanut butter on oatmeal if you want a topping that is sugar-free!
Also, I think what I’m taking away from this is that you actually are teaching moderation with sugar. You eat it occasionally socially, maybe for a birthday, and in various snacks and packaged food. You just have a much lower amount that you tolerate in your home. ☺️ I like this idea!
“Go ham” “what does that even mean?” 😂😂😂 dying!
“Go crazy” “go for it”
The skittles story! Dying!!!loll
Hi Katie, I love your outfit! It's really difficult to sound like a fun hater with sugar. It truly is everyyyything!!!
If I stilled lived in WA (Enumclaw), I would totally head to the music camp in Centralia!
Honey, dried dates, tropical fruits…these are high sugar ancient foods that have been enjoyed without incurring the same health problems that moderns suffer from.
I just think there’s something missing from the modern take on sugar. Artificial, non-whole-food sweets are a different ballgame from fresh pineapple or raw honey. However, I would say that we have more abundant access to these naturally sweet foods so it’s easy to overdo it with them too.
Ultimately, sugary sweets are less appealing after one has eaten filling traditionally prepared meals like meat, potatoes, vegetables. Prioritize those things, save desserts for truly special occasions, prepare your own desserts as much as possible and stick as closely to whole, natural ingredients as you can. That’ll spare you most of the horrible health problems people suffer these days.
I wonder if having a sweet tooth is a thing. My husband and I both grew up with little or no access to treats. I became the adult that has no moderation with treats and he doesn’t care for it. I try not to bring cookies, candy, ice cream and those treats at home because I know I can’t not binge. I hope my babies will be more like their dad.
I think the more we eat sugar the mire we crave it. I've got 5 children and they grew up with a ton of baked goods (pies, cookies etc ),my weakness. As adults, without me baking for them all the time, they just don't crave it. It's a carb addiction. The glucose book Katie talks about describes the cycle.
Thanks for sharing! Good to know that it’s not a guarantee that zero sugar growing up means never binging as an adult. Reinforces my current stance of being okay with our kids having sugar every now and then. :)
How dare you inhale skittles 😂 y’all are hilarious!!
Love it, thankyou!
I'd love to hear you address family relations, and the grandparents completely disrespect the parents' wishes, and shove the children full of absolute junk, sugar and food dyes... cotton candy, PEZ, red licorice, jelly beans, and more. No amount of polite and even more firm requesting and explaining from the parents makes any difference. They use the parents words against them... "I know your mom doesn't want you to have much sugar, but here's some more, because I'm grandma, and I can."... Right in front of the parents! At times they have shushed the children and told them not to tell the parents that they have more candy, and hide it. 😮
The children have behavioral reactions for days in terms of ADHD symptoms, aggressiveness, fighting, meltdowns, even headaches and on occasion, puking. Schooling, ability to focus, is even greatly affected. Grandparents roll their eyes and shake their heads and either think it's funny, or just don't believe the parents. Or even turn it around and blame it on them. You would think, in families where diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and infertility is prevalent, that they would care... but they don't. 😢 Please discuss this! What strong boundary lines do you draw and how do you enforce them while trying to lovingly keep family relations as best as possible? How do the parents show the love of Christ to the inlaws and also truly love the children and care for their longterm health?
This would be interesting although it sounds like their family is healthy like they are…I’m in the boat of the kids won’t be seeing them until they get it together but I’m not sure if that’s a good boundary or not yet😅also, if you discuss and train your kid enough then they will take the candy but will know better not to eat it and throw it away as they get older
Yay for spindrift!
this skittles story 🤣🤣🤣
Growing up I got sugar on birthdays and Christmas. The only reason why I got candy on Halloween and Valentine's Day was because of school parties in trick-or-treating
You're correct, kids shouldn't have more than 25g of sugar a day!! And there's sugar in everything! Adults shouldn't have more than 30g a day! I do watch and moderate sugar, I do Bakr with honey and maple syrup, which is sugar, but it also has health benefits as opposed to processed sugar! Great episode! I'm looking forward to watching that documentary, I'll have to have my husband and in-laws watch it too, though 😅
Read glucose revolution! Everyone should read this, amazing information on how sugars respond in your body
Xylitol gum is actually good for preventing cavities! 👍
I’ve read dirty genes and it’s a great eye opening book to gain knowledge. It definitely isn’t something the doctors wanna hear when you say it’s not only genetic.
They did say at the end that theyre "social sugar eaters" meaning they do have treats as a family if invited over to someones house. BUT i do wonder if their family eats food with natural sugar-fruit, corn? They didnt answer that question.
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This was a good one guys! I relate to this so much. I came from a home that refereed to carrots as "candy" haha
There is no sound logic behind “if we limit sugar our kids will binge it when they are older” you could say that for anything that you limit or don’t do in your home. If they eat it a lot when they are kids they’ll surely be binging it as adults anyway
Just like you explain why you live for God you explain why you shouldn’t eat these things and it won’t be an issue. I’m glad you guys spoke on this!
I totally agree! And I thought when Elijah said he grew up and moved out and then watched a bunch of movies and had junk food and they said kombucha and kettle corn were their treats...like those of us that grew up with screentime and junk food as the regular also then grew up to treat ourselves as young adults BUT it was so much more than movies and a bag of skittles because that was already the norm in our childhood. And when you eventually realize how bad it is, yes that muscle has to be flexed hard because it's not remotely intuitive. Luckily our Creator is good and made such nutritious food that can even heal decades of a terrible diet!
The skittles story is hilarious 😂
I was strict about having sugary things at my house one day my daughter was about 4 and I see her stick her face in the sugar bowl!
Great discussion! 💯
Would love to know your approach to honey as an alternative.
Great topic! Such good thoughts and I totally agree! A question that stumps me though is when people say- well we’re all going to die from something sooner or later, whatever it is. And add on that God is in control basically of their end regardless of what they do?
I try obviously to speak truth but curious what you would say! This statement comes up often for me.
I would offer that eating well and being disciplined is so much more than just delaying death. It’s having more energy and motivation, sleeping better, improved moods, clearer thinking, modeling to your kids, less medical issues as a result, building a muscle of self-discipline and impulse control, learning to enjoy making homemade food, etc. that will serve you and your family now through the rest of your life. Just like they said- developing a muscle that is used throughout life. Also - it’s not good for us, so it’s not like we are really missing out honestly.
The statement you shared is true but it’s a total cop out and missing the underlying values. Kind of like saying “well god forgives our sin so we can just keep on sinning.” That is not the gospel. We all fall short of the glory of God, but we should all be trying our best or we are missing out on gods best for us. Our bodies are temples for the Holy Spirit, right?
No judgment at all just sharing what comes to mind. I am with you and also struggling through this topic the best I can. It’s so hard!! Hope that helps!
Totally agree - it is a cop out! I totally think the opposite of this person in many ways so it’s hard for me to understand the lack of care for their health and especially the kids. trying to get to the real reason they think this way but haven’t hit it yet. i mean i get it, i guess if you grow up eating bad and you “turned out fine” is evidence enough for some ppl to eat poorly still or feed their kids the same way.
anyway, i love how you related it to God forgiving but we don’t keep sinning - that is a really good analogy and will try that next time!! thank you!
starts reading “dirty genes” after hearing them talk about it and it’s really good!
Plus the Bible teaches us to honor God with our bodies and to be disciplined (1Cor 6 and Hebrews 12:11). Also as a health professional who treats older adults, the problem is that we do all die from something but with modern day drugs most people end up living into their 70s and 80s loaded up on meds, so the question is whether they’d rather increase odds that they are able to do the things they want in a healthy body when they’re 70 or barely able to move in a nursing home on 30 meds and unable to play with grandkids etc at 70🤔
I am of the mindset that the healthiest place is to be balanced… meaning, we try our best to eat whole, healthy foods as a way to be good stewards of our bodies and to help our kids be healthy, but at the same time God IS ultimately in control of our lifespan and so we can always approach food and eating with a lot of peace and not in fear, and for instance, I don’t think organic food is worth the added cost of it (for instance, I know of a single mom struggling to keep a job and make ends meet but she feels she must buy organic for her kids, which I don’t think she needs to do), so we personally don’t buy organic food even though we could afford it, and are trusting in God for our lifespan and not putting any trust in “our eating” for the span and quality of our lives.
I think anytime something causes someone to be controlling (which at its root is due to fear, thus lack of trust in the Lord) or to be angry, then that is a big red flag that that issue may be in idol territory.
It’s interesting to watch how her mother eats on the CZcams edukale. It’s healthy, balanced, with occasional treats, not guilt eating. The French have a healthy, enjoyable way of eating. Americans would do well to study how the French eat❣️🥰💕🍒🫐🍏🍇🥕🍋🐟🐂🍞🥗
So many of our problems come from having a rushed culture, mom not home and not creating a beautiful relaxed eating experience ❤️
What age and what instrument did you introduce with your kids to get them into music? Where would you recommend a non-musically inclined family start?? I have a 3.5 year old, 2.5 year old, and 11 month old
how about using a table spoon of honey or maple syrup as the treat for kids on organic & buttered sourdough? or is sticking to a bit of fruit with a nut butter or organic cheese the best choice? My husband is a beekeeper and I cannot imagine us not giving any to our future kids! We eat organic whole foods from scratch diet with no industrial seed oils or gmos and grow a lot of our food (: God bless you all!
I like to make my ranch with whole fat yogurt.
I'd like to hear about what morning snacks you leave out for the kids? I remember in one video you say something about the kids wake up at a certain time and are allowed a snack before you make breakfast 🤔
My kiddies (2 &4) have a tiny bowl of grass fed whole fat unsweetened yogurt topped with frozen wild berries and they love it
Do you still have fruit in house or eat much fruit as a family?
What did you say was in LaCroix?
Forever chemicals
@@naturopathicallyme It's PFAS chemicals, I went to look it up because I had never heard this before. Goodness, nothing is safe anymore!
Healthy eating is very important, but this seems extreme. An occasional treat isn’t going to hurt the kids. Also what do you do if the kids go to a birthday party? They’ll be the only one that isn’t joining in on the cake/
I agree. Unless the child has a serious allergy like gluten or peanut butter.
This is the point of the episode. Many think this lifestyle is extreme until they find out later in life (now even as young as children) that they need to switch to this lifestyle because it is a snowball effect.
If you’re concerned about fitting in you will fall under the typical American statistics. If that is okay with you for yourself & your children, so be it.
To others this is unacceptable. I grew up in North America but not in the states.. American food & diet is atrocious. My American friends that used to make fun of my food choices in my late teens & on have now suffered strokes, widow maker, obesity & high blood pressure by their early 30s. They turned to me & asked me how to eat.
The choice to be proactive and reactive is all ours. From a professional perspective-what they are saying is medically sound based on non biased research studies.
Hard now makes easy later. Flex that muscle earlier in life & life will be easier when things become challenging.
Oh & as Katie’s mama said you can either live with the pain of regret or the pain of discipline.
I treat older adults and they just look so dejected/pained to know that after 40, 50, 60hrs of eating however they want now they need to do a complete overhaul to a lifestyle similar to what they are describing in the podcast. And your kids need to get used to standing out and being different bc as Christian’s we are not from this world. We are in the army of God on a mission!!!
We are helping develop our children's preferences and appetites. I have already seen positive results of my kids' preferences for real food because when they do taste processed nutrition deficient food they often don't like them and won't finish their portion or will recognize how the food makes them feel later. It's not about being picky, judgemental or snobby. It's about helping your child seek and prefer good and nutritious foods for long-term health. Also, proactively teaching them gratitude for what they have knowing not all children are able to eat nutritious foods.
Who pays or decides how podcasts keep going? Does one earn money making podcasts and youtube videos
KATIE did you guys delete your first aid kit video?? I go back to reference it often, as I'm building my own. Please bring it back!
did you check the main channel, not this podcast channel?
How do you handle when your kids get candy or sugary treats as gifts?
Yes, this is a great question! Right now I just quietly get rid of the candy when they aren't looking. But wondering as they get older how to handle it 🤔
My son (5) recently received a packed of jelly beans for his birthday from a family member. We put them in a jar up high in the pantry, and he asks when he wants one, but I get the final say. Most of the time it’s yes, but I’ll say no if it’s close to a meal etc. Once they’re gone, they’re gone - a good lesson too! We don’t buy them ourselves and he won’t get more in his jar until another gift/birthday. Working well for us.
My mom bought my kids sour patch kids at Christmas. We thanked her, and when she left we discussed the ingredients. I offered to buy a healthier/cleaner alternative, and my kids were 100% okay with it. They know how they feel when eating dyes and high fructose corn syrup and prefer not to feel that way.
Say thankyou and let them enjoy a treat once in awhile.
Haha, I guess I should elaborate. My 3 kids (between 5 months and 7 years old) literally got many *entire bags* of individually wrapped candy for Easter from several doting family members. Overall, the candy probably costs $200 at least. It happens several times a year (Including boxes and bags of sweet treats, chips, cookies, etc.) I hate throwing it away because it feels so "wasteful" but there is no way we could eat it in moderation. I finally just tell myself I can't store it all and I don't like the constant back and forth with the kids about it, so I do throw it away usually because (for better or worse) there will always be another occasion around the corner. Not to mention, I have a terrible sugar addiction myself from a childhood full of sugar and minimal willpower against it as an adult unless it is absent from my reach.
I have a question: we have seven kids and we are trying to actively limit sugar also, but 5 of the family bdays are in March and birthday cake has been part of our tradition, so now that we have so many March bdays, it disrupts our diet/craving/health that month to have it every week of March. Has anyone come up with a good holiday or birthday solutions that don't revolve around cake/sweets?
I personally would keep the cake tradition but maybe just make the cakes smaller, for smaller portions? And then no problem to, after March, to just go back to less sweets. :)
We use watermelon instead of cake! There are CZcams videos how to make a 3-layer “cake” out of watermelon slices 🤗
Also, there are recipes for black bean brownies on the internet that are pretty good. You really don’t taste the beans. Much less carbs and more protein than a regular cake.
Celebrate everyone at once if in same month.
Do you still make your kids muffins with honey or maple syrup or are those a no-go too? I'm always looking to cut back where we can. Our oldest daughter really enjoys baking and has made some very impressive desserts but it's hard to balance letting her learn this skill with how much sugar consumption we allow. Oftentimes, I just allow us to run out of sugar so she can't bake anything but baking is also one of her hobbies.
I have am idea that you might like. Allow her to bake and see if she can sell or give away some of her dessert. It might be a good balance of being able to eat some of her treats but not over indulging.
Yes I do the same. I love to bake and will take it to work or even walk through the neighborhood and give to neighbors! Good way to get out and get social, she gets to bake and yall aren’t stuck with a whole dessert. Can also freeze some for later
Look up gluten free and low sugar baking recipes online. Such as black bean brownies. Those are low carb and high protein and high fiber and high nutrient. Have her practice baking these kinds of treats. Her future family will thank her!
Those kombucha are expensive!! And full of sugar. But making your own is cheap and quite low sugar and so much more delicious.
What do you guys think about a dentist that gives candies to the children to persuade them to sit in the chair so she can do the work? 😅🙈
Maybe things will get easier for you after your friends see this episode! 😂 if they really care about you they will stop feeding sugar when you’re around.
to "go HAM" means to "go Hard as a Mother-F....." Definitely a saying to avoid lol
Also another push back here😜 I would say I can eat small amounts of sweets in moderation. I have no desire to keep eating them. I can eat a piece of chocolate and be completely satisfied. I think of times when I haven't had any and then have one and that's when it is hard to stop. Teaching a child you can have just one piece of candy will help them with their self control more than saying they can't have anything at all,😜 ok I will stop now 😂🫣 just being opinionated here. I honestly think that what you are doing is hard.
Diet genetics and stress and sin
It seems like just eating meat and veggies would cut out the sugar. Maybe add herbs, garlic and onion for flavor. However the family lets u know and revolts lol
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Where do you all buy your ketchup from?
The tough thing for us is that my daughter receives so much candy from family and friends during holidays (egg hunts, Valentine’s Day, Christmas). We always have a big bag of candy on the fridge. How do you handle when people give candy as a gift?
Have the convo with your kid enough and they start to understand. 4yr old told me without me asking that church teacher had given him cotton candy but he was going to through it away bc it was too much sugar. And for Easter another church wanted to give him an Easter basket with candy and I asked them to take the candy out first. They may cry at first but we just tell him up front before we go somewhere that we anticipate will have candy that he won’t be getting any or it will be thrown away. And we don’t yell at him we get on his level and tell him. At first he would whine and cry but learned pretty fast that we’re serious about it so doesn’t fight it
Ultimately it’s YOUR house, NO ONE else is paying the bills or taking care of YOUR kid that God commissioned you to raise for HIS glory, so just remember that God is who you answer to no matter what people around you say…it’s a fight and I’m in it with you for sure😅💪🏾