Now how can you NOT give a kid some candy. Its part of being a kid. Its fun for them and it makes them happy. I had candy as a kid, I still like it, my kids had it and my grandkids get it.
I think when we put too many taboos on our kids, they want it more and get all kinds of food disorders. People basically eat what they need. Unless they get all kinds of restrictions put on them as small children, they grow up to be uptight adults with eating problems. Feed them healthy meals and a sweet treat here and there wont hurt them.
I dont really think sugar makes kids hyper. When I was raising my kids they had candy, but what they didnt have was soda with every meal, like the kids today have, they drank milk, or juice. NO SODA. They didnt eat fast food, french fries that are drenched with lard like mcdonalds. Processed bread, I used to make my own, they never ate anything in a "box"..it was all fresh. All that being considered....a candy bar didnt really hurt them. The processed diet the kids and most adults eat today...combined with candy...no wonder there is so many health problems we see today.
I think when we put too many taboos on our kids, they want it more and get all kinds of food disorders. People basically eat what they need. Unless they get all kinds of restrictions put on them as small children, they grow up to be uptight adults with eating problems. Feed them healthy meals and a sweet treat here and there wont hurt them.
I dont really think sugar makes kids hyper. When I was raising my kids they had candy, but what they didnt have was soda with every meal, like the kids today have, they drank milk, or juice. NO SODA. They didnt eat fast food, french fries that are drenched with lard like mcdonalds. Processed bread, I used to make my own, they never ate anything in a "box"..it was all fresh. All that being considered....a candy bar didnt really hurt them. The processed diet the kids and most adults eat today...combined with candy...no wonder there is so many health problems we see today.