I almost didn’t do this video.
I honestly thought it would be too wacky and out of the box for some readers to handle.
My change of heart occurred when one of my children said, “Mom, you HAVE to do that video”.
Out of the mouths of babes.
So here I am posting a video about the best trick I know for teaching your kids about the dangers of fast food and hopefully keeping them far far away from it forever – even once they are out of the house and making their own decisions.
While this trick won’t work for older children, if your kids are still quite young, it should work well.  My three kids want absolutely nothing to do with fast food and that includes my teenager who has more freedom away from his parents and has the opportunity to indulge if he chose to.
So here it is.   What do you think? Too wacky or totally on target?
Mom Versus Fast Food (Mom Wins)
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
Love it! My kids are 13 down to 2 1/2. We are just getting it and pulling our kids along. How do we teach the older kids? Any tips? It goes in the ears but they still want the garbage food
Off the subject, but what would you suggest I do if ,y husband and myself both work? Sometimes both of us are not coming home until late in the evening, around 7:30-8:00pm. I know neither of us really want to bring out the pots and pans that late at night.
Hi Lisa
I’m fortunate to not have this problem, but I think if I were in your shoes I’d look at employing my slow cooker. Maybe make double batches as well so that you have leftovers for other days? On days you aren’t using the slow cooker for dinner you could make bone broth and make a couple of large batches of soup at the weekend for week day lunches. Just a thought 🙂
Changing the subject here… I’m wondering if it is ok to include the warm oil/butter/lard in your recipe when soaking grains to make it a wetter soak?
I wish that I had known the things that I know now when my kids were younger. But we have just recently started changing the way we eat. I used to be one of of those people who didn’t want to waste food but now I hardly think twice throwing unhealthy food away. I have started throwing candy away that relatives give to the kids, too. We are pretty new at all this.
While I admire your goal of getting kids to eat healthily, I find this entire tactic incredibly wasteful. To throw away food that you *didn’t have to buy* and had no intention of eating is far more disgusting than any McDonald’s happy meal.
I really like this, and at that age that Sarah suggests, kids are prone to learning things so I can see how this would work. I wish I had thought of this and done it when my girls were younger. My oldest doesn’t eat fast food (her choice), but my youngest does. My husband doesn’t understand why fast food is bad for you and I can’t convince him otherwise, so he’s gone over the edge. This video gets the point across – I hope people get it.
just a heads up…most fast food places will sell the toys without the garbage food for just over a dollar each toy…..i asked them when my firstborn came along…we enjoyed the playgrounds and cheap toys without the poison in our bodies…..4 beautiful, healthy kids later….they don’t eat fast food ever!
Really fast food every once in awhile isn’t going to hurt a kid. As long as there is balance that is what is important. My son occassionally eats it when he has sports practices that are later and it is quicker and easier to stop and grab something and guess what he hardly ever gets sick, he loves fruits and vegetables, and he is constantly in motion. I feel this is a little over board.
Thank you!!! I needed this video.
I also watch the video about how you make pudding.. do you post your receipts too? I’m trying so hard to find these old time receipts instead of the junk the store sells.
Thank you much!