Comments on: Thanks, Mom.

By: Ashes

Ashes — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 06:34:00 +0000

Yeah, I dunno. We never had junk food in the house when I was a kid (didn’t even eat baby food, my mom made everything from scratch, as she was a single mom with 3 kids earning very little money as an animator) and now I don’t even care for junk because I never got the taste for it.
We had dessert at holidays and birthdays, of course, and would occasionally have plain potato chips, though I think it was my Mom that mostly ate those.
I’m really grateful for my Mom not getting me hooked on junk and convenience foods as a kid, I drool over veggies (and crackers are my guilty snack, I’ll easily eat half a box during a movie!)
My sister, on the other hand, rebelled and now all she eats is junk food, even McDonalds. And she smokes, and is always sick. Bleh. I guess it can go either way, depending on the kid.

By: Greg House

Greg House — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:57:23 +0000

Thank God that you’re not my parent!

By: Sammi

Sammi — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:53:22 +0000

Growing up, we got a bologna sandwich (1 piece of ‘meat’ mayo and the bread), a candy bar and sometimes chips, for lunch. At the end of the school year, there was usually a pile of those sandwiches at the bottom of my locker.

My kid usually got lunchables that she helped pick out. I did make better sandwiches though. Fruit went in, but so did chips. Most all in moderation.

Oh – on “Unwrapped,” I saw how they make Cheetos – they use real cheddar. Not bad, really.

By: Cougar Allen

Cougar Allen — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:05:46 +0000

They’re the archenemies of the Neocons, right? Contracons vs. Neocons, the war is on!

-Cougar :{)

By: Lasha Tumbai

Lasha Tumbai — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:34:38 +0000

You may have used the word “modicum”, but in the same breath asked why a parent would intentionally feed their children any cheetohs at all. Perhaps you are the one who should google the word as you clearly take it to mean “totalitarian anti junk food regime”…

By: AlfaCowboy

AlfaCowboy — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:13:45 +0000

Her kids don’t get to see movies or play video games either.

“Wake up, kids! It’s Saturday morning: Time for NPR!!!”

By: The Elf

The Elf — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:36:17 +0000

Jessi called “Cheetos” a fruit flavored thing for when the kid is craving something sweet. Really, this explains a lot.

By: Poltergeist

Poltergeist — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:05:28 +0000

Oh please. You really expect us to believe that throughout your entire childhood, your parents never let you have a single cookie, bag of potato chips, slice of cake/pie, candy bar, brownie, cup of soda, scoop of ice cream, etc. You weren’t allowed to eat a single piece of your Halloween candy, you always brought your own food to friends’ birthday parties, you never ate dessert during a family get-together during the holidays, your mother never once gave in when you wouldn’t shut up at the grocery store.

A bag of Cheetos with lunch will not make your pediatrician slap you across the face. Google “moderation,” as you clearly don’t understand the meaning.

By: Snicklefritz

Snicklefritz — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:34:48 +0000

Cheetos are disgusting in any form. Now plunk a fresh bag of Jax in my hands and I’ll sing a different tune.

By: kermit

kermit — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:47:53 +0000

Cheetos come from corn derivatives/products. I had assumed that they don’t grow mold since they’re already sprayed/covered with enough preservatives to last well into the next century, when Twinkies will win supremacy in the war with the robots.

By: H for Toy

H for Toy — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:21:15 +0000

In all honesty, if the Cheetos were stale, she probably doesn’t get them that often. I can tell you that Cheetos don’t get a chance to go stale in my house. I also don’t share them with my kids…

By: Lil'

Lil' — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:50:05 +0000

So Jessi, no birthday cake? Your kids’ parties are gonna suck.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:17:37 +0000

@sheod, yep, that totally happened to me. My mom made sure I ate healthy as a kid, so when I reached adulthood, I went *insane* on the junk food.

Oh, wait. That didn’t happen.

I didn’t say “control their every move.” I merely suggested that parents should have a small amount of control over what their kids are eating. Google “modicum”, as you clearly don’t understand the meaning.

@Everyone else, apologies that I don’t think a child who can barely write should be eating any amount of junk food. Man, I must be crazy to think that if a kid that age wants something sweet, then you should offer them fruit and not fruit-flavored things. The horror!

By: meri

meri — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:28:14 +0000

chocolate chips come from chocolate!