Fast food nation

[druiaghtagh]

Have just finished reading this book and has made me look at the industry in a whole new light. Im not sure i ever want to have a burger ever again

[froggequene]

I sympathise, I read the book last summer and every time someone asks for recommendations on a scary read I put this at the top of the list. We could take comfort in the fact that Europe is allegedly not as bad but we should also heed the warning that this is the way our own industry could go if consumers don't remain vigilant.

[xyzzy@bok]

You already feed your kids burgers, nuggets, fingers, meatballs etc - never seen an animal that lot - scrapings up. And as for Sunny 'D' talk about hook line and sinker, more additives than calculus in that lot. Why do you accept this Sh�t?

[cucumbers]

Have not read the book but i can guess what it says. May have been a bit naive when our daughter was born but i am paying homage to my current wife ( nickname ) to the way she has controlled her food. We have a 20 month old who , to our knowledge ,and as far as we can be certain of due to her mixing with all the other children within our childminders routine , has only eaten food that has been grown organicaly or contains no E numbers or is GM. Our childminder is fantastic and will not allow our wishes to be broken as far as her powers go but agrees with our ideals totally. as such we have a fabulously happy daughter, who when given a penny lolly by my current wifes hairdresser after her first cut, took one lick and threw it on the floor. Long may she continue to.

[tracymort]

Good book that! Luckily my eldest aged 4 won't eat junk either (not that he's allowed). At preschool parents give sweets in for the children at birthdays. Despite my argument that such things (like smarties, which i also disapprove of for being made by nestle) are inappropriate for children aged 2-4 they still give them to ds. He says "no thank you" though! I am very proud! His teacher has commented on how laid back and non aggressive ds is compared to the other boys, I suggested it could be to do with the good food he eats! Sunday we had a birthday party and i expected some complaints over the lack or rubbish food, but i was pleasantly surprised, the selection of crudites, grapes, pasta etc went down very well. You might be interested in The Parent's Jury http://www.parentsjury.org/ and the book - The Food Our Children Eat by Joanna Blythman. I think some serious educating of parents regarding nutrition needs undertaking. I have been astounded by witnessing a baby drinking coke from a baby bottle not just once but in 5 different cases! No wonder there are so many children with behavioural problem and obesity. I also think adverts for junk food should be banned during children's programming. I could go on for ages, the state children's diets these days really winds me up. It's like we give the old cr** to the kids and save the nice food for ourselves!

[coemgen]

I agree with you, my youngest eats mostly organic foods and loves fresh fruit and veg.He always has from when he started solids. He likes the idea of eating sweets but when actually given one he doesn't like the taste. He did however become really difficult and hyper for a while, which I now attribute to his blackcurrant cordial.I noticed that as soon as we gave him organic juice he became much calmer and more loving. My eldest , I am afraid to say, has no interest whatsoever in healthy eating and sneaks off to buy junk with his pocket money.He also has learning problems at school which I wonder are related to the junk he eats at school and all the additive laden sweets/drinks he stuffs himself with the minute my back is turned.