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Home › Articles › Health Issues › Food Fight

Food Fight

5 Common Nutritional Mistakes Parents Make

By Lisa B. Samalonis

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"Keeping too much junk food around the house is a double temptation, not just for kids, but for the parents who dole out the snacks," Cosgrove says. "Too often I found myself giving one snack to my son and then one to myself. It's much easier for both of us to stay healthy by keeping a bowl of fruit out for convenient self-serve snacking."

Junk food temptation doesn't just live at home. Many parents are finding that schools (even preschools) provide an abundance of temptations.

"It seems like the remainders of every holiday and birthday party goody bag keep a constant flow of junk food in the house," says Rochelle Nataloni Murphy, mother of Rachel, 8, from Sewell, N.J. "Also, I have no control over the fact that teachers use candy as a reward at school, and birthdays are celebrated often more than once a week at school with cupcakes, cookies and Munchkins [doughnuts]."

Dr. Salerno suggests that parents offer children some of the treat and then place it out of sight and reach. Then discard it after the child has forgotten about it or time has passed.

"Everything in moderation still applies," Dr. Salerno says. "Children shouldn't be denied any food because it only will make them want it more. Instead, consider size. For example, buy single serving bags of chips or Hershey kisses instead of Hershey bars. That should be enough to satisfy them."


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