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• mama k
  November 15th, 2007 11:18
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  LOL I’m still pretty strict on the sugar, but I did feed my 15 mo chicken McNuggets the other day FROM THE DRIVE THRU!

  Never say never I supposed.

• mama k
  November 15th, 2007 11:19
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  PS I am linking back to you today.
  (No more comments I swear! )

• Bailey
  November 15th, 2007 12:17
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  Chocolate chip pancakes have less sugar and fat in them than pancakes with maple syrup…Atleast I recall reading that in one of my cook books once a long time ago, but I choose to vehmently believe it, because I don’t fancy maple syrup. So if you go with this theory you are actually saving them from “some” sugar, and thats good enough…right?

• Pann
  November 15th, 2007 14:17
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  Oh very funny ! I have long thought that being a parent requires constantly lowering your standards. So it’s really really good to start out with high standards.

  Navigating all the choices of parenthood is overwhelming. Luckily our kids all seem to grow up regardless of our choices. Someday they’ll be adults and they can take it to their therapists, I always say.

• Emilin
  November 15th, 2007 14:51
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  Bailey, I’d believe that about pancake syrup but not necessarily about maple syrup. A serving of maple syrup is so incredibly small compared with a serving of pancake syrup.

  Sanna eats way more sugar than I’d like, most of it in the form of “crackers” and “pancake stix” and all manner of other crap at daycare. Her daycare is otherwise awesome, and we’re not allowed to bring in food for her (nut-safe zone), so we let it go. We bring in yogurt to replace the pudding they often eat for snack (pudding! at 10am!), and she doesn’t drink juice.

  However, we’re big believers in traditionally made foods, and Sanna is entitled to eat brownies and ice cream when we do, if it’s done when she’s awake. I’d rather she eat sugar in the form of sweets once a week than sugar in processed foods every day.

• Alice
  November 15th, 2007 16:44
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  I’m torn–I don’t want them to eat a lot of sugar, but I don’t want them to become sugar junkies later in life like I did after a childhood of tofu and multi grain bread. (Not to diss either, but I was raised on avoiding/binging on sugar, not moderation.) So, they get a bit of ice cream or cake from time to time when we’re having it, and (mostly) eat healthy unprocessed foods the rest of the time. I’ve been leaving snacks out for them to graze on during the day so that they can learn to eat when they are hungry and not to eat when they are not. We’ll see how that works out. So far I’m providing no added sugar whole grain cereal, but I’m sure in time we’ll branch out as I can trust them to not stick fruit and other perishables down the heating vents.

  There’s absolutely nothing wrong with chocolate chip pancakes from time to time. You know what’s healthy for them, and some of that is just fine. Heck, I want to make some for myself now.

• Emma B
  November 15th, 2007 21:44
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  I figure that as long as it’s homemade and the adults are eating some, it’s fine for the children too. We don’t have dessert every night by any means, and I don’t buy sweets, but I do like to bake.

  I really look forward to teaching them to cook and to bake, too — I remember how much I loved baking cookies with my mom. As J and F get older, I bet they’ll love the chocolate-chip-pancake days.

• Jackie
  November 16th, 2007 11:16
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  Chocolate chip pancakes are delicious but Sam’s more of a blueberry waffle (with butter and maple syrup since he needs the fat and calories) type of kid. We’re pretty good about eating healthy in this house but I like to bake and I have no qualms about sharing with the toddler.

• Babyamore
  November 18th, 2007 23:03
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  hehee I am same here …anything for a happy toddler and a few minutes of stress free mummy. Everything in moderation.
  I love what Pann said.