tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post7464085826569900026..comments2024-02-24T03:39:57.663-08:00Comments on Petal & Thorn: Thoughts on Feeding Kids Kristin @ Petal and Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07853597551114837986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post-62066984106127607172014-05-29T15:43:31.073-07:002014-05-29T15:43:31.073-07:00@ jennifer i, i totally understand your worry. i ...@ jennifer i, i totally understand your worry. i hope to do a post about keeping kids paleo while sending them out into the world. for sisi, she knows as a rule that we don't eat things with "bread" or "sugar" in them (there are of course very rare exceptions). i've been explaining this since she was little, since everywhere we go- church, playdates, family functions- there is non-paleo stuff there to tempt her. she has accepted it as fact. at church, she automatically knows she cannot have the cake and cookies and crackers, but she can have the fruits and veggies. if i do send her to preschool or school, i will contact the teacher and explain that sisi has a "food intolerance" to gluten and sugar, and hope that the teacher will cooperate. i imagine there will be lots of kids at school who have some sort of food restrictions, so the teachers must know how to handle it i think. if it were me, i'd send her to school with a homemade snack, and not let her partake of the processed stuff. you hit it right on the head- the paleo stuff will definitely not taste as yummy after a sugary processed snack. some will probably think i'm extreme, but i will do almost anything to protect her diet. great question! thanks!Kristin @ Petal and Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853597551114837986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post-2224262985150786352014-05-29T00:56:21.740-07:002014-05-29T00:56:21.740-07:00Hi Kristen
I have a paleo toddler and he loves to...Hi Kristen<br /><br />I have a paleo toddler and he loves to eat! He has been curious about packaged foods that he sees his cousins eating. He will be going to preschool soon, and I know he will want to eat what other kids have. The school provides snack and I plan to send him paleo lunches, do you have any suggestions for me on keeping him on paleo when he is not with me? Or do I accept that he will end up eating processed foods at school? I worry that he won't want paleo food once he tries the sugar and gluten snacks at school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post-35495686197959297962014-05-06T12:20:54.793-07:002014-05-06T12:20:54.793-07:00Just discovered your blog through Heart of Light. ...Just discovered your blog through Heart of Light. I love it! Thanks for sharing your life. I especially love your paleo posts/minimal living posts. :)Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976840830025738087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post-28107540164334845032014-04-08T13:50:29.024-07:002014-04-08T13:50:29.024-07:00@sk, also, i think i'm not super strict paleo ...@sk, also, i think i'm not super strict paleo either. sisi gets goat keffir, some yogurt, some creme fraiche, lots of grassfed butter. you know, all the good stuff :))Kristin @ Petal and Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853597551114837986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post-72517677061590957772014-04-08T13:45:41.994-07:002014-04-08T13:45:41.994-07:00@sk- thank you for your comment! super encouragin...@sk- thank you for your comment! super encouraging. sounds like you are raising a little "gourmet" too! so many people told me that once sisi became a toddler, it would be much harder to stick to the diet. i haven't really found that (yet.) one thing is i have to be sure to bring a special paleo treat to bday parties while the other kids are eating cake, but if you can distract your little one, more power to you! i hope you'll write a blog post about being a full-time mom and planning all the meals out. that seems daunting, but i'm so glad to know it's possible!Kristin @ Petal and Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853597551114837986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post-83420489868938480682014-04-08T10:57:16.789-07:002014-04-08T10:57:16.789-07:00GREAT post. Our daughter is similar-- she's 1...GREAT post. Our daughter is similar-- she's 19 months and actually your blog has really helped shape the way we feed her! When I read about you raising a Paleo Baby I sent the post to my husband and he got on board very quickly. I read the French book you're referencing here, and while I don't agree with everything french parents do (we lean more attachment-style over here), I love this list of reminders about food. It's our philosophy at the table too! We also love the Super Nutrition for Babies book (traditional foods ideas) and are following those guidelines more than strict paleo, because we do give her raw milk and cultured dairy/butter. And she does eat more fruit & sweet potatoes than Sisi, which I would like to cut down on. We probably will introduce some soaked/sprouted grains to her diet after she turns 2, but we have been SO happy with the results so far of avoiding grains and sugar. It is really a non-issue! Which makes me wonder why so many parents let their babies eat so much sugar. It's not doing them any favors! She doesn't know sugar (refined sugar) exists and is perfectly happy with her food. She truly enjoys sardines, eggs, steamed vegetables, etc. We, too, get some serious flak from others about her diet. Some of her grandparents are visibly crestfallen every time we say "no, she can't have a cookie" or something similar :) And at birthday parties we just distract her while everyone eats cake, and other parents act like we are denying her joy just because we aren't choosing to poison the well with sugar so early! If she's anything like me, she'll have a lifelong battle with sugar, so I'm not interested in starting that prematurely :) At any rate, thanks for this post. And as a mom who works full-time outside the home (and dad does too) I'm here to say it can be done! You can feed your baby in a nourishing way and still get stuff done! skhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646543485376178222noreply@blogger.com