Coming With Pop Tart 5 Days In Row...Plus Other Eating Issues

[Hunni Bee]

*huffs* I butter my poptarts (the 3 or 4 I may eat a year).

I like the unfrosted ones anyway. If I do have a frosted one, I butter it too. It takes away from the icky over-sweetness, which is why I rarely eat one.

[kimsdaycare]

I butter mine too!

We rarely eat them either but mine must be buttered if toasted. And I'll one up the weirdness...I don't ever butter the top, only the bottom so the butter sinks in better. I then eat it upside down so any little butter puddles are held in by the natural curve of the pastry.

It does offset the sweetness, I have no idea why I started it though.

I cannot imagine traveling by car with a buttered poptart either. Thats just odd

[MotherNature]

There is a facebook page for people who butter their pop tarts. I learned something new today ::

K

Wow. I gotta go check that out. Thanks for your diligent research.

[AmyKidsCo]

Add it to your parent handbook now and type up a notice about the change and issue it to all of the parents.
Unfortunately, if a parent wants to feed their child garbage in the morning before coming we really can't change that. We can, however, change what we allow on our premises.

I totally agree. To put a positive spin on it, think of how much more important the meals you serve are to him than maybe to other children; you're helping him learn good eating habits and providing the nutrition he needs.

[bluemoose_mom]

I'm SHOCKED that other people do this!! Learned something new. I've never ever heard of this. I have to have mine toasted (I rarely eat them though...sigh) but I rarely toast the kids cause then they have to cool.

I really should learn to not care. His weight affects the things he can do though. He can't climb onto my couch cause his legs are too round. He's only been able to do stairs for a two months because of the same reason. He's horribly clumsy, in part due to his weight (extra top heavy, and not nearly as limber as most kids.) It's just sad to see. I'm serve lots of fruits and veggies, along with as much home cooked from meals as possible (only one meal a week is processed) with lean meats. His eating at home completely off sets every good meal I provide. It's just frustrating....wouldn't you want to set your kids up with better eating habits?? When he was little (before a year), all they served him was stuffing and corn. This kid will eat broccoli just as well (seriously, least picky kid I've ever seen, he will eat anything, I have yet to find something and I've served lots of different veggies/fruits) but nooooo, can't serve him that cause stuffing and corn is his favorite.