You are what you eat

It's a TV show that we saw last night. It's about people seeking help to lose weight. The lady that night was a self-confessed chocaholic and to make matters worse, chocolate is her work! She buys chocolate for a living so she is surrounded by chocolate. She is undeniably overweight.

Mommy, I don't want to be fat when I grow up. she proclaims when they were showing just how fat she is. Why does she eat so much? she asked when they showed just how much food was consumed in the course of a week. What is fat? she asks when they were trying to measure excess fat on the body. I pinched my belly and said This is excess fat. She looked at her belly and pinched it too, Like this? I didn't want her to become body-conscious at such a young age but I also see that this would be the perfect time to teach her about healthy lifestyles. Yes, but those are baby fat. You don't need to worry about that. As long as you stop eating when you're full and not eat too much junk food, you should be fine. They then talked about if the lady can actually say no to chocolate.

Mommy, are chocolates bad for you?

They're not really bad, it's when you eat a lot of them, that's when chocolate becomes bad for you. And it's not just chocolate, it's any kind of food. But fruits & vegetables are good for you no matter how much of them you eat.