I have a bit of a thing about sugar. Nope, it's not that I'm addicted to it and can't give it up or anything, it's just that I understand that constant sugar hits are no good for your body and so I've curbed my sweet tooth really very well for several years now. My family are very good at this too as it happens, although the reasons for this are different, so it's just coincidence that we all feel the same.
My mum has diabetes so has to be extremely careful with sugar and she's done exceptionally well, she's lost an awful lot of weight and is more energetic, she looks healthier and her blood sugar counts are excellent. My sister-in-law is brilliant with my neice, she tasted her very first bit of sugar in the form of a cake on her 1st birthday! Literally, she had nothing before that, no jars of food and no fast food.
The Husband has also decided of late to eat more sensibly, and he's developed quite an interest in looking at labels and reeling off the nutritional content to me! Of course, being the better cook out of the two of us, he has taken it upon himself to be more than daring with his ingredients - even discovering the joys of homemade Humous! (shock!)
So when I'm in a shop and the lady in front is with her daughter - possibly 5 or 6 years old and I hear this conversation...it takes all of my life-coachey calm, tolerance of other peoples lifestyles and behaviour not to look like I've swallowed a wasp in disapproval...what would you reaction have been?
Mother; 'Would you like a chocolate bar honey?'
5 year old; 'Erm, no thanks'
Mother: 'No have one...what about a Marathon bar?'
5 year old; 'No, thankyou'
Mother: 'Well, what about a KitKat then, you like KitKats!'
5 year old: 'I don't think I want one'
Mother: 'Well, Smarties then, they have blue ones now, they're the best'
5 year old; (shakes head to say no)
Mother; 'Yes I think we'll have them, you can eat them on the way home'
......Give me strength!!!!!!!!
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