Re: the sweet flavor for children?

[Guest guest]

Tamara,

> My 13-mo old dd seems to be incredibly drawn to sweet flavors like

> bananas, raisins, dates, apricot, anything that I add a little stevia

> or honey or maple syrup to.

A number of the groups Price studied ate quite a bit of fruit, and the

banana was the most common one -- it is a very valuable source of

vitamin B6 too.

Chris

[Guest guest]

I think there is a reason that breastmilk is both sweet and full of fat, aside

from the obvious nutritional benefits at the time of nursing. Naturally bitter

foods commonly contain toxic substances while , I think, most natural sweet

foods are safe to eat.

I'm sure enjoying the fat in breastmilk is an important precusor to searching

out fat-filled foods as we get older. And why they taste so good and are so

satisfying!!!

Danae

the " sweet " flavor for children?

this question is for parents of young ones or nutritionists:

i'm just curious what your perspective is on the sweet flavor for

children. I'm not talking about sugar; I'm sure we all agree that's

semi-evil. i mean unprocessed, wholesome food that tastes sweet.

My 13-mo old dd seems to be incredibly drawn to sweet flavors like

bananas, raisins, dates, apricot, anything that I add a little stevia

or honey or maple syrup to.

my thinking is that perhaps it's because breast milk is sweet. so i'm

wondering what's the harm, if any? of course i'm not planning to

overload her; i'm just wondering if i should worry about how much she

likes it.

any comments?

-Tamara in NJ

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[Guest guest]

The only concern I would have is if you have a family history that

shows the family might be sensitive to fast carbs. The things to

watch are diabetes, overweight, depression, and alcoholism. What

underlies all those things is a sweet or alcohol-sensitive system

that upregulates so that the more the substance is taken, the more is

desired, in an upward spiral. And the sweet/starch displaces other

foods.

My family is like that and I ended up limiting dried fruit for kids

because it is so intense. Also fruit juices. Whole fruits with

meals didn't set off the " incredibly drawn to " kind of imbalance.

Connie

>

> this question is for parents of young ones or nutritionists:

>

> i'm just curious what your perspective is on the sweet flavor for

> children. I'm not talking about sugar; I'm sure we all agree that's

> semi-evil. i mean unprocessed, wholesome food that tastes sweet.

>

> My 13-mo old dd seems to be incredibly drawn to sweet flavors like

> bananas, raisins, dates, apricot, anything that I add a little

stevia

> or honey or maple syrup to.

>

> my thinking is that perhaps it's because breast milk is sweet. so

i'm

> wondering what's the harm, if any? of course i'm not planning to

> overload her; i'm just wondering if i should worry about how much

she

> likes it.

>

> any comments?

>

> -Tamara in NJ

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Tamara,

>

> > My 13-mo old dd seems to be incredibly drawn to sweet flavors like

> > bananas, raisins, dates, apricot, anything that I add a little stevia

> > or honey or maple syrup to.

>

Don't feed the kid dried fruit on a regular basis. It's really one of

the worst foods around, almost as bad as white sugar. I know from

experience, plus the anecdotal reports of a lot of other former raw

vegans.

mike

[Guest guest]

Plus, dried fruit sticks to the teeth more than many other sweets.

Desh