CheckOutUserNamesLad t1_j9mwf12 wrote
LPT: Be honest with your kids and teach them responsibility. Even if they don't like the end piece as much, they should learn that it's right to eat it anyway.
DirtyPrancing65 t1_j9tqeeh wrote
It is important to choose your battles but this is also important too. Can't let them think they're always getting their way or they'll expect that, even as they get smarter
Yeangster t1_j9nh4vu wrote
Why? We live in a world of material abundance where the bigger problem is eating too much food rather than not enough. Why force them to eat food that both unappetizing and not particularly nutritious?
CheckOutUserNamesLad t1_j9njiu6 wrote
Not everyone has access to the abundance you're talking about, and that abundance isn't guaranteed to last forever. Food waste contributes to the overall demand for agriculture and its side effects, including carbon emissions, water usage, and destruction of natural habitats. I'm not going to pretend that the ends of the bread make that much of a difference, but an attitude of using what you need and not wasting things unnecessarily has many benefits.
Eating the end piece doesn't mean you have to overeat, just that you don't need as many loaves. The end pieces having a higher fiber content may even keep you full longer, leading to eating less through the rest of the day, helping you with your goal of consuming less total calories.
I don't suggest forcing kids to eat anything in particular, as long as the overall food picture is healthy. And if the kid wants to eat bread, they should have to eat the crust, including the occasional end piece.
Not all bread is created equal. Some breads are quite nutritious, and the crust tends to have more nutritional value than the rest of the bread.
Yeangster t1_j9o4zgt wrote
It literally everyone, but in America, close enough that no one has to eat the ass of a wonderbread loaf. Cultural attitudes teaching children to always finish what’s on their plates is an artifact and causing more problems than it’s helping.
CheckOutUserNamesLad t1_j9ohk2s wrote
You seem to think that "using all of the loaf" means "forcing larger portions onto children."
But the sandwich is the same size whether I make it with end pieces or not.
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