Healthy Choices
Jayde Yelvington
English 1020
September 6, 2014
Healthy Decisions Every morning my son, Jayden, wakes up and does his usual hugs and kisses with mommy and daddy. It makes my heart melt every time although it is routine for him. After he does his rounds he goes straight to the kitchen into our deadly candy drawer filled with more chocolate and sweets to keep dentists in business for years. For my son to be only 1 year old he knows the differences between me and his father. I’m more loving, but he’s much more fun. I’m kind of picky. As He’s more lenient. Jayden knows that the only person who will open the candy for him is daddy. That brings in the argument between daddy and I.
There are many alternatives to replace the healthy things he does not like with healthy things he loves. Why doesn’t he go straight for the fruits or other healthy snacks when he wakes up? It’s funny because when it’s just me and Jayden he’ll bring me things like yogurt, nuti-grain bars, or a banana for me to open. He loves them all the same so why not substitute the unhealthy for the healthy. Working with children at a daycare I know how important it is for them to stay away from all the unhealthy snacks and provide them with a balanced diet.
I try to keep a variety of healthy snacks in our house. I know that my son wakes up with an appetite, and he really doesn’t mind what he eats. Too often we neglect to actually sit down and eat actual breakfast, but he have healthy substitutes. If there are oranges, plums, and bundles of bananas right there, why should he be allowed to eat candy? His dad always replies with “It won’t hurt him” or “he’s just a boy.” Neither of which are good answers. It will hurt him, and yes he is a boy, but boys also need their proteins. As I have gotten deeper into my nursing major. I’ve realized that I cannot argue with him enough about how important proteins are especially for a little boy.
We wonder why our country is number in obesity. The road of getting
English 1020
September 6, 2014
Healthy Decisions Every morning my son, Jayden, wakes up and does his usual hugs and kisses with mommy and daddy. It makes my heart melt every time although it is routine for him. After he does his rounds he goes straight to the kitchen into our deadly candy drawer filled with more chocolate and sweets to keep dentists in business for years. For my son to be only 1 year old he knows the differences between me and his father. I’m more loving, but he’s much more fun. I’m kind of picky. As He’s more lenient. Jayden knows that the only person who will open the candy for him is daddy. That brings in the argument between daddy and I.
There are many alternatives to replace the healthy things he does not like with healthy things he loves. Why doesn’t he go straight for the fruits or other healthy snacks when he wakes up? It’s funny because when it’s just me and Jayden he’ll bring me things like yogurt, nuti-grain bars, or a banana for me to open. He loves them all the same so why not substitute the unhealthy for the healthy. Working with children at a daycare I know how important it is for them to stay away from all the unhealthy snacks and provide them with a balanced diet.
I try to keep a variety of healthy snacks in our house. I know that my son wakes up with an appetite, and he really doesn’t mind what he eats. Too often we neglect to actually sit down and eat actual breakfast, but he have healthy substitutes. If there are oranges, plums, and bundles of bananas right there, why should he be allowed to eat candy? His dad always replies with “It won’t hurt him” or “he’s just a boy.” Neither of which are good answers. It will hurt him, and yes he is a boy, but boys also need their proteins. As I have gotten deeper into my nursing major. I’ve realized that I cannot argue with him enough about how important proteins are especially for a little boy.
We wonder why our country is number in obesity. The road of getting