Many well-meaning friends and relatives would tell me to let her eat to her heart's content but my mil and I think otherwise. They think that Cass was deprived of all the food that she should have taken when she was a sickly baby for over 14 months of her early life. I still think that one will have more illnesses if she/he is overweight. Have you ever seen a living 100-year old mean mortal who is overweight? I have not. Each morning when I jog around the neighborhood and park, I see a handful of 80 or 90-something year olds who look pretty fit and healthy (physically) strolling too and they are all lean. Also if you are overweight, this will put a heavy toll on your knees as the knee caps will 'wear out' sooner than it should if the top is not overweight. So my take is that I will let my kids eat wisely, emphasizing more on proteins and fibre and cutting down on carbs, sugar and processed food.
3 comments:
How I wish my two girls have such good appetite like baby C? I am sick that many comment my girls for being too thin.
Yan, thin is always better than fat. Just ignore those 'sam koo loke por'. They often think that those 'fat and fair kids' are healthier! People round the world spent millions just to lose weight to look good!
Let her eat as long as the meals are balanced and healthy. She likely has a higher metabolic rate than the other 2. Both my kids can eat bowls of ice-cream sitting on the couch watching TV and nothing happens! I just have to look at a piece of cheesecake and put on 5lbs!
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