On Jan 08, 2006, at 7:46 pm, Debby Padilla-Hudson wrote:

>> "A little bit won't hurt" springs to mind.
>
> Maybe my son won't die if grandma feeds him a bit of
> potato or cookie here and there, but personally I feel
> a little bit *will* hurt because he will get a taste
> for these foods and become a sweet/carb addict.  This
> is more my concern for just a little bit.


I hope you didn't think I was suggesting that a little bit of bread
or the odd cookie is acceptable- I was paraphrasing what everyone on
a fad diet say.  "A little bit of what you like is good for you" is a
similar one.  Personally, I think that unless you're starving
(literally about to die of the lack of food), a little bit is still
very bad indeed.

Ashley