>Funny how things can be mis-read, mis-understood, and mis-interpreted.  When
>I posted about kids and some people thinking they were deprived if they
>didn't get candy, brownies, etc. I was thinking of moms who want grandma to
>give them fruit and nuts rather than junk food, when the grandmas want to
>stuff them with all of the junk food they think the kid must have.  Also,
>many grandparents think that parents are depriving their kids if they put
>fruit and toys in Easter baskets instead of candy.  Frankly, I've seen many
>kids who will happily eat healthy food... good thing because they can use
>nutrients to build healthy bodies.  (Love, humor and fun too, which I'm also
>an advocate of.) I wasn't advocating being a food cop, nor preaching to
>others, nor eating a spartan diet of deprivation, just taking actions to
>nourish kids as much and as well as one can while they are in one's care and
>don't yet know how to do it with help from mom and dad.
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>I was also marveling at just how amenable the teachers were at the preschool
>where Ray's child goes.  I'm sure it is hard for parents to deal with all of
>this.  I'm not a parent, but I do help many parents come up with tasty
>recipes to prepare for their families, which the kids enjoy.  Many parents
>ask me about healthy snacks to make for their kids.  Pemmican sounds like a
>great addition.  That was the point of my original post.
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>Something got lost in the translation/interpretation.  This is my last post.
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>Rachel
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