{"id":11,"date":"2010-07-28T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/medicinetomoveyou\/2010\/07\/you-gotta-fight-for-your-right.html"},"modified":"2010-07-28T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-28T05:00:00","slug":"you-gotta-fight-for-your-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/medicinetomoveyou\/2010\/07\/you-gotta-fight-for-your-right.html","title":{"rendered":"You Gotta Fight For Your Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

A well-informed mother brought her 18 month old daughter in
\nfor a routine well check.  <\/span>Her daughter
\nwas diagnosed with a dairy allergy as a young infant and she was working hard
\nto reduce\/eliminate dairy from her daughter’s diet.  <\/span>Surprisingly, the daycare was reluctant to
\nlet Mom bring in a special lunch for her every day.  <\/span>They allowed her to only bring in a dairy
\nfree lunch on the 2 out of the 10 day lunch schedule cycle when obvious dairy
\nbased lunches like macaroni and cheese were scheduled to be served.  <\/span>The daycare management explained that it was unfair to the
\nother kids to see her daughter get a special meal.  <\/span>They were afraid that the other kids would
\nwant some of her lunch.  <\/span>As a result, her
\ndaughter eats daycare food and snacks all other days, some with small amounts
\nof dairy protein.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Regular menu items include chicken nuggets, Salisbury steak,
\npurple jello, cheesy crackers, fruit in sugar syrup and a host of other
\npreserved, processed foods that are relatively inexpensive and have a long shelf\/refrigerator\/freezer life.  <\/span>The menu had rare fresh vegetables,
\nwhole grains and clean proteins.  <\/span>To “ease”
\nMom’s fears, the daycare staff reported that her daughter was a “great eater”, and
\nshe and “Big Ryan” were their clutch eaters when there was leftover food.  <\/span>They were known to be able to down 3rds and
\n4ths most every day.  Mom was mortified to learn and report this to me.  <\/p>\n

As you may have suspected, things were not any better on the home front.  Mom admitted that her home diet was
\nactually worse.  <\/span>Noodles and ketchup dominated
\ndinner most every night.  <\/span>She would eat
\nany type of pasta shape but would consistently push away all proteins and
\nveggies.  <\/span>Of note, Mom was diagnosed with
\ngestational diabetes during her pregnancy and was reluctant to give up her
\npasta at the time.  <\/span>She eventually did
\neat low glycemic in order to avoid insulin treatment.  <\/span>But like many carboholics, it was no surprise
\nthat Mom had resumed her previous pasta- loving ways.  <\/span><\/p>\n

This story is a sad statement of many pressures and forces
\nthat keep America sick.  <\/span>Institutions in
\ncharge of molding our children have become complacent with feeding our children
\ndangerous “food” and parents are living in a current day WALL-E world.  <\/span>Unhealthy, addictive food is making
\nintelligent, well-informed people live in complete denial of what they know is
\nright for their bodies and their babies. 
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

These situations are hard to swallow but we have to digest
\nthis sobering information and then gather up enough energy to make one small,
\nyet powerful, stance.  <\/span>That might mean you
\nhave to go against the grain (pun intended) and challenge the daycare or school to be
\nbetter.  <\/span>Perhaps get “Jamie Oliver” on them and start your own mini version of a food revolution.  <\/span>Your journey might require you to take your child
\nsomewhere else where there is an equal emphasis on healthy mind AND health body.  <\/span>No doubt, there will be stumbles in your
\njourney.  <\/span>Life guarantees it, but get
\nback up and try again…every, single  <\/span>time.  <\/span>You are the only one who can do this for you
\nand your children.  <\/span>Give them a chance to
\nknow health early.  <\/span>Fight for them, even if
\nthat means “fighting” against them at the dinner table, but know this:<\/span><\/p>\n

The world is in a constant conspiracy
\nagainst the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one
\nside, and the voice of your conscience on the other.<\/span><\/span>                                                                    <\/span>                                                                                                   <\/span>~Douglas
\nMacArthur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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