I know I shouldn't have done it!
Every family therapist,
every child development textbook will warn you
and every parenting book will tell you a million
Reasons why its a bad idea,
AND I DID IT ANYWAY!
Not only did I do it,
But I did it twice,
and I'm so grateful that I did-
I bribed my son,
my picky eater,
my "I don't like it" specialist-
to go one week with no sugar and no processed foods-
And I bribed him with a trip to his FAVORITE
ice cream shop-
Yup! I bribed him with sugar to stay away from sugar!
Way to go Mother of the Year!!
But it was the best thing that could have happened
He went one FULL week with no sugar,
and he checked EVERY food label of everything he ate!
He even refused cupcakes and cookies offered for a classmates'
birthday at school and cookies at scouts
(Have you ever noticed how much sugar is offered to our kids every day?)
While sitting at the ice cream shop at the end of his week,
I had a brilliant idea,
"Can you do it for three weeks?"
I asked him,
"What do I get"
he asked (he knows how this bribe thing works)?
"How about I will let you post a YouTube video"
(He has wanted to do this for months and I keep putting him off)
We just finished his three weeks, and he said
"That's not so hard" and my 12 year old
(also a very picky eater)
asked if she could do it too!
Oh happy day for this mama bear-
He ate cantaloupe, grapes, cucumbers, celery, spinach
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| Blueberry BBQ Salmon w/ Apple Salsa, Salad & Roasted Carrots |
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| Whole Wheat Pancakes with Berry Infusion- Syrup Not Needed |
He drank every combination of fresh juice
I threw his way...
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| Spinach, Celery, Lime, Green Apple, Ginger, Beets & Rhubarb |
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| You don't get fresher than that... |
Who knew breaking the rules would be such a fine idea!!
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