*chucks in two penn'orth*
as a parent, it's my responsibility to ensure my kids grow up healthy. They've been vaccinated against everything possible. They are very very seldom ill.

My eldest daughter (14) is small and slight. At the doctor's the other week, for something totally unrelated to weight, she was questioned about her diet. I felt like a criminal. She's always been small (only 6 pound 6 at birth) and takes after me (5 foot not much and less than 8 stone).

We do eat healthy food - my bill for fruit and veg is shocking - but the kids stay small. It's genetic. The doctor still managed to make me feel like I wasn't feeding my daughter properly. Never bloody happy, are they?

That said, there are certainly more chubby kids at school these days than when I was young. I don't know what the answer is, but my own opinion is that lack of cooking skills doesn't help. You can nuke a ready meal in less time than it takes to peel the veg for a proper meal.

If the government can tax fags and booze to the hilt in an effort to reduce consumption, when do they hit Maccy D's?
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Wed 30 Jul 2008, 14:11, Reply)