Do you hide food from your family?

[Break an Egg]

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This is the same problem I have with my kids. They just want to eat everything till it's gone in one day. Sometimes they inhale/scarf things down so fast, I wonder if they even taste it.

 

[Jess N Jeff]

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Hahahahahahahaha....

I will freely admit that I am selfish then!!!!! Hahahahahahaha....

I love Pop chips (BBQ flavor). If they are in the cupbord than my boyfriend cant help himself, he will eat them all. I keep them hidden in the laundry room...he NEVER goes in there

 

[herefordlovinglady]

Yea baby, every chance I get.

 

[wenlo]

I don't - my mother, who was obese, stashed food for herself when I was younger. That practice has left a very bad taste in my mouth for some reason even into adulthood. I think the message I came to understand was that I wasn't important enough to share food with, although looking back my mom used food for comfort and always wanted to make sure it was there when she needed comforted. I prefer, as others have mentioned, to teach my four children to ask permission for treats. They do know that fruits and vegetables are limitless and that they can make themselves a sandwich or a bowl of soup for lunch, but they must ask permission for special treats. Children can also be taught to be courteous in sharing food. They can be taught to ask themselves, "has Mommy and Daddy had a piece of this pie yet? My family enjoys sharing a quart of ice cream together, occasionally, much more than alone.

The only exception would be my oldest son - who is now 21 and also overweight. He would go to his father's house and his grandmother would feed then send him home loaded with twinkies, ding dongs and a horde of other high fat, high sugar foods for him alone. I, unfortunately, stepped in too late to break them of that habit and to this day when he comes to visit he complains loudly of how we have no good, processed foods in the house. I am worried about his health, but he doesn't seem to care and he's a big boy now. I wish I would have insisted on better eating habits when he was younger, but that's one of the trials of a child living between two homes with different values and practices. My youngest three are fit, athletic, and can independently prepare a simple healthy meal.

Food is a surprisingly emotional subject for lots of folks, isn't it? It must be a combination a values, preference, socio economoic, and cultural influence. Families are so different in this area.

Aside from my own childhood neurosis concerning sharing of food, my husband buys and takes things to work with him to enjoy there. I don't see that being different than taking your Alpha-Bits on a business trip, outta sight, outta mind.

 

[gamebirdsonly]

Yep I hid food

 

[Whitehouse Quail]

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It's a dog eat dog world out there, at least in my house!

Anyway, I looked back and saw what an IDIOT I must have looked like. Me, sitting at the table, reaching into the briefcase to pull out the laptop. Then, out comes a cereal box. Pour, add milk, yum.

 

[Dar]

i dont hide food kinda...

I will buy a huge bag of candy or buy a few cases of soda and i will set out what I think is enough for the week... if they eat it or drink it in one sitting then to bad... suck it up...

i will hide the other portions, but the kids know where they are hidden... and if they get caught going into the stash without permission that food will be forever be eliminated from this house... cut and dry....

i have so far banned chewing gum and suckers/lolly pops from the house they were caught sneaking into them... that was about 4 years ago... and it was a lesson learned because they wont even touch a potato chip unless they ask.

it was more my older son who would horde stuff and not let the other kids have any.... and he has no issue with his weight.. he is just greedy

 

[cafe]

I've got four kids that can be like a swarm of locusts when it comes to treats. I am not a big eater and sometimes forget when I've gotten something I especially like until it's already gone. It isn't the kids' fault they didn't know I wanted it. So sometimes I'll stash something in an out-of-the-way place so it's still there when I remember it and want it. And sometimes I buy stuff I like, but most of them do not like -- salt and vinegar chips, for example, so that I'm more likely to get some. I keep my family well-stocked with food they like so that they can help themselves and we ration sweets and soda for health and economic reasons, so they are certainly not deprived or learning to be glutinous heathens because I put a few cookies in the back of the cabinet for myself later. It's just the most efficient way for an absent-minded person to manage things in our household of seven people.

 

[duck walk]

no...I never hid food from my family...I hid from my family...now I live alone, if you can call living with 4 large dogs, 14 chicks, 16 geese, and 40 + ducks alone...my dad used to hide the good chocolate...that is the only food hiding I can remember or have experienced...when I was in the Army lving in a barracks full of young women like myself, we had a common kitchen and fridge and a thief...someone would eat everyone's food from the common fridge tho we tagged everything with our names etc..

We, myself and one other girl, baked a chocolate cake and frosted it with yummy frosting heavily laced with x lax...we found our thief...everyone in the barracks would be standing in the door waiting for her to exit the bathroom...the pained look on her face was priceless...sigh...those were the days...

 

[bockbock2008]

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Amen to that! My 14 and 17 year old step kids CLEAN US OUT when they come to visit. And then my 3 year old wants a certain snack and it's all gone.