The Cola Habit
I am now in a quest to prevent the world’s deadliest disease from catching my son off guard when he grows up. This disease is diabetes. It usually manifests as symptoms related to other diseases and won’t show its true colors until it’s too late.
I and hubby both have family histories of diabetes, hence, we have decided to take steps to lessen our son’s percentage of predisposition to diabetes.
Drinking cola is not bad in itself, but we just don’t realize that we’re drinking pure sugar. Too much sugar and carbs can lead to early diabetes. One of the habits we will instill in our son is occasional cola drinking.
When I was young, I and my siblings never craved for cola because our parents taught us that cola is for special occasions only (i.e. when we get good grades, birthdays and on Sundays after mass). On regular days, we drank only water. We are going to train AJ to drink cola only during special occasions, and even then, it has to be in moderation.
Chocolate eating will also be moderated. Though, this is easier to do because I and hubby don’t eat much chocolate. We do what we do to protect our kids. However, we can only teach them, they still have to take care of themselves without our supervision in the future. I do hope this works.
December 7th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Great Post.
Its a good idea that you wish to teach your child about healthy eating habits while he is still young. Otherwise, once he is in school, through peer pressure he would end up eating junk food such as coke, chewing gums, chocolate etc.