Feed this sugar bomb to the preschoolers whose parents are late picking them up. Either you’ll have so much help running around picking up all the toys and hurling them into the big bin, or the parents who finally arrive will get what they deserve.
Nah there’s not enough sugar there to noticably impact kids behavior or bellies. It’s basically just a peanut butter banana sandwich with a dash of chocolate, which is downright health food for 5 year olds.
If you really want to punish parents go for one of the “snacks” my MIL gave the kids: captain crunch cereal covered in frosting. I took one bite and the sugar concentration was enough to upset my stomach and leave me feeling very unhappy from the sugar spike and crash
Ah you see the bananananas and Skippy and chocolate give a more sustained release of energy so the toddlers don’t crash and burn, they’re just happyhappyhappy! As long as they have freedom to move around, they can be channeled into good or at least harmless activity. Belt them into a carseat, however, and it fuels their frustration to keep the tantrum going all the way home.
I agree that it’s not unhealthy for kids like it would be for an older more sedentary person.
Ehhh depends on the kids. For kids on the spectrum or with ADHD there is actually growing body of evidence and anecdata showing a strong link between sugar and poor behavior
I’d like to see that info. I’m ADHD and, anecdatally, only experience weight gain from excess sugar. No high, no crash. Poor behavior? Well I was going to do that anyway.
Feed this sugar bomb to the preschoolers whose parents are late picking them up. Either you’ll have so much help running around picking up all the toys and hurling them into the big bin, or the parents who finally arrive will get what they deserve.
Nah there’s not enough sugar there to noticably impact kids behavior or bellies. It’s basically just a peanut butter banana sandwich with a dash of chocolate, which is downright health food for 5 year olds.
If you really want to punish parents go for one of the “snacks” my MIL gave the kids: captain crunch cereal covered in frosting. I took one bite and the sugar concentration was enough to upset my stomach and leave me feeling very unhappy from the sugar spike and crash
Ah you see the bananananas and Skippy and chocolate give a more sustained release of energy so the toddlers don’t crash and burn, they’re just happyhappyhappy! As long as they have freedom to move around, they can be channeled into good or at least harmless activity. Belt them into a carseat, however, and it fuels their frustration to keep the tantrum going all the way home.
I agree that it’s not unhealthy for kids like it would be for an older more sedentary person.
Sugar high is a long busted myth.
Ehhh depends on the kids. For kids on the spectrum or with ADHD there is actually growing body of evidence and anecdata showing a strong link between sugar and poor behavior
I’d like to see that info. I’m ADHD and, anecdatally, only experience weight gain from excess sugar. No high, no crash. Poor behavior? Well I was going to do that anyway.