excerpt from Ask Ava at http://www.churlygirl.com/
Dear Ava, My husband and I grew up eating junk food. Our parents rarely cooked and we ate mostly processed meats, chips, candy, and lots of fried foods. Now that we have children, we eat organic, natural foods. I know that when the children go to school they’ll be eating all the things I don't allow. For now, though, I think it is important for my children to have a healthy foundation of eating whole foods-and not junk.Sometimes my parents watch our kids and they always come back with a bellyache. It really steams me that my parents ignore my wishes and take my kids to fast food chains. I’ve asked my mother to please refrain from feeding them junk food when she is watching the kids. How should I address this? -Joy
Dear Joy, Let it go. One of the perks of being with Grandma is getting spoiled. Let your children eat some off limits foods from time to time. Instead, see if you can negotiate what goes into the kid’s meal at the “burger joints“. See if Grandma can swap a milk for soda or fruit for the fries. My guess is that Grandma and Grandpa are providing free babysitting for you, and while you see it as a violation, they are still doing you a favor. A day of crummy food isn’t going to undo your children’s healthy lifestyle. And, as you said, you won’t always be able to police your children’s diet.
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