Frustration

[magdalena]

So I took the boys to an appointment with some nutrition specialists through WIC. Not only the lady told me that my son is overweight (he is 3.5 years old, 44 inches tall and 54 lbs so way off the chart with height and weight), she also said that he should start eating EGG YOLKS since they have all the proteins....and that egg whites are pretty bad to eat....
tried to explain to her that egg yolk has all the fat but she was just repeating what she knew....
why people like her, with that kind of knowledge are allowed to open their mouth and speak to others????

[magdalena]

Rado, the egg is not a mystery and I wonder why people who do not have proper knowledge are allowed to teach the rest of the people....then we wonder why people get fat :) i know it is a stretch but it has to start somewhere.
ANy activities? yes, he is running around a lot, we go outside for at least an hour when the weather allows, on the weekends we go to the parks to the playgrounds, go for walks, go to the zoo, etc.
He is just going to be big, not like a usual 3.5 year old, I was always bigger too, I am 6'3 ft tall, my brother is 6'10 so definitely, he got good genes and they just don't understand it trying to fit him into a pre-made chart.

[decadecadeca]

....nutrition specialists through WIC....

There's the problem.

[FitnessBrat]

There's some truth to what she's saying. Egg yolks do contain protein and the fat is okay for babies to eat. They don't eat 10 at a time like we do. You do have to realize the amount of people social services deals with every day, and sort of take it with a grain of salt.

[magdalena]

Thanks FB.

[Bouncer]

i never went to any nutrition specialist. just feed them healthy like you do and they will be fine.

fuck the so called experts.

[Shibby]

The story she told me that I thought was great... The lady was asking about the oldest getting enough exercise and running around. Well the meeting was in a gym and he asked if he could go run around. The lady said not to because he could get hurt, but he could walk around real fast.