I don't usually watch this show, but just caught it with her arguing with another panelist about fast food and that parents should NEVER give their children fast food. Spoken like a true non-parent. The other woman suggested that Jillian take her own children for a week and get them to all of their activities and then tell her it's easy. It's not. I do not see how two working parents really do it. Travis was saying that you can make better choices. It's true. My kid will eat the burger or nuggets (which I know are gross, too) and then the apples (without the caramel sauce) and milk. Sometimes he'll eat fries. He's NEVER had a soft drink. And if anything he's on the low end of his weight range. (We give him Ensure to keep his weight UP!) He's very active.
But again, we can't do it all. So, unless you have someone helping you (e.g. nanny) then something has to give. Maybe you do feed your children perfectly every day after working all day and carting them to activities, but I bet something is missing. Maybe that parent is then screaming at their kids because s/he is so stressed trying to get everything done. That kind of stress can be more damaging to a person than smoking! So, what gives? It's bad enough if the parent actually got off work right at five and picked up their child and drove straight home, but then everyone is hungry by the time they get home. Right then. How many parents have that much time to cook and what so that they can feed their families as soon as they walk in the door? Just to heat up a frozen dinner takes an hour.
I'm fortunate in that I get to stay at home AND have help from my mother who lives around the corner from us AND we can afford to send out child to a school that promotes healthful living for the whole child. And it's still not easy!
Jillian will just turn people off, and they won't listen to her at all.
- Sally
The perfect human being is uninteresting. - Joseph Campbell
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saint_cyr_g
13 years ago
Very well said Sally. I couldn't agree more.
It is very easy for someone like Michaels to sit there and judge hard working parents. No parent wants to feed their child food that will harm them and decrease their life expectancy and quality of life. Unfortunately in this world and economy in many cases both parents are required to work full-time jobs. In many cases even with both parents working there is not enough money or time in the day to make quality meals everyday. The problem is that fresh non-processed foods are in many cases more expensive. Too many parents are forced to chose between buying quality foods or paying the bills. This is something that has to change. The prices of food are continuing to rise and further strain hard working parents.
Yes many of us could do better. Those that can afford it, should try to take more time preparing healthier meals. Personally I think people in general should put a little more thought into what they are putting in their bodies, myself included. That being said, I don't appreciate someone telling people who are just trying to keep their head above water that they are bad parents. Food education is necessary to help people make better choices. Judgement doesn't help anyone.
If anything there should be far more regulation regarding the quality of ingredients in all processed food. The amount of perservatives, sodium, fat, etc in food is really alarming. Much of this stuff shouldn't be fed to animals, let alone humans. I think changing the industry is the best approach. That and increased awareness.
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poobear62
13 years ago
I 100% agree she ruined the show. I used to look forward to this show and now I change the channel. She's just to over the top and I cannot take her seriously partly because she's just too loud and in your face as well as she is not a DOCTOR!!
Ps - I agree with you Sally
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