Concerned Mom Argues With Son Over His Junk Food Addiction, Seeks Final Verdict Online To Carry Out Her Decision

"My son says to let him eat what he wants"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• January 10, 2024

The term "fast food" or "junk food" refers to a broad category of meals that are high in energy due to their high fat, sugar, and salt content. But then, they are comparatively poor in other vital components like protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

Nonetheless, the taste, relative affordability, and ease of usage make fast food incredibly alluring to the majority of kids. It can be highly addictive because kids usually don't realize how bad this type of food is for them.

Frequent consumption of junk food contributes to long-term health issues like obesity, related issues with emotion and self-worth, and chronic illnesses in later life. Even if associated medical issues are already apparent, eating a lot of fast food as a kid makes it difficult to eat healthily as an adult because childhood eating habits become ingrained by adulthood.

It is quite unlikely that the palette will eventually appreciate the simpler, milder flavors of everyday cuisine due to the addictive nature of fast food. The OP of today's story knows all these, which is why she wants to put a stop to all the junk her kid eats.

The OP has a 15-year-old son who happens to be a voracious eater, and fortunately, he has a speedy and efficient metabolism. He loves McDonalds and fast food in general, and he eats it all day, every day.

That can't be good or healthy, right? Well, this kid has refused to quit, so the OP brought the issue to Reddit.

The original poster kicks off her story

OP's son says to let him eat what he wants, but she must disagree

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the AH:

I told my son he doesn’t get to eat whatever he might want.

Let's head into the comments section and find out what other Redditors have to say regarding the story

The OP should teach him how to cook

The OP should address it on therapy of her son had anger issues

OP's son is eating fast foods and sweets

He needs to educated about consequences

This Redditor would check with the doctor

This Redditor assumes the OP pays for the fast food

Picking how many days the kid can get junk foods

He might resent the OP now but it'll benefit him later in life

That OP's kid has a speedy metabolism is not a licence for him to consume junk

The eating habits of children have long been a cause for concern. Their nutritional intake has significantly decreased as a result of the abundance of delicious sweets they can easily access.

As parents, we make every effort to ensure that they eat as little junk food as possible and that is what the OP is aiming for. Now she has the full support of Redditors to carry out her decision as she was declared not the AH.

Maryjane