A parent's guide to handling family pressure around kids' food. Limit junk to weekends only, and shape their taste preferences early so they won't crave processed foods later. It's normal to feel conflicted, but staying consistent matters.
How many times have you heard from your family members, you don't let your child eat enough? Tumase kabhi bhi kuch acha khane haini dete ho. Ro jaise kabhi khichdi, kabhi roti, kabhi dal chaval. Why don't you give him some chocolates? Thoda toh se enjoy karni do. Thoda toh junk food do. Abhi nahi enjoy karna karta ho, when will he enjoy? And you feel bad about it, right? Don't feel bad. You are on the right track. If you control your children's taste buds now, they will definitely be healthier in the future. Because abhi se hi, if you give them a lot of salt or soya sauce or spicy food or junk, their appetite— you will increase their appetite for more junk food, and they will want more of noodles, more of Chinese, more of chocolates. So from now on, Control. Do not give them junk food on the weekdays and only give it on the weekends.
