My son and I have been having muliple discussions at home regarding Soda. The other day, we got into a very heated discussion in fact! He drinks Mountain Dew. I hate the stuff and myself, drink Diet Coke. Its not like I am totally again drinking Pop; I have one a day at the most; some days I dont even have anything.
Anyways, getting back on track here . . . He drinks waaaaay to much MD (Mountain Dew). I will give him the 1/2 can in the mornings before school (as I have my Coffee) and I will give him ONE can of MD after school to get him thru his homework, but at thats it ! Over the holidays he was drinking up to 3 cans a day. Not to mention cost and calories, its just flat out bad for anyone to drink that much. I was finding MD cans hidden in the bathroom, his closet, his clothing drawers, errrrr I was so mad!
Since there are only about 10 cans of MD left in the entire house, I told him – No More MD unless it is diet Dew. Well he freaked! (he hates diet Dew!)
Eventually we worked out a deal in which he will have a little in the mornings (half can or less) and only ONE can after school. I will give him that as long as he eats more Veggies, less meat and potatoes, and either maintains his weight, or losses a few pounds.
Since I am like a total calorie counter, and I tend to blab about it to him all the time – he is getting good at figuring how much calories are in the foods that he eats. So the past few days have been pretty good. He is keeping to his ‘eating better’ plan and I am allowing him to have his MD.
All good in the end. Lets hope it continues that way ! (after all, he IS only 14)
Stuff
Glad he’s willing to listen to you! My daughter was drinking way too much coke and so I actually stopped purchasing it all together. She still has coke when we go out to eat, and I will buy the small cans when I know we’re having company or friends over, but she’s been really fine with it. I think it just takes getting used to.
I have to admit, I miss having it in the frig where I can just grab a can, but it’s too big of a weakness for me!
I would just buy a limited amount. Let him drink what he wants but when it is gone it is gone.
Soda is pretty bad for you for all sorts of reasons.