Comments on: Have some butter with your veggies! http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies Challenging mainstream myths about nutrition, health and disease Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:12:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Val http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-576 Val Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:53:20 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-576 Thanks, I really appreciate it! Thanks, I really appreciate it!

]]> By: admin http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-573 admin Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:19:36 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-573 <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06221/712211-114.stm" rel="nofollow">Here </a>is the Parker-Pope article. And <a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/135/3/431" rel="nofollow">here </a>is the Clinton study she refers to. Here is the Parker-Pope article.

And here is the Clinton study she refers to.

]]> By: Val http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-572 Val Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:42:48 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-572 I would love to see references for these studies or the Parker-Pope article if the references are included there.  Any chance of being able to add them?  And Jesse, I agree!  There are many questions that could be explored here.  Reading the complete study information may shed light on some.  I would love to see references for these studies or the Parker-Pope article if the references are included there.  Any chance of being able to add them? 

And Jesse, I agree!  There are many questions that could be explored here.  Reading the complete study information may shed light on some. 

]]> By: Tracee http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-500 Tracee Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:56:00 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-500 My child will eat it plain and calls it "butter cheese". Now getting him to eat a vegetable is another story. My child will eat it plain and calls it “butter cheese”. Now getting him to eat a vegetable is another story.

]]> By: Jesse http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-487 Jesse Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:28:57 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-487 It seems like the study did not distinguish between these two interpretations: 1)Fat (such as dairy fat) is important for gaining the benefits of fruits and vegetables in the diet, or 2)Low-fat dairy consumption is detrimental to gaining the benefits of fruits and vegetables in the diet.   It would be interesting to see a further study on this question. It seems like the study did not distinguish between these two interpretations:
1)Fat (such as dairy fat) is important for gaining the benefits of fruits and vegetables in the diet,
or
2)Low-fat dairy consumption is detrimental to gaining the benefits of fruits and vegetables in the diet.
 
It would be interesting to see a further study on this question.

]]> By: admin http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-477 admin Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:15:39 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-477 No reason at all not to let him eat plain. Butter is one of the most nourishing and nutrient-dense foods a child can eat. No reason at all not to let him eat plain. Butter is one of the most nourishing and nutrient-dense foods a child can eat.

]]> By: Saara http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-476 Saara Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:26:47 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-476 Now this is interesting ! My almost 3 yr old son likes to eat butter. I don't let him eat it plain but I do spread it thickly on and in whatever he eats. Maybe I should let him eat it plain :) Now this is interesting ! My almost 3 yr old son likes to eat butter. I don’t let him eat it plain but I do spread it thickly on and in whatever he eats. Maybe I should let him eat it plain :)

]]> By: Chris http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-429 Chris Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:13:50 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-429 Hi Enith, Certainly feeding young children vegetables with butter, cheese or some other fat will help them to "acquire" a taste for veggies later in their lives. However, I've seen a lot of parents really stress out when their very young kids don't like vegetables. They go to great lengths to try to force their children to eat them. This concern is often misplaced. Young children need traditional fats and the fat-soluble vitamins they contain at that age much more than they need vegetables. The conversion mechanism which transforms nutrients in vegetables like beta-carotene into vitamins our bodies rely on like vitamin A is not yet developed in young kids. This is why it's crucial that they eat plenty of fat in their diet, and especially with any fruits or vegetables they consume. Parents should be far more concerned about this than they should about their children's vegetable intake. Hi Enith,

Certainly feeding young children vegetables with butter, cheese or some other fat will help them to “acquire” a taste for veggies later in their lives. However, I’ve seen a lot of parents really stress out when their very young kids don’t like vegetables. They go to great lengths to try to force their children to eat them. This concern is often misplaced. Young children need traditional fats and the fat-soluble vitamins they contain at that age much more than they need vegetables. The conversion mechanism which transforms nutrients in vegetables like beta-carotene into vitamins our bodies rely on like vitamin A is not yet developed in young kids. This is why it’s crucial that they eat plenty of fat in their diet, and especially with any fruits or vegetables they consume. Parents should be far more concerned about this than they should about their children’s vegetable intake.

]]> By: Enith Hernandez http://thehealthyskeptic.org/have-some-butter-with-your-veggies/comment-page-1#comment-428 Enith Hernandez Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:51:41 +0000 http://thehealthyskeptic.org/?p=265#comment-428 GREAT article, tho I do believe little ones should be given their veggies because it is a great way to get them to like veggies.  Introducing veggies at an early age means that they will more likely eat them when they are young adults. GREAT article, tho I do believe little ones should be given their veggies because it is a great way to get them to like veggies.  Introducing veggies at an early age means that they will more likely eat them when they are young adults.

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