LOL LW. The wonders you could do on a show like I Living Color.

Get use to it Anthony, people now a days are picky about any kind of criticism good or bad. No one ever wants to admit to being wrong and find it even more insulting to have someone else question them. But as I always see it, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. The truth hurts and injured animals tend to be more dangerous.

I probably would have responded the same way to your comment.

At some point, people have to actually think about the situation and comment on it, not a generalization.  When you were a kid, did you only eat healthy foods?  Or, did you get a treat now and then, like at the 4th of July FIREWORKS?

Read what you said.  You didn't outright say that you thought he was being a bad parent, but how else is somebody supposed to take "Come on David... don't let the kid gorge himself on Doritos and stuff".  Isn't that implying that he is doing something wrong?

If you don't want people to react like that to you, then don't make knee jerk reaction comments.  Otherwise, grow a thinker skins and let it bounce.

Its a national holiday, he's having a bag of crisps (chips as you say). You've not done anything wrong as such, just come across extremeley anal.

1. How did he flame you?

2. What makes you think he needs parenting advice from you?

3. Do you honestly believe that a child eating a mini bag of Doritos on a special occasion outing is "gorging himself" and will end up obese?

If you have never had the opportunity to spend an extended period of time with a young child, you really have no idea what their eating habits are, what is appropriate for them as a food treat, or what it's like trying to keep one fed!

PS - I am projecting on you here because I happen to have children who eat Doritos.

My kids love Doritos too but limit them to special occacions. I still think some people are too sensitive though. Had someone said that to me I would probably said "true, but it would take more thna one bag to be very harmfult o them and they don't eat it all the time". Doritos in large quantities are bad for kids, and adults due to being junk food. But unless you or your kids eat a large bag once a day, I don't think it's such a big deal. But again, some people should not be so sensitive about comments made to them, even if the comment comes off a bit insulting.

Anthony was clearly picking on the guy because he doesn't like him (as evidenced by his comments about him, above).

Anthony is also showing himself to be overly sensitive, re: his calling the guy's snarky reply a "FLAME".

Re: Nutrition.

Doritos aren't "bad" for a child so much as they are empty calories. Kid gets full but doesn't get much in the way of nutrients. They aren't super calorie-laden. A snack-size bag has 140 calories and 8 g of fat (I'm impressed with a kid who can finish an entire snack-size bag, btw). The fat content's a little high, but the calories aren't much.

A moderately active child in the 4-8 age range needs 1,400-1,600 calories/day.

FWIW, Doritos are fortified with vitamin E, B6, Thiamin, and Phosphorus.

True. I agree.



You learn something new everyday. Doritos for dinner kids. J/K LOL

Oh and my kids could go thru a family sized bag like it was empty while watching a movie. Now that is scary.

My daughter loves Doritos.  I let her eat them after dinner for a snack now and then.  I also let her eat other junk food.  At the fireworks this year, she had a snow cone, chips, popcorn, part of an elephant ear (I hope people know what that is)..and a can of pop.  She also has a BMI of 14.  I guess I'm doing something wrong since she eats junk food and is still on the low end of normal weight.  Oh, wait!  I know what I'm doing wrong!  I let her go out and play and swim and play soccer and stuff.  Man, I need to learn.

Thanks for the feedback. You guys are right... even if the kid was 'gorging himself' (a poor choice of words), it really wasn't any of my business. I was probably being rude and sticking my nose where it didnt belong. Even if this kid is depicted eating five bags of Doritos a day, needs a team of firefighters with the jaws of life to extract him from his home for an emergency gastric bypass I won't interfere or meddle in the future.

I crack up everytime you write that word.





How's about some celery sticks with blue cheese, some Brussels sprouts and some V8 to push it all down?

As Morpheus would say: Welcome to the desert of the real.

Blue cheese can harbor listeria and has 100 calories/8 g fat per ounce. Celery sticks and V8 are high in sodium.

LOL. Kids should stick with eating nutrient paste and run laps all day.

Gotta admit, your comment was pretty asinine.  Idiotic choice of words all in all.  Strong work.  Way to go.  You are such an example.

No, I would have gone with Tofu and alfalfa sprouts