oh for fuck's sake.

I can't believe the following email just popped into my inbox, courtesy of someone in the local mom-club:

My little one is turning 17 months at the end of the month! time
just goes by so fast!

any ideas on what to feed her that is not so carb loaded? or is it
ok to give them carbs every day?

it seems like she is eating cherios, or brown rice, or whole wheat
pasta, multi-grain bread or crakers at least once a day (she does
eat her veggies) but any suggestions on making low carb meals for
her? or is it ok for them to be eating the carbs?

any advice will be appriciated!

WOW. Many replies flashed before my eyes instantly but I tried hard to just say "get a pediatrician and ask them what a healthy diet for a toddler is - and here is a reputable web site with that info" without being super mean. I didn't completely succeed in outrage control and neutral advice - why did i even bother?

[DELETED 11:55pm] To: RMC From: Badger

This is a joke, right? RIGHT?!

[DELETED 11:59pm] To: RMC From: Badger

Dear pathetic moronic excuse for a human being,
What the fuck is your problem? Are you anorexic and projecting, or are you just vapidly echoing the latest meme to make its way into your head from some infomercial on how bread is Evil?

[DELETED 12:05 am ]
To: RMC
From: Badger

I have advice for you. Your baby girl is fat. She is doomed to be fat like you, you cow. Do not let her eat more than 1 cheerio per week or you will be enabling her journey to fatness. Get your baby liposuction and breast implants RIGHT AWAY.

Then I calmed down and felt bad for having such a violent knee-jerk reaction. Obviously doctors must get questions like this all the time and they have to be calm about it. And I know I'm a snob. Calm. Very calm. No maybe it would be best not to pull the punches and show some outrage. Why am I so upset about this?

Oh look... she's not the only one... apparently wealthy NYC worries about this too: baby fat. This upsets me so much I can't even finish the article. It's so hateful I can't believe the article was published anywhere.

only thing that helps me feel better is a good joke: baby atkins!

Comments

[Iris]

I once entered my daughter for what I thought was a joke 'beautiful baby' competition at the annual village fete.All they did was weigh each baby (who in fact all looked identical) and gave the prizes in order, starting with the thinnest.My daughter came last and everyone took it seriously giving me odd looks. I think there was about 8 ozs between her and the winner.

[Prentiss Riddle]

Anorexia By Proxy.

[Beth Brown]

you know, as a doc I have never gotten this question from a parent. It must be because I practice in an impoverished area where people are happy if they can afford food for their kids.

As the mother of a picky three year old I find it a survival skill just to find food he'll actually eat. If I put him on a low carb diet he'd starve to death.