We're a homeschooling family, very traditional, and one thing we've seen come from being home all day (a very undesirable thing) is that the children end up grazing all day in the kitchen. By the time meals are served, no one is hungry, and no wonder - everyone's eating all day long practically. We spend a lot of money on food products, but because of the sheer volume we need to feed everyone in their bad snacking habits, we've opted out of buying "quality" in the past.
I was telling my hubbie about No S recently, and about some other books I've been reading that hold a similar theory - moderation. While talking, we agreed that we needed to get our children into a eating routine much like No S. Our son is already obese, our daughter is gaining, and our youngest, we know, will end up with the same problems.
A solution is what we needed, but could never seem to find what worked best. We've read the studies about dieting effects on children, and knew that putting our kids on a "diet" was a total last resort. And in truth, we have the best resources for good foods: we grow gardens every year, eat organic meats from local ranchers. We would typically "put up" our veggies from the gardens, whatever we don't eat during the summer, but got into a rut the last couple of not ordering our meats, giving away the fresh veggies.
My husband and I made a pact to go back to buying good beef and meats, and stop giving away the incredible vegetables we grow in our gardens. We decided to stop buying snacks, and start buying only good stuff in the grocery stores. Actually, my husband was thrilled. He said that he was certain we'd save hundreds of dollars every year by not eating out as much (we cut back drastically before going NoS, but not all the way), and buying meats in bulk again. As pricey as a whole cow is, it's nothing compared to what we'd pay in the supermarket. Not to mention, not buying snack crackers, popcorn, cookies and candies!
So we're all NoSing - and it's going smoother than I thought it would. We're still new in theory, but so far, so good.
Anyone else with NoS households?
