{"id":187869,"date":"2025-04-16T11:23:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/blw\/faq-grandparents-giving-sugar-food-traditions-easier-breakfasts\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T11:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:23:56","slug":"faq-grandparents-giving-sugar-food-traditions-easier-breakfasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=187869","title":{"rendered":"FAQ: Grandparents Giving Sugar, Food Traditions, Easier Breakfasts"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Welcome to\u00a0YTF Community<\/a>, a place to safely share in the challenges and joys of feeding our families. And make all of it easier!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Welcome to the monthly FAQ post meant to answer real questions from readers that I think will resonate with most of us. I always aim to offer usable tips and reassurance, so I am crossing my fingers for that today!<\/p>\n

Quick reminder, all members get a bonus weekly post like this\u2014on topics like\u00a0How to Feed Kids When You\u2019re Drowning<\/a>, A Week of Real Life Dinners,<\/a> and this Master List of Cooking Hacks to Make It All Easier<\/a>\u2014and a\u00a0weekly meal plan<\/a>\u00a0that is editable. There is also an option to make custom meal plans to make it easier to plan meals, create grocery lists, and get through some of your mental load a little more quickly.<\/em><\/p>\n

And now for the first question that is appropriate for this spring holiday season we are in:<\/p>\n

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We try to limit added sugar for our toddler since she\u2019s still so young, but my parents don\u2019t agree with us that it\u2019s necessary and they give her so much of it whenever we see them. (SO many fruit snacks!) I don\u2019t want to upset them, but I also want them to follow our rules. Any advice? \u2014Sam<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You are definitely not alone in caring about this or experiencing this! There are two things that have helped me in my own life with this issue:<\/p>\n

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  1. Understand that it\u2019s actually okay if we can\u2019t 100% control every food our toddler is exposed to. In the grand scheme of things, that is almost impossible to do.<\/li>\n
  2. Know that it\u2019s 100% okay for us to advocate for our kids, our rules, and to ask those who loves us (and our kids) to follow our lead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Those two things might seem opposed, but I think there\u2019s room for them to work together. For me, this meant that when my oldest kiddo was one, I would send a text message ahead of a family visit asking for agreement on a few basic things. <\/p>\n

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