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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
When I was between eight and sixteen I would nibble on celery, carrots, tomatoes, and cucumber as I watched TV. It had absolutely nothing to do with health. I just liked gnawing on them.
Many years later I ate any junk food that was within reach. Obviously my earlier inclination towards munching on veggies didn't carry over into my so-called "adult" life. After I hit my forties I went back to eating a fair amount of vegetables with my meals, but never just gnawing on a carrot. Then again, I don't watch TV anymore. Connection? Dono.
So Principal Elsa wants to instill good eating habits in children. I don't think that it'll have much lasting effect.
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I grew up the same way and although I'll buy stuff that my mother never bought, I think the lasting effect is that, if I have a bowl of carrots, or celery while watching TV, I enjoy it just as much, or maybe more than if I had chips and dip. I think if you grew up eating crap and then had a bowl of carrots, you might feel deprived and like your dieting than it remind you of something you did in your childhood.