Just thought Id share some ways that Ive lowered my kids carb intake (mainly junk food intake). I have a 9 yr old daughter, a 7 yr old son, and a 4 yr old son, and they are sugar addicts. Before I began my lc lifestyle, I bought poptarts (uugghh), sweet cereal, lil debbies regularly... you get the picture. After lots of experimentation we have found a muffin recipe that they all like (I dont eat them at 18 carbs per muffin but my kids are all slim). They also love string cheese. I found Kashi brand cereal at our super Walmart. They have one called Heart to Heart thats like honey nut cheerios, and Go Lean Crunch which is like a granola. They are high in fiber which is great and again higher carbs than I would eat, but fine for the kids. I do still buy the occasional lil debbies But Im trying to do this slowly so they dont freak out. Just thought Id share.

I am doing the same thing. slowly replacing items like juice boxes with sugar free drinks. i cut out the little debbies all together. i am buying sugar free choco syrup to make their chocolate milk. my 2yr old won't eat anything unless he thinks it is junk food. he probably lives on 5 bites of food a day. now that i am more aware, my whole family is cutting out alot of the bad stuff, and eating more healthy. they have no choice until they go do the shopping!

somebody come clean my house out LOL my dad is the junk foodaholic around here.. mom buys tons of junk and he bought 50 boxes of girl scout cookies!! omg...

Hehe--I'm glad my kids are young enough it's not a problem to switch them over to healthier foods!! I had a hard dose of reality hit me in the face--I'm diabetic, and my kids' eating habit could have easily led them down the same path. I wasn't doing it on purpose, but I DID get lazy about getting healthy stuff for them. Now there are no little Debbie's to be found, but there is a bowl of fruit on the counter and veggies in the fridge(all cut and in baggies so they can get their own).

Man, when I think of my little babies having to get poked daily, I shudder. Hopefully, I can instill good eating habits that will last forever!!