Do Big Dessert Tables at Kids’ Birthday Parties Reinforce Bad Eating Habits?

by Catch My Party Posted 2012/09/05 19:00:00

Related Topics: Food, Parties, Desserts, Dessert Table

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	Yes, cake is enough! If you want a dessert table, how about a big plate of fruit? It’s sweet. :)	67 votes	29%
	No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi’s 24/7!	164 votes	71%

My daughter has a sweet tooth so we don’t keep a lot of candy or sweets in the house, but I don’t mind if she indulges at a birthday party. If you are looking for dessert table ideas, check out these parties withunbelievable dessert tables.

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Michelle 2012/09/05 22:58:00

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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And if your children are active and full of energy, you don't need to regulate their food to keep them healthy. And even then, it's no good to never give them treats. If anything, being balanced about it ENFORCES good eating habits, because if you never let your kids have anything unhealthy, when they discover cake and ice cream and candy, you certainly won't be able to say they know how to control their intake of it.
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JustMe 2012/12/03 05:39:10

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

What teaches it is parents not taking the time to teach proper dieting, and not making them go out and be active.

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ocean tamer 2012/12/01 20:26:15

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

My god, what is wrong with you people? Is a party a party without sugar?!

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MsDianna 2012/11/30 22:35:24

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

no a party is a party and is suppose to be fun

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Kirino 2012/09/12 20:52:02

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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nikki 2012/09/07 15:37:06

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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no, it does not reinforce bad eating habits. i believe parents enforce bad eating habits. my cousin had a dessert table at her birthday party and the kids barely took anything. if you go to a party with your children and there is a dessert table and you're afraid your child is going to pick up bad eating habits, then tell your children limits on how much they could have. also, your children probably don't eat like that all the time. one splurge wont make your child fat.

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the fuze 2012/09/07 14:42:01

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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Unless they're going to a birthday party every damn day, and even then, NO.

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GrooVy 2012/09/07 13:57:10

Yes, cake is enough! If you want a dessert table, how about a big plate of fr...

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Parents Reinforce Bad Eating Habits. Kids copy. I think the only solution is don't have kids.

Not having kids is the best way to end the parents bad habits. This also stops kids from becoming a bad habit!

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Kidasha 2012/09/07 12:36:22

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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you're supposed to pig out at birthday parties. as long as you promote healthy eating habits during regular days, parties shouldn't be a problem

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YeahISaidIt 2012/09/07 10:43:03

Yes, cake is enough! If you want a dessert table, how about a big plate of fr...

You get one piece of cake. There's so much sugar in the icing anyway.

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rereblue 2012/09/07 09:39:38

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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It's ok if you treat yourself every now and then, especially if you have a good diet to begin with. I heard a nutritionist say: "Restricting what a child eats too much can cause an eating disorder later in life, but not having enough restrictions (portion control and nutrition) can lead to obesity". You can also offer healthy alternatives at a birthday, but honestly, it's a birthday party, aren't they supposed to get that sugar rush?

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Lady Katze 2012/09/07 04:19:10

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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At a birthday party, they're rationing sugar? Come on. If you don't want your kids to eat a lot of sweets, then don't buy them.

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mikeeonly 2012/09/07 03:18:43

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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let the kids enjoy the party Bloomberg

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MiMi 2012/09/07 03:00:50

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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Its a party. A little wont hurt and if so pick healthy desserts that are still tasty ;)

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retrograve 2012/09/06 23:56:58

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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That was pretty table set up in the picture for the question. Only reason I could see not having it as it looks a bit more pricey than usual.

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nate 2012/09/06 21:59:37

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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People should be allowed to choose what they want to eat. The kid doesn't have to eat anything on the table that he/she doesn't want to. If they choose to eat something, great! If they don't, that's fine too. Plus kids can run around and play outside so they exercise.

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Adam 2012/09/06 21:46:30

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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Inconsequentially small but distinctive measures like removing the big dessert table at a birthday party is usually done to internally justify consistent, systemic problems that ACTUALLY make a difference. Give your kid water instead of soda for lunch, an apple instead of a candy bar for snack, and if you do that every day, then the kid can stuff himself with cake just short of exploding for his birthday, and he will be fine in the long run. Everything in moderation. Even excess.

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Caedus01 Sith Lord of the P... 2012/09/06 20:40:08

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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we used to have big desserts but we also used to burn it off outside playing!!

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jai joshi 2012/09/06 18:45:05

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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we should let them do what they want to , because after some years they will no longer kids..

so its fine..

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Emotive 2012/09/06 18:21:20

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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Still children, they will know to get away when they grow up

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L1 2012/09/06 18:00:31

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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A B-day party is a party. It's really up to the parents, and if the kids are healthy, what's wrong with cake and ice cream and other desserts ( in absence of diabetes and lactose intolerant etc.) ?

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mizzSHADYgirl 2012/09/06 17:24:21

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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Love candy

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Jesse 2012/09/06 16:16:34

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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OH NO! SOMEONE CALL THE WHITE HOUSE BEFORE THE MAJORITY OF AMERICAN KIDS BECOME FAT! O wait that's already happened, FALSE alarm.

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BlunderWoman ~ FTGOP~ BN 0 2012/09/06 15:53:18 (edited)

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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Not at all. As far as my family is concerned, I make sure they eat fruit instead of candy or other sweets, but I don't see the problem with giving them candy some of the time, like at a party, Halloween, or as a treat now and then. It's not really a big deal.

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Megan Hudson 2012/09/06 15:45:49

Yes, cake is enough! If you want a dessert table, how about a big plate of fr...

Well of course it does, its a dessert table..... if someone could make a big display of vegitables on display look as over top as a cake i would chomp it. I have a tough time as it is of make my fiance eat vegis. Well i dont like fruit so its a hit and miss ^^

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MorbidCynic 2012/09/06 15:20:30

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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Bad parenting reinforces bad habits.

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**StarzAbove** 2012/09/06 15:10:33

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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I've never heard of having a dessert table at a kids party. Whatever happened to just cake and ice cream?

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Autumn 2012/09/06 14:53:40

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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It's not like it's all the time!

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SOUL4REAL 2012/09/06 14:37:09

Yes, cake is enough! If you want a dessert table, how about a big plate of fr...

Yes,big tables of dessert are nothing but "Temptation" to any kids because you know they love "Sweets"! If kids don't see it, they won't want it!!

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zbacku 2012/09/06 14:15:28

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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There will be no Food Nazis at any birthday party in my house.

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Barbi Rose 2012/09/06 14:10:59

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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It's a party what we should have low fat ranch and some celery stalks? Yeah that party would go over very well lol

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DeborahLakeHelen 2012/09/06 12:52:47

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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Come on, man! Don't be raining on any birthday parties!

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NKULE 2012/09/06 08:53:29

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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its a party for goodness sake

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AN 2012/09/06 07:51:34

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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it's a party!!

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MlssCue =Go Blue= 2012/09/06 04:50:19

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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This is my view anyway. My daughter's father & family on his side are sugar nazi's 24/7 though...

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duns 2012/09/06 04:46:02 (edited)

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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You only get to celebrate it annually, so why not? It's up to the parents to discipline their child about eating habits.

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PandahSixx 2012/09/06 04:41:09

No, kids should get to splurge once in awhile. We don't need to be sugar Nazi...

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No, and besides, people need to learn something called "self-control" and besides it's kids for pete's sake

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bryguy 2012/09/06 04:20:20

Yes, cake is enough! If you want a dessert table, how about a big plate of fr...

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More like wasteful. When you have a party why do you really need eight dozen cakes and pies spread out across a giant table? I have nothing against cake and ice cream...in moderation, of course. But what people with these huge spreads usually end up with is eating like a tenth of the food on the table at the actual party, then everyone ends up cramming their fridges full of cake and freezers overflowing with excess ice cream. Seriously all you really need are one or two cakes and maybe a few buckets of ice cream...maybe a couple more of each if the party is REALLY big but I really don't understand the need to fill an entire table with desserts.

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Sailor ... to bryguy 2012/09/06 18:10:59
bryguy to Sailor ... 2012/09/06 20:53:57 (edited)

Haha isn't one of the tenets of Satanism not to be too full of yourself? I would say that a massive table full of cakes is pretty much the definition of being arrogant and full of yourself. It's kind of narcissistic to think that your party even needs such a ridiculous display just so it can look colorful and pretty. These desert tables that the party guests only eat like a tenth of are nothing but eye candy and are mainly for stroking the ego of the host of the party. Seriously use party decorations if you want your party to look festive cakes are for eating and you only need one or two really good cakes to contribute to an awesome party and make everyone there happy and filled up at the same time and probably save a lot of money, too. I wasn't going to bother "spewing" any of that but if you want to donate some of the money you saved to people less fortunate well that'd be great, too. ;p

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retrograve to bryguy 2012/09/06 23:59:36

They probably do what most people do when they have tons of left overs at a party and just give it as little doggy bags and such.

I think most of the desert table is candies to which is more portable than said ice cream.

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