But as he leaned over to pick up his precious goodies, there was a loud r-r-r-i-p! Papa's snack habits had caught up with him, too. Brother replies that "they're going into the freezer and we're going to forget about them!". Papa asks what the family is doing with his Sugar Balls and Choco-Chums. So, basically Mama bear wants her kids to stop eating junk food because they're getting "chubbier", not because she cares about their health. Brother and Sister were going to have to stop eating all that junk food" "Yes, they were chubbier from the side.they were chubbier from the front.and from the back. (This is talking about what "Mama" notices about "brother" and "sister") I understand that Stan Berenstain was attempting to help children to make better food choices, but he did it in all the wrong ways. That guilt almost inevitably leads to compulsion, and from there the cycle continues. When I was in nutrition school, and even more so since then, I have come to realize how many food issues people have, and how many of those issues are surrounded by feelings of guilt. I've read some of the other Berenstain books recently to my children, and they've been ok, but when I found this little gem (sarcasm), I was stunned. This fact is part of what troubles me so much. The Berenstain Bears books have been more or less popular for a few decades. Well, let me just start out by saying that I wish I could give this book 0 stars, and then burn it.
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