Sweden is ahead of the rest of the world in the ongoing food debate. This much because of some (one) brave medical doctors that dared going against the state diet recommendations for overweight and diabetes patients. Instead of low colesterol and high carb diet, these doctors are recommending low carb and high (animal) fat to their patients, with encouraging results. However, the debate hase been highly controversial, and media has been hesitant to show support for this "fanatical fat movement". Discussion boards and blogs on Internet have instead been an effective source of information for those wanting to get rid of their sweet tooth and start a new life, high in fat. But today, in one of Swedens most important news papers, the editor's letter is giving a strong signal of where the traditional media debate is heading:
Rather fatty than fruity (in Swedish)
Apparently parents of kids in Sweden are supposed to bring fruits for the kids' afternoon snack so that the kids do not get hungry. Nice! If we could get the sugarfilled berry soups replaced with real fruit, that would certainly be a nice start! But some parents got apparently upset about this because it is not supposed to cost anything to take your kids to school... Well, the editor here reacted saying that if the lunch would be rich in fat and protein instead of rich in (wheat flour) carbohydrates and low fat margarine, kids bloodsugar would not drop two hours later and they would not need that fruit. He has a point. And hopefully the authorities start noticing the demands coming from the masses, especially now as this text can be a real sign of an official shift in the public opinion debate.
And once they are done debating and implementing on the other side of the pond, I really hope the vibes make it fairly fast all the way over to Finland as well. I am thorn on how to deal with the daycare food that my kids receive every day. One the one hand, it is fine that their diet is somewhat balanced, I truly believe there is someone planning a diverse warm food for our children. But on the other hand, having here at home done the switch from margarine to butter, from fat free to fatty, from wheat to wheatfree and from sugar to natural, I know that a balanced diet is the key to balanced and focused kids. Less carbs, more fat lead to less hunger and more concentration. I do not buy into the colesterol-agenda anymore. How can a diet that is based on natural food and that makes you feel healthy be bad? And yes, it is really hard for me to accept the fact that they are fed margarine everyday (and once I am done reading "wheat belly" I will probably also be horrified with the wheat...). I would really like to be sure that once my kids hit their teens, they're not heading to the local grocery store each day to get their hunger satisfied with energy drinks and cookies - as the youths currently are doing; yes big mama watching them everyday as they walk by...Do their parents know? Do they care? I would
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