Bajanswife
Proud Parent
I have this issue with my DD and gym - I don't take her because I'm working, so she gets a ride from school to the gym with a team-mate and then I pick them up. Her ride always has junk snacks in the car, so there's no way my DD is going to eat anything healthy I may have packed for her - I gave up because I don't have that money to waste right now. I just try to feed her well at home, but I am losing control of what she eats outside of home, and I don't seem to be able to control what she eats before gym at all. It's a tough battle!
I also sympathize with parents of picky kids who do gym. It's fine to be patient at home and know that they'll eat when they're hungry and if there's only nutritious food on offer then that's what they'll have to eat. But when the timing is tight going from school to gym, you don't have the luxury of waiting until said child is starving and therefore forced to eat what's good for her but what she doesn't really want ..... that starvation may hit in the middle of gym. I guess you could say "no gym until you eat this XXXXX", but the coach would have to be on board with that because there would be plenty of missed or late gym classes for a strong-willed child!
I also sympathize with parents of picky kids who do gym. It's fine to be patient at home and know that they'll eat when they're hungry and if there's only nutritious food on offer then that's what they'll have to eat. But when the timing is tight going from school to gym, you don't have the luxury of waiting until said child is starving and therefore forced to eat what's good for her but what she doesn't really want ..... that starvation may hit in the middle of gym. I guess you could say "no gym until you eat this XXXXX", but the coach would have to be on board with that because there would be plenty of missed or late gym classes for a strong-willed child!