I was a smug mom who made all my kids' baby food from scratch. Now they eat junk food, and I've made peace with it.
I obsessed over my sons' diets when they were little. Now I let them make their own food choices, even though I don't agree with them.
The author, once a strict "sanctimommy," made all her children's food at home when they were babies, but now that they're teens, she's stopped obsessing over their food choices. She made homemade baby food and avoided processed meals, feeling smug about her parenting. However, when her sons entered middle and high school, their dietary habits shifted to junk food brought from school cafeterias and fast-food restaurants.
The author has since stopped policing their food choices, realizing that her children's eating habits don't define her parenting or their future eating habits. She acknowledges that as a parent, she must let go and trust her children to make their own decisions about food, even if it means they may not always eat the way she does.
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