Dietary concerns

Holly has been asking me whether certain foods are healthy, sometimes she asks whether something is good for you, and other times she asks whether something is good. She learned about smoking and coffee being bad for you in church a couple weeks ago.

So this morning, I was eating cereal with Holly and Mia, and Holly starts talking about hot dogs. She was trying to convince me they were good, and good for her. I always hesitate to say hot dogs are good for you, but I usually do, just to avoid the confusion, and so I don't eliminate one of the few meals she will eat.

Mia decided to be obstinate, however, and insisted hot dogs were bad for you, as well as bad. They argued for a minute, and I said, no, Mia, hot dogs are good. Holly said hot dogs are good, coffee is bad. Then she said, what about coffee in cereal? I told her that would be bad, too. So then she asked if hot dogs would be good in cereal. I can't remember the way she said it, but it made me think of pork and beans, and I pictured cutting up hot dogs to put in her cereal. I had to try hard not to laugh. I told her, no, that probably wouldn't taste very good. She said why? I almost laughed again at the hilarity of having to explain why hot dogs wouldn't taste good in cereal. But I just said that hot dogs taste better on buns, with ketchup. She accepted that answer.

Also, a random video, taken after we got back from the County Fair, I think.