Is it bad parenting?

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Would you consider yourself guilty of bad parenting if you never offered your children healthy food ever? I mean never - not for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Let’s define unhealthy food as foods that are generally known to lead to higher disease risks, obesity, etc.  
(Sugary, processed, packaged, and artificial foods, no fruits or vegetables, etc).
Assume you are able-bodied and have enough money to afford healthier food.  
But it’s inconvenient for you and you’re busy.  Or grocery shopping is a pain . Or it causes you anxiety.  Or you just don’t enjoy it.  For whatever reason- offering less healthy food every day is better or easier for you as a parent.
Do you think it’s fine, since the kids aren’t starving?  Or is this bad parenting?

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What you do for your kids now will affect them for the rest of their lives. It's not abusive since the child is eating, but the parents could be doing much better.

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Yes, absolutely. There is literally no reason that’s good enough for not offering some sort of healthy food to your kids. That’s just setting them up for many issues later in life.

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I don't know how feeding a child healthy food is inconvenient. It's literally more effort for me to grab and open them a packet of chips than it is for me to throw them an apple.  I do think it's bad parenting.  I understand there are some situations where short-term it just happens (a sudden increase in work,  lack of pre-planned meals etc) but long term is no good for anyone.

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I think that raising your children unhealthfully should be considered neglect and child abuse

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We should ideally make sure our children have a healthy varied balanced diet but however sometimes this is not always possible. Ive got a 12 year old girl whom has eating problems. Shes super fussy and has food phobias. I battle each day to get bare basics down her. I dont worry too much upon healthy foods because as long as she eats something its surely better then nothing. Shes getting better slowly. Ive had her seen by every specialist going. So my personal view is its not always as easy as it sounds but to encourage healthy eating is a better option if your able to

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My mom only fed me tv dinners and fast food growing up. I am so lucky I don't have diabetes or serioud heart problems yet. I struggle with my weight and sugar addiction. I understand having a lazy day occasionally, but what you teach them now will affect their health as adults.