too geshmak, do you apply such justifications to let’s say…kashrus?
Kids are surrounded by so many temptations of treif food outlets, better allow them to eat things that are only osssur m’drabbonon (chicken with milk) to avoid them eating a cheeseburger.
Let’s say…shabbos:
Kids get bored on shabbos, better that they play with muktza than use things that are melochos min haTorah.
Is that a cheshbon? If it isn’t for food, why is it a cheshbon for other areas of yiddishkeit?!