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Sugary yogurts

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AnnieHallScotland · 25/04/2017 13:44

I am aware my son age six does not have much dairy in his diet. He has milk in porridge / cereal in the morning and sometimes cheese (but more grated over pasta etc). His little sister loves natural yogurt and is cheese crazy.

He really doesn't like natural yogurt and doesn't like to drink a glass of milk (he had a milk allergy until he was four so never got in the habit of these things).

WIBU to give him petit filou style yogurts or flavoured milk despite the sugar so he can have the calcium?

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TitusAndromedon · 25/04/2017 13:47

I give my boys these yoghurts from The Collective called Suckies. Terrible name, but they all have real fruit in them with no added sugars. There are lots of flavours and my children adore them. I've found them in Tesco and Waitrose.

SilverdaleGlen · 25/04/2017 13:47

They won't kill him lots of kids have them so I'd say fine.

Have you thought about Greek style yoghurt with berries and a touch of honey though? I have the opposite issue DD3 is a dairy addict and won't have sandwiches/ meat etc so Inow use Skyr for her as it has a higher protein value and only natural sugars.

monkeyfacegrace · 25/04/2017 13:48

My DD has little yoghurt pots daily. Munch bunch or peppa pig or whatever else is on offer

Just make sure teeth are brushed well. I can't get worked up over sugar.

anniroc · 25/04/2017 13:50

Little Yeos are nice yogurts. And The Collective Suckies are nice but expensive.

nInachu · 25/04/2017 13:51

You can get calcium from various sources not just cows milk. T
There is as much or more calcium in 4 ounces of firm tofu or 3/4 cup of collard greens as there is in one cup of cow’s milk

Food Amount Calcium (mg)

Blackstrap molasses 2 Tbsp 400
Collard greens, cooked 1 cup 357
Other plant milks, calcium-fortified 8 ounces 300-500
Tofu, processed with calcium sulfate* 4 ounces 200-420
Calcium-fortified orange juice 8 ounces 350
Soy or ricemilk, commercial, calcium-fortified, plain 8 ounces 200-300
Commercial soy yogurt, plain 6 ounces 300
Turnip greens, cooked 1 cup 249
Tofu, processed with nigari* 4 ounces 130-400
Tempeh 1 cup 184
Kale, cooked 1 cup 179
Soybeans, cooked 1 cup 175
Bok choy, cooked 1 cup 158
Mustard greens, cooked 1 cup 152
Okra, cooked 1 cup 135
Tahini 2 Tbsp 128
Navy beans, cooked 1 cup 126
Almond butter 2 Tbsp 111
Almonds, whole 1/4 cup 94
Broccoli, cooked 1 cup 62

Yellowcups · 25/04/2017 13:52

All kids yogurt are high sugar and if they have added fruit they will be even higher. However as growing child he needs calcium and the easiest way is through cheese yogurt, milk, smoothies etc. Do what you have to do - the yogurt police can do a running jump.

My 5 yr old gas started eating my natural yogurts that have fruit at the bottom? It's a novelty I'm sure but it means we can calm down on the cheese!

ifigoup · 25/04/2017 13:52

The new My First Petit Filous are basically natural but with vanilla flavouring and something like 0.7% added sugar.

Kids used to sugary yoghurts would probably find them very sour, but they do take the edge off the tanginess of totally plain yoghurt.

AnnieHallScotland · 25/04/2017 13:52

Ah have those Skyr ones myself, but thought they were a bit high in sugar for children.. maybe not having a look online. About 6g per portion, the same as a small pot of petit filou.

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AnnieHallScotland · 25/04/2017 13:53

nInachu - thank you, very helpful!

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NeonGod73 · 25/04/2017 13:57

Make your own yoghurt so you can control how much sugar you put in it. For example I really love that thick creamy Total Greek yoghurt mixed with honey and I add raspberries and blueberries to it. Yum!

SilverdaleGlen · 25/04/2017 13:59

nLnachu an awful lot of those have "fortified" with calcium. Meaning chemically enhanced. I'd rather have the naturally occurring stuff and just moderate the sugar?

Although if I could get DD3 to eat broccoli or greens (or flipping ANYTHING but fruit and dairy) I'd be joyful!

specialsubject · 25/04/2017 14:14

You could mash up defrosted frozen fruit ( given time of year) and mix with a big tub of cheap adult marketed natural yogurt.

Cheaper and far less wasteful both on food and those disgusting little pots.

FanaticalFox · 25/04/2017 15:15

Natural yogurt greek style with added canderal - hidden from child and gradually reduced each time til they end up eating straight up natural yogurt without knowing.

Camomila · 25/04/2017 16:06

If you go to a big Sainsbury's they do plain/no flavour little yeos formage frais. DS likes those with some smushed up berries or mixed up with cornflakes.

Plain Yoghurt gives DS (super sensitive skin) a rash but formage frais don't, so if it's the 'acidyness' of natural yoghurt your DS doesn't like he should find the little yeos less acidic.

UppityHumpty · 25/04/2017 16:21

Try giving him more plain cheese instead of sugary yoghurt, like Babybell or cheese strings both of which have a lot of calcium. If he likes milk then give him more of it, a glass or two with his meal etc. You could make fruit/milk smoothies for dessert too.

AnnieHallScotland · 25/04/2017 16:30

Thanks everyone :)

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user1493022461 · 25/04/2017 16:32

WIBU to give him petit filou style yogurts or flavoured milk despite the sugar so he can have the calcium?

Yes of course you would. I mean, its not like that is a perfectly normal thing for children to the extent that you can find at least 6 different brands in your average supermarket.......oh wait, no, it is.

tinypop4 · 25/04/2017 17:16

I really can't see the big deal in one of those tiny little yoghurts like petit filous- a couple of those a week are.m not going to cause major issues.
Clearly a majority of people buy them as the supermarkets are jam packed with them!
Fwiw I have a ds who is luke warm on dairy and won't drink milk. He has the little yeos

justinelibertine · 25/04/2017 17:25

'Those disgusting little pots'. Haha. Yes. My thoughts exactly. They are so sweet they make me feel ill. DD likes them. She is not good at eating so I let it slide. We're on thomas ones. Good thing is I am no tempted to eat the left overs if any isn't eaten.

MrsOs · 25/04/2017 17:28

Just give him the yogurt after his dinner and it's fine just try and pick yogurts with a very high sugar content x

thethoughtfox · 25/04/2017 17:37

We mix greek yoghurt with berries, a tiny bit of lemon juice and a tiny bit of honey and make homemade ice lollies (when I can be arsed)

Screwinthetuna · 25/04/2017 17:46

Do people really eat this healthily in real life that they consider themselves as being unreasonable for giving their child a children's yogurt?
I consider petit filous one of the healthier sweet things i (and everyone I know) give my kids...

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MuncheysMummy · 25/04/2017 17:52

The little Yeo fromage frais are great they have no added sugar only naturally occurring fruit sugar which does not worry me at all my DS (10months) has one every day as part of his lunch. He gets an upset tummy with natural yoghurt but can manage the little Yeos as they are fromage frais and don't upset him the same.

Cakescakescakes · 25/04/2017 18:13

My kids eat a couple of petit filous a day. I'm not bothered. Their teeth are perfect and they are skinny as anything.

SecretNetter · 25/04/2017 18:15

Do people really eat this healthily in real life that they consider themselves as being unreasonable for giving their child a children's yogurt?

I'm not against sugar in general but I'd rather mine got sugar as a treat in the form of chocolate or something, not regularly as part of their staple diet from babyhood. Mine generally take the kids squeezy pouches on trips and picnics etc because they're easier (and they love them).

But so many people give yoghurts daily (twice daily even) after meals and i hate the fact that PF are marketed as a healthy snack for babies and kids, full of calcium and so on. They are packed with sugar...Sure there's calcium but you just as well be giving them a bag of haribo after every meal sugar-wise. Not many people would do that with their ten month olds but plenty are unaware and happily give two PFs a day...The false marketing of them as 'healthy' winds me up in the same way as fruit shoots do...So many people are unaware of just how much shit they're full of and give them to kids like water.

Anyway...How about a nutribullet op and milkshakes? Mine have a milkshake most days which is just banana and/or frozen berries and milk, sometimes with a bit of honey.

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