To season my 3 year olds food?

My mum never ads salt to veg either when cooking or afterwards and my siblings and I all grew up loving veg and still don’t add salt to it. I think people who do add salt get used to it then can’t eat it without. I’ve never found veg to be bland at all.
Same. Has never occurred to me to add salt to any food other than chips and I've never met a vegetable I didn't like.

I wish adding a bit of salt to my 3 year oldest vegetables would make her eat them.

I wouldn’t on the basis that if you start seasoning things you get used to the taste such that you need everything to be salty to taste good and that’s not good for you.

I don’t think it’s the end of the world though.

There was a study a few years ago that suggested adding salt and butter to veg increased consumption to such an extent, overall it was healthier (because the greater veg consumption outweighed the detrimental effects of the butter and salt).

It was just one study (and I don’t recall checking who paid for it), and I don’t know if that would be true of a 3 year old because their bodies are smaller, but you could consider trying low sodium salt alternatives and see if that works.

A teaspoon is 5g, so to stay under 2g including snacks, bread, butter etc usually means additional salt takes you over. But sure go ahead 😅

if you look at the link @ItsVeryHyacinthBucket posted
www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/salt-in-your-diet/

it states For 1 to 3 years old No more than 2g daily

so* *@amidsummernightsdream a sprinkle will be fine 🙂

The dietician did not recommend this diet at all. Ds was previously tube fed and these just happen to be the foods he has accepted (prior to the tube the only things he consumed as a baby were aptamil and mashed banana so those foods have always been acceptable to him). She has just reassured us that we need to think of calories only and not to worry about anything else at this point.

I can’t believe a dietician would recommend a diet so high in ultra processed, salt laden foods.

Another thread talking about ‘seasoning’ when ‘adding salt’ would do. Seasoning is so much more than sprinkling salt.

My mum never ads salt to veg either when cooking or afterwards and my siblings and I all grew up loving veg and still don’t add salt to it. I think people who do add salt get used to it then can’t eat it without. I’ve never found veg to be bland at all.

The same with sugar in fruit. I don’t put sugar on any of it, including strawberries. I did work with a lady who said when she was a kid her mum would add sugar to her fruit to get her to eat it and she still couldn’t eat it without sugar… including bananas which I watched her pour sugar onto her plate then proceed to dip her banana into. I’m not saying you are adding sugar to her fruit, but you can see how adding stuff when a child transfers to an adult.

Having said that, I do agree that eating veg with a small amount of seasoning is much better than no veg at all.

OP - A little salt is fine, in fact we need some sodium in our diet. It’s a flavour enhancer and better a little salt on vegetables than no vegetables. I shudder at the thought of all the bland food being served by some on here!

It's fine.

The salt you need to watch out for is the salt that is already in foods like UPF's, bread, cereals, etc.

Adding a sprinkle of salt to an otherwise freshly home cooked meal is no issue at all.

Agree. Some people just seem to want to be rude for no reason.

Probably ARFID.
One of my children has this.

He's an adult now and lives on Huel, and occasionally some chips.

The post says he's under a consultant and dietician, I think she probably recognises that it is an unusual diet, even without your excessive use of judgemental question marks.

OP, have you tried roasted veg instead of boiled? My kids love roasted carrots with a bit of olive oil, tastes lovely and sweet to them.

Peas, maybe add a little mint sauce or even fresh mint and melted butter?

I added a tiny bit of salt to veg, rice, chips etc. when they went through a veg refusal stage and it made a huge difference. Kids survived and still only add a bit of salt to veg.

Strange but true - I have low blood pressure and 3 different GPs have said I should try adding a bit more salt to my food 🤔

Don't think @Mumtoasdboys needs all the judgement; if you look at her user name and the fact her DS is under a dietician it's obvious she's not just feeding crisps for shits and giggles

I stopped used salt on the veg when I had DD so we could eat the same and have never gone back to adding it.

All the veg is steamed and tastes fine. Don't know if you're boiling or steaming? But boiling will definitely kill the flavour. Steamed veg is yummy!

Yes so I often make roasted broccoli in the oven with melted cheese on top. It’s lovely! Doesn’t need additional salt over and above what’s in the cheese.

Properly (ie lightly) cooked is also important but you have said that.

We do need some salt in our diets. It's actually necessary. It's also true that most people get (more than) enough from things like bread and cheese, but it's definitely not a good idea to remove all salt from your diet, whatever the latest sourdough-mummy-blogs would have us believe.

I don’t think you need or want salt until you’ve got used to having it. You can taste the food better - and it doesn’t seem bland - if you aren’t used to salt on it.

You need to think about other seasonings - chilli, garlic, paprika, ginger, all the lovely things that aren’t salt.

Absolutely not. They are 3..!!!! Very unhealthy.

That was for @Mumtoasdboys