To think this dinner is acceptable?

Go 2 WH Smith, u can probs get yrself a book on basic English writing skills half price

This…..😂😂😂😂

Anyone who’s been on here a while knows the very mention of a fish finger will have some posters gasping for breath and pulling a 😱at the sheer horror of feeding a fish finger to an actual child. Smelling salts are required for the added notion of a Jaffa cake.

It maybe the first Independence rather than a temporary fussiness . My eldest son who had eaten anything became a lot more fussy at that age and the number of meals he would eat contracted . He never returned to eating meals he’d gone off but would try new things . Biggest issue for both my children was being able to identify separate parts of a meal and know what’s in it . Quite often meals involved separate components on a plate rather than anything saucy

My 2.5 yr old has become so fussy in the last couple of months. She used to love spaghetti Bolognese, Dahl, curry, paella, fish fingers and now as soon as she sees any of these it's one look and instantly says 'don't like it.' We will tell her she has to at least try it and will place it her mouth for fraction of a millisecond before spitting it out.

Any tips from those who have got through the fussy stage are welcome!

Sounds like ultra processed rubbish, Mayb get yrself some cook books and prepare nutritional balanced meals for yr child.

I think she was joking!

This thread is making me really want a fish finger butty, not had one in ages!!!

Sounds fine to me OP.

And those will be the teens who are binge eating ten years from now.

Theres a middle ground between feeding a child exclusively on junk, and raising them on nothing but organic food.

we’re talking about one meal here. We’re also talking about a diabetic child where not eating the right can literally mean the difference between life and death.

*and so we’ve had a few nights of fish fingers or sausages to ensure they actually eat!

Just seems like the kind of food a normal toddler is going to eat - doing forget that ketchup is its own food group! Hopefully there was plenty of that.
I think with carb counting and the added stress of managing the diabetes (and having read some of the other posts on what he has) you’re doing great. I’ve been really upset recently overtired homecooking tea for the 2 and half year old and 4 year olds portions to end up in the bin EXCEPT for any chips / ready made yorkshire puddings / dessert that’s on the dish!

Years ago when I first came across MN (not signed on just a lurker) the most memorable thread I came across was similar to yours and she had fed her child fish fingers. She got absolutely piled on and I thought, what is this thread where fish fingers are the devil’s food? I didn’t go back for many years as it seemed weird place. It seems the sin of fish fingers still stands (although my strapping grown up sons had them on a fairly regular basis growing up and I still love a fish finger).

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Does DH want to organise meal and feed him?

Lol. Hardly. There will be umpteen parents who haven't given their toddlers any crap.

OP anyone on here who tells you that their toddler eats nothing but nutritious food is lying.

I agree with a previous poster it is about control. A lot of children will refuse to eat and gain control at dinnertime.
I had a colleague come in and was at the end of her tether. She said her daughter would not eat. I had been doing a lot of reading into this in Harvard papers. Anyway , I said serve tea as usual, but give your daughter a slice of carrot, a small teaspoon of mash and about a cm of meat. Everyone else gets proper portions. Just discuss everyone's day then collect the plates. She came in on the Monday and said it worked. Her daughter asked for more. Try it it will work.

Quantity sounds okay, and of he slowed down at the end it indicates full.

But I amhoping this isn't a typical meal as little nutritional value. Maybe swop for salmon fish fingers and do a bit less so can include some veggies?

Their taste buds are still developing at this age so if you don't get in the veggies etc now you are making it harder for you when older x

Too many fish fingers and maybe cherry tomatoes or carrot sticks with blueberries for dessert?

It seems very high in white carbs, sugar and fat but low in vegetable protein. Maybe that's what he meant?

I was going to say tell your husband he can do the evening meals in future if he’s not happy with your menu. However, having seen that your ds has diabetes, I think his remarks are part of the normal conversation with a diabetic child. Dgs is type one and for a long time life revolved around when he last had a snack and where do you find the carbs in a bubblegum ice-cream (I particularly remember that one as I mis-guessed and caused a hypo). It must be so hard managing it with such a little one.

I gave my toddler crudités whilst I was making their dinner. It meant they ate veg whilst hungry. Or quickly microwaved beans or peas or sweetcorn.

Quantity wise the meal was probably ok but too much sugar, no veg/ fruit and the yoghurts are too high in sugar.

Clearly our toddlers have read the same strategy guide.

Mine fed it to the cat.

Mine fed it to the cat - I guess made for a healthier cat turd at least?!

Plus a WHOLE cat turd? I can make one stretch a whole week!