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To think this dinner is acceptable?

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chiquititaa · 08/11/2024 16:58

My toddler who is 2.5 had a cod fish finger sandwich for tea and 2 more fish finger on the side, he finished the whole thing and I gave him some Jaffa cakes and a banana sucky yogurt thing, that he's eating just now, DH is just home from work and asked what ds had for tea, I told him what he had and he seems to think it's not enough for a growing 2.5 year old.

He can be very fussy and I'm thinking it's a win that he ate that much at all but I'm being made feel horrible by DH. Please let me know if you think this is enough for a toddlers tea?

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Megifer · 08/11/2024 17:47

Renamed · 08/11/2024 17:44

Pooh, there’s far too much sugar in a carrot! Finely minced lentils, if you please!

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I forgot about natural sugars. How about ground oats?

PoppyFleur · 08/11/2024 17:47

Sounds like a fab Friday night tea. Don’t worry about quantity, toddlers are experts in communicating when they want more food!

StormingNorman · 08/11/2024 17:47

That’s quite a lot of sugar. Were there no vegetables?

Dinosaurhearmeroar · 08/11/2024 17:47

@ByQuaintAzureWasp complete crap. Judgemental and deeply unhelpful.

Dinosaurhearmeroar · 08/11/2024 17:45

Jesus I would LOVE if my daughter ate this!

EnglishGirlApproximately · 08/11/2024 17:45

MN is so bonkers about food I genuinely don't know which posts are serious and which are taking the piss!

BaronessBomburst · 08/11/2024 17:44

There was orange in the Jaffa cake. That's fruit.
Like grapes in wine. That's fruit too.

RedOnyx · 08/11/2024 17:44

My daughter had 3 fish goujon thingies and sweet potato for tea tonight. She then said she was full and didn't want a yoghurt. Nursery said she ate well for snack and lunch so I assume she's had enough over the course of the day.

Renamed · 08/11/2024 17:44

Megifer · 08/11/2024 17:20

Couldn't you have made your own cod wraps and used finely milled carrot for breadcrumbs instead?

Pooh, there’s far too much sugar in a carrot! Finely minced lentils, if you please!

Bedtimewoes91 · 08/11/2024 17:44

Id be delighted if my three year old ate that much to be honest!

AnonymousBleep · 08/11/2024 17:43

It's absolutely fine.

ATastingMenuButItsAllCrisps · 08/11/2024 17:43

@Grammarnut it says in the OP that the kid is fussy.

heathspeedwell · 08/11/2024 17:41

I genuinely don't understand how people can't see that Megifer is joking.

Grammarnut · 08/11/2024 17:41

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 08/11/2024 17:27

Sounds more than enough processed food (apart from banana) for a small child. He's fussy because he's fed rubbish.

She didn't say he was fussy. Anyway, what's wrong with fish fingers? It was banana yoghurt, so that's okay. Daresay bread was brownish. Jaffa cake = treat. It's fine.

MaggieBsBoat · 08/11/2024 17:40

Fish finger äs are the business!
He‘ll let you know if he’s hungry. Don’t sweat the small stuff.

Grammarnut · 08/11/2024 17:39

Megifer · 08/11/2024 17:20

Couldn't you have made your own cod wraps and used finely milled carrot for breadcrumbs instead?

That sounds horrible. Cod with carrot crumbs. Yeuch. Doubt any child I know would eat it. You are presumably joking or do not have any children.

Klozza · 08/11/2024 17:38

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 08/11/2024 17:27

Sounds more than enough processed food (apart from banana) for a small child. He's fussy because he's fed rubbish.

Not always true, my little one at 3 years old went through a phase of eating almost nothing, he was beyond fussy to the point he’d not eat for over a day and we were referred to a dietician as he was losing weight. It turned out to be a control thing because it was the only thing he felt he could control in his little life as me and his dad were going through a seperation and the change was upsetting more than it seemed like it was to us. Obviously a lot of cases aren’t like this but not all small children are fussy just because they’re ‘fed rubbish’. Could be other factors.

lasagnelle · 08/11/2024 17:38

Allswellthatendswelll · 08/11/2024 17:26

I'd have chucked some peas or cucumber sticks on the side but mainly to assuage my parental guilt. I would be pleased if DS ate that much tbh.

I can't imagine DH coming home from work and criticising what I'd fed our child. I'd be unimpressed!

Yeah that's my go to

lasagnelle · 08/11/2024 17:38
  1. Where's the fruit/veg?
  2. He can stfu unless he's going to make dinner
ATastingMenuButItsAllCrisps · 08/11/2024 17:37

@ByQuaintAzureWasp there was no banana

Whatsitreallylike · 08/11/2024 17:37

Are we talking about the birdseye ultra processed type fish fingers, in ultra processed supermarket bread, buttered with ultra processed spread. Followed by ultra processed sugar loaded Jaffa cakes and an ultra processed sugar loaded yoghurt? With no accompanying fruit or vegetable?

Nothing unreasonable there.

Devilsmommy · 08/11/2024 17:37

LolaJ87 · 08/11/2024 17:14

I would love if my son ate that to be honest as he rejects all fish and meat and many other things... but this is mumsnet where nobody has ever had a picky toddler so prepare for some proper critique.

I was thinking exactly the same. My just turned 2 year old is a picky fecker and I'd be ecstatic if he ate a fish finger sandwich 😅 mine refuses all meat except Greggs sausage rolls 🤭

Startingagainandagain · 08/11/2024 17:36

Too much junk food and no fruits/vegs. Not great.

Klozza · 08/11/2024 17:35

Honestly if he’s fussy I think this is absolutely fine, assuming this isn’t an every night thing and he’s offered fruit/veg/other meals in the week. My little one went through a REALLY bad stage with food between 2 to 3 years old, so bad we had to go to be referred to a dietician (he’s much better now) and some times all I could get him to eat was a couple of slices of toast, so I counted this as a win at the time 😭

rainbowunicorn · 08/11/2024 17:34

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 08/11/2024 17:27

Sounds more than enough processed food (apart from banana) for a small child. He's fussy because he's fed rubbish.

Don't think it was a banana, it was a banana flavoured sucky yogurt thing. Probably not really any banana in it