Can a three year old have crisps?

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Just that.

I'm planning a sandwiches and crisps lunch on Saturday, which will include a three year old.

Is it OK just yo buy a big bag of crisps and share them out?

For complicated reasons, I can't ask his parents, so looking for a general view.

Thanks

I love skips but they are highly processed, fake flavoured rubbish 😆

Thats most crisps though isnt it?

All fine when in a balanced diet.

I definitely can, but I don't give mine a full bag, just a small handful on the plate along with other bits.

I'm sure the PP was referring to the 18 ingredients in the highly processed skips in comparison to the 3 in a bag of ready salted crisps.
It's not difficult to understand that something as processed as a skip or a quaver will not be as good nutritional as a potato that has been sliced fried and salted.
The pom bears that everyone on here give as the healthy option have just as much salt per 100g as walkers salted crisps and again are highly processed with 10 separate ingredients.

I get it, but its ONE snack. As part of a balanced meal, I dont know if its a hill I would die on tbh.

Skips: Tapioca Starch, Sunflower Oil, Maize Flour, Prawn Cocktail Flavour [Sugar, Salt, Natural Flavourings, Acid: Citric Acid, Dried Onion, Natural Vinegar Flavouring, Potassium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Spice, Dried Tomato, Natural Pepper Flavourings, Colour: Paprika Extract], Rice Protein, Sugar, Salt

Not exactly horrifying is it?

For my son’s 3rd birthday tea he more or less had a plate of cheese puffs. His selection from the buffet.

Never said it was horrifying, just pointing out theat so many people think that pombears and the like are the healthy option for kids when the actual real crisp would be the better nutritional choice

That's marketing for you I guess. The same way that cereal bars, kids 'snacks' etc have the same amount of sugar as an actual chocolate bar. It was a great moment when I realised I didn't have to spend three quid on a bunch of toddler oaty bars and a rich tea biscuit did the same thing.....

I agree, it is just another way to part us from our hard earned cash

At the front of Tesco, they had massive bags of French Fries on offer. My toddler demanded we get some, and I can confirm, he loved them.

Regular crisps are absolutely fine for a 3yo.

Glad DH is sorting, I take the same view these days. If his relatives are fussy, he can sort them.

Yes but I’d buy ones without artificial rubbish in! Prob ready salted.

Being higher in salt and fat does not make it worse, that’s fine if it’s part of a balanced diet what makes it worse are the ingredients.

ready salted crisps - INGREDIENTS: Potato, Sunflower Oil, Salt.

Wotsits - Corn (Maize), Rapeseed Oil
Cheese Flavour [Whey Permeate (contains Milk), Dried Cheese (from Milk) (6%)
Salt, Cheese Solids (from Milk), Dairy Solids (from Milk), Yeast Extract
Potassium Chloride, Acid (Lactic Acid)
Flavour Enhancer (Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides), Colours (Paprika Extract
Annatto Norbixin)
Natural Flavouring (contains Milk)]

quavers - Potato Starch, Sunflower Oil
Cheese Flavour [Whey Powder (from Milk), Flavouring (contains Milk)
Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate
Disodium 5'Ribonucleotide)
Milk Powder
Cheese Powder (from Milk)
Potassium Chloride
Garlic Powder
Acid (Lactic Acid)
Colour (Paprika Extract)]
Rice Flour
Soya Flour
Salt
Yeast
Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate)
Onion Powder (Malt Flour from Barley)
Pepper
Wheat Flour (contains Calcium
Iron
Niacin
Thiamin)
Colour (Annatto Norbixin)

Obviously there’s far better food to feed a small child than crisps. I mean, if you have to ask… it’s probably not a good sign OP. No offence.

What about these ingredients jumps out at you?

This

Buy unsalted crisps

Are they covered in crack?

No?

Then (allergies aside) yes.

You misunderstand nutrition for children. Your comparison shows that skips are higher in sugar so unless the 3 year old needs to be on a calorie or fat restricted diet, I think the less processed ready salted crisps would be more " healthy,"

Hula Hoops so they can put one on every finger and suck them.

You need to find out if there are any allergies. A 3 year old will not be able to tell you. If you can't speak to the parents, you will need to speak to someone who will know this information. Grandparents, aunts, uncles etc.

😂yes they can. Parents may object for reasons such as health or allergies. They may just rather they didn't have crisps! But in general a 3 year old can ear crisps.

As if you went to the effort of looking all that up 🤣

Yes. My 1 year old has crisps

Yes they can. I would probably avoid Kettle Chips and similar for this age as they can be a bit sharp (I've cut my mouth before eating them!) but anything softer would be fine. You can't go wrong with a PomBear for preschoolers!