I'm watching a documentary about UPFs (ultra processed foods) and it's made me realise that I think we have far too many in our home. I would really like to cut this down, we have a 9month old, 2 year old, 7 year old and 12 year old. The baby, 7 and 12 year old will eat absolutely anything but the 2 year old can be picky to the point of having lost weight in the past and was referred to a dietician and paediatrician (she has now put on weight and generally eats much better but not always great). I do make a lot of things from scratch but a couple of nights a week, after clubs, I might stick on frozen pizzas or chicken nuggets. Snacks in particular tend to be UPFs (we do have yoghurt and fruit often as snacks too though).
I would love to hear what a day or week of meals and snacks looks like for you and your family to get some inspiration. Is there any tips for foods that you can get that wouldn't be UPFs if you get them elsewhere? For example DD2 loves sausages, if I get sausages made by the butcher would that be better or are they a no go?
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If you and your children eat a low- UPF diet, what does a typical day or week of meals and snacks look like?
Uffadoo · 14/03/2024 00:24
JussathoB · 14/03/2024 09:46
Wow impressed with how much cooking from scratch people are doing.
I know sometimes it’s a bit tricky to figure out exactly what is UPF and what’s not. However I don’t think tinned foods ( especially veg, fruit, beans, pulses etc) are UPF.
UPF are mainly ready meals, jars of pre made pasta sauce, pre made desserts, and supermarket packet bakery products etc I think.
Plant based ‘nuggets’ are probably just as UPF as chicken ones.
Hard to avoid completely but I like the suggestions to try and keep as small proportion of total diet.
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