I hate to comment on others parenting, BUT...

[BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability]

I've just seen a post on facebook saying that someone is proud that their 6 week old baby has just eaten a whole jar of puree...

Has anyone else seen examples of interesting parenting first hand that they thought were the stuff of MN myth? I honestly didnt think that people this, ahem, naive existed!

Well actually it's the not the one that's 'no added' sugar, it's the one with 'real' sugar in it, so I guess that makes it more of the crack cocaine of drinks rather than heroin.

We had a nutritionist in school the other week. She said that they conducted a study of children in the south east and their diets. They discovered that many children were malnourished because they lacked sugar and fats in their diets. She was being employed to go to schools and encourage a BALANCED diet. Not that she was encouraging coke and red bull though!

Emma, I wasn't looking for a 'right' answer - just wondering why someone would choose to give it to a toddler that's all. Guess I'll never know... :)

After chicken's comment I'm now expecting lots of posts about HAVING to give children crisps, chocolate, chips to ensure they have enough fats and sugars in their diets...

I have heard the same chicken, seems in some cases the obsession has gone to far.

Oh no, that's not what she said at all. She actually told the children that crisps and coke were for special occasions!

But I found or very interesting. She called it middle class abuse.

I don't understand the fuss. Some babies are advanced. Mine passed GCSE maths when he was 5 weeks old and had an all you can eat Indian buffet to celebrate, even eating a vindaloo. In fact, he laughed at my wife who could eat nothing hotter than a korma.

And to add my own one... I was around a friends sisters house at about 9 one night. Dad came home a dumped a kebab on the table. Her DD aged about 2 and a half and her DS aged about 12 months ate the whole thing! I kid you not.

Whats wrong with a kebab Chicken (being a little bit greek and actually bought up on home made souvlakia) It's meat, salad and bread, although if it's a doner it might have a bit too much salt, but a one off doesn't matter.

bruffin DS was 7m when we visited Greece and he ate Gyros nearly every day!

Hi Bumbley, I always miss the boat, story of my life but I didn't read all the posts- not enough hours in the day so yes I must've missed them. Sorry.
It's just I'm an old mum- a nanna now too- and it all seems to damned complicated for new mums nowadays. You're told one thng then another...I'm surprised how babies always managed to survive years ago!
The only thing I didn't do with mine which was fashionable at the time was lay them on their tummies. Just didn't make any sense to me (over heating/not being able to breathe etc) and then just as my elder two got out of the baby phase Ann Diamond who was very popular at the time tragically lost her son through cot death and laying him on his tummy!
So then it was lay them on the backs or sides which I always did anyway (a rolled up towel behind them)
I think a lot of parenting is plain old common sense and what is passed down from previous generations; your mum, your nan, your aunties etc...

Beyond. Ds loved the food in Greece when he was 9 months, amazed me what he was willing to try and enjoy!

I gave my DS puree at nine weeks (a long time ago). He lived.

Some of ds's friends have never tried samphire :(

A greasy doner kebab from the kebab van at 9pm.

Has anyone heard of the 80/20 rule? Its not a "rule" as such but its what we try to adhere to, basically if we eat really well 80 percent of the time then we can relax a bit the rest. It means that tonight we eat boiled brown rice with steamed veg and pork chops but if the DDs eat like that all week then want to have some pizza at the weekend or small bar of chocolate after swimming then thats okay, thats balance - although they are as likely to ask for some hummus or a handful of nuts or olives.

My husband is a PT with an interest in exercise nutrition and hes horrified by a lot of peoples diets, and that includes not eating enough carbs/fats for their body to function properly, he was fortunate to be taught by a nationally renowned expert in exercise nutrition and she told him basically all these people who cut whole food groups out are just going to die early by and large.

However very small children can only eat what they are given so if you do not supply crap they will not look for it. The numbers of children with food phobias and health disorders related to under eating at pre 5 are tiny. Id be interested to see the long term research on poor diet in children and future diet/health issues over a longitudal study. We now know that fat children do become fat adults, puppy fat doesnt exist. Links to early diet are being proved more strongly all the time. If it makes you feel better to ignore it and call me judgy go ahead. Im just happy to know a bit about it and Ill try to share because actually I genuinely like people and Id like to see everyone a bit healthier and fitter.

well pizza is not an unhealthy food for a start

Well, technically, if you are considering the amount of sat fat in cheese...although I would much rather my children ate pizza now and then than chocolate or crisps.

I have stood in a check out queue, feeling sorry for the poor harrassed Mum a places few in front of me with 3 little ones I would guess all under 4 yrs including toddler twins, who were screaming & running riot :(-

& then watched her pay & then hand them each a can of the stores own brand of RED BULL - any sympathy I had departed PDQ

Children need dairy and fat in their diet

Some of ds's friends have never tried samphire

Anything made with white flour is unhealthy. Bought pizzas usually have high salt contents. Premade tomato sauces usually have added sugars (you dont need added sugars if you have a balanced diet).

The cheese can indeed be high sat fat. Pepperoni and processed sausage meats have been proven to be linked to bowel cancer.

And of course, here in Scotland we deep fry them......

Some of ds's friends have never tried samphire

I am pissing myself laughing at that one! Fucking samphire I ask you. I'd put a bet on that most fully grown adults haven't tried samphire, let alone children!

Rhonda, I have been told that children should only eat white bread, they dont need the extra fibre in wholemeal?

I only ever serve fucking samphire, Bullet

Anything else is a travesty.