to take 3yo dd to McDonalds?

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We were out, in a hurry and with few options available. It was the first time she has ever eaten McDonalds. She wasn't even all that impressed, eating less than half her burger and just one of her fries!

But dh is acting as though I've fed her class A drugs.

I might understand his pov if he was some kind of health freak, but you should see the shut he puts into his own body on a daily basis. Including McDonalds and KFC.

AIBU? Do you give your dc the occasional McDonalds?

To say that you detest parents of chdren under 8 in there is very strong. You must be a perfect parent in all other aspects to be able to judge someone so harshly. Good on you .

If you wait until your DC is 8yrs old you are very likely to get serious eating problems. Labelling food 'good' or 'bad' is a mistake. Set by example-serve a balanced, healthy diet most of the time and the occasional outing to McDonalds does no harm at all. Mine loved it when little-we didn't go very often. They don't bother now they are old enough to choose-I would say they go in even less often than when they were little.

despise people in macdonalds with children under 8!!! Get over yourself dear god its not the devil food

Op yanbu its not like its every day your dd will not die from eating macdonalds!!

Hiss I'm glad you're not in my local McDonalds!

A little bit every now and then is a healthy attitude to food, not to deprive totally which makes a person then crave it more. There are worse things you could do as a parent and there are better things to get your knickers in a twist over, giving a 3 year old a mcdonalds is not going to harm them.

It saddens me to see such hysteria from parents who still don't seem to have learnt most things are ok in moderation.

Surely it must wear people out to be so uptight all the time?

I don't like macdonalds.

Burger king is better

It's only food. Bread, burger, bun, spuds, maybe some juice. Too fatty and salty and sugary for every day but fine once in a while.

I don't understand why people get so worked up. Some grapes aren't going to sustain an active 3yo either.

I'll probably get flamed for this but if some people put as much effort and hysteria into how they feed themselves, as they do into their children...obesity wouldn't be a problem in this country.

I wonder how some kids feel when they're handed a bag of carrot sticks and a bottle of water as their parents tuck into Big Mac, Large fries and a milkshake.

Smacks of hypocrisy to me.

YABU- go to Pizza Hut. It's licensed

Joking aside, YANBU. There are no such things as good and bad foods. On;y good and bad diets. Balance is the key.

Some of the panic on this thread over McD's is hilarious. One would almost come to the conclusion that you have to sign over your soul to the devil when you enter the golden arches.

From the people that are hypocrites and eat junk (including McD's) then don't let their children have it, to those that practically make the sign of a cross when confronted with a cheeseburger.

Get a grip! I sooooo want to see these people posting when their precious little ones are teenagers and see them lose the plot over pre-teen and teenage issues. GREAT entertainment, that!

As most of the mentally stable have pointed out... moderation is the key. Children need to learn that food is not the enemy. Food is good for you, and while healthy food is important, there is nothing wrong or bad about having an occasional bit of unhealthy fun food as well. Children need to learn about balance in their diet.

YANBU for feeding your child an occasional mcdonalds. If you want your child to have a healthy attitude towards food the first place you should looking your own diet. If you are healthy, chances are your child will be.

Yanbu. The occasional McDs will not make your children keel over on the spot, or make them morbidly obese if they have a generally healthy diet and are active. If people get so worked about about what their children eat, what on earth do they do when their children go to birthday parties and are given the obligatory nuggets and chips? And maybe even a Fruit shoot to drink

I think if you want your children to be healthy, you should let them try a wide range of foods, provide a balanced diet without being obsessive about healthy eating and let them have treats and junk food in moderation. Agree that you should also set a good example yourself, children tend to copy their parents, and if they see you eating a lot of crap, they are likely to do the same in the end. Just as children of parents who smoke or drink are likely to copy them as they get older.

I for one find it extremely difficult to believe that this was your best option. Mind you, if you want to feed your child shit it's up to you. What is being unreasonable though is seeking the approbation of other equally feckless mothers who also presumably don't give a fuck what they feed their children if it makes their lives just that little bit easier.

LOL Disco!

It's the wanky floppy white buns I hate. So disappointing after the picture.

I have been in places where it is the best option-motorway services stations for example where a drink and a sandwich cost a lot more for a family of 5 than a burger and chips meal.

Apart from the fact OP's DH is a hypocrite-DCs do what you do-not what you say. If he is anti junk food he shouldn't be eating it himself! I can't stand parents who keep their DCs to a diet they can't do themselves. The only message it gives is that 'when I grow up I can eat junk food'.

I think that you are totally unfair kessaya-if you have a healthy balanced diet with food cooked from scratch most of the time, it is hardly feckless to go into MacDonalds once in a blue moon. Would you care to put your DCs menu on display and we can tell you how healthy we think it is? Why shouldn't mothers make their lives easy once in a while?

Yabu. It tastes rank.

I my local town centre the quick options are - mcdonalds, Kfc, a chippy or numerous bakeries. I would say they are probably all as "bad" as each other but none will kill you as an occasional thing

I don't think that a motorway service station sandwich is going to be any better nutritionally.

Do you give your dc the occasional McDonalds?

No

but you do what you like YANBU it is your dc

I don't buy the balanced diet eat macdonalds and eat a healthy diets its ok, why not just eat good food?

So, your daughter had some minced beef and potato? And perhaps the fresh orange juice they serve there? Or did she have the organic semi-skimmed mild for her drink?

Lucky girl - some children are fed crap.

The only reason I never take my 3 year old to McDonalds is because I prefer Burger King.

'feed your child shit'
'I despise people with kids under 8 in McD's'
'it's so dirty seeing kids in high chairs in mcdonalds'

Hiss - did you and DH live in McD's as children??

Bushy - tell him not to be such a twat!

Birds - there's lots of veggie stuff at McD's. If you ask for a vegetarian burger it's cooked fresh & is really good. Ask for tomato, cheese & gherkin added.

I rarely eat McD's but enjoy it when I do - so shoot me

pmsl at kessaya's indignant self-righteousness.

Never has the phrase "get a life" been more apt.

I'm all for an easy life kessaya [feckless mother]