To think this isnt 'nanny-state' and is actually a good idea?

[WhiteTrash]

weaning guide

I have a lot of 'common sense' yet with both my children Ive got a bit 'stuck' with the weaning thing. What to give them. Ideas, amounts, mixtures.

So theres bowl sizes, I dont think thats a bad idea either some first time paremnts might not know how much to put down or how much their child is expected to eat.

Weaning for a lot of mums can be worrying. Are they having enough? Too much? Too much of one thing, not another? Etc.

I think that looks easy to understand, comprehensive, and useful.

It doesnt say it is about weaning, it is about how to give a child a healthy diet, and considering the highly lucrative market for dieting and slimming in this country, many women do need some sort of edcuation with regards to what is the right portion size for their children.

i would love some portion guidance for my DD1. She is an active 21 month old who eats pretty much everything i put in front of her (not a compliant mind you) but i do worry sometimes that i am over feeding her.

I think that booklet would be very useful.

Hmmm, it feels as this is information that everyone "should" already know, but some obviously don't. So, if this helps some people to make positive changes to their children's diets then that's a good thing.

Also, thanks for the link, I'm just transferring the pictures to some things I've been working on in my cm paperwork. :)

I would also say that it can be helpful for anyone who has immigrated here from a different culture, where they are not used to the amount of processed shite that is available so cheaply here.

I think that's brilliant as a visual guide

As Squeaky said, you only have to look at how many people are on diets to understand how often portion size is misunderstood.

Are you training to be a CM Squishy?

And PP youre right its not a weanimg guide. Im weaning so have weaning on the brain!

YANBU

They look quite similar to the CHEW resources

Sounds good to me. I don't think that kind of thing deserves the term 'nannying' - if people don't want to be told what to do, they can always, I don't know... Not read it?

I have been trying to persuade DH that he's giving too-big portions to the DCs so I would like a copy of this booklet!

I [heart] The Mail. Monday - Britons are too fat. Tuesday - nanny state must stop telling people how to be healthy. Wednesday - Gvt must do more to tackle obesity crisis. Thursday - Gvt must stop wasting money telling people what to eat. Friday - eating from the wrong size plate will give you cancer. Saturday - get your free Mail exclusive 50-page pullout guide to healthy eating.

lynn - if she isn't overweight or gaining on her lines, don't limit portions only limit sugary and fatty aspects of a meal. You can't overfeed on healthy food, only on unhealthy food.

Even "healthy" food has a calorific value. Too much of that is still unnecessary, and yes, you can overfeed.

You can overfeed, but if a child remains at a healthy weight, in line with their natural frame/weight (i.e. not rising up thru the percentiles) then you are by definition not overfeeding. Thus the consideration is simply the content of the diet.

Whitetrash no I'm already a cm :)
Having new info in an easy to read format will always look good in my folder though. I don't allow choc/sweeties/sugary drinks etc on a regular basis which has been questioned by a couple of the parents as I've substituted crisps from their packed lunch with extra fruit or something else healthy. To show them pictorial evidence if there's a question in the future will make it easier.