My husband has just said he thinks i give my toddler too much sugary stuff and that he's not sure he should get it at all. I want to double check myself to make sure he hasn't got a point.
DS is nearly three. His diet i think is really good, for instance yesterday he had
breakfast - branflakes with raisins and sunflower seeds, natrual yoghurt and chopped up pear and blueberries. Diluted orange juice and water.
mid morning - couple of oat cakes, grapes and strawberries.
lunch - bowl of homemade lentil and veg soup, grated carrot, courgette, cheese on a piece of wholemeal toast.
dinner - courgette, pepper, onion and mushroom omlette with cheese and bread and butter. raspberries and natural yoghurt.
and that's pretty normal really.
this week treat wise he had a chuppa chup lolly last sunday, a quarter of a twix on wednesday, a chocolate biscuit at playgroup of friday and a quarter of a cupcake and a chuppa chup today. DH thinks this is too much sweet stuff in a week.
My attitude was that i didn't want to refuse him sweet stuff as a rule, so as not to make it forbidden fruit, just to make sure when he does have it that it's not much, and that it's after meals. and to make sure he's not getting loads of hidden sugar in his diet, like in cereal and stuff, and to homemake the vast majority of things.
Am i being unreasonable? i can't find any guidelines anywhere