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to want to give dd2 (5) Coco pops for breakfast?

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sherazade · 25/08/2012 19:43

DD2 , age 5, is not fussy about ANY meal apart from breakfast, and thats only weekday/school morning breakfast. Dring the hols and on weekends she will work up an appetite by 10 am and happily tuck into scrambled eggs on wholemeal home baked toast.

I am a full time primary teacher and she attends the school i teach in so our school run is invariably an hour before everyone elses. she just doesn't like eating early in the morning. I have tried porridge (which dd1 and I have every morning), sweetened with honey, with unsweetened cocoa, weetabix warm with honey, plain cereals, oatibix, toasts , fruit etc and I feel like I am force feeding it to her every morning as every mouthful is an unhappy chore but I cant send her to school without breakfast. I have tried giving her breakfast at school when we get there but no luck (ie delaying it by half an hour).

the rest of the day she has a good diet, she eats plenty of fresh fruit and veggies, protein, grilled veggies, but sugary treats/sweets/chocolate/juices/biscuits I just do not buy. However whenever we go past the cereal aisle in sainsburys she will point to coco pops and says 'mummy i'll have that for breakfast on school days'. I am so tempted to just give in and have a fuss free morning where she eats something without tears but I am just not sure with the sugar/salt/rubbish content .

Am I being unreasonable to consider giving her the cocopops or am i being idealistic not to? what would other mumsnetters do?

OP posts:

vodkaanddietirnbru · 26/08/2012 19:10

nhs says brush before breakfast especially if you are having acidic food/drinks.

mistlethrush · 26/08/2012 19:15

DS has a cereal 'topper' to a bowl of porridge oats - so that he can say to his friends he had cocoa pops / cornflakes etc whilst, in actual fact, having a much healthier breakfast that's going to give him much better long-term energy etc.

Haberdashery · 26/08/2012 19:16

It probably is hereditary. But me and DH have goodish teeth. The weak tooth gene that has affected DD wasn't obvious to us. It must have come from further back or maybe it's another issue.

exoticfruits · 26/08/2012 19:17

I will stick to brushing afterwards.

valiumredhead · 26/08/2012 19:20

I would bet my bottom dollar that once she has the coco pops it's something else she kicks off about in the mornings.

I would do what mistle does.

HildaOgden · 26/08/2012 19:37

Give her the coco-pops,chances are she will get fed up of them anyway after a while but at least she will be in the habit of eating something for breakfast.

5madthings · 26/08/2012 20:03

i do as mistle dies, a healthier cereal ue weetabix with handful of treat cereal on top.

with regards to teeth brushing if you have a drink of water after you eat and yhen leave it ten mins its better for your teeth.

brushing straight away after eating usnt meant to be good but a drink of water and a ten min wait is fine.

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sherazade · 26/08/2012 20:16

chocoluvva, Thank you! I myself do not understand why other people get so worked about my decisions about how to feed my children... they show so much concern.. they are more bothered about it than my dds who frankly couldn't care less! it's really not rocket science.. i don't impose any strict bans on junk... i just don't buy it either.. the dds don't need it/benefit from it/ and that suits my tight budget just fine! like i said treats from grandparents... birthdays... are fine..i dont sit there tutting and demanding special provision for my children on special occassions! and then they are real treats and not a daily occurence.. although my mind boggles as to why people are so keen to know exactly when and how my dds eat junk!!! I am anyway very confident about my decisions... and honestly don't care what other people think/say/judge... just as i dont care what other people feed their dds, cant think of anything more petty than worrying about someone elses children not being fed enough sweets .. my sisters feed their dcs loads of sweets n choccies etc but we respect each other's differences .. she's happy her way..i'm happy mine. no brainer really...

started this thread because choc coated cereal obviously not the type of thing we'd normally eat in this house.. wasn't looking to be dictated by anyone as to what i should feed my dd.. just for fresh perspective and alternative suggestions.. i am not going to run off to buy some cocopops and say here eat right now 'coz mumsnet said u could , but i'm aware now that it seems to be quite common for nomally good eaters to be picky at breakfast time, and i have picked up some helpful alternatives (like mixing with other cereal, and never thought of scrambling an egg in microwave must try it), may try cocopops for odd day and not let it grow into a habit....thanks again everyone for their input

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mistlethrush · 26/08/2012 20:21

DS is so used to that being 'breakfast' that he will put oats in before topping, even if he is 'making' breakfast for himself without me being in evidence at all.

OhIDoLikeToBeBesideMyself · 26/08/2012 21:02

Two possible routes to go, mine and DH's:

Mine Give her the sodding CoCo Pops. They won't do her any serious harm - I've been watching them for years and the sugar & salt are a fck of a lot lower now than they were 15 years ago! The days of wrecking a math class just by giving the heavy boys a baggie of CoCo Pops during Miss Salmon's starter are long gone! (Don't ask me how I know, I just do). In fact, these days, they are so fcking bland & sugar-free that your DD is likely to get bored with them after a couple of days, leaving you with the rest of the packet to slip surreptitiously into the neighbours bin.

DH's (This works best if you have pet mice/rats/hamsters/guinea pigs, or have mice/rats/hamsters/guinea pigs infesting your house). Thank your DD for helping solve the problem. What problem? she'll ask. The mice/rats/hamsters/guinea pigs poo problem, you say. What do you mean? she'll ask. The council won't let us put the mice/rats/hamsters/guinea pigs poo in the bin anymore; so we put it in the oven to dry it out & you have it for breakfast: problem solved & thank you. By way of twisting the knife, he would then offer a pocket money rise for continuing to eat the CoCo Pops because it will be saving us so much in fines.

I prefer my route, but I'm afraid DH's is more likely to work. Our own DD has had nearly 10 years of this and is a pretty tough nut. I would like her to be a doctor or something, but DH says there is a real shortage of top quality female contract killers...

exoticfruits · 26/08/2012 21:51

I always do scrambled eggs in the microwave- the dish is then easy to wash.

JustFabulous · 27/08/2012 09:46

If you don't care what other people think and do, why start the thread asking what other mumsnetters would do?

chocoluvva · 27/08/2012 11:10

The OP said she was hoping for other ideas and help in deciding.
She got it :)

Lexie1970 · 27/08/2012 11:25

Honestly give the damn cocoa pops - it is only 1 meal of the day!! It sounds as if the remaining meals are not full of crap so give your daughter what she wants!!

In our house we said cocoa pops were weekends and holidays and DS (5) was happy with that - you know what, over the summer holidays he has preferred weetabix and had cocoa pops twice I think....

citylovernow · 27/08/2012 12:15

I don't really care what other people do, but since you asked, no, I would never give my dcs coco pops - that's not even a real food if you ask me.

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