To think that kids like fruit?

[BrittaPerry]

Fruit is sweet. Kids like sweet things. So, kids like fruit.

Yes?

Just sick of people being 'amazed' at children asking for fruit, and saying they are really good.

Of course my children nag for apples! They are tasty! If anything, I have to stop them eating too much as it gives them bad bellies.

This isn't boasting, it's just a fact.

I'm just a bit baffled. I'm a bit pushy in other ways, but this doesn't need pushyness because, well, who doesn't like sweet stuff?

I like to think of it as odd. If it is odd then I am normal

Tyranno we're normal, I promise.

Fruit-eating varies an awful lot really.

I don't go in much for fruit. I would describe it as a group of substances that definitely aren't sweet, and aren't nice and savoury. (By the way, I love marmite.

I have two children. Twins. Identical twins. Twin 1 would follow me around all morning with the sad refrain, "me want banana now mummy". Twin 2 will ask for a banana because he saw his brother have one. Then he takes one bite and gives it to Twin 1. End result: Twin 1 gets two bananas and is Very Happy about this.

On the other hand, they tried their first ever Mr Kipling fruit pies last week, and Twin 1 would only eat the pastry. Twin 2 ate all of it.

I can completely understand Twin 2's attitude (bananas are absolutely horrible although I do a damn good job of concealing my disgust), but Twin 1 confuses me. He Makes No Sense.

Answering the question about those who eat no fruit. My stepson has ASD and sensory issues. He hates being in the same room as someone eating a banana. He doesn't even like fruit flavoured sweets (fruit pastilles, starburst etc) he has a really strong sense of smell and can't stand it. He did used to eat raisins when he was younger, but not anymore. He really has quite a limited diet, but as he's an adult now there's not much we can do now.

DS2 also has ASD yet has no problem with food, completely the opposite, he loves it! He will choose an apple over ice cream any day. He did go through a phase of not eating veg, but strangely still loved sprouts!!

Re the riding bike thing vs fruit. I have had loads of amazement type comments about my kids riding without stabilisers at just 3 so that analogy does not work for me. My fruit refusers did love it until about 14 months & one was blw so texture was not the issue. They don't like fuzzy drinks, squash or juice and only drink water so I can claw back some smug parenting kudos there.

I have never commented with amazement about other kids loving fruit; just bitterness.

DD loves apples and pears, and I often get nods of approval when she's seen outdoors with one. It's unusual to see children eat fruit (at least where I live), you're more likely to see them with bags of crisps or sweets.

Fruit often gets passed off as this nasty stuff children have to eat in order to stay healthy, but it's actually very good toddler food: sweet, juicy and easy to carry around.

My girls love fruit, I have to stop them eating too much sometimes, they will easily polish off a box of raspberries or blueberries in a matter of minutes and ask for more.

Me and DH are fruit lovers too and we always have lots in the fridge. I do know people whose children don't eat fruit though, I suppose all kids are different but I think a lot of it is whether the parents like it and eat it.