To be horrified at giving a 3 yr old crisps, chocolate biscuits, cheesy bites...

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....at 10 in the morning? After having sugary breakfast cereals?

I can't post in here anymore I'm losing the will to live.

Well some people don't think that refined carbs and sugar are ok to eat every day. I am one of those and I doubt that I am alone. Each to their own.

Yep each to their own.

Food as a reward? Really?

Yes - and these are the people that think that restricting crappy food will give their kids 'food issues'!

Emotional eaters and those who 'reward' themselves with 'treats' seem to be to be some of the people with the very worst relationships with food.

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A lot of food issues are about control. If a parent is over controlling with food it could well lead to things like anorexia or bulemia.
I for the middle ground, there is nothing wrong with So called "crap" food in limitation. If you are labeling food as good or bad then you are on the road to having food issues.

What i forget is that i am half greek cypriot. Their attitude to food is that it should be enjoyed and relished, not something that should be feared and controlled.
My dad was a sod but some of my favorite memories of him is handing over a bit of this or that to try with a huge grin on his face. Thankfully my dcs have lived up to their genes and love olives.

Well, it does sound like a lot of salt and sugar for a kid to take in at that hour of the morning. It would probably lead to their blood sugar spiking and them getting very irritable and cranky around mid-day.

But hey, what do I know. My son is only 15 months yet so still more or less eats what I give him and as for bad parenting, I let go of his hand for a split second yesterday as I bent to pick something out and he walked out into the what could have been the path of an oncoming car, if there had been a car coming. Thankfully there wasn't but it still made me feel like Bad Parent of the Year.

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I disagree that labelling some food as crap or rubbish or whatever is likely to create 'issues'about food. It's merely telling the truth!

Well you can say that is a bad food.

Or you can educate your children about the different food groups.

Or you can turn a blind eye and let them eat whatever, whenever and then cross your fingers and hope for the best.

I prefer education.

anything and everything can be bad for you if its amount is to much.

Look up the word Orthorexia

So called healthy foods like nuts and hummous and sesame seeds are bad for my ds, they could really kill him, where as a packet of crisps wouldnt do him any harm.

But Bruffin you know this thread isn't about children who problems with certain food.

Oh for goodness sake. You KNOW that no one is discussing this kind condition and that we are discussing healthy/unhealthy food in general. And a packet of crisps is not a healthy alternative to a food that 'could really kill him' is it? There are other foods in the world....

Its about a packet of crisps which some people on here seem to think is the work ofvthembsre devil. I am just pointing out you need a bit of perspective with food. Not label things good or bad food as there is no such thing.

Exactly Bruffin - everything in moderation.

Unless of course your child has SN, allergies, food phobias or is a fussy eater.

I think it's fair to say the OP isn't referring to those issues though.

This thread could kill me!

I will never agree with you that there are not good and bad foods.

No one will EVER convince me that a big mac and fries (for example) is not bad food and that in 'moderation' it is ok to eat it. It is not. It is disgusting and it does disgusting things to your body.

However I seem to be in the minority on this one so I shall rest my case. I will say though that I am really shocked at how many people are bringing up their kids to think that eating chocolate, crisps, cake and other general junk is normal and ok and that 'snacking' is a good idea. I am eternally grateful to my own mother who brought us up to never snack and to avoid sweet sugary food and junk food.

Is it though? The OP never came back to say anything about whether the child was underweight or there was more to it. That three snacks were offered and all refused sounded scarily familiar to those of us with children who are underweight and/or have food issues. Most parents if their child said no to a snack would just not offer anything else. Why offer three separate high calorie options?

Because she isn't concerned what her child eats?

Countrykitten - I think most people would agree with you about sugary junk food not being good. Perhaps there would be arguments about eating it in moderation etc, but basically, yes, sugary junk food is bad.

But why is snacking bad? If you chose healthy options, what's wrong with snacking?

How on earth does a big mac so horrible things to your insides. Its a bit of meat lettuce and bread. Non of those things are bad for you unless that is all you eat, just as of all you eat is fruit which wouldn't be too healthy either as it wouldn't be a balanced diet.

bruffin - I am assuming that you are joking here. If not, educate yourself.

JOTP - I just think that snacking is a really bad habit and is contributing to our obesity crisis. People want food 24/7 and seem to eat on demand - this is a big change from when I grew up in the 70s and I think a change for the worse. I am well aware that little children may well need small healthy snacks from time to time but feel that that is different to the constant snacking that adults seem to indulge in. We seem to be sleepwalking in to serious ill health and malnutrition via what we are eating. (or not eating).