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Is it just me or does everyone else feed their children kale and hummus and goji berries and all other manners of food?

What do you feed your toddlers at meal times?

I'm struggling with a fussy eater and concerned that he'll look like a philistine when he starts nursery, rocking up with his ham on white bread....

I feed my children everything I can get them to try (Friday is tryday and all that). When I pack their lunch it is much more about what they will eat at school (far less) to get through the afternoon, mostly fruit and a sandwich.

Well we don't have white bread. But go through loads of kale

I feed her what I'm eating. Which has meant I haven't had a take away in a long time!
She eats normal things. Rice mashed potatos omelettes peas sweetcorn corn on the cob curry baked beans roasts etc etc.
There's things she won't eat. Probably too bitter for her young palette- sprouts courgettes and peppers. I put a bit on her plate eaxh time but never mention it as I know she won't eat it but I think she never will unless it always appears on her plate.
Veg she will eat - peas sweetcorn tomatoes carrots parsnips - she gets nearly everyday!

Sorry jumping on post to ask question. Sister always said children shouldn't eat brown bread as their digestive system isn't developed yet. I know brown bread sends my ibs into orbit and me to the toilet for 2 hours so believed her. Is this true? She gives them good quality white bread. If I eat bread (and that's a very rare occasion) i only eat white (Please take at face value as wanting answer)

Sisters Children eat everything adults eat. (Sometimes more played with than eaten)

I think whole grain stuff can be a bit harsh for little ones. It gives my 3 and 2 year olds the runs if they eat to much.
I do give them some because I think its best to be used to eating it but mostly they have white. My older two eat either.
They all eat most fruit and vegetables. DS2 3 won't eat potatoes except in the form of Macdonalds fries which is a pain he also doesn't really like roasts or standard casserole he prefers spicy food. I still serve them he eats or doesn't and that's that.
The only time I serve separate food is when DH and I aren't eating at home or having a 'special dinner', having something none of them like or if they have a friends over.
None of them really like fish much but that's my fault, I am too squeamish about it so don't serve it often enough.

With regard to Nursery IME as TA and Nursery Nurse most children have ham/cheese/jam/Nutella/chicken/tuna on white or 50/50 rarely brown, some have tomato/cucumber/peppers, most have a bit of fruit, most have crisps/cheddars or cake/penguin type thing. Raisins, baby bels, cheese strings, humdingers, mini sausages, cold nuggets, cold pizza, sausage rolls etc are all quite popular.

I fed my DD everything as a toddler. Sometime when she was two, she started being a fussy eater and says all our food is yuck. Now she has a diet of bread, rice, chip, fish fingers, chicken nuggets, processed cheese (ie baby bel, cheese strings) and yoghurt. Only thing she's good at is fruit. The rub is nursery told me she eats everything including cucumbers, carrots, curries. Never at home though.

londonranch answer to your wholegrain question from the NHS
www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/baby-food-questions.aspx

Short answer is your sister is right.

Mine eat kale chips with oil and salt, they take 10 minutes in the oven. They also eat home made hummus which is even quicker to make. And yes, with carrot sticks. But most of the time they help themselves to snacks like fruit if they want. But snacks aren't offered as a rule. They're old enough to go from meal to meal without them.

I don't buy white bread and limit white pasta and white rice as a rule, but of course they've had it. They don't eat goji berries, but do eat plenty of fresh fruit. They are served plenty of vegetables and tasty home cooked meals. I am, if I do say so myself a good and inventive cook. They don't drink anything but milk or water and they only have plain greek unsweetened yoghurt. They have a healthy packed lunch every day and occasionally they buy from the school canteen. I make dessert maybe once a week and it might be home made apple crumble, or custard or whatever.

All bets are off at children's parties and when we go out, which is reasonably frequently.

I don't basket weave or snort lentils and I don't care what other people think of my food rules. They eat what I give them most of the time because they're used to it and it's normal for them.

My two have always just had whatever we were having, right from the word go. No special cooking, no 'kids food'.

They are not aware there is any other option.

We eat all the things listed in your first paragraph and also sometimes have ham sandwiches on white bread.

Food isn't all or nothing you know, a bit of this a bit of that - not too much of anything.

It isn't that complicated.

Thank you one little. Will check link. Wondered if that why I can't cope with it too. French bread is ok so wondering if it's the flour. Sister two love French bread too. Sorry for jumping on post. As you were...

I'm the same as 'however' - my kids do eat mackerel and lots of dark green veg. They also eat whatever they want at parties etc.
I live in a middle class area and it was interesting at a picnic at school I supervised- 80% of lunches did contain egg/tuna sandwiches on brown, a piece of fruit and water. All those who had white sandwiches with ham/jam also had a fruit shoot, crisps and a biscuit.
If you had told me the sandwich, I could have accurately predicted what the rest of the lunch contained. On a survey sample of 30 kids.