About toddler group snacks?

[youcankeepyourhead]

I wanted to mention/discuss with you my concerns about some toddler groups snack options.

I went to a group last week - at snack time, they gave the children: crisps, biscuits and juice (squash that's full of sugar). I changed the juice for water and gave my child the snack I'd brought with me (cheese sandwich and quartered grapes)

It does not teach the children healthy eating nor does it show a good example to parents. I believe that these groups should be offering fruit, raisins, rice cakes, milk or water.

Am I the only mum who thinks these unhealthy snakes are unacceptable? So my question is, do you think it's acceptable for these groups to offer our children unhealthy snacks?

And to answer your post, it depends on the kind of group. As others have said, running a toddler group is a thankless task, I did one for about a year, we charged a low entry fee and didn't have much to spend on snacks as we needed to break even after paying rent, insurance etc. If you don't like the smacks, take your own?

Really pleased to hear that aspartame isn't as bad as I thought (dd drinks a lot of sugar free juices)

I do however now have an image akin to the chocolate river in Charlie and the chocolate factory due to blues correlation between squash and natural river water.....

blue clearly the schools are wrong then with their water only crusade..,,

Even if you are dehydrated, unless severe water is stil the best.
Obviously im no expert, this is only according to bupa....

In marathons yes you should drink something with salts in to replace electrolytes but people who suffer are rare.
In normal cases water to rehydrate is the best!

Smacks!!! Snacks, definitely, snacks.

stdg - not with tap water, that for sure, with river water largely, which in water potential and chemical composition in far closer to squash.

.....still waiting for evidence......

blue clearly the schools are wrong then with their water only crusade..

no, I entirely agree with this, it is because it is by far the easiest drink to clean up after a spillage in the class room There is no other reason for this.

nope no other reasons.

Oh ignore Blue14. He's been having a right old laugh trolling Mumsnet all day.

But that doesn't happen within your body because your kidneys regulate it. It's not in s laboratory setting.

No ones denying that a massive water overdose can be dangerous. We are still waiting for proof of toddlers dying from water though !

Just catching up with the rest of the thread. Was going to comment on Blue's garbled nonsense then saw this post.
Oh ignore Blue14. He's been having a right old laugh trolling Mumsnet all day.
Makes sense if been trolling and best off ignored. No one on this earth could be so mis-informed and ridiculous.

Oh for god sake, get over yourself. Its nice that they provide anything at all.

Not exactly how most people choose to take in water is it?

But why do the adults need hot tea/coffee when there are loads of toddlers/pre-schoolers running around?

Surely these adults can survive without a hot drink for an hour or two?

We used to go to sure start until it closed. We had to take our own drink and snack. And it had to be healthy. Apart from the Christmas party.

Made it easier for us. Dd eats fruit by the bucketload. So I chopped up some fresh berries and grapes. Threw in a handful of grated cheddar. Job done.

No need to check ingredients for her allergy!

Lol. You can indeed die from over drinking water. You would have to drink 3+ litres over say no more than 2 hours, AND have an empty stomach/eat nothing. Even then you probably wouldn't die.
Babies under a year are indeed susceptible, so shouldn't have too much water on top of normal milk. EBf babies need nothing other than milk.
I used to have to strongly encourage a 2 year old to drink 2 litres over the course of a waking day and it was tough. Honestly couldn't see many children managing enough water to make them ill.

I won't be making a permanent move to cordial anytime soon. (Fruit juice at mealtimes is perfectly acceptable though)

A real pathologist would have no trouble providing links to reputable sites and, even better, peer-reviewed publications to support their scientific claims with an evidence base. As opposed to, say, posting variations of the same statement repeatedly and just telling other people they're wrong with no back up. That just wouldn't be credible.

So, Blue - how did man survive before the invention of squash?

According to your utter bollocks theory, we should have died out like the dinosaurs!

Blue you sound bonkers. Squash is all but unknown outside the UK I think. I've only ever encountered it here. I still remember the disappointment, aged 13, on my first visit to Britain, to be given squash when I was promised juice. Eurgh horrible sugary stuff with no taste.

Clearly the rest of the world should have died out by now...

tap water is totally unnatural. Squash is far closer in chemical composition and osmotic potential to natural river water

...but you make it with tap water!!

Who wants to drink natural river water?😮

Leaving aside Blue's insanity (though I do find highly diluted juice more hydrating than my usual water), I'm amused at OP touting raisins and rice cakes, both basically pure sugar, as a healthier option. Rice cakes have a GI of 91 (glucose is 100).

www.shape.com/healthy-eating/diet-tips/7-foods-nutritionist-would-never-eat

The NHS' verdict on aspartame, it's fine folks :)

Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/the-truth-about-aspartame.aspx

Guys don't feed Blue, she's talking utter bollocks.

Humans survivors by drinking river water - I've read it all now.