Or is toast with honey a perfectly acceptable breakfast for a 4yo?

[n0ne]

Just that, really. DD(4) is asking for toast with honey for breakfast. DH is telling her she can't have it. I ask why, he says it's just pure sugar and looks at me like I've got two heads. Surely toast with honey is a perfectly normal breakfast option? It's not like she eats it every day (or in fact ever before).

DH is foreign, if that makes a difference. He has some really weird (to me) ideas about what is and isn't an acceptable meal

Ahh, n0ne, careful - you are using the word "junk". You started the thread with the position that bread with honey is not "junk" yet now you are saying that sugar cereals are. When you are in such a position, you really need to be certain what is "junk" and what is the antonym of junk.

Lots of issues with people who are saying honey is really bad - it has many health benefits and actually helps to regulate blood sugar levels.
In my work I come across a lot of young people with eating disorders and I'm afraid that many are born from this very resolute attitude that people are conveying to their children - as if it is a crime to eat toast and honey. Believe me it is not. I am not advocating eating huge amounts of sweet foods or other things that are not perceived as good foods - but please think twice before making children feel guilty for eating them or as if they are doing something wrong. A balanced healthy diet is all they require.

Well said sniggy

So many people have that mindset. Also, using sweets things as a 'treat' can create problems as many then turn to comfort eating because they 'deserve it'