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Wanting to give 9m/o chocolate at Easter?

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TwittleBee · 27/03/2018 21:56

I've seen a lot of parents saying it's selfish / waste of money /sets bad habits / unhealthy etc etc to give little ones chocolate (even at Easter). AIBU for wanting to give my 9m/o DS some chocolate though?

My plan was to make a sugar free mousse made with 100% cocoa chocolate and flavoured with orange.

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Dumbotheelephant · 28/03/2018 08:37

Everything in moderation, a little bit of milky bar or kinder bar as a treat!

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TwittleBee · 28/03/2018 08:38

Dumbotheelephant why do people go for white chocolate over the darker stuff?

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ferrier · 28/03/2018 08:40

Personally I don't see the point in giving them anything unhealthy until they start asking for it.

needtogiveitablow · 28/03/2018 08:48

With my first born I was the same and panicked terribly about what people would think til I realised that the people whose opinions I worried about all weaned their babies very early by today’s advice and gave rusks in bottles regularly - a bag of milky buttons was never going to do that much harm! My second born however is regularly found eating food that has apparently appeared from nowhere - it’s quite a skill really Hmm

NotTakenUsername · 28/03/2018 08:50

Why? Like seriously why?

I get doing a small Father Christmas for the first year - Dd often asks what he brought her when she was a baby... but why do you want to give them chocolate so young when their tastes are developing?

Once Dd was old enough to ask we never made it a taboo. Neither is it a treat. It’s a tasty unhealthy snack which we enjoy in moderation because it tastes good.

I would be concerned about the caffeine content in the dessert you are planning (and the bitter flavour) and like others said, a few milk chocolate buttons if you wanted to would be more sensible.

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TwittleBee · 28/03/2018 08:51

but is 100% cocoa chocolate unhealthy? ferrier
doing a quick google it seems chocolate is unhealthy due to the sugar and fat content but if I use 100% then hasn't this issue been removed? It seems chocolate also provides some vitamins/minerals and antioxidants? Although I guess I am upping the fat content again with the eggs and double cream but then don't little ones need a high fat diet at this age (that is what my HV said?) and I would give my DS eggs and cream separately? And where do you draw the line at unhealthy? Isn't it healthy to have everything in moderation?

Am I just over thinking all this? haha

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TwittleBee · 28/03/2018 08:53

needtogiveitablow yeah that is true, rusks are horribly high in sugar and not many people seem to bat an eye lid at those being eaten (or drunk in bed time bottles!) by babies. Same goes with a lot of those "organic" meals, I checked th back of some of them and was shocked at the high content of salt

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NotTakenUsername · 28/03/2018 08:57

Oh op I feel so sad for you. You’re tying yourself in knots. Paralysis by analysis. I did it with my Dd at the start too. Now she eats... fish fingers... Shock

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TwittleBee · 28/03/2018 09:00

NotTakenUsername yeah that is pretty spot on Paralysis by analysis - I guess it is because he is my first Confused

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Creatureofthenight · 28/03/2018 09:00

Lots of people will now tell you to avoid risks because of the sugar content.
I’m not giving my 9 mo any chocolate yet. Mainly because she doesn’t need it. I don’t think her digestive system is the most robust and don’t want to give her a bad tummy.
I must admit even at this stage I am worried about things like chocolate and sweets - I am overweight and have a terrible sweet tooth, and don’t want my bad habits to rub off on DD.

Creatureofthenight · 28/03/2018 09:01

Oh heck, rusks not risks!

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TwittleBee · 28/03/2018 09:04

Creatureofthenight see we are pretty good, OH and I don't snack unless we are at work and even then it fruit we snack on and maybe the odd biscuit (or cake if its someones birthday in the office). But at home DS never sees us snacking, we eat when its meal time and he eats what we eat

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BertieBotts · 28/03/2018 09:07

Yes it's because it's your first. Don't worry. You will look back and be amused at the PFB level of overthinking :)

Give chocolate, don't, make a special mousse - do whatever you like, it's not really a big deal - it's one day of the year, and there will be plenty more Easters!

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TwittleBee · 28/03/2018 09:12

thank you BertieBotts I think I will give him the special mousse because that is what I am making anyway (plus hasn't got the sugar!) but I will make him some special easter shaped (sugar free) biscuits too because I know he loves those already!

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TammyWhyNot · 28/03/2018 09:13

Why go to all that trouble just for the sake of giving them chocolate?

A 9mo doesn’t have a clue about Easter, but would probably prefer a chick toy of some description.

If you are relaxed about giving your 9mo a bit of choc now and then, just do it. It isn’t a massive ritual.

Mine had bits and bobs of choc from about 10m, all will leave an opened bar of chocolate (and other sweets) in the bowl on the table for days.

TammyWhyNot · 28/03/2018 09:14

Sorry OP, x posted. You are now chilled Smile

NotTakenUsername · 28/03/2018 09:17

Yeah! Another success for Mumsnet! You’re doing fine op. If you are thinking this much about it you’re probably doing better than most. It’s going to be ok. Brew

AHedgehogCanNeverBeBuggered · 28/03/2018 09:26

I'm impressed your 9 mo eats what you eat TBH, whether or not you give him chocolate! DS is 8.5m and not really keen on much other than fruit, rice cakes and the occasional piece of houmous on toast. He won't eat anything interesting like spag bol, cauliflower cheese, curry etc. Did you do anything to get your DS to have such a varied diet? We keep offering things but DS just spits them out and throws them on the floor!

KitKat1985 · 28/03/2018 09:28

It's fine. As an occasional treat, it's not going to do any harm.

MrsPreston11 · 28/03/2018 09:34

Only on mumsnet....

"My plan was to make a sugar free mousse made with 100% cocoa chocolate and flavoured with orange."

Just give the kid a chocolate button. Their face the first time they try it is amazing!

moita · 28/03/2018 09:36

Please don't worry about other people. Have to say DH has been scoffing the easter eggs people have given us for 14 month ds. We can get away with that at the moment but I know it will be a different story next year.

TotHappy · 28/03/2018 09:37

We did blw too and dd just ate what we ate, so she has chocolate at about 7 or 8 months i think... It was a chocolate fondant tart i had made 😃. The whole point about blw is not making a big deal about food but modelling healthy eating habits, so i would do just what you're doing - give a bit of the dessert at dessert time, so he's having what you are, when you are... Another day you have dessert of fruit and he has that... That's how to encourage moderation, to model it.

user1483387154 · 28/03/2018 09:39

My 9 month old won't be having chocolate but it's completely up to you and won't hurt him unless he gorges on it

PeonyTruffle · 28/03/2018 09:42

I had a FB ‘friend’ give her 4 month old an advent calendar and wotsits.

Poor kid had chocolate stuffed in her mouth every day and it was just dribbled/spat out and the mum shoved it back in (we had a picture or video EVERY day)

I did try a breezy oh isn’t she too young for that but was ignored Angry

Op, I don’t see the harm in a one off milky button for a 9 month old though but if you don’t want to then don’t, baby won’t have a clue what their missing out on. I’m sure they’ll be happier with an Easter egg box anyway Smile

specialsubject · 28/03/2018 09:42

Orange has sugar in.

Give it a choc button .

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