To think playgroups shouldn't give out junk food?

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I go to one may be once a fortnight. The standard snack is fruit plus juice (don't agree with the juice) but there is always other shit 'just this once'. Chocolate, cake, iced biscuits today...

This is publicly funded.

It's a nice group but the shit food is putting me off.

Am I being precious?

Omg this thread is completely hysterical. This group obv doesn’t have the same values as you so why not find one that does. All the toddler groups I go to give out ‘shit’ food. So what!! You need to get a grip.

Wow, what a bunfight. In all seriousness, my local playgroup does squash/water, fruit and a biscuit. It's tough as ds1 has allergies but when he's old enough to notice I'll just take an alternative so he doesn't feel like he's missing out

Duchy I fully disagree with you.
I always have restrictions sweets and biscuits with my dcs. Granted maybe not as much as the OP (but I often wish I had).
Their behaviour has NEVER been different than the behaviour of children who were allowed all sorts of biscuits, sweets etc....
They haven’t grown up to be addicted to sweets (they are both teenagers), nor have they had any issue with regulating their appetite (actually my experience is that when children are give;freely all biscuits etc... is the time when they struggle to control their appetite. That and making sweets and biscuits a reward).
Unlike a lot of their friends who were allowed said iscuits and crisp, they aren’t overweight either. They regulate their appetite very well. Know when to top, even when to stop eating cake and biscuits (actually they will often choose a slice of bread vs a bsicuit).

The idea that you have to give sweets and biscuits to toddlers to raise them as balances children is frankly ridiculous and a nice way to ease the guilt to giving them foods you know you shouldn't eat as an adult

Chocolate digestive?
Sometimes if his friend left his biscuit unattended at toddler group my ds would eat that too.
He's a tall skinny football mad teen now, with nice teeth.

Actually Duchy I've seen this phenomenon at kid's parties. The child who is only allowed water and sunflower seeds as snacks is the one piling their plate and remaining seated at the birthday table long after the others have left their food and gone off to play.

..determinedly ploughing through 4 cupcakes with a glint in their eye.

Oh OP.

I despair of people like you. It’s a biscuit.

Take your own snacks and refuse the ones that are there. My experience of playgroups is that folk are trying their best to get mums and children together to socialise and chat at a fairly low cost. If that means they might not have a whole lot of money (if it’s publicly funded like you say then I really don’t think they’ll have much money) and choose to buy some heap snacks then I accept that and try and see the good in the service they’re providing.

My advice to you is to stop going to these things if they don’t meet your exacting standards.

Why shouldn’t we eat a biscuit?

Don't think I'm going back. Will be happily smug and judgemental while DS enjoys a full set of teeth, normal BMI and a lack of childhood onset diabetes

Hahahaha.

VivaKondo Having restrictions on sweets and biscuits is what most sensible parents do. It's the banning of them completely and outrage if a biscuit passes the child's lips that's absurd.

Set up your own group and then only give organic seeds as a snack.

I feel sorry for the kids never aloud juice 😂
This thread is halarious!
My kids are extremely active and healthy. But they are aloud to have "unhealthy sacks" a couple times a week FTLOG!

Slightly off topic, OP, but had to say that ‘childhood onset diabetes’ is almost always Type One, not a Type Two, and is not caused by what they eat. Diabetic kids have enough to contend with without people assuming that it’s a result of a shitty diet.

The idea that you have to give sweets and biscuits to toddlers to raise them as balances children is frankly ridiculous and a nice way to ease the guilt to giving them foods you know you shouldn't eat as an adult

I don’t believe there’s any food you “shouldn’t eat”. That plays into the good vs bad food narrative

What I do believe is that as an adult any food in moderation is absolutely fine and that - for me - extends to DD too.

I know a few children who have had tooth problems, who never eat sugary foods at all. Their parents had been avoiding fluoride toothpaste as it isn’t ‘natural’.

Schools serve full on cake and custard for pudding most days. Honestly, all this fuss over some biscuits. Why don’t you volunteer for the group and take over the snacks? Often it’s down to someone who volunteers to go and get the snacks from the local corner shop and then ‘prepare’ it.

BTW, fruit is full of sugar. You need to brush your teeth after an apple as much as a delicious biscuit.

I eat loads of fruit and veg, always have. Also never eat cake. I don't have diabetes but I'm fat as fuck. Consumption of your 5+ a day does not equate to a healthy BMI and good teeth. Just nice, regular bowels and that

I see a future eating disorder,disorered eating or major rebelling here.
your attitude to food is ironically so unhealthy!

Totally agree @Sandsnake

I think it does makes a difference to their preference of food when they are older if you don't offer them "junk" food at young age. I prefer our church run playgroup not to offer biscuits and cakes but this is not enough reason for me to stop taking my dd there.

@JaquesHammer "I didn’t clench over a bourbon at baby group". That sounds like something that would certainly get you thrown out of most groups

Having restrictions on sweets and biscuits is what most sensible parents do. It's the banning of them completely and outrage if a biscuit passes the child's lips that's absurd.

I completely agree with this

Slightly off topic, OP, but had to say that ‘childhood onset diabetes’ is almost always Type One, not a Type Two, and is not caused by what they eat. Diabetic kids have enough to contend with without people assuming that it’s a result of a shitty diet.

Thank you! I really wish people would get into the habit of saying Type 2 Diabetes when they're talking about diet.

I think you need to offer all foods and do it wisely.dont put pressure behind it.dont put shame or guilt.good or bad behind it.just give them food.no labels,just healthy balanced diet.
young children can change the unhealthy world we live in regards to body image and health and food issues.but we have got to help them byt taking away good and bad labels.by giving them balance.by ending the shame and guilt over food and looks and weight.
we can do so much good for our kids.

1. Snobby and OTT attitude about food. Food is not a magic elixir that will heal all. Neither will a bit of palm oil ruin your perfect baby 😂 Having a biscuit is a normal part of socialising and joining in - way more important than the actual contents. Have a twix and calm down love!
2. Educate yourself about diabetes. Your comments are extremely offensive to children with T1D and their parents.

Life must be very dull for you op 🙈

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