not to want nursery to feed DS marmite and crisps

[wildholly]

Okay so DS is just 7 months old and he eats practically anything (mix of BLW and puree). My nursery has a book where they record what he has eaten. I am pissed off over the cake and toast and jam but not said anything, however the marmite and crisps really worrys and annoys me. I'm a doctor, my under and post-grad education has taught me salt is bad for under one's. Basic life skills tells me that marmite and crisps are high in salt, crisps also have no nutritional value. why oh why would a nursery give these to a baby... and why am I made to feel like a freak for asking not to give them to my DS? Anyone had a similar experience or words of wisdom as they would be gratefully received.

I did speak to them about the crisps and marmite and they said they would put it on the board that he wouldn't have them anymore. It feels that I'm being the stupid one, but it just seems so damn obvious to me. The jam etc I've decided to just let go on.

Thanks for the feedback, it's really nice to know I'm not just a freaky neurotic mum. Some really good suggestions which I will take up with the nursery

i'd move him, not in an over reacting manner but any nursery that thinks crisps are an ok thing to feed a baby is seriously lacking - what else are they up to??

One of my main criteria when picking a nursery/child carer was what they fed my child. I rejected several highly recommended nurseries because they did not serve fresh fruit with every meal. I think you are wasting your time trying to retrain a nursery that thinks that crisps and marmite are ok for a 7 mo. old. Just because they stop with those items, doesn't mean they won't make other unwise choices about diet. Crisps and marmite are not just unhealthy, they are dangerous to feed to a 7 mo old.

YANBU at all. Our nursery has employed a nutritionist to set a menu (they have a 4 week rotating one) and it is full of nutritious stuff. You don't need this sort of sh*t to make you feel bad about leaving your ds at nursery - thats bad enough anyway!

I agree that I am more relaxed about the sugar thing but was totally neurotic about salt until ds was 1 and am now still very careful to limit what he has. Crisps a def no no but he does have marmite.

Anyway it doesn't matter even if everyone here thinks you're a nutter (which they clearly don't) or the nursery thinks you're neurotis - the important thing is that he is your child and they should give him what you want. WIll they find an alternative for him when the others are having crisps and marmite?

Bloody hell, at 7 months, my children had only just graduated onto baby rice & pureed veg.

Salt content aside (though I'm not dismissing that) surely crisps for a child with - say - 1 tooth, is a ridiculously dangerous and stupid food anyway. What were they thinking ?

So, you're not being unreasonable, and if the nursery have implied you're stupid/neurotic/fussy they are being extremely ignorant.

YANBU. How can anyone think it is ok to feed children that age crisps . I hope they are something like the organix corn crisps which are carrot flavoured and not a bag of walkers cheese and onion.