My husband has lost the plot !!

[MyWonderfulbutcrazyHusband]

Ok, so hear me out here!!!

In my opinion, DCs (6 and 4) are pretty healthy kids! They exercise a LOT and their diet is, I think, pretty ok!

Example

Breakfast - weetabix with fromage frais, honey and grapes

Snack - milk and a some fruit (or occasionally Pom bears or a 'YoYo' bar for a treat!!)

Lunch - sanwiches with cucumber slices and carrot sticks

Snack - banana or raisins

Dinner - tomato pasta or spaghetti bolognaise or something like that! With veg sticks

So ... my (usually amazing, very sane, very sensible and completely gorgeous lovely he's reading this!!) DH said tonight he thinks the children have too much sugar and we need to cut out the fromage frais and honey in the mornings?

I think ... 'well at least they don't scoff chocolate, don't eat takeaways, and they deserve at least something they like (life is too short to cut out everything, right?)'

So - what do you think!?

Husband is reading this! So please tell him to leave their breakfast alone! They are good, healthy, sporty kids and a fromage frais in the morning won't kill them!?

(Sadly, I am prepared to be told IABU, but you do realise DH will not let me forget it!!)

Will he be leading by example?

I hate the kids yoghurts too Waves, full of sugar and they have a odd processed flavour. Tbh my alternative of natural yoghurt and honey is possibly just as high is sugar, especially with the dried apricots that get sprinkled on top.

is not isnt! That narrative (obsessive dietary control) IS 100 times worse than fromage frais for breakfast.

@alwayshangry it's not I'm afraid, it's just sugar. Higher in fructose (which is usually converted directly to fat which is why it's lower GI than pure sugar) usual GI of 45-65 which is moderate to high.

I’m on team DH ! YABU!

A lot of sugar can damage teeth. My son had tooth decay so be careful.

Your DC are young enough though that you can make a swap to Greek yoghurt instead of low-sugar fromage frais and it’ll be nicer all round. I hate ‘low-sugar’ stuff- it’s usually got sweeteners instead!

Oh and yes. The Lidl buckets of natural yoghurt are bloody lovely.

Why does he think they're having too much? Are they putting on weight? Or hyper from a sugar-high?

Have you tried just organic, locally produced, fair trade, dolphin-friendly kale? It's all my little darlings eat.

I stuck it into MFP just sort of guessing portion sizes......

I don't think it's too bad, bearing in mind I've used examples with full fat milk and strawberry fromage frais......

Swap these for plain yoghurt to reduce sugar, semi skimmed milk to reduce fat and switch the ham sandwich for a chicken sandwich to up the protein and it would be pretty much spot on.

It’s fine, i’d swap the afternoon fruit for something else, cheese or something savoury, but that’s it.

Can we swap kids? This looks a good balanced meal selection which is heaps better than my kids will eat.

Pebblespony -

(falls off the chair laughing!!!)

How about for brekkie swap out grapes (high sugar) for raspberries or blueberries (lower sugar fruit/carb) and use a normal fat plain or greek yoghurt (kids that age need normal yogs not low fat). I don't think the honey is a huge issue given its likely only a drizzle of half a spoon.

I don't think 3 portions of fruit is too bad but stick to the lower carb fruits rather than sweeter ones like oranges, grapes etc.

I do think there is too much emphasis on good and bad foods at that age - yes they should be filled with good wholesome food but sometimes that can be an apple pie for pud rather than a bunch of sweet snacks etc

I think it’s very healthy. Kids need a certain amount of sugar for energy as they burn so much more than ya adults do. If you’re going to be picky then maybe drop the yogurts but tbh it sounds fine as it is

To me that doesn't look like enough, I'm sure they burn that weetabix off in about an hour. I disagree with your husband, what they are eating is absolutely fine but I'd be looking at adding some more carbs and protein.

I can't get past the carrot sticks. While something to nibble on can be a good thing, the reality about carrots is they do more for you if they're cooked.

More cooked veg overall, too.

Fgs, sugar in fruit isn't remotely the same as sugary drinks, biscuits and other junk food.

My DCs eat ok but have crisps, some biscuits, sweets etc in their diet and I feel no need to change what they eat.

OhDearGod - no, they are around 40th to 50th centiles for weight. He's just heard something on the radio about sugar I think (and he's quite into his health and nutrition stuff)

Seriously I think you have the sugar police on this thread my dd 8 - she does a lot of exercise - she is on the low side of healthy bmi - her list today:

Breakfast - Crumpets
School lunch - bolognese - melon for dessert
Tea - sausage wraps with pepper and cucumber sticks and enough tomato sauce to drown them in
Snacks post - cheese, rich tea biscuit, kinder egg, banana

She's perfectly healthy - teeth are great. Above is pretty representative of every day - tea will just be a different protein + carb + veg. Snack/dessert after tea - will change between kinder egg, mini magnum, treat size buttons.

Are your kids obese?

Are they morbidly overweight?

Are they overweight?

Are they very pudgy?

Do they have holes in their teeth big enough to go spelunking in?

If the answer to all of the above is "No" then I don't see the problem.

Forget the spreadsheets and calorie counting and obsessively checking the internet to find what the latest nutri-babble is.

If your kids are somewhere between slim and solidly built, and their teeth are okay, then just keep doing what you're doing because it's obviously working. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I think the breakfast is way too sugary.
I'd give them Weetabix with semi skimmed milk. Not all this honey and grapes, fromage frais etc. I also cant see a little child eating a plain yoghurt when they have been used to all this sweet stuff either.
What about a boiled egg with toast or omelettes for a change? or baked beans on toast.

I don't know about the sugar content but my 4yo eats about twice that amount in a day! More carbs/protein needed would be my observation!