To be disgusted by this?!

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So i work in a pub, i was serving a family of four (2 kids between 6 and 10ish) the kids were off playing in the play area when i bought over their meals. The kids both had chicken nuggets and chips (no veg) and as soon as i put the plates down the mother poured salt all over both of the kids meals without even asking them if they wanted it!!!

Why? Why why why would you ever do this?! Why do the childen need any extra salt to an already salty meal? She didn't even give them a choice just poured it all over the meals without even asking them. They dont even get a choice in whether they get an addrd salt diet or not. Id never even dream of putting any added salt in mine or my children food. Also any salt for that matter, I wont buy any high in salt foods.

Sorry this is a rant just upset me the children didnt even get a choice in whether they eat salt or not. Start as you mean to go on i suppose...

Fuuuuuuuuucking hell. I hate this idea that we all have to accept that if you post in AIBU you'll be ripped to shreds now. It used to be a place where people would get robust, honest opinions voiced politely. Now it's like people lie in wait for a bunfight and get genuine pleasure out of bullying people they don't know. Why do you all feel the need to pile on the OP with personal insults? And saying you hope she'll lose her job?! That is really truly nasty and vindictive.

OP, I would also have been a bit if I saw that, but would probably have then just gone about the rest of my day and forgotten about it. However, I do agree that - MEDICAL CONDITIONS ASIDE - over-salting your children's food is only likely to make them dependent on it in order to enjoy food in the future. It becomes a vicious cycle.

What? Mine was already grinding the pink Himalayan version in her personalised mortar and pestle to add to the organic brown lentils she was cooking. It was vegan week on our meal plan. What kind of parent are you?

Was that sarcasm, I'm never quite sure on MN 😂

She shook the fast flowing salt pot over the plate for about 5 seconds

If she'd have done that it would have been inedible.

Hyperbole, much?

My 4yo knows what salt is, but doesn't use it, my 10yo has salt on chips.

I'm unsure where I am on the sanctimony scale

It doesnt matter what you say mumsnet. Someone will always pick apart every single thing you say. Like my comment about hiding the salt pot. I then went on to say by hiding i mean leaving it in the cupboard and not putting it on the table but i still get called controlling.

Some people will pick apart every single detail of a thread.

many people start threads about other people and other peoples children, I would think op had overstepped if she had acted on her thoughts, but she didn't.

This is what MN is for. There is no rules that you cannot post your thoughts.

I do understand about the high salt in diet due to medical condition. It just seems unlikely and more out of habit with this family.

Do tell us, what does "this family" of salt junkies look like that you can tell just from appearances?

She shook the pot 5 times which would equal to about 4-5.2 seconds of fast flowing salt flowing all the the plate maybe it was inedible. She wouldnt know as it wasnt her meal.

Hahahahha i knew id get something about that!! How else can you say that family? Sorry the family in question. Is that better?

I agree perhaps parents shouldn't be salting children's food unnecessarily but your reaction to what you witnessed is a little OTT.

You seem to have been watching her for an awful long time, I would be unerved by a waitress doing this.

Why does it seem unlikely that this family have a health condition?

Op the lesson from today's story is....

Don't get yourself so worked up on other people's salt business. It may raise your blood pressure instead.

I was there for a long time as the mum was ordering drinks with me at the time of the salt incident.

I'm unsure where I am on the judgement scale tbh.

I do see people putting loads and loads of salt on their food and I wonder why they haven't actually tasted it before doing it.

But on the other hand I put salt on my chips before I have tasted them, because I know they will taste better with salt. And a tiny bit of salt really improves eggs and tomatoes. So people probably judge me. But since I don't generally eat processed food, ready meals etc, I'm most likely not a huge salt eater overall. Plus I have low blood pressure, so even if salt raises blood pressure it's unlikely to be doing me much harm...

Removing salt from a child's diet is actually not good OP. My MIL did this to my youngest BIL due to all stuff in media about how salt is the worst thing in the world. Never added any salt to his food. He ended up at doctors around 10 I think and after testing the doctors told her he needed more salt in diet. she added it and problem disappeared

Drinks? OMG, they were drinking alcohol round the children? And she was rudely multi-tasking?

I'm going to Google 'fast flowing' salt pot now.

Chips are shit without curry sauce, anyhow.

praying nobody is suggesting anyone completely remove salt.

a lot of food has salt already in it, and doesn't need more adding on the plate.

My 5 y/o likes salt on his roast, so I put it on for him. It’s the only meal either of us add salt to. Maybe the woman’s kids only like salt on chips, and she figures they only have it once a week at most, so what’s the harm?

This thread is spoiling my enjoyment of my crisps. Why is everyone so ragey today?

OP you're probably right in that too much salt is generally not a good thing. Even when I'm not scoffing Walkers Squares I tend to over-salt things and am consciously trying to cut down now at meal times. I think it messes with your taste buds the same as too much sugar and it takes time to readjust if you cut down.

But I'd say you are being a wee bit unreasonable to worry about someone else's kids and their diet. It's a pub lunch and most people love a bit of salt on their chips or whatever. Doesn't mean the parents are necessarily doing that the rest of the time. Different if this was someone from your family or a mate pouring salt on YOUR kids' food though of course.

FGS it’s salt, not crack cocaine.

Id never even dream of putting any added salt in mine or my children food. Also any salt for that matter, I wont buy any high in salt foods. I'm just looking for parenting medal you think you qualify for

This.
Mom adds salt to bland food, so flame her

@PlantPotParrot prepackaged meals may be pre salted but I doubt chicken nuggets and chips contain much if any salt....

Salt is crucial to the human body. I do think come people have gone way to much the other way with salt danger.

See there we go again.. i said drinks not alcohol. They both had j2os!!! I bloody hate mumsnet