To object to biscuits being served at NCT coffee mornings ?

[katwith3kittens]

I've just started going to my local NCT coffee mornings and I'm surprised to find that at all of the 5 or so homes I've been in all the kids are getting biscuits whilst the mums have coffee and cake.
I know I'll probably end up hosting one of these things one morning but I dont like the idea of providing sweet stuff for the under 2's. Wouldnt dried fruit or rice cakes be more appropriate ???

The female of the species is more deadly than the male

Although for all you pedants, the actual song lyric was

the female of the species is more deadlier than the male

and I think that would be cheesy flapjacks

biccies are the best. Keeps them quiet for longer

I'm reminded of the story of Joolz Oliver and her children at birthday parties. She was so paranoid of sugar that she would bring containers of fruit, and if her daughters would move towards reaching for a sugary treat, she would shove a piece of fruit in their hands.

Madness.

Would it make me terrible unpopular to suggest that the under 2s need the calories rather more than their mummies?
(Breastfeeders exempt).

Carrots for adults and cake for kids I reckon.

Most coffee mornings you go to will have bicuits for the children , whether NCT or otherwise and wait for it , alot of toddler groups have biscuits aswell !

what did the op expect , lentils and weaving ??

NCT coffee mornings are held by individuals who can put out whatever they want to eat , the only thing that NCT would NOT like hosts to serve is any products by Nestle .

Why is it so shocking that an NCT coffee morning should serve biscuits ?? Bizarre !

Babybaggage, thats what I was thinking. I dont mind whats served, either to kids or adults, but what I hate is being force fed, which seems to happen - if you decline, theres endless "go on - treat yourself", "one wont hurt" - get off my case !! Or worse still, some of the comittee meetings I go to in the evening serve biscuits (the better ones serve wine and canapes), and as far as I'm concerned the biscuits are there for decoration, but they keep getting passed round and round, people joking about eating the chocolate ones etc - how can anyone get excited about a biscuit !!!

LOL at this thread, in 4000 years time archaeologists will painstakingly decipher it and write learned articles about Biscuit Worship In 21st Century Britain.

I'm -a- -fervent- -cult- -member- fond of biscuits too, but, hey, they're biscuits.

If the OP wants her child to avoid them, why not? Her child isn't going to suddenly get all weak and feeble from Biscuit Deficiency.

It's really not worth the level of outrage. Lots of people round the world don't eat biscuits, yet somehow manage to live happy and fulfilled lives.

Gah

I'm a fervent cult member fond of biscuits too, but, hey, they're biscuits.

But it's not the biscuits themselves, welliemum, but that it seems rather silly to make such a big deal out of any food item. We seem to be panicking more and more about food these days and looking for more and more ways to control/angst/fuss about it - meanwhile eating disorders are increasing and half the nation is overweight. I can't help but think our relationship with food is so unhealthy these days partly because we are bombarded with what is/isn't 'good' for you (which changes so fast you can't keep up with it) and encouraged to be in a perpetual state of panic about what/what not to feed ourselves and our kids.

Well, I agree with you, oenophile. We as a society have a very unhealthy relationship with food.

Biscuits are a bit rubbish though, in fact they illustrate the unhealthy relationship very well, because they've got very little value as food but have all sorts of social/comfort eating functions instead.

(And I do love them)

"If the OP wants her child to avoid them, why not?"

No reason at all. But that's no reason for everyone to avoid them and to be horrified that they are served.

They're biscuits, they're not crack cocaine.

rice cakes are no better than biscuits --
maybe no sugar but refined white rice is virtually nutrition free --
also full of salt --
just give them a biscuit
a chocolate biscuit

if you're that fussy make an apple cake for your coffee morning with unrefined brown sugar and organic apples and wholewheat flour --

then they can all have it and you can polish your halo

can't be bothered? too busy with children and housework? oh I know -- give them a biscuit

Baby rice cakes have no added salt.

But they do stick like glue to your arse if you sit on a half eaten one, unlike a biscuit (which just goes straight to your arse).

Well I agree with you too then Welliemum and I might even offer you one of my special belgian choc ones though you better be quick

[grabs belgian choc biscuit]

I'm sure rice cakes have their place. If you wallpapered a recording studio with rice cakes you'd probably get a lovely acoustic.

Wouldn't put one in my mouth though [shudder]

so i suppose swallowing would be out of the question then

thinks to self,have been spending too much time on the, shall we say, more basic threads!

If sugar is what is worrying you, dried fruit is probably not the best alternative.
If it's health in general, then you shoudl probably not be serving coffee to the mothers either.
Why dont' you just serve what you want to serve and let others do it their way.