Aibu to give my nearly 4 yo a pack of french fries?

[hermionieweasley]

DS asked for some crisps for a snack, I said yes he could have some. DH started going on and on about how he should have grapes instead, or kiddilicious baby crisps.

I do all meals and snacks for both, as DH working in study.

I really try my best to cook with the children, encourage plenty of fruit and veg in their diet, and every so often if my son asks for crisps, say yes. I can't get worked up about it, but DH says they will make DS 'uncultured'

@GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER Walkers French Fries are a brand of crisp and they are absolutely lush. Mid 40s and still my snack of choice!

I don't usually give my kids crisps for a snack just because I don't think they're very filing, so they usually want another snack 15 minutes later. But not because they're uncultured, that is bizarre

We're common as muck here then

@Liquorishtoffee is this one particular region of Spain, or everywhere? Asking for a friend ....

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland French Fries are only 79 calories per bag so they’re not too bad from that perspective.

I challenge you to give DS a greggs sausage roll for lunch tomorrow OP. Maybe washed down with a bottle of tea or cola.

Definately uncultured here... I don't eat a lot of crisps (only because I need to diet ha ha)

So today's Asda shop consisted of
Monster Munch, French Fries, Pom Bears, Seabrooks Cheese and Onion and Asdas own version of Quavers

@NellePorter

We're common as muck here then

@Liquorishtoffee is this one particular region of Spain, or everywhere? Asking for a friend ....

This was in Madrid (granted, we were there a million years ago). DH says it was like that in the ME back in ye olde days too.

Been googling crisps now... here’s a crisp related gem from Stacy Solomon...

“The Loose Women panellist, 30, showcased her extremely organised cupboard via her Instagram stories on Friday by documenting how she used a curtain rail to hang her crisps from.

Clipping each individual packet to a ring that she then placed on the rail, which were then arranged by colour.”

I will never again take the Mickey out of my brother for organising his tins in the cupboard by size and colour and making sure that all the labels are facing front and lined up precisely (even though I do the same).

Yeah my cupboard is like that. Not squashed in on top if all the other shite at all!

Everything in moderation. My two ate quavers, french fries and wotsits from a young age and hasn’t hurt them! Skips, Pom bears all easier for little ones to eat too. They can be enjoyed with a balanced diet!

Finger painting: very cultured!

@GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER

Surely French fries are skinny chips? (Chips as in Brit-speak, not as in American-speak where they call crisps, chips.) Never heard of Brit type crisps being called French fries.

I presume OP meant these.

He'd curl up like a fucking Aldi cheese curl and die in my house

Life is all about balance. The odd packet of crisps is fine, and it's much better to get them hooked on French Fries than have them realise how much nicer your Kettle Chips are 😉 I still remember the sinking feeling when DCs declared my chilli coated peanuts were delicious 😫

Gosh, this thread has made me wonder what happened to wheat crunchies, I used to love the spicy tomato flavour.

@PrtScn me too 😋

They're FRENCH fries. Can't get much more cultured than the French!

I hate this nonesense. My 3yr and 2yr DCs love some quavers or Pom bears. I hate that I feel like a drug dealer smuggling them out of the changing bag at the park.

Your DH is a twat. A big one.

We are very much a crisp loving family, and we always have a bag of crisps with lunch on a Saturday (I don't tell them about my midweek crisp feasts)

Tell DH that if he makes another nobbish remark that he will be responsible for preparing and dishing up for an entire week.

There’s nothing I like better than not or those party sized bags of onion rings - any supermarket own brand (cheaper the better) will do. It’s my guilty little secret (also the cheapest supermarket own brand coleslaw).

Have you actually eaten kiddicious crisps ? I find them vile

My dd (5) & ds (18 months) both adore pickled onion monster munch - now that's uncultured 😂

I’m on the fence between the pickled onion and beef ones. Do they still do the tomato ones? I do love a flaming hot Dorito though. Mmmmmmmmm

I wonder what cultured people eat? Grapes?!

I remember being at a toddler group with my then 2yr old who was eating wotsits and a maybe 1yr old tottered over looking like they wanted one. I encouraged mine to offer and the mum snatched baby away like we’d offered heroin. I thought about being offended for a moment until I remembered that I too was that mum about a year prior, who thought salt and sugar were evil and would poison my PFB for life! Not sure what that’s got to do with culture but I guess it’s about the deterioration in ideals happening pretty fast with kids, sounds like your DH hasn’t been in charge of food often enough

Asparagus. Maybe that’s what they eat.

But a packet of Kettle chips can be over £2.00 when not on offer.

Culture, sophistication and a rip off = middle class wet dream.

Now I really want some French fries...