Pudding after dinner?

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If you have small children, do they/you have pudding after dinner? If so then what? Do you have the same thing?

DH always had dessert as a kid but I only had it on a Sunday ( usually crumble) after a roast.

My toddler has fruit and yogurt but rarely anything else.

AIBU:

Yes- of course we have pudding
No- rarely or never

[quote ichundich]Why do so many people think you have have sweet tooth because a) You've always been denied them as a kid and therefore can't control yourself if you happen to access them freely, or b) You've always been given pudding after each meal? Humans are genetically designed to like sweet food. That's why breast milk is very sweet for instance. Sweet flavours tend to indicate that something is 'safe' to eat (such as berries), whereas bitter things are often toxic. time.com/5640428/sugar-kids-vs-adults/[/quote]
Yeah that’s all pretty widely known etc. but there’s a difference between liking sweet foods a lot and feeling physically uncomfortable and strange if you don’t finish every savoury meal with something sweet.

Not sure if anyone would physically feel unwell for not eating pudding? That would indicate some kind of addiction and bodily symptoms, such as sweating, nervousness, shaking, headaches, etc.? I think with sweets the craving is mostly in people's heads.

@LimeCoconut

Jesus Christ, I knew the minute I saw someone mention chia seeds they’d get a few posters falling over themselves to be a prick about it. People like and eat different things. How fucking insecure do you have to be to jump on someone for eating something you don’t?

Here’s another one for you: toddler DC has flaxseed, hemp, ground walnuts and ground almonds in his breakfast every day. What a hoot eh? And... (hold onto to your hats before you explode @PollyPepper and @Horehound) he often eats lentils too!

Seriously though what’s with the snobbery about what other people feed their children?

Uft taking a fucking chill pill.

I personally would find it quite odd to have apple crumble, treacle sponge, rice pudding etc at any time other than after dinner

Treacle sponge and rice pudding I agree with (although rice pudding should never be consumed at any time in my opinion) but a fruit crumble served cold with yogurt is better for breakfast than hot with custard/cream as a pudding. I always use oats in my crumble mix so it’s quite breakfasty and cold things taste less sweet than hot to me (which is why I can eat vanilla ice cream and not hot custard).

I’ve been wondering about everyone (lots) who say that have a yoghurt for dessert. I have never done this nor known anyone ever to eat a yoghurt after dinner - this thread is great. Trying to think what I might do that others would not have come across . .

Had a strong sense you’d react like that to being pulled up on it @Horehound, needed saying though.

@ichundich

Not sure if anyone would physically feel unwell for not eating pudding? That would indicate some kind of addiction and bodily symptoms, such as sweating, nervousness, shaking, headaches, etc.? I think with sweets the craving is mostly in people's heads.

Uncomfortable, not unwell. I’ve known people be quite restless and unable to settle until they get that sweet hit. As in, go get up and drive to the shops for a pack of biscuits if there’s nothing in the house because they can’t rest until they’ve had something sweet to finish the meal.

@LimeCoconut

Had a strong sense you’d react like that to being pulled up on it *@Horehound*, needed saying though.

Honestly it didn't but people get so offended even a light mock you can't say bloody anything these days. You just knew someone would fall over themselves to pick at the fact someone had mentioned chia seeds and kefir. Yes I'm sure you did because it is not exactly what you'd imagine as a pudding for a child. You had a "strong" feeling about how I'd react being pulled up. Wow you and so intuitive. You are the Messiah!

I don't think it actually needs pouring out that it's pretty obvious a pudding/dessert doesn't really equal chia seeds and fermented milk drink, does it?
Not that there's anything wrong with it but it's not a typical pud and I imagine if you put a Knickerbocker glory down infront of the child, I'd put money on the one they'd pick.
It doesn't mean I don't eat then either, I don't know why you automatically assume that just because I don't happen to think it's a fun pudding

@LimeCoconut

Jesus Christ, I knew the minute I saw someone mention chia seeds they’d get a few posters falling over themselves to be a prick about it. People like and eat different things. How fucking insecure do you have to be to jump on someone for eating something you don’t?

Here’s another one for you: toddler DC has flaxseed, hemp, ground walnuts and ground almonds in his breakfast every day. What a hoot eh? And... (hold onto to your hats before you explode @PollyPepper and @Horehound) he often eats lentils too!

Seriously though what’s with the snobbery about what other people feed their children?

Agree entirely. It's why these sorts of threads are spoiled and there's just no need for it. I like hearing about what other people do/don't do, what's to judge about it? It baffles me that some people can have such a visceral reaction to something so benign.

Some of them should have been on the courgettes-with-a-roast thread, they'd have found it a riot. Then again, better that they're 'penned in' on this one in their thrill at putting others down, and not contaminating that one.

Why not live and let live? How difficult is it to do that?

No pudding, but only because I then feel less guilty about having a bar of chocolate in the evening while I'm watching TV.

I literally said "jeez, sounds fun!"

Seriously not that bad. Good god.

Baby has yogurt/ fruit most nights, dh and I usually get some chocolate later in evening.

Proper puddings rarely. I’m usually full after dinner so wouldn’t want a full on crumble and custard type thing daily. If we do make something we tend to have on a Sunday when we have brunch, early dinner and then pudding an hour or so afterwards.

If I make cake/ scones we usually have at 3/4pm as ‘afternoon tea’ rather than with meal

No.
I bake a lot so they would have home made biscuits, slice or cake after school if they liked but not after dinner.
Yogurt and fruit were snacks to have during the day, not dessert.
It sounds Dickensian but if they said they were hungry after dinner they had a piece of bread ( with butter if they wanted it) or an apple.

DC always have pudding after dinner as DS1 is always hungry. Most of the time its just fruit, sometimes its a couple of biscuits or an icecream.

Occasionally have a cake/pie type pudding at the weekend.

Dessert is a luxury here
Fruit is always available
I occasionally make or buy a dessert which is always well received
Although I’m on a diet I do keep in stock biscuits and cakes for those who are not

My toddler has what we call pudding = fruit/yoghurt! We really only started giving it because nursery give a sweet pudding after meals. We don't eat 'proper' puddings unless it's a special occasion or perhaps a roast dinner at the weekend.

I grew up having pudding every night. My mum was amazing with all the different desserts she made us. Cheesecake, lemon meringue pie, Boston cream pie, crumbles, creme caramel and as it was the 80s/90s we had our fair share of Angel Delight!

I'll sometimes have a dessert but not every night. There is something available for my DC if they want it but they don't always especially the eldest. There's always plain Greek yogurt in the fridge and fruit to go with it. I sometimes get corner yogurts/creme caramels/chocolate mousse/jelly pots for a treat. In the summer there is often ice lollies or ice cream in the freezer. At the weekend I sometimes make a fruit crumble or pie, a summer pudding or baked/poached fruit.

Fruit is not pudding/dessert. Fruit is salad, and a part of the meal.
Pudding/dessert is ice cream, cake, pie, or cheesecake. We have dessert after every evening meal, but not after lunch.

@RoseZinfandel We were definitely in that camp. Dessert after dinner every night but no eating outside of breakfast, lunch and dinner. I’m still not a snacker but dessert is a must!

Fruit.

Mine normally help themselves but my youngest I give him fruit or rice pudding just to get something into him as he is a terrible eater.