Apparently Tuna isn’t a suitable food for a primary aged DC (Lighthearted AIBU?)

[TunaIsOk]

This is from ExH after he video called DD (Aged 7, Year 3) and she told him she’d had tuna pasta for tea (her favourite).

His text to me says that he doesn’t think Tuna is the right food to be feeding a primary aged child.

I asked him if he’d looked at the school menu for lunches recently. Tuna Sandwiches and Tuna Jacket potatoes available every day, three times in the 4 week menu there’s some sort of Tuna Pasta Dish available on the hot menu, it’s very popular from what I’ve been told.

DD often opts for the tuna dish if it’s there.

No reply.

But am I being UR to give DD tuna? I know I'm not don't worry!

For context, tonights was fresh from the fish monger this morning but I do use tinned as well. There was also sweetcorn, tomatoes and peppers in it as well as a tomato sauce I make myself.

did he say why he thought that?

This is outrageous! I can’t believe you feed your DD healthy food that she enjoys, that is widely available in other places and is entirely appropriate for her age. Next you’ll be telling us she eats toast for breakfast and you let her drink water whenever she wants

Out of curiosity did he explain why he’s so against Tuna?

What justification did he give? He sounds bonkers

He's presumably jealous that she eats better than he does. Can I come round for tea sometime?

Huh - I don't think I've ever heard that before. Is it because of high levels of mercury or something?

You shouldn't have tuna more than twice a week due to the concentrations of heavy metals in the fish- this is even more important for children who are small, and thus have lower safe limits of heavy metals in the bloodstream.

That's hilarious! I bet he thought "gotcha! I'm sure I read somewhere that tuna is bad!" - just imagine his gutted/embarrassed face when he saw the school menu

No difference between fresh and tinned btw, it's the fish in the sea that are contaminated.

Fukinell, one of my two is practically made of tuna. He eats it by the boatload

Your ex is a shit-trumpet. Ignore.

There is advice that children shouldn't have it frequently. Is that what he's getting at?

@Mundra

You shouldn't have tuna more than twice a week due to the concentrations of heavy metals in the fish- this is even more important for children who are small, and thus have lower safe limits of heavy metals in the bloodstream.

heavy metals in tuna only applies to fresh steaks

@Mundra

You shouldn't have tuna more than twice a week due to the concentrations of heavy metals in the fish- this is even more important for children who are small, and thus have lower safe limits of heavy metals in the bloodstream.

@Mundra Its the first time this week DDs had it, I try and predict what she has at school based on the menu and make something else. But she does love Tuna.

Tuna is fine for a child, but I wouldn't give it to a young child more than twice a week (due to mercury). So if my child were eating lots of tuna at school, I wouldn't be serving it at home.

What’s his reasoning? The mercury issue? Or was it not that thought through and he’s just usually interfering?

My mother always goes on about the mercury content. I happen to be enjoying a lovely tuna steak right now.

I thought tinned tuna was fine re mercury? Only fresh you need to worry about

He's a twat.

@Mundra

You shouldn't have tuna more than twice a week due to the concentrations of heavy metals in the fish- this is even more important for children who are small, and thus have lower safe limits of heavy metals in the bloodstream.

Also children should never have chocolate, because it sticks to the teeth and is the worst possible thing for tooth decay. Sausages and bacon are full of nitrites and salt and will give you cancer and high blood pressure. Processed foods are the devil because...well, they just are. Commercial squash contains evil E-numbers with pointy teeth, so they're out. Children shouldn't have jam, or honey, or even too much fruit, because sugar.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, normal people eat normal food and are fine.

heavy metals in tuna only applies to fresh steaks

No it doesn't. All large fish are contaminated because the sea is. www.edf.org/oceans/mercury-alert-canned-tuna-safe#:~:text=The%20tuna%20sandwich%20is%20a,can%20cause%20severe%20health%20effects.

Well I can see why he's an ex.

Does he back up comments like this with any reasoning or does he generally just spout rubbish?

I can only find online that girls shouldn't have Tuna more than twice in a week, she only has it once anyway so not sure why he thinks it's unsuitable for her.

Oh, and re the mercury issue - the NHS website suggests that pregnant women only eat 'up to four cans a week' but doesn't warn of any issue with children or other adults eating it. And the NHS weaning website also has tuna recipes for small babies with no warning about how much they shouldn't eat. So I'd be inclined not to fret about that, personally.

@Lindy2

Well I can see why he's an ex.

Does he back up comments like this with any reasoning or does he generally just spout rubbish?

@Lindy2 We split due to his control, so that should tell you the answer

@Mundra

You shouldn't have tuna more than twice a week due to the concentrations of heavy metals in the fish- this is even more important for children who are small, and thus have lower safe limits of heavy metals in the bloodstream.

The rule is no more than 4 medium cans a week and that only applies to pregnant women. The OPs daughter is fine!

@TunaIsOk

I can only find online that girls shouldn't have Tuna more than twice in a week, she only has it once anyway so not sure why he thinks it's unsuitable for her.

That's the guideline for oily fish - tuna doesn't count as oily fish, according to the NHS. So they reckon you can have two portions of oily fish and tuna as well, if you like! Fishtastic.