AIBU feeding my kid instant noodles several times a week

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I had dinner with my DS and my mum saw we were eating instant noodles with chicken soup and extra vegetable I added. She shamed me about feeding my DS instant noodles, saying it was unhealthy.

It's easy for me to make and everybody likes eating it. DS has loved noodles since he was 6 months old. I cook it several times a week. But I usually make it a bit healthier with broccoli. Sometimes I add a fried egg.

AIBU by feeding my kid some instant noodles for dinner?

Wow … this just shows how much society is failing young moms to be honest. You need a village, not to shame you but to educate you. You can’t know everything about everything. I doubt that OP was trying to poison her children. I wonder how many of people here know that ham (processed meat) and bacon are top tier cancerogenic food? How about all the Yankee candles that mess up with metabolism? Cleaning sprays? Perfume?

Then why not just buy a pack of plain noodles? Much cheaper, and properly made

Anyone else think this thread might be a wind up?

I assume you aren’t putting the packet of flavour in, as you are mixing with soup, so not much different to other noodles/pasta.
my ex is feeding my 9 year old super noodles (with packet of flavour) on its own, for a main meal! I’m not happy about it, but the alternative is chicken nuggets, he seems to have lost the ability to cook.

It's quite easy to change that to a more healthy meal.
Cook chicken in water with onion, garlic, carrots and any other veg you can add, blend to a soup. Add some cooked whole meal noodles or spaghetti and serve. You don't really need to blend the soup, or you could add some veggies like broccoli or sweetcorn to the broth too for some extra more chunky veg
Honestly, it's a quick meal, especially if you have a soup kettle

I assume processed packet noodles with the flavour sachet. Obviously normal noodles are fine, as Asian people are very healthy eaters. Although I also agree with PP, I think this thread is a wind-up.

My DD loves them but she has them as a snack about once every two months... It's not good for you, too much salt and three times a week seems an awful lot.

I don't think there's too much wrong with them as long as you're not added the sachet of goodness knows what and just using them like regular noodles to serve with something else,

Food is not ‘just food’, sorry. Absolute nonsense - I advise you listen or read some Tim Spector or Michael Mosely.
While I agree that instant pot noodles are bad, just instant plain noodles are fine w low salt stock and added veg etc.
Nothing wrong w a potato either - in non-cup form as a regular carb.

I wasn't actually refering to the OP's question - just the numerous posters who feel the need to tell us all that we should eat like them (i.e. with no joy at all, anything tasty is BAD).

It’s worked hasn’t it…

Do you mean like super noodles?

Beat me to it lol!

It's fine as long as he's eating other healthy stuff as well. It's not like you're only giving him noodles and nothing else. On mumsnet of course little Hugo only eats quinoa and chia seeds for dinners. They're kidding themselves if they're trying to make out their kid's never eaten a noodle or a chicken nugget.

I'm more interested in what's wrong with potatoes!

Thank you for this! The story of her parents is actually a very long and sad story, think forbidden love etc. I won’t go in to it because she’s a very private woman and it’s not my business to tell lol! But she makes a point to tell people she is of Japanese and Chinese parents.

I wasn’t always treated very well by ex’s family but ex MIL was always kind to me, she taught me tons of lovely dishes from her culture. I still make congee/jook (whatever you know it as) when the kids are poorly. It’s all they’ll eat though they prefer hers to mine 😂

I don’t think it’s good to do this often no. I’m with your mother, an occassional meal of it fine, but not on the regular no. And adding a fried egg or a bit of broccoli doesn’t make it healthy

how about couscous

I consider myself super chill on the food front. With the exception of PFB, I am a jam sandwich feeding machine. And I let them have their Easter eggs for breakfast on Easter Sunday. And I don’t sweat it when they go through the “nil but nuggets” phase. I roll with the punches. I feed them lots of fruit. I nod along politely when my friends say their kids eat broccoli for a snack.

I’m the antithesis of all MN advice. Bad mum. BAD.

And yet, even I draw the line at super noodles for a baby. 😂

For this reason, I’m tempted to say this thread is a troll.

It's basically on the same level as a packet of crisps.

Just discovered Naked,noodles ,they are to die for😍

My kids had noodles last night. They cook in about 3 minutes. I make them a peanut/satay sauce to go with it and add veg (we are vegetarian). Why would you give instant noodles to children when it's so easy to cook normal noodles?

I feel like this is one of those threads where an OP throws in a discussion hand grenade and then quickly departs, never to be seen again. 😂

I like buckwheat soba noodles and black rice noodles. These are complex carbs.

I do like a good Japanese soup with noodles, miso, mixed veg such as pak choi, seaweed, you can add chicken, prawns, egg etc.

No-one could say that’s not nutritious and it doesn’t take long to assemble.

Indeed. And then all the posters with very odd views of food gather.

I think regular noodles, white rice or potatoes several times a week is perfectly fine for young DC. Just not the instant kind.