Would you give NikNaks to a 14 month old baby?

[ColourfulHairbands]

Baby already has the odd Wotsit and Quavers but what’s your opinion on NikNaks? This is the orange pack - Nice ‘N’ Spicy flavour btw.

YABU - it’s fine, I’d give it to a 14 month old
YANBU - I wouldn’t give it

"Everything in moderation" as the grandparents used to mutter!

DC1 - weaned almost exclusively on organic, additive free, unprocessed foods and virtually no snacking on sweets, crisps etc. New Mum following the advice to the letter!

DC2 - a little less regimented, but basically the same as DC1

DC3 - much younger than her siblings, and as a toddler, consumed a fair few 'naughty' foods dangled at her by her older brother and sister. Not so new Mum trying to juggle 3 kids, 1 DH and full time work - no time to even read the advice let alone implement it!

Over 20 years later:

DC1 - obsessive with sweets and junk food...if it's there he has virtually no self control. A bag of jelly babies...gone in under 5 minutes

DC2 - can display the same 'greed' with the naughty stuff, but will happily eat 'approved' foods by choice

DC3 - can genuinely take or leave sweets and snacks and eats healthy food by choice and selection

I honestly believe that bringing up children to perceive unhealthy foods as a treat only fuels a later obsession with these foods. None of my kids are particularly picky, but out of the 3, I would definitely say the one who experienced a variety of foods as a toddler, both good and bad, for sure has the healthiest relationship with food.

Yeah I’d let them have one of two. My youngest anyway, I was much stricter with baby 1 and 2!

I am aware of that. Unfortunately in the middle of the night I didn't have any around to weigh. But how much do you honestly think a single nik nak weighs?

This third baby - yes, don’t buy nik naks but she’s had equivalent

First and second baby - absolutely not!

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Why? Are you a "Baby" crisps maker?

I don't think this post is real.....

@ColourfulHairbands its fine! Ignore the nuts folk on here

DS2 once ate a whole tube of extra strong mints when he was about that age!

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This. We have a policy that anything we have that the toddler wanted to try (except regular coffee or wine) he could. DS is nearly 3 now and has had (and liked) unsweetened decaf coffee, sushi, raw onion, fried onion, sour cream crisps, 80% chocolate, pickled veg, etc.

He does eat healthily but I like to think we are expanding his palette.

This is what I came to say.

I miss Scampi 'n' Lemon Nik Naks

@AnnPerkins

https://onepoundsweets.com/p/box-of-nik-naks-scampi-n-lemon/?utm_source=google-ad&utm_medium=google-shopping-ad&utm_campaign=google-shopping-ad&gclid=CjwKCAjw5MOlBhBTEiwAAJ8e1hkXqK_NGWcE9afDcCHL2mtYW8cd7sSTXArHSPpRjTRR9coZa4NbMBoCt2IQAvD_BwE

DD has always liked the spicy crisps. The odd one is fine if they like them.

I think it's good to let a toddler try any real foods. DS ate all sorts of curries including very hot ones, he tried all kinds of food. He didn't have a lot of UPFs as I mostly cooked from scratch for financial reasons and couldn't afford non essentials, but if I had another child I would delay UPFs as long as possible. They can be exposed to a huge range of tastes with just real food.

It's a bag of crisps so long as it's not the main thing they eat it won't do any harm.
My ds has a varied diet, eats veg, meat, carbs etc but I still let him have some rubbish every now and again, also if we are out or on a trip they are easy snacks.
Everything in moderation.

This many to weigh 2 grams apparently. Unfortunately I only have baking scales and not scientific ones so it may not be 100% accurate.

So yes, i stand by my assertion that one or two will have a negligible amount of salt.

Omg these comments! I wouldn't worry if my 14 month old snaffled one - at 22 months they've defo had more than the odd quaver!! A bit like yours, mine was in critical care for the best part of a year, and something about seeing your child nearly die several times really does stop you sweating the small stuff!

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love this!

Only on MN would someone weigh some Nik Naks to prove a point 💀

Excellent. Looks like the op's baby will have less than half the salt first calculated in a single niknak. Good news for babies everywhere!

I have given all of those to my 18 month old. Only a couple though. I was eating them myself and thought why not? I guess it depends on what the rest of their diet is like.
Mine always has lots of fresh fruit and veg and home made meals, so a couple of crisps won't hurt. (As long as it is only a couple, not a whole packet)

My 18 month old snaffled some of his dads nice 'n' spicy NikNaks the other week and he loved them, much to DPs dismay. A few crisps won't kill, my God. My DS mostly lives off raspberries and air at the moment!

Baby could eat a few of my crisps.
No problem with a few pretzels etc…

Those baby snacks are designed to encourage snacking. Fine if trying to fill up a baby who isn’t eating. But eating straight from the bag is exactly what the food companies want. Future customers!

This thread is hilarious 😆 oh the horror of a child eating a few crisps! Yes it’s fine, of course it is. Plus, if they don’t like how spicy they are, it’ll get spat out.

No. No crisps at all. Why would you?

I bought some niknaks today thanks to this thread.

P.S I didn't share them with my 7 month old. All mine.