Page 5 | To take DD 5 to McDonald's every other weekend?

quincyquince · 2025-03-27T18:51:31+00:00

She's gluten free, so has a portion of small chips and either a small mcflurry or orange juice or sauce with the chips. We go after swimming. This is ok, right? My friend thinks it's awful that she goes twice a month. But it's not like she's having the processed bread and cheese and stuff all the time?

MrsSunshine2b · 27/03/2025 19:55

FreeSausages · 27/03/2025 19:52

you can laugh react to my post all you like love, you’ve answered your own question - it’s both. They’re an addictive combination when processed like this, more you have the more you want.

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@FreeSausages she's right you know, I ate chips as a child and I still eat chips now, it's been a 30 year habit so far.

faerietales · 27/03/2025 19:55

FreeSausages · 27/03/2025 19:52

you can laugh react to my post all you like love, you’ve answered your own question - it’s both. They’re an addictive combination when processed like this, more you have the more you want.

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And heaven forbid anyone ever eats food that tastes good and that they want to eat again, right?

Potatoes and oil aren't bad for you, so who bloody cares if she wants to eat it again?

Fancycheese · 27/03/2025 19:55

SwanOfThoseThings · 27/03/2025 19:34

It's normalising junk food. The DD won't always be of an age where her mum can monitor what she is eating, and good habits should be formed before it's too late.

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Good. Junk food should be normalised and kids need to know how to be around it and eat it in moderation. We live in a world where it’s everywhere. You’ll potentially set your child up for a lifetime of issues and hang ups with food if you ban a particular food type outright. It’s a small portion of chips and ice cream a couple of times of month.

Fancycheese · 27/03/2025 19:56

And OP, your friend is a sanctimonious arse. Tell them to mind their own bloody business.

Winter42 · 27/03/2025 19:56

My kids are probably healthier and have a more varied diet than the majority of their peers. They had a mcdonalds breakfast most weeks after swimming lessons when they were younger. Dont give it a second thought.

faerietales · 27/03/2025 19:56

Fancycheese · 27/03/2025 19:55

Good. Junk food should be normalised and kids need to know how to be around it and eat it in moderation. We live in a world where it’s everywhere. You’ll potentially set your child up for a lifetime of issues and hang ups with food if you ban a particular food type outright. It’s a small portion of chips and ice cream a couple of times of month.

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Exactly. My parents did the whole "no junk food" thing and it set me up with a whole load of issues around food. They even acknowledge that they got the balance wrong and should have been more relaxed.

Gelatibon · 27/03/2025 19:57

SwanOfThoseThings · 27/03/2025 19:52

Less processed? A McFlurry?

Ingredients: EITHER: Allergen Ingredient: Skimmed MILK, Sugar, Cream (Allergen Ingredient: MILK), Whey Powder (Allergen Ingredient: MILK), Glucose Syrup, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Carrageenan), Emulsifier (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Flavouring.
OR: Allergen Ingredient: Reconstituted Skimmed MILK, Cream (Allergen Ingredient: MILK), Sugar, Whey Powder (Allergen Ingredient: MILK), Glucose Syrup, Allergen Ingredient: Skimmed MILK Powder, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Carrageenan), Emulsifier (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Flavouring.

Galaxy Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients: Milk Chocolate (36%) (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Skimmed MILK Powder, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fat (Palm), Lactose (MILK), Whey Powder (MILK), MILK Fat, Whey Solids (MILK), Emulsifier (SOYA Lecithin), Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sweetened Condensed MILK (MILK), Sugar), Water, Thickener (Modified Starch).

Galaxy Chocolate Drops

Ingredients: Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Allergen Ingredient: Skimmed MILK Powder, Cocoa Mass, Lactose (from Allergen Ingredient: MILK), Vegetable Fat (Palm), Whey Powder (from Allergen Ingredient: MILK), Allergen Ingredient: MILK Fat, Emulsifier (Allergen Ingredient: SOYA Lecithin), Natural Vanilla Flavour.

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Have a look at fancier brands and the ingredients are much the same. Or is all ice cream evil?

Stressfordays · 27/03/2025 19:57

MrsSunshine2b · 27/03/2025 19:55

@FreeSausages she's right you know, I ate chips as a child and I still eat chips now, it's been a 30 year habit so far.

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I've given my kids a pretty serious chip addiction then 🤣

PeppermintPatty10 · 27/03/2025 19:57

Of course it's fine! Sounds like a lovely afternoon.

dontjudgemeagain · 27/03/2025 19:58

I was never allowed McDs or any fast-food as a child - some of these comments really remind me of what my mum used to say - and now I'm an overweight adult with a binge eating disorder. Teach her about fun stuff in moderation and she'll be grand.

Onelifeonly · 27/03/2025 19:58

OldCottageGreenhouse · 27/03/2025 19:27

Don’t be so utterly ridiculous! “No way” to Chips once every two weeks?!? You’re just being contrary for attention.

Try having a DC with ASD who only eats chips, sliced carrots & chicken fillets every single day without fail, even though I never willingly gave said DC chips from the moment of birth! Tried it once at school and like many Autistic DC, was hooked on that one meal and stopped eating anything else from that moment forward. Then spent 5 years working with an NHS dietician who has tried & failed to get DC eating other things and has reassured me, in detail, around 400 times that what my DC is eating is more than meeting child’s nutritional requirements and is perfectly healthy.
DC’s GP regaled a story of a school friend of his whom only ever ate jam sandwiches. Not just for school lunches but every meal. He’s now a rugby player for rugby union and is 6’3. Dr said “Most people don’t realise that the majority of food these days is fortified, even things you’d never imagine. It’s overconsumption that’s the biggest issue”.

Just imagine if I came onto MN and said “Is it ok for my child to eat chips every day?” People like you would have a field day. When the reality is, it’s really not that bad! Ffs the poor Victorians living in the slums, ate bread & butter for the majority of their meals and this was long before fortified bread & butter. Can you even imagine….
If anything, demonising treats is going to set up more bad habits with regards to food, than allowing them in moderation!

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I taught an autistic child once who would only eat potatoes.

NC28 · 27/03/2025 19:59

Clicked on this thread expecting exactly what I saw: mostly normal parents not having a breakdown over a McDonalds mixed with a few neurotics who’d never do such a thing and probably equate it to child neglect.

Chuchoter · 27/03/2025 20:01

It's absolutely none of your friends business what good ie snacks you give your child.

Mountaintopp · 27/03/2025 20:02

Missing the point but you can order a burger without the bun (easy to do on the screens) and take your own gf bun. That way you can still do a happy meal! The veggie nuggets were gluten free as well if they still do those.

NattyTurtle59 · 27/03/2025 20:04

Bearbookagainandagain · 27/03/2025 18:58

I don't have any issue with the snack itself, for me it's that McD is selling absolute shite and I don't want my kids to think this is "food".

What on earth do they use to make chips with at McDs in the UK?? Here there are made from potatoes, which are "food". 😁

DrPrunesqualer · 27/03/2025 20:05

Is there no where else you could go for an after swim treat.

I wouldn’t want my kids to think McDonalds is an OK place to go to regularly. You’re making it the norm OP, but if that doesn’t bother you then fine, I’m just wondering why you’re posting this thread though.

DrPrunesqualer · 27/03/2025 20:07

dontjudgemeagain · 27/03/2025 19:58

I was never allowed McDs or any fast-food as a child - some of these comments really remind me of what my mum used to say - and now I'm an overweight adult with a binge eating disorder. Teach her about fun stuff in moderation and she'll be grand.

We never did fast food.
My adult kids are all fine.

Each to their own

Lesphynx · 27/03/2025 20:09

Ofc it's fine. Children should learn there is no such thing as bad food, only that we need different amounts of different types. Sometimes it's okay to eat something just for fun. Junk twice a month is fine.

When I was a kid, my parents went out for a meal Friday nights, so I got a quick meal before the babysitter came. It was usually a little Chicago pizza, chips, and beans! I used to really look forward to it. When my baby is older I'll also be doing Friday night pizza night!

Goodluckanddontfitup · 27/03/2025 20:09

Of course it’s absolutely fine. It’s nice to have a treat, and if you are too militant about things like this it makes these banned foods that much more desirable which will cause issues in itself

lifeonmars100 · 27/03/2025 20:09

A lovely treat that must taste really good after a swim. Enjoy it both of you, those days fly by so fast.

Lesphynx · 27/03/2025 20:11

DrPrunesqualer · 27/03/2025 20:05

Is there no where else you could go for an after swim treat.

I wouldn’t want my kids to think McDonalds is an OK place to go to regularly. You’re making it the norm OP, but if that doesn’t bother you then fine, I’m just wondering why you’re posting this thread though.

Why are McDonald's fries any different from getting a chippy tea? Or oven fries?

DancinOnTheCeiling · 27/03/2025 20:11

lyricalwindmills · 27/03/2025 19:03

Why aren’t you baking your own lentil chips and salting them with organic sun dried tears? Lazy parenting IMHO.

Organic sun dried tears - brilliant 🤣🤣

Flyboyblue · 27/03/2025 20:13

All we got after swimming was a hot chocolate and a bag of crisps out the vending machine.

Enjoy your trips to McDonalds, OP.

faerietales · 27/03/2025 20:13

Lesphynx · 27/03/2025 20:11

Why are McDonald's fries any different from getting a chippy tea? Or oven fries?

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They're not - MN-er's just like to convince themselves they're some kind of Frankenfood to make themselves feel better.

SpongeKnobNoPants · 27/03/2025 20:14

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 27/03/2025 19:00

But why can you not do a treat that's not full of rubbish, like taking her somewhere that does proper cake made with real ingredients?

Yes, stop taking her for a few rubbish improper potatoes cooked in sunflower oil and take her for some proper cake made with fat and a shitload of sugar instead!