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

[quincyquince]

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?

Yes thankfully they are safe for coeliacs.

We have been a couple of times when it's been more of a necessity than anything else (my family lives miles away, so there's often travelling and when everyone is tired and she's not in the mood for "grown up" food it happens). But we just do with it the same as all food, its just food.

I don't fight with DD to eat anything. She gets balanced meals, sometimes she eats everything, sometimes she doesn't. She has open access to the fruit bowl, and there's a section in the fridge door she can get things out of but once they're gone they're gone (eg veg, yogurts, cheese, one chocolate snack etc) and she'll ask for anything else, at which point we'll consider it depending on what else has been eaten / happened in the day.

I think if a big deal is made over certain types of food being "bad" or "treats" and then "good" foods are pushed on kids, then it will skew their relationship. If all food is just "food" but some is more accessible than others, then that's the snacking habits they'll build.

And DD will genuinely choose fruit over most things, the majority of the time. Because that's what's "normal" to her as a snack. Which means the odd bit of junk does no harm.

My parents used to withhold shit food from me, I never had a maccys until I was 15!!!!! Junk was completely forbidden fruit for me and subsequently made me binge and binge and binge it when I could......ignore your friend....I wish I had been taught "moderation", id probably be a normal weight and eater x

There's a Wimpy near me.

It still tastes the same, but you need to take out a 25 year mortgage to be able to afford it.

Well said 🙂

I don’t think I ever said it was said in stone.

I’m just going off my own experience as I have parents who say they wish they’d been a bit less strict about food in hindsight. My diet was appalling for a long time and I still struggle with food now. Admittedly being autistic doesn’t help but it’s just a topic that interests me.

Ha ha I absolutely love this 🤣

It's a personal thing though isn't it?

My friend sees a spa day as a 'treat'.

I'd rather do 9 weeks community service in the pouring rain.

A chip is only a chip if made from (raw) potatoes, peeled, cut and fried. From a proper chip shop or home made.
Skinny shit made into fries are an abomination in any establishment!
But don't stop treating your DD, nothing wrong with it occasionally!

Oh, I know, I’ve been around for long enough to be able to almost predict them, lol.

Maybe the child wouldn't like your idea of a treat. She can have a treat she likes once a fortnight and it won't do any harm.

Oh dear

This is exactly what happens every time on MN 🤣🤣

Because they don't want that.

Mcdonalds is nice, familiar and comforting. It's cheap and cheerful and fun and no frills.

And probably much better for you than most of the processed 'healthy' stuff these days.

and long enough to not give a toss either 😉

That sums it up perfectly.

I see a spa day as a waste of money but if people enjoy it good for them.

I have a MC Donald's once a week, I love it, I am out until 7.30 pm as I look after my Grandchild once a week, buy a take away, no cooking,partner has eaten, bliss and no washing up. Partner hates it though, oh well.

But is it a Mumsnet chicken that you can share with the rest of your street when you get home?

I haven't seen a Wimpy in years. My husband loved a Wimpy.

I haven't seen a Wimpy in years. My husband loved a Wimpy.

I’m just amusing myself while the Apprentice is on, lol.

Exactly
Just as @arethereanyleftatall said 😆

Exactly!! Same here 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

But it's the only cheap place that reliably does gluten free! It's better than being poisoned somewhere else!!

That's what McDonald's chips are. Potatoes, cut and fried. They are cut somewhere in a factory and brought in in massive frozen bags before frying, but all they are is potatoes.