Did anyone see the OFM article - "running on empty carbs"?

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It does reinforce everything that I have always thought about child nutrition. (And adult nutrition, FWIW). But, it is just one opinion. Let's throw some other views into the mix?

Yes, I didn't really mean throw out actually because that's just what I don't do. I'll usually eat DS's leftovers too - it doesn't bother me at all as I'm well used to it.

I'm thinking I'm worrying a bit too early. All of you are talking about children you can actually reason with. We're not quite there yet.

As long as he has some fruit in him, some veg, and a bit of calcium don't fret!! Dd's bright, brainy, full of energy (does ballet, swimming, skiing and horse riding (in rotation)) and has never eaten wholewheat in her life!

cornsilk - calories are units of energy - children need calories to grow. Don't worry about the number of calories for children, if they are of normal weight, worry about the quality of the calories that they eat.
Aitch - there are no trans fats in hoummous. Also no saturated fat and no cholesterol. Yum again.

lol, i know! there are trans fats in pastries etc. there is a shit load of salt in hummus though, and when i make my own it's really, really, REALLY not as nice.

Aitch - I make my own and it took me ages to get it right. It is an easy one for me as we all hate salt (weird, or what?) so a shed-load of lemon juice seems to do the trick. For salt-lovers, maybe preserved lemon blitzed up with the chick peas might be the magic touch?

Thanks PLP. We've actually no problem with wholegrain here, other than me not knowing how much he should have - homemade bread, ryvita, weetabix/shreddies/shredded wheat (ad nauseum) all fine. Fruit is OK (as long as it's grapes, since he's gone off everything else just now). He'd drink milk til it came out of his ears. But veg are crap, although he will eat homemade soup, and usually tomatoes & cucumber.

There are too many refined snacks for my liking - fruit toast, pancakes, crumpets etc (not all in one day though). DH is really relaxed about it but I'm not so sure. I'm thinking of starting a food diary to see if it's as bad as I think.

The main problem is I work full time and DH can't/won't cook for DS (I do sympathise - I'd struggle to cook with DS under my feet as well). I do my best to keep the freezer stocked with homemade food, but that's when I get stressed out if DS won't eat the food and it effectively gets wasted. And when I'm really busy I don't get chance to make stuff, and that's when DS ends up having fishfingers & beans etc. Now he's gone off baked beans too. AAARGH!

I find these endless articles about food, dull, dull, dull.

The reason why people are getting fatter is because they don't exercise enough. People drive everywhere, and sit at desks doing diddly squat all day.

I'm no fan of junk food myself, but the emphasis is skewed.

Get orf your fat arses, and walk to Mcdonalds!

Oooh, I made my own hoummous for the first time the other week and it was lurvely. DS didn't think so though.

i'm not much fussed for salt either. i've been making hummus for about a decade now and i've never managed to get it as nice as m&s's one...

Twinklemegan - it sounds as though you are doing fine the vast majority of the time. Life is not about being perfect. We just have to be good enough. You are way above that!

Oh god I didn't home make ANYTHING for dd for about 3 years between her dad leaving and about 6 months ago-I didn't have the time, space, energy or money! I just thought as long as she is full, not eating too many sweets, and has had some form of meat/veg/fruit/calcium each day she will be fine. And she defo won't eat ryvita! And only WHITE homemade bread!

Yep - perfectionist, that's me. It's the source of much stress at home and work just now and I'm desperately trying to remap my brain networks as we speak.

I should clarify - I don't spend my evenings lovingly making meals just for DS. I just try to freeze portions of what DH and I have, so if I'm too tired to cook for us then DS doesn't get any either. It's been pretty crap recently, hence my worries. But maybe it's not as bad as I think.