Marmite

[milupa]

Can children eat a couple of toasts with marmite every day ( 6 and 4 years old) or is it too much. Why? Because in my opinion it is very salty thing.I can't agree on this one with my dh.

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dd loves marmite on toast but dh then complains that she has 'marmite breath'. He hates it.

I'd say that at 6 and 4 years, it's fine. Unless you're spreading a whole pot on each slice!

My DD is 20months and I don't limit marmite. That's probably because i grew up on the stuff though. I've never looked at the salt content - bad mummy! Mind you I never look at the salt content on anything - bad mummy!!!!!

When I was small - I used to eat it out of the jar with my finger happy days!

GP said no to marmite, health visitor said yes. So I was none the wiser. One dd hates it, one loves it, so I go along the line that most things are ok in moderation.

Reckon it is fine - there can't be more salt in a scraping of marmite than in a packet of crisps!!!

I Luuuurve marmite - DP and DD hate it - even the smell makes 'his toes curl' (Wooos or what) so as am at home this morning and DD at her fathers and DP at work I am indulging myself - sad eh - you lot get off on cream eggs and Iget off on Marmite on toast!!

We are family of marmite lovers here, one 10 yrs one 16 mths, little un has tiny scrapings on toast every few days. Older one has it every day on toast or sandwiches
No adverse affects noted as yet
They do not eat convenience foods in any other form not even baked beans so likelihood of oversalting my two is low...

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I have heard that it's very good for hangovers ...... , but can't remember why!

there is probably more salt in the bread and butter/marg than there is in the marmite if you are spreading it thinly !