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Crisps

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carlyb · 10/03/2004 10:34

My ds likes the odd packet of organix crisps (puffs). I have realised that these are VERY expensive. My Mum has suggested giving him the smiths salt and shake crisps, minus the salt.
Are these ok to give a 19 month old or are they too fatty? thanks

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Mum2Ela · 10/03/2004 10:38

My DD (18 mths) also sometimes likes those puff crisps but can't eat a whole packet. Have you thought of just giving him half a packet?

Or what about quavers?

Sorry, don't know about Salt n Shake.

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carlyb · 10/03/2004 10:42

My ds loves his food. I would be so happy if he couldnt eat a whole packet! Unfortunantly he could eat however many packets I put in front of him and still pester me for more! I have to be quite firm with him.

He has had quavers, which he loved, but I was worried about the salt in them. Find all this 'what to give them' a nightmare!

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Trifle · 10/03/2004 10:44

If you have to do any crisps then I guess that Salt n Shake minus the salt is the best option however I dont do crisps in any shape or form. I've seen instant reactions when both ds's go completely do-lally from eating any sort of flavoured crisps. I've been told that Wotsits are ok but they still contain ingredients that I'm not too happy about. If I want to give a snack then it's Sunmaid raisins, prunes or apricots, carrot battons, celery etc. I just think crisps are one of those snacks that children can do without.

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carlyb · 10/03/2004 10:52

Trifle - what ingredients do I need to be watching for?
On the packet of salt and shake it has potatoe and veg oil. Is veg oil a bit dodgy? (thinking now about the butter/marg debate and I am sure somebody said something about this).

DS will not eat raisins (like to put them up his nose though!) but will try the other things you suggested. thanks

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aloha · 10/03/2004 10:52

breadsticks and rice cakes are good. I don't routinely give ds crisps - they are a very rare treat, but useful if trying to entertain a two year old while you have a drink in the pub

M2T · 10/03/2004 10:53

Wotsits have about as much food colouring in them as Irn Bru!

Ds gets Quavers as they are lower in fat. And although he gets a full packet there is definitely less by weight in there than a normal packet. Salt n Shake without the salt is a great idea!! I think I'll try that.

M2T · 10/03/2004 10:54

Carlyb - It's Hydrogenated Veg Oil that is the culinary NO NO.... Veg Oil is fine I think (HOPE!)??

mothernature · 10/03/2004 10:59

try this recipe:

3 medium or 2 large sweet potatoes or yams
3 tablespoons Oil
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2-teaspoon salt

Directions
Heat oven to 450°F. Peel sweet potatoes. Cut into slices 3/4-inch thick. Combine sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside. Pour Crisco Oil into 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. 450°F for 3 minutes. Remove pan from oven. Arrange sweet potato slices in single layer. Return pan to oven. Bake 10 minutes. Turn potatoes with slotted spatula.
Sprinkle potatoes with sugar mixture. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until potatoes are browned on top. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.

Trifle · 10/03/2004 11:00

The colouring in Wotsits is paprika which is ok. Wotsits claim on the front no unnatural colourings, additives, preservatives etc although they do contain monosodium glutumate which I dont think is that great. I equate crisps to MacDonalds which I do about twice a year, unnecessary and no nutritional value.

Sonnet · 10/03/2004 11:10

Thanks for that Mother Nature - can't wait to ry them

M2T · 10/03/2004 11:11

SO there are no E numbers in Wotsits??? Hmmm I must have been highly misinformed.
Ds gets Macdonalds as a treat every now and again as I do. I also don't see what the hysteria is about MacDonalds. Ds gets a Burger happy meal, with milk to drink and a bag of fruit! No big deal really.

Mum2Ela · 10/03/2004 11:13

M2T - bag of fruit? Really, DD has the chips - cos then I get to eat most of them! Yum!

oliveoil · 10/03/2004 11:15

mothernature - sorry, but cannot be arsed making bloody crisps, bad enough doing dd's food sometimes.

The odd bag of crisps is not going to harm, ditto McDonalds or Chocolate buttons etc etc. Dd has had Mcd's once, crisps prob 4 times and choc buttons loads (at grannies), don't think she will be keeling over any time soon.

M2T · 10/03/2004 11:16

M2E... I have a large Big Mac Meal.... so plenty of my own chips.

mothernature · 10/03/2004 11:18

Mine also have crips (at least a packet a day) so not having a go at anyone, just thought it was a good and tasty alternative thats all...

oliveoil · 10/03/2004 11:25

Didn't mean it to sound harsh, forgot to add my smileys

Kayleigh · 10/03/2004 11:26

I make popcorn for ds1 and ds2 so no added salt. Do occasionally buy the salted variety but wouldn't want them eating it all the time.
Ds1 usually gets a packet of crips in his lunchbox on a friday. Either skips, wotsits or twiglets.

GeorginaA · 10/03/2004 11:30

We have the salt and shake minus the salt and have done for a while. As long as it's not all the time and there's a range of different things in the diet, I can't see that it'd be a problem.

mothernature · 10/03/2004 11:32

Oliveoil

mrsclooney · 10/03/2004 11:33

the duck style popcorn msaker is very good - even ncer with melted bu tter on it

cod

mrsclooney · 10/03/2004 11:36

quack

prufrock · 10/03/2004 11:36

DD is 22 months and has two plain tortilla chips every day. She comes in from nursery, goes to the cupboard to "gedabowl" and asks for "isps", then goes to teh fridge and asks for "umus" She is getting a balanced diet the rest of the time so I don't really see that her nightly treat is a problem. (and she tends to have a few milky bar buttons every other week or so)

Evita · 10/03/2004 11:49

Dd (17 months) is such a small eater and such a delicate eater that 1 normal sized crisp takes her ages to eat so I give her the odd crisp, full fat and salt I'm afraid but only ever ready salted to no flavourings etc., and hope that's ok. She also likes a chocolate button or 2 a day. Really truly I can't be bothered to be too perfectionist about it. I'm sure a little tiny bit of something 'bad' can't do much harm?

Northerner · 10/03/2004 11:51

Ds loves cheese and onion pringles.

Am off to the bad mothers club then .................................

Kayleigh · 10/03/2004 11:56

Evita, I agree with you. I actually think that by making something "bad" you are storing up trouble for later. My mum used to ration chocolate in our house and call anything that was in anyway fattening "bad" to an extent that I'm sure a lot of my hangups from food stem from that.

As long as your child is eating a reasonably balanced diet I don't believe that anything in moderation is harmful.

By the way, your dd sounds absolutely delightful with her one crisp. It takes my boys two seconds to devour a bag