Wotsits/Quavers at nursery for under ones?

[JeniN]

Dd's new nursery have crisps on the menu for one of their snacks once a week, I think the older kids usually get tortilla chips, and they give the babies wotsits or quavers.

OK, once a week isn't a very big deal, but I really can't see the logic in giving babies (she's 9 months) a high salt snack when general advice is to aim for a low salt diet. Is this a normal thing at nurseries? Should it be so?

BTW we've chosen to take alternative snacks in for her on that day - she hasn't had crisps yet and I don't see why she needs to start just yet. Genuinely interested in other people's views, whatever they are, on this.

Well, I suppose IKWYM Coddy, I don't think all crisps are the devil's work either, but I do think a powerful food lobby would like as many of us as possible to feed our children quite a lot of crap (low nutritional value often = high profit), but ho hum, I'm on my soapbox again about food and advertising to children, so I'll rapidly step off it.

Guess what. My dad smoked

NER NER NER NER NER!!

Thanks for re-inforcing my point

(and btw I only smoke when with willow )

my kids have a packet of crisps

hmmm once a wekk maybe.

some of their friends ahev them everyday

I read that too Bagpuss, interesting wasn't it? McDs aren't happy about the film either.

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vision

Oh yes www my pal has said it made her vom

For all the soapboxers out there (me included) - The Food Commission has an interesting article on salt in toddlers' diets.

Well I was never taken to an Indian Restaurant as I was growing up.... But I have a take-away once a week now as a strict rule!
When I take ds to MacD's he has a burger with fresh fruit and milk to drink. It's ME that has all the crap. Don't really see the problem..... still!

www, they deny that this is why they have withdrawn the supersize option though!

what made her vom?

the film!
lol at you saying vom!

DS gets a packet of salt'n'shake without the saly added, of course, in his packed lunch the 2 days he goes to Nursery! Is there something wrong with that? I'd say there is significantly less salt in those!

IO think mcds is crap but am not puritannical

all i n moderation

I'm not saying that you have to tell kids to do stuff, you surely lead by example. I have never smoked in front of dd for eg. In fact I probably smoke 20 fags a year having given up full time puffing about 6 or 7 years ago.

I STILL think it;s wrong of nurseries to promote McDs

We do that sometimes too Toothache, mainly for that reason.

Was going to say the same thing Coddy

dinos childhood

why is it funny me saying 'vom' codster? I would irl you know! Or maybe I'd say puke, hmm...agree about moderation etc. Toothache, you do what you like, I don't think anyone's saying you can't!

just made me chuckle.

it was the quote!

I've seen a cartoon of that coddy with the caption 'the real reasons the dinosaurs became extinct'