have i imagined it or was there a thread saying not to give toddlers wholemeal bread...?

[Tutter]

something about too much fibre inhibitng absorption of protein???

so, should i be buying white bread?

tutter! wash your mouth out with soap and water immediately!!!

come on foodie mners

Hey I cannot give any of mine wholemeal bread, it goes straight through them and they loose weight. So its the good old starchy cheap white bread here which makes great toast

i think it can fill them up too much whilst not containing very many calories. something like museli belt malnutrition?!

"High-fibre foods

A high fibre diet is not suitable for babies or young children. Occasional use of wholemeal bread, pasta and grains is fine, but too many of them could fill up your child's tummy, not allowing room for other foods. Do not add bran to your baby's food since it prevents some important minerals from being absorbed. Do offer your child a variety of different starchy foods, including wholegrain varieties, but don't use wholegrain foods exclusively until your child is five years old. "

from babycentre

i thought so

ds has bread quite a bit - toast at breakfast and sarnies at least 4 times a week for lunch

so - unbleached white, then?

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or is plain brown bread ok?

(confused about diff between brown and wholemeal...)

and - shite, he has pasta all the time too

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i think it's wholemeal pasta that babycentre objects to... you're not telling me that as a lover of Ice Magic you eat brown pasta, are you?

it's about variety surely? i'd rather dd have wholemeal than white. she only has 2 slices a day at most. pasta is white pasta, maybe twice a week. she also has wholemeal pittas, white tortillas and white hot cross buns. she also eats lots of fruit and veg, so she is obviously not filling up on bread rather than the other good stuff.

no, of course not

takes too damned long to cook

I heard the wholemeal not-so-good for babies/toddlers thing somewhere a few months ago after I had embarked on a wholemeal diet for my lo in an attempt to be ever so healthy. I have since introduced alot of normal pasta and white bread into his diet. May or may not have made a difference internally, but tbh his bowel movements seem the same to me!

Just another thought, white bread always gets such bad press, but it is actually richer in calcium....
in our house we sometimes have brown, sometimes wholemeal(and yes, what is the difference, lol) and sometimes white bread (especially when dh is here, as he loves Bloomers, lol)...Pasta, if I eat with them then it's wholemeal pasta, and if I cook only them pasta it's white...and so on!

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What type of bread do I feed my baby?

Q: What type of bread is suitable for my 10 month old?

A: Up until about 15 months, use a white bread. Some brown breads can be too rough on their digestive systems, and the fibre intake should not be increased too much. Too much fibre can lead to a reduced food intake and therefore affect growth. After 15 months, you can introduce a fine wholemeal bread but avoid 'grainy' or 'nutty' breads.
Karicare

more here

thanks iota

prob too late to worry then - ds is 22mo

(and buitl like the proverbial brick house, despite uggins of wholemeal bread )

you know, i remember when your ds was born tutter... such celebrations.

awww. don't aitch, am already a bit teary today

popped back t'other day, to share ds2 news

heard from old names (kay, lily [ex-susanR], linda, andrea) - may be familiar to you...

they are bloomin' miracles, aren't they, built like brick shithouses or not...

i absolutely loathe one of those people, she bullied me relentlessly. guess which one...

errrrrr...

errrrrrr...

errr......

well, 3 of them are incredibly gentle and warm, and the other, er, isn't

I was told this as well but I am not buying white bread for anyone

ds always had wholemeal

he does have the most energetic bowels I have ever known, however