"Give your kids a good start to the day with Nutella" on Mumsnet

[Daddster]

Anyone else think Mumsnet should exercise some advertising restraint on high-sugar, high fax products?

Um, "high fat" that is...

think there was another thread by someone 'outraged' by this. You can probably search for it.

Personally, don't see difference btwn nutella and jam.....except one is acceptable in Boden land and the other isn't.

there have been a few threads on this......general consensus being that it is delish eaten out of the jar with a spoon, and too good to be wasted on DCs!!

unless it is made by nestle, in which case, i;d be emailing MNHQ !!!!

I have nothing against Nutella. I give it to my kids occasionally, on wholemeal bread or granary, and to be honest there is a lot worse you can feed your kids.

it is lovely on a sandwich with jam and banana! My DC love it but I am under no illusion that Nutella is healthy

intersetingly in australia it is very much promoted as a good choice for growing children, as has less fat than peanut buuter and less sugar than jam, and bcause made with milk and nuts has some good fats and calcium ( this is the advert's speil) and infact if oyu have healthy active kids it who have toast or a sandwhich as a snack it is not that bad a choice, as sadi before alot worse stuff to feed you children.

I think that to worry so much about mn generating a bit of advertising revenue from Nutella seems a little paranoid.

They're not endorsing the product - we all know it's just an ad.

Have you ever heard of 'muesli belt malnutrition'?

Parents who don't understand that young children need fat are doing more harm than good.

and it isnt that bad for you.

I promoted it recently in Sainsburys and the consensus was that on granary bread for breakfast it really is good for children full of calcium and nuts............better than a bowl of Frosties!

You listen to that mummydoc, she's absolutely right.

I'm on a healthkick, see.

fortyplus - you are a lady ( i presume) after my own heart, low fat products are not right for children , but bad fat products are, why cannot society get this, don't feed oyur kids packets of crisps for a snack but a bl**dy nutella sandwhich is ok, if oyur child is a little bit chubby get them out from infront of the telly !!! ( i will go and hide inmy fallout shelter now)

And yes... I'm a LAAAAYDEEEE!

I'm not outraged, just a little surprised.

Is it OK to let all junk food producers advertise on Mumsnet (which is targeted to parents for the obvious reason that their children will eat it) as we know it's only an advert and we can ignore it and can pack our kids off down to playpark to get some healthy exercise?

Maybe Bernard Matthews should advertise on the PETA website.

Thanks for the tip about the spoon. Am currently eating it with a spoon. Yum

No one is coming on saying - 'Ooh, Daddster, you're so right!'

I think you can take that as your answer.

don't bother with a spoon just stick oyur tongue in the jar

Catering size pack you could probably get your whole head in

Actually, if I'm honest - we never eat the stuff! I was just supremely irritated by the op (sorry Daddster!)

Under a hail of cat calls I shall retire stage left with my bowl of muesli and oddly-shaped, but tasty organic carrot [exits with a haughty flourish of broccoli].

After seeing this add DS now has Nutella for breakfast, lunch and dinner, oh and supper. And it's now the only way I can get him to brush his teeth if I put a little pea sized amount on the toothbrush. And he gets a spoonful for asking to go for a wee. And two spponfuls for asking to go for a poo. If it wasn't for MN advertising Nutella I would be a terrible mother!

my 3 year old quite likes dipping her carrots ( organic of course) in her nutella ( i am very liberal over my childrens diets and even let thme occasionally as a treat have a fruitshoot.....)

Yum. Love it. We buy it when we go on holiday along with a box of nice coco pops! Dd1 knows we are going away if she sees a new jar in the kitchen!

forgot to add while on the subject of misconceptions in childrens diets, why do people continually feel it is better ot gove htir children "no added sugar" drinks which are full of aspartane which is under suspicion as casuing neural developement problems , for fear a bit of sugar might rot their teeth or make them hyper ? I don't get it...please someone enlighten me ( I am bored at work and looking for a chllenging debate)

mummydoc you just really lowered the tone there...

have been known to dip the odd carrot in it myself