White bread or wholemeal for kids' food in public

[Twiglett]

if they eat both

(Not my thread .. its for DH)

Whatever they want.

public?? what do you mean?

My dd enjoys both.

sandwiches to go out on a picnic with friends

oh c'mon .. is no-one out there bovvered?

I would just use whatever I normally used. So, brown for me, but if white is what you normally use, use white.

Well if they eat wholemeal, I'd give them wholemeal.

Do you mean sending your children with a wholemeal bread sanwich just to avoid other mums muttering about their packed lunch?

Send them with whatever, they would complain anyway.

I'm telling you now .. if you start siding with DH I'm flouncing

... Kids and I always eat wholemeal .. DH insists on having white bread ... kids will eat either (of course) .. but wholemeal is just .. well .. its better

(have just found out I'm a dining out story for him too ... eccentric wife hah hah hah )

don't forget my flouncing threat

got to be wholemeal darling you never know if there's a mumsnet police are round

You mean you're thinking about what other people think??
I'd make the sandwiches with whatever you normally make fgs! Sod anyone elses opinion.

Does he think it's(wholemeal) cruel or something?

but

now listen carefully here

wholemeal = good, nutritious, higher fibre, tasty

white = plastic

Mine will only eat white so it's a non-starter for me.

But very interesting that your dh wants to know!

don't want to be thought of as the kind of mum who gives their kids plastic bread .. not with all the fish fingers, chips and baked beans I chuck down their throats

My dd barely knows that white bread exists, she loves wholemeal and would be perfectly happy with wholemeal. I still don't get it, is he embarrased about wholemeal bread or something?

i make a mixture, part wholemeal part white flour, so i guess i send them with both?

Tell him that refined flour (white bread) makes people crave more sugar, which in turn makes children some what more active and makes them crave even more sugary stuff.

So... in the long term (if you keep away of refined flours, sugars, etc) he will save a fortune in sweets and dentist appointments.

Twig? What exactly is the problem?

I don't get it either!

We only ever have brown bread at home (ok, once in a while fancy weird white bread, but always artisan white bread, iyswim), but both my boys do love white bread of any sort, and will eat loads if they get a chance.

I get the impression your dh doesn't have a problem, buy you do because you are being a food snob?

Why don't you just ask your children what they want?

In my Annabel Carmel book (practically never used) there are some pictures of sandwiches made by using wholemeal and white. How about that for a compromise?

White on the bottom, filling, wholemeal on the top? Or 3 layers: white, brown, white with 2 fillings? She even has them rolled up and cut into pinwheels.

I only ever use wholemeal but dd murders a baguette given half the chance. How about that? Wholemeal sandwiches - and a baguette and 2 different soft cheeses to keep dh happy.

I'm with you Twiglett. My DH likes white bread (and all other sorts of nutritionally deficient foods that I prefer my children not be exposed to -- I'm losong this battle of course). Why on earth give them crap if they will eat the good stuff.

I use Hovis best of both.

Hey, who actually makes the sandwiches?

I'm still trying to think of an argument for white bread and I'm at a loss. Oh, maybe taste. Kids like the soft texture because it's easier to chew. But it's still made out of crap.

WHOLEMEAL WHOLEMEAL WHOLEMEAL

So, you are a dinner conversation topic? Oh, I think I'd be mad about that. But, then I'm easily pissed off these days.

white bread is nutritionally deficient .. but more importantly it tastes like crap ...

I like that my kids like wholemeal (and rye) ..

I'm not a food snob .. I'm quite far from a food snob .. but bread is one of those sticking points for me (makes no sense to give them crap when they'll happily eat the better stuff)