Lemonade at six year old's party?

[Smithagain]

Yes or no?

DD1 would love to have lemonade at her birthday party this week. She regards it as a huge treat.

I reckon some of her friends have probably been drinking fizzy drinks on special occasions for a while. But a few most definitely haven't. Of the latter, some only drink water anyway - but we have one younger sibling coming who I'm pretty confident has never had a fizzy drink and will most certainly love it!

So do I go for it? Or put my health-conscious foot down in the interests of harmony with my mummy friends? Your votes please, mumsnet food police.

Boco

I put in milk because my DS1 just didn't like fizzy drinks at 6yrs and that was all he was offered that he liked. I think that by the age of 5 or 6 children should be allowed to choose their own drink at a party, a one off fun occasion. Rigid control is setting up real problems for the future IMO!

Sheesh. Being allowed to consume fizzy pop was what made birthday parties fun when I was a child (especially when it transpired that my brother was allergic to caffeine and he went mental after having a cup of coke!!). I'm glad I am not a kid now if there are parties where milk, water and no sugar are the order of the day...

So yes, give the kids some lemonade (and food colourings, cheap sausage rolls, icing, haribo, crisps etc etc). It'll make a change from all the lentils they've been forcefed enjoying up until now.

lol, Boco, that's what get a naice festival

what YOU get

and actually... i drink coke (full-fat) and dd has had some too. so there.

I feel so sad for these poor children who aren't allowed any relaxation in diet. Food is supposed to be enjoyable. Once in a while it is nice to indulge in something that you wouldn't have every day of the week! I hope that the water, fruit juice ALL THE TIME brigade are as rigid on themselves.It is very unfair to enforce on others what you wouldn't do to yourselves just because they don't have an alternative.

Yes, AbbeyA. What's good enough for us is good enough for them, surely? Or maybe babies/toddlers/children are a different species? Mind you, sometimes it seems to be that way, as mums tucks into a chocolate biscuit while handing toddler another piece of cardboard..erm - rice-cake. MMMM - yummmmy. Not!!! My DH and I have a good diet - with a few indulgences. So DS has exactly the same.

Right - am going to have lemonade, but consult the mum of the younger sibling to see whether it really would be the first time ever she's had it. Am sure I can side-track her onto something else if mum objects.

And rest assured that there will be plenty of other sugar sources.
And (whispers) some food colouring . They'll all be as high as kites anyway - it's on the first day of the summer holidays .

(Just in case anyone is now passing out with righteousness, I have also promised her a rainbow of food, which will consist of appropriately coloured fruit, veg and cheese.)

PIMMS - Just have Pimms as it has fruit in it so could be deemed far healthier than lemonade - goes qwith crack pipes quite nicely too!

Now you're talking, Twinkie!

(Hmm - thinks - fizzy fruit punch? Would that be a good compromise ... ?)

Is this for real or is someone taking the piss here?

Starting a thread about Lemonade?
I must be living on a different planet

DKMA I live in Surrey. It might as well be a different planet ...

But I reckon the Mumsnet food police are quite well represented around here ......

Yes. I think most DCs I know would be a bit if there was nothing fizzy at a party. But provide water or stilj juice as well.

And am amazed that I've generated 3 pages of response in less than 2 hours!

That's the point OrmIran. DD has not yet been at a party with fizzy drinks. And she's six today. Personally I reckon it's about time, but as I say, this is Surrey ...

ah 1 bottle or glass won't hurt!
OInly if you have an alternative though, my dd won't even TRY fizzy, and we have been caught out twice at parties where food/drink was brought in, and only lemonade provided.
Had to go out in car both times for water, not because I am food police but because bubbles "burn" her mouth

This is why I'm quite pleased I didn't know about MN when my DDs were younger. I lived in Surrey then too. My God, we must have been the talk of the town after parties with lemonade and coke.

If parents feel that strongly about their little treasures not being exposed to the evils of sugar, then they should volunteer to stay and help with the party, so that they can hover - or decline the invitation.

If I went to a party that only served water I'd ask for my money back

Seriously though I would offer lemonade, along with water, juice, squash (shoot me now) and milk.

Yes.

It's a parteeeeeeeeeeee.

Yes.

Go for it. It's only lemonade and it is a party. I wouldn't mind my dc's being served it at a party or even coke for that matter, they will know it's not something they get all the time iykwim, it's a treat.