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Just realised Petits Filous has sugar in...doh. Problem?

33 replies

NinkyNonker · 26/03/2011 08:28

Dd is nearly 8 mo and baby led weaning. Just realised petits filous has sugar in (I thought they were naturally sweetened in my defence)...she has a whole one for breakfast. It's the only thing she'll let me near her with with a spoon...now I know why!

Is this a problem and what are the alternatives?

Thanks!

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TheGrumpalo · 26/03/2011 08:29

little stars yoghurts are a bit better.

pinkytheshrinky · 26/03/2011 08:32

Its a bit of sugar - what is the issue?

captainbarnacle · 26/03/2011 08:34

Is spoon feeding her, BLW?

thisisyesterday · 26/03/2011 08:35

sainsburys own brand kids yoghurts are sugar free, as are plum baby (i think!) and some but not all of the little rachels ones

personally i wasn't happy for my babies to have so much sugar as petit filous contains, but there are other options!

when ds1 was little there were NO naturally sweetened yoghurts available so i used to buy a big pot of natural yoghurt and add fruit. bit more labour intensive tho lol

netbook · 26/03/2011 08:46

I remember at that stage I would look at the volume of each ingredient for eg, there had to be more fruit than sugar, but also the number of them. Petits filous have far more ingredients than they need. I also had to be able to recognise what they were.

I agree with thisisyesterday, sainsbury own brand are good

belgo · 26/03/2011 08:47

There is nothing wrong with a bit of sugar. Yoghurt is better then petit filous due to the bacteria for the gut.

JennyPiccolo · 26/03/2011 08:48

i bought these as well before noticing. Luckily DP ate them all before they got anywhere near baba.

mousesma · 26/03/2011 08:49

It's up to you to decide whether or not you think this is a problem. I think it isn't an issue and regulary give DD (8 months) Petit Filous. Most of the stuff she eats is healthy and I don't think the odd treat hurts. It's not like you're stuffing bags of chocolate buttons down her like my mum keeps trying to do :)

MaresyTotes · 26/03/2011 08:51

Just get some plain yoghurt, Greek yoghurt is good. Your baby won't mind if it's not sweet. All 'kids' yoghurts seem to have loads of sugar in.

AitchTwoOh · 26/03/2011 08:52

i mostly couldn't be arsed with the mess of yog and self-feeding, but did give greek yog on occasion. much cheaper and they still love it.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 26/03/2011 08:54

I made the mistake of Petit Filous in the weekly shop for DD 15 months. She now knows the difference between normal yoghurt tubs and those! Shakes her head at anything else. Nightmare!

wineclub · 26/03/2011 08:55

Sugar is a natural sweetener. Why don't you want her to have sugar? If its because you don't want her to develop a sweet tooth then the only answer is to not give her sweet things, regardless of how they became sweet.
I don't buy individual yoghurts because I am too tight so we only have 'adult' yoghurts which are still about 15% sugar.

VeronicaCake · 26/03/2011 10:07

If it was naturally sweetened it would still contain sugar, it would just be fructose not sucrose. There is nothing inherently superior about fructose, and it will still rot teeth and cause peaks in blood sugar which can affect mood and energy levels if eaten in large quantities.

On the other hand sugar in small quantities is a pretty standard part of most diets. It might be worth offering your DD completely plain yoghurt and seeing if she'll eat it. Mine loves it and it will work out cheaper and be a bit healthier in the long-run. But if she doesn't like it I'd offer whatever is currently on special offer instead.

Mind you my DD had chocolate biscuit for breakfast so I'm a feckless fool who shouldn't be trusted with a baby and you might want to bear that in mind.

Oh and yes BLW can involve offering spoonfuls of yoghurt or porridge. BLW-ers are not morally opposed to cutlery. But many of us have rather yoghurty dining rooms.

AitchTwoOh · 26/03/2011 10:18

if it's a health thing, though, it must be healthier to have fresh whole fruit (apple slices veh popular here) and greek yog with a splash of maple syrup than basically jam and yog and stabilisers and weirdier other ingredients that you get in the littler pots. locust bean gum, anyone? Grin

Bumperlicioso · 26/03/2011 10:25

Yoghurt was the only thing I didn't let dd1 self feed for a while. Completely irrelevant but she now calls petite filous 'pretty full-up' Grin

sungirltan · 26/03/2011 10:30

awww @ bumper

i switched to plum yoghurts. dd liked them just as much. i blw her and i gave her yoghurt quite often until she refused to eat anything she couldn't feed herself and went off them. now she can spoon feed herself so htey are back in favour

some sugar is fine but for me the petit filous was sugar i didn't NEED to give her iyswim

TheSecondComing · 26/03/2011 10:37

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Panzee · 26/03/2011 10:41

Rachel's ones for children don't have added sugar.

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NinkyNonker · 26/03/2011 11:42

I'm not overly fussed, I just thought it was a massive no no? If it isn't I'll carry on and try some others as well.

I don't feed her per se, I load up a spoon and give it to her, it is the only spoon she will take, if you see what I mean. Every now and then if she gets it stuck on the end of her nose or something I will give if a helpful nudge. Grin

Thanks for the responses, what a pfb moment! I just feel very lost with trying to do the right thing...my mother puts my love of all things unhealthy down to my having been given a doughnut at a very early age by a misguided uncle, I didn't want to get if wrong!

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thisisyesterday · 26/03/2011 13:03

just to add... i have no problem with sugar as a product and would choose a sugar version over something with artificial sweeteners any day!

however from a general health and particularly tooth point of view I would choose to give my children products which didn't have unnecessary amounts of sugar in.
so, if i have a choice between a fruit yoghurt with added sugar and one that is simply sweetened by the fruit itself then I would choose the latter

thisisyesterday · 26/03/2011 13:08

although.... lol

Bumpsadaisie · 26/03/2011 13:09

Natural yoghurt with strawberry and banana smoothie stirred in (or whatever other flavour you fancy).

MerryMarigold · 26/03/2011 13:14

Your love of all things unhealthy sounds like it came from a mother who wouldn't let you have them! Wink Don't make the same mistake.

terrier2 · 26/03/2011 18:02

Am glad this post has come up as it's relevant to a question I wanted to ask:
can you freeze yoghurt? Because I'm happy to buy the big greek/natural yoghurts but me and dd never eat all of it before it goes past the use by date. I don't want to buy the smaller pots as not as good value for money?
Anyone frozen yoghurt before and found that it's ok?
Sorry for gatecrash NinkyNonker!

jaggythistle · 01/04/2011 07:19

I read about the amount of refined sugar in them on here actually...Blush

The Plum baby, Rachel's and Yeo Valley 'Little Yeos' are fruit juice/puree instead of sugar I think and don't taste quite as sweet. Little Stars have a wee bit less sugar.

DS went through a yoghurt eating frenzy after he was ill recently so I was peering at the ingredients a bit more closely...