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is brioche too sugary for 18mo?

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loveroflife · 09/03/2012 13:33

title says it all - just wondered what others thoughts are?

i sometimes give him this (plain) and soreen.

we weren't allowed ANY sugar at all as kids, so we all gorged on it through our teenage years, consequently i have always struggled with my weight and go potty with excitement over sugar!

don't want that same pattern for my darling boy...do the theory is introducing a little of it through the brioche and soreen....

thank you

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colditz · 09/03/2012 13:34

No it's delicious. no sweeter than soreen certainly.

My children used to have brioche rolls for breakfast all the time - both healthily slim with nice teeth.

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loveroflife · 09/03/2012 13:40

wonderful - thanks colditz

he adores it - i was thinking hmmm is because it is so sweet?....

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Natzer · 09/03/2012 15:11

I suppose everything in moderation is key. I gave my 10 month old about a quarter of a chocolate digestive this morning , I was eating one and she wanted some, she loved it and was subsequently covered in chocolate afterwards, but she won't be having anything like that on a regular basis.

BoysBoysBoysAndMe · 12/03/2012 10:13

I discovered banana Doreen yesterday and my eight month old loves it. I'd give him brioche too although he's never had it. Not something I normally buy.

Everything in moderation!

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loveroflife · 12/03/2012 11:38

I know! That Banana Soreen is divine - it's on offer in Sainsburys at the moment. MUCH nicer than the other one. I don't really like the original one but sometimes struggle what to give him if we are out and about apart and I need to take something in some foil for his lunch. I tend to give him a wholemeal roll, which can be a bit dry and I think he is getting rather bored of them.

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BoysBoysBoysAndMe · 12/03/2012 12:14

Just noticed I put banana Doreen! Sounds like a participator of readers wives from the 60's!

Glad you knew what I meant

SarkyWench · 12/03/2012 12:16

Yes. Far to sugary.

Send it here immediately

SarkyWench · 12/03/2012 12:17

btw has anyone tried making brioche in a breadmaker?

FirstLastEverything · 12/03/2012 12:18

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BobbysBeardOfWonder · 12/03/2012 12:19

Brioche (actually panatone) was my DD's very first food she grabbed a bit whilst sitting on my knee & went back for more
Now at 19 months still eats very healthily & happily!

SootySweepandSue · 12/03/2012 12:19

It's fine. Everything in moderation. I wasn't allowed crisps as a child and binged on them subsequently! My DD has lots of sugary treats but she can walk for 2 hours at a time and Im sure she more than deserves them. With sugar I thought the main worry was tooth decay rather than obesity or such. I have never seen an inactive toddler.

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loveroflife · 12/03/2012 12:49

Isn't it funny how deprivation always results in (my case) full on wanting it so much?

I wonder how to get that healthy balance with me - I think just not making a big deal out of any food and serve him healthy dinners and plenty of exercise and if he wants a treat allow it but a small portion etc....

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DaydreamDolly · 12/03/2012 12:54

DD 2.8 asks for brioche for breakfast almost everyday she doesn't get it everyday but now and then. I have no problem with it. and I give her the choc chip ones too

BoysBoysBoysAndMe · 12/03/2012 12:58

My eldest is fine and we've always pretty much anything. But my dh works out so we explain that for example, pasta gives you energy, chicken helps your muscles grow, veg etc good for your eyes and skin etc.

He will eat haribo, If allowed, till it comes out his ears. But otherwise he'll tuck into any strawberries, etc and see it as a treat.

My dad didn't restrict anything with me and my bro, and at meal times we were even allowed a glass of wine( whole other thread I think) . But neither of us went off the rails particularly bad and me and my bro are healthy weights etc. so I think I think that if you don't make a fuss outbid anything, then you learn it's not a big deal. Iyswim

And I always say to my eldest when introducing new food-I would like him to have three bites. To get a proper taste of it. And if you don't like it, that's fine, don't eat it. But I'd like you to try it. And he eats everything except onion and curry. And I mean everything!

gourd · 12/03/2012 13:38

Fine - as long as it's not a staple! Sugary things to avoid are actual sweets, sugary chocolate (by this I mean Cadbursugary's "milk" choc), fruit juice and sugary squash. Bathing your teeth in sugar-filled liquid every few minutes for 20 minutes+ (the duration of a meal) is the worst thing you can do for your teeth. Eating something containing sugar fairly quickly (not sucking it) obviously reduces the amount of time the teeth are exposed to the sugar. Most food items are basically ok as part of a meal particularly if child is generally eating well. If you're concerned about them filling themselves up on crap and not eating the rest of the meal, leave crap till last...

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