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Milkybar Buttons

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m4ya · 18/03/2006 03:10

Hey everyone...
Does anyone know whether I can feed Milkybar buttons to my 18 week ds? Hes been eating for about 3weeks and eats everything like fruit n yogurts, so was wondering if hes allowed buttons?

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threebob · 18/03/2006 03:17

He's only tiny and relies on you to feed him nutritious and age appropriate food. He has plenty of time to eat Milkybar buttons.

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m4ya · 18/03/2006 03:53

Threebob I wasnt aware of the age you are allowed to give them to him! Thats why I asked! I hope you are not implying I dont feed my ds nutritous food! Angry

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threebob · 18/03/2006 04:21

Nutritious and age appropriate food for an 18 week old baby is breast milk or formula. However you are "allowed" to do whatever you want - he's your baby.

Filyjonk · 18/03/2006 07:20

No, its not a good idea. They are not nutritious, they are full of crap (look on the back ). It will not benefit him in any way. Give him a banana.

I'm sure dairy is not meant to be introduced til around 6 months.

Babies don't need sweeties or anything like that.

I've been trying to find a link to a simple chart showing what foods should be introduced and when, but just can't find one!

Basically

If you've already weaned, at 18 weeks, fruit, veg, milk (formula/breast milk) and baby rice. That is all he should be on.

Yoghurt might be ok if its the pure type, not the cheapo crappy stuff full of sugar and additives. Not sure. Wouldn't do it myself, tbh.

Nikkinoo · 18/03/2006 07:48

Hiyah
m4ya

She may be a bit young, Its probably not best to encourage a sweet tooth too young, I give my 5 mo petite filous yoghurts, even then they have loads of sugar in them. Its just that tooth decay can even start as early as now, itsdead scary.

Hipp organic do a choc pud with real choccie pieces, think it is dark chocolate though therefore it wouldnt be too sweet.

Tipex · 18/03/2006 14:05

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Miaou · 18/03/2006 14:15

You shouldn't be giving him any dairy products before six months - up until that time he should only have breastmilk or formula. So - no cheese, no yoghurt, no cows milk, no chocolate. I would also say that introducing refined sugar (such as is in chocolate) is unnecessary at this stage - babies get the sweet taste they like from fruit. Save it until they ask for it - saves a lot of tooth decay further down the line Smile.

There is a really good weaning guide produced by the government somewhere - I'm going to find it and link it here m4ya so that you can have a read.

GDG · 18/03/2006 14:17

Boden anyone?

Miaou · 18/03/2006 14:31

Bugger, can't find it - archived messages isn't working. But if you google weaning there is lots of advice out there as to what is appropriate for what age.

GDG - yes it crossed my mind but tbh I would rather someone had a laugh at my expense than went away feeling they couldn't ask a question to which they genuinely didn't know the answer.

lucykate · 18/03/2006 14:40

think \link{http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/70/83/04117083.pdf\this} is the info miaou mentioned

GDG · 18/03/2006 14:48

Fair enough

kreamkrackers · 18/03/2006 14:49

i still don't give my 22 month old chocolate. she was also weaned at 7 months. it's up to you what you give your child, i choose my dd to not have chocolate and she doesn't know any difference. my step mum keeps trying to get me to give it to her though Angry as far as i'm concerned it's your child you do what you want to do, that's what i think when i choose whether my dd has chocolates or not.

Miaou · 18/03/2006 15:07

that's the one lucykate - thanks

NotQuiteCockney · 18/03/2006 15:08

I hate the name "Milkybar". It's chocolate. It's not a source of milk or substitute for milk. And yeah, it's not nutritional or a suitable food for babies.

Seriously, an 18-week-old should be having breastmilk or formula. Not Milkybar buttons.

WideWebWitch · 18/03/2006 15:10

NQC, I also noticed recently it says something like 'full of the goodness of milk' on the packet, very misleading.

GDG · 18/03/2006 15:11

Do people honestly think it's a milk substitute? Shock

NotQuiteCockney · 18/03/2006 15:13

It's marketed as being as good as milk! It's called "milkybar", of course it's as good as milk!

If it wasn't, they wouldn't be allowed to sell it as such, would they?

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m4ya · 18/03/2006 16:25

Ok firstly let me state I wasnt saying I was going to feed him buttons as a substiute to milk! I only wanted to know at what age are they allowed it as I genuinely didnt know when they are. As for yougurt it clearly states on the pack that babies are allowed them from 4months. This is my first child and dont have much guidance which is why I was asking, not so everyone can have a go at me!

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Filyjonk · 18/03/2006 16:36

But you know what, NQC, it isn't even chocolate! Its all lecithin and vanilla flavouring and vegetable fat, pos hydrogenated, and other assorted crap.

Whats always puzzled me is why you can't market formula for under 6 months but you can market food. Including crap-laden sugar-sweetened deserts like yoghurts and so on.

(And I was suspicious re trolling but I figure, regardless, there are plenty of lurkers who might benefit from this debate)

alittlebitshy · 18/03/2006 16:43

well, it's your child, they're "allowed" them whenever you let them. But if you want to do the best thing for your child (omg that sounds harsh but can't think what else to put as an alternative) you wouldn't even consider chocolate. fgs a baby eating chocolate. why on earth would you want to??? A baby does not need it. well, nor do we, but we're old enough to make our own informed decisions. My dd didn't taste choc til she was over 2.5, and even then I would have prefered to hold off, but by then there ARE outside influences etc etc however much you would prefer there not to be. I do not give her any choc msyself, i don't buy it for her.. it is a treat, usually at a party or something.......

Can someone else answer the yoghurt thing... ie yes it does SAY suitable for 4 months but a) world health org suggests weaning started at 6 months, b) sugar, crap, sugar, crap.

argh. sorry rant over.

why do i rise to trolls? argh.

Filyjonk · 18/03/2006 16:47

re yoghurt. I thought yoghurt was different becuase it didn't have lactose or had lactose digesting bacteria or something? I know people who are lactose intolerant can sometimes have yoghurt. don't really know but would be interested.

I don't think a baby of 4 months should be on anything other than formula/bmilk though, but thats really personal. (and did wean one child at 4 months, on hv advice-and regret it, tbh)

Nbg · 18/03/2006 16:48

m4ya

Yoghurt companies say "from 4 months" because they can.
Not because your child benefits from eating it at that age.

Sadly these companies seem to have more of an influence on parents decisions than HV's, Midwives and nutrition experts.

Have a look at the link lucykate posted.

Filyjonk · 18/03/2006 16:48

and i mean yoghurt, the pure, sugar free stuff, not that brightly coloured sugar laden stuff marketed at kids. Angry Angry

Umm · 18/03/2006 16:54

HEY M4YA,
I THINK IT WAS RIGHT OF YOU TO ASK AND FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN GANGED UP ON... I GIVE MY DD YOUGURTS TOO LIKE PETIT FELIOUS, BABY DANONE AND NESTLE BABY, BECAUSE MY HEALTH VISITOR RECOMMENDED ME TO GIVE IT TO HER ALONG WITH FRUIT PUREE, VEG AND VARIOUS OTHER BABY FOODS. I GIVE MY DD THE SAME AMOUNT OF FORMULA AS I DID BEFORE GIVING HER THE FOODS BECAUSE THAT IS HOW I WAS ADVISED. AS FOR BUTTONS I DONT THINK YOU SHOULD GIVE HIM THEM, BECAUSE OF THE FLAVOURINGS AND LETICHIN. HOPE YOU DONT FEEL AS IF YOU CANT ASK A QUETION IF U GENUINELY DO NOT KNOW! :) {{HUGS}}

tissy · 18/03/2006 16:54

and they made by Nestle- another good reason not to use them....Grin