Mcdonalds for your 1 year old !!!

[aimee-lou]

I'm hesitantly putting my two-penneth in here. What's wrong with every now and again letting the side down nurtitionally. Even cavemen ate honey and gorged on seasonal berries as 'a treat'. That's not to say that these cavemen ended up only wanting to eat seasonal berries, after all, they weren't around all the time for them to be a choice. They also didn't get fat from them....only one crop wouldn't do that to you.

'Treats' can be just that....for no reason, just because it's there and we feel we deserve it. Goodness knows Earl has something off our plates at every meal which means he's had the odd chip, pizza and bit of battered fish. He's not going to get fat, or get a preference. McD's is just that....a treat when you're in that frame of mind. I don't seen anything wrong with that.

 

[Aneesa_09]

And this girls ur friend? MAybe u should tell her about it instead of running posting it on bnb

I wrote this earlier, then deleted before i posted it. I thought exactly the same

V xxxx

lol reading stuff like this makes me wonder.. I wonder what ppl say about me? Im a great mom, I love my son, always have his best at heart. But then Im sure her mate thinks she is too.. yet ppl always want to pick faults.

Im glad my "mates" dont have B&B lets just say hahah

 

[Blue_bumpkin]

And this girls ur friend? MAybe u should tell her about it instead of running posting it on bnb

I think thats very rude. BnB is a place where people can post things on their mind no matter what it is and the OP also said she did tell her friend what she thought she was just curious as to what everyone else thought .

Some comments aimed at the OP for simply having an opinion are really starting to annoy me now.

Its everyones choice what they feed their own kids, so what if she has a different opinion to you? I think some people have just come to this thread looking for trouble imo.

cant everyone just politely say their opinion without dissing anyone else?

 

[Serene123]

She made the mistake of using the word disgusting in the OP, that's what's causing most people to be annoyed I think!

 

[Blue_bumpkin]

She made the mistake of using the word disgusting in the OP, that's what's causing most people to be annoyed I think!

Yes she did - but with reference to giving it to a child regularly. which from what ive read most people agree with - they would not give it as a regular meal but on a rare occasion its fine.

I dont get the problem

I think we've all gotten our wires crossed somewhere, it can be hard to interpret the tone of a post but from what i see we nearly all agree

 

[vanessayogini]

I'm hesitantly putting my two-penneth in here. What's wrong with every now and again letting the side down nurtitionally. Even cavemen ate honey and gorged on seasonal berries as 'a treat'. That's not to say that these cavemen ended up only wanting to eat seasonal berries, after all, they weren't around all the time for them to be a choice. They also didn't get fat from them....only one crop wouldn't do that to you.

'Treats' can be just that....for no reason, just because it's there and we feel we deserve it. Goodness knows Earl has something off our plates at every meal which means he's had the odd chip, pizza and bit of battered fish. He's not going to get fat, or get a preference. McD's is just that....a treat when you're in that frame of mind. I don't seen anything wrong with that.

just to clarify.
honey and berries ARE nutritious. And the cavemen didn't eat these things once a month more like once a year, or every few years! (well honey, not berries, those are more easily acquired).
McDonalds is heavily processed, frozen, full of salt and sugar food. Should not be compared to organic honey and berries found in the wild.
But I do agree that 'treats' are essential to enjoying food.

 

[Aneesa_09]

Yep we agree, If u want a mcds have one, If u dont, then your missin out haha just joking.

 

[Aneesa_09]

LOL I dont know why people will get annoyed about what other people are eating. Its no one elses business what you eat? P.S Im eating a nice big chip now

Dont worry before anyone posts a thread about me, my sons 5 months and wont have any lol.

 

[saturn73]

I'm hesitantly putting my two-penneth in here. What's wrong with every now and again letting the side down nurtitionally. Even cavemen ate honey and gorged on seasonal berries as 'a treat'. That's not to say that these cavemen ended up only wanting to eat seasonal berries, after all, they weren't around all the time for them to be a choice. They also didn't get fat from them....only one crop wouldn't do that to you.

'Treats' can be just that....for no reason, just because it's there and we feel we deserve it. Goodness knows Earl has something off our plates at every meal which means he's had the odd chip, pizza and bit of battered fish. He's not going to get fat, or get a preference. McD's is just that....a treat when you're in that frame of mind. I don't seen anything wrong with that.

I totally agree. Just wanted to say that honey and berries are some of the healthiest things you can eat!

So is chocolate - natural chocolate, I mean.

 

[bluebaby]

I could really eat a McDonalds right now with all this talk - and i don't even like them! A McChicken sandwich and a mcflury!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lulu61388]

i am just lurking this thread and i have absolutely no idea what i will do when i am a mom later in my life, but i will say that as a child my mom would take me to fast food places once a week for lunch. my school was let out early on thursdays and it was a treat for her and i. the rest of the week every meal was cooked at home and we sat down at the table for dinner every night.

now - at almost 22 years old i am a normal and healthy woman. i make good food choices and i'm not obese or diabetic. it is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children responsible food choices as well as the ability to cook for themselves when they get older. a few trips to mcdonalds once or twice a month (as people in this thread have said - not the OP's friend) is not going to automatically make a child at risk for diseases/obesity. and tbh, these days with the options of bottled water, juices, sports drinks, milk and apple slices over soda and fries/chips mcdonald's has improved loads since i was young. i'm not saying it's the best choice, but it isn't as bad as it's made out to be for a once in a while meal.

 

[Aneesa_09]

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[candeur]

She made the mistake of using the word disgusting in the OP, that's what's causing most people to be annoyed I think!

Yes she did - but with reference to giving it to a child regularly. which from what ive read most people agree with - they would not give it as a regular meal but on a rare occasion its fine.

I dont get the problem

I think we've all gotten our wires crossed somewhere, it can be hard to interpret the tone of a post but from what i see we nearly all agree

To be fair, in the first couple of posts I didn't see any reference to the regularly bit. Just that giving any type of fast food to a baby/toddler is disgusting, so people are bound to get upset by that.

 

[winegums]

just my 2pennies but when i was younger my parents didn't let me eat hardly any 'junk' my best friends was always at mcdonals kfc etc. now we are adults i am the one always ordering takeaways etc and she cooks healthy meals for her and her OH every night lol......... i think when you try and stop kids having what they want, when they are older and able to make their own decisions they do it just because they were not allowed! if thats makes sense!

on another note... my cousin gave her baby happy meals by 4 months and was weaning him at 2 months, she had him crawling by 5 months and walking by 7 months. he is now just over a year old and does a LOT more than my son of similar age, with regards to actions, speech etc

so maybe it's not so harmful anyway lol

 

[CocoaOne]

My niece is 13 months and I noticed recently that her parents are giving her McD's at least once a week. They also eat aot of take away at home because they are too lazy to cook, so I've got no idea if they also let her have pizza, kebab etc

For some reason I think chicken nuggets and unsalfed chips aren't too bad, but she has a cheese burger and unsalted chips. Personally - I don't think a one year old should be eating fried and salty food (McD burgers have A LOT of salt in them) more than once every couple of months. I wouldn't deep fry chips and burger at home and give them to a baby. My LO will probably go a long time without eating McD's, but that's because I personally don't like the food so never eat there, same goes for Burger King and KFC.

 

[bluebaby]

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When I was at high school (a long time ago). My friends and I used to take turns to get a private taxi to mcdonalds during lunch break to get everyones lunch, the taxi used to go through the drive -thru!! There was about 15 of us. We did this once a week, can't believe I was a size 10

 

[Aneesa_09]

LOL, thats hilarious. Lucky for us, Our school was a 8 minute walk so we went @ lunch times. lolol Its werid how u grow out of things tho because now I dont eat any,

 

[3 girlies]

And this girls ur friend? MAybe u should tell her about it instead of running posting it on bnb

I think thats very rude. BnB is a place where people can post things on their mind no matter what it is and the OP also said she did tell her friend what she thought she was just curious as to what everyone else thought .

Some comments aimed at the OP for simply having an opinion are really starting to annoy me now.

Its everyones choice what they feed their own kids, so what if she has a different opinion to you? I think some people have just come to this thread looking for trouble imo.

cant everyone just politely say their opinion without dissing anyone else?

but the OP said that it was "disgusting" so that is "dissing people" is it not??

 

[babyblog]

Before Ollie was born i told myself i would never let him try junk food until he was at least 2. But he is so interested in food, that i often give him a taste of what i'm eating. Mostly it's marmite ricecakes, marmite sandwiches (i craved marmite druing pregnancy and i think he recognises the taste!), grapes etc but the other day i had an oreo mcflurry and i let him have two mouthfuls. He licked his lips, but no more so than when he has his favourite parsnip and pear combo. My personal view is thta it is important to let children try all tastes, as if i ban it for years he might then feel he has missed out and want more. Also i can't let him give me his puppy dog eyes andnot give him some

 

[Blue_bumpkin]

She made the mistake of using the word disgusting in the OP, that's what's causing most people to be annoyed I think!

Yes she did - but with reference to giving it to a child regularly. which from what ive read most people agree with - they would not give it as a regular meal but on a rare occasion its fine.

I dont get the problem

I think we've all gotten our wires crossed somewhere, it can be hard to interpret the tone of a post but from what i see we nearly all agree

To be fair, in the first couple of posts I didn't see any reference to the regularly bit. Just that giving any type of fast food to a baby/toddler is disgusting, so people are bound to get upset by that.

but the remarks only seemed to have started after she clarified.

Uchh now Im hungry!! lol Think ill have to have a slice of OH's lemon meringue pie!! Hmm..