Mcdonalds for your 1 year old !!!

[candeur]

Aaaaaand now I'm hungry.

And me! Could kill for a double cheeseburger now... Mmmm... Diet out the window!

 

[special_kala]

yes thats me exactly

 

[karenm28]

I don't mean to be facetious but come on I was told I didn't know what was in McDonalds, I showed that I do know what is in McDonalds, it is obviously not as bad as some people are trying to make out, so I am told that 1g of saturated fat is too much to give a toddler.
Some people have fussy eaters and if their child will eat some fishfingers or chicken nuggets then good, give them to them. It is better than not eating anything in my opinion.
We don't all have time to make our own nuggets and fishfingers every night.
I do cook most nights and I am a good cook if I do say so myself but once a week or so we have a takeaway and my son is part of our family so he eats what we eat.

 

[angelstardust]

I don't like McDonalds, but if we did go as a treat for the kids, Amber would probably get some of ours. I don't see what the problem is so long as it's not every night.

She has had chips when we have been out (and whatever else she could grab at) and Chinese cook-at-home meals as well as home made... everything.

I'd say as a family we eat junk food 1-2 times a month. It's nice to get a treat and it's nice not to have to cook.

 

[Lucy_lu_84]

Okay I hate thread like this...kinda of feel like certain people are saying I am a bad parents because I would let my son have some food like this!

He's had nuggets from mac donalds a couple of times, and one of these was while on holiday and there food was stupidly salty so the macdonalds was probably a lot better for him anyway! *shrugs*

Surely it's up to the parent to give what they like to there child ...as long as they are not giving takeaway for every meal and it's balanced out with the healthy stuff to it's not going to do any harm!

 

[Vickie]

I don't mean to be facetious but come on I was told I didn't know what was in McDonalds, I showed that I do know what is in McDonalds, it is obviously not as bad as some people are trying to make out, so I am told that 1g of saturated fat is too much to give a toddler.
Some people have fussy eaters and if their child will eat some fishfingers or chicken nuggets then good, give them to them. It is better than not eating anything in my opinion.
We don't all have time to make our own nuggets and fishfingers every night.
I do cook most nights and I am a good cook if I do say so myself but once a week or so we have a takeaway and my son is part of our family so he eats what we eat.

If you'd said this instead of what you put earlier I wouldn't have thought twice of it. You are allowed to defend your choices and you are allowed to say why you do the things you do. But to tell a member that she is "holier than thou" is a personal attack

 

[special_kala]

I don't mean to be facetious but come on I was told I didn't know what was in McDonalds, I showed that I do know what is in McDonalds, it is obviously not as bad as some people are trying to make out, so I am told that 1g of saturated fat is too much to give a toddler.
Some people have fussy eaters and if their child will eat some fishfingers or chicken nuggets then good, give them to them. It is better than not eating anything in my opinion.
We don't all have time to make our own nuggets and fishfingers every night.
I do cook most nights and I am a good cook if I do say so myself but once a week or so we have a takeaway and my son is part of our family so he eats what we eat.

for me and my child 1g is to much when you have the option of less processed food to feed children.

yes some kids are fussy eaters and i agree them eating something is better then nothing but wasnt what was being discused. We also have takeaways but we eat a healthy meal with River (even if its just for show) and will eat food that we dont think is suitable for her when she is in bed.

 

[karenm28]

Well I will apologise for the personal attack then. I knew as soon as I posted it I had been rude. The lady I was responding said 1g was "too much for ME" and put "ME" in capitals which I read as though my standards were lax in comparison to hers and it got my back up so I responded too quickly.
x

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

Alex very very very rarely has chocolate etc but tbh i think that a mc d occassionally is ok when a healthy balanced diet is given too

and if someone wishes to give their baby it more often then yes i wouldnt agree with them but it would absolutely not be my place to tell someone else how to parent their child their child their choice

 

[trumpetbum]

I think my girls both had fast food of some kind at this age, but then as now at 10 and 8 they have it very rarely as a treat and eat very healthily 99.9% of the time. Both girls prefer to eat out for lunch at 'nice' resteraunts but on occasion will decide on a happy Meal when we're out shopping which IS easier on my pocket but both my girls make very healthy food choices and understand that junk/fast food is not good for your body or your health. I don't see a problem in moderation. I do however agree that people should be aware of what they are giving their child, obesity and poor diet are a huge problem and a huge burden on our health system and teaching healthy food choices at a young age is extremely important imo.

 

[special_kala]

Well I will apologise for the personal attack then. I knew as soon as I posted it I had been rude. The lady I was responding said 1g was "too much for ME" and put "ME" in capitals which I read as though my standards were lax in comparison to hers and it got my back up so I responded too quickly.
x

thats isnt what i meant at all. I put ME in capitals as when i say that i dont think mcdonalds is acceptable for a child of 12 months and that i dont think 1g is ok people seem to read it as " i dont think you should feed a child mcdonalds"

 

[karenm28]

But did you know there is 5g of saturated fat in a cup of full fat cows milk
and 6g of saturated fat in 1oz of cheddar cheese?

 

[special_kala]

But did you know there is 5g of saturated fat in a cup of full fat cows milk
and 6g of saturated fat in 1oz of cheddar cheese?

yes but i dont feel that they have been processed and made to taste nicer nearly as much as fast food.

 

[Lu28]

Aisling hasn't eaten any fast food yet, we tend to have a takeaway on a Saturday night once she's gone to bed. However, she eats what we eat and if we were out and ended up in a fast food place, we would give her some. Actually, having just thought, she has had fast food as she had a fishcake when we were in a sit down fish and chip place by the sea once. Everything in moderation as far as I'm concerned.

I see it in the same way as chocolate etc, it won't be completely banned because we did BLW and that's not what it's about. I also think it can be counterproductive to completely ban a food as it can make it more tempting in some circumstances. But it's very very rare, I think she's had chocolate twice in her life.

Now I wouldn't agree to giving it to an 8 month old at all or regularly after 1 year.

 

[Aidedhoney]

I eat very healthy as do my children but we love to eat out as a family ie Frankie and Bennys and Alex eats whatever we have so if its fries then its fries. I think everything in moderation is the key.

The world would be boring if we all brought our children up the same way

 

[louise1302]

im must be really disgusting then because archie smacks his lips and says nom nom when we pass a macdonalds alright he does the very same when we pass the greengrocer and shouts narna but you get me
i do let archie have mcdonalds if i do well sometimes he has 2 chicken nuggets and a fruit bag surely this cant be seen as unhealthy? macdonalds only use chicken breast in their nuggests so its hard reconstituted crap is it?

having raised 4 children and let them all eat anything in moderation ie occasional macdonalds or kfc(on days out) sweets on a friday after school not a one of my children is an unhealthy weight nor do they have any fillings or weight issues btw the older 3 are 10 11 and 12 not one of my children will refuse a vegetable and my 12 yr old lists sprouts as one of his favourite foods surely that makes me disgusting if people want to think that but im happy with my parenting method and happy to let other do it their way

 

[special_kala]

I do admit i go overboard on what River can and cant eat as on my OH's side 1/2 of them have type 2 diabetes and are overweight or have had heart attacks and i know that i have to be very very strict because i dont think they will understand the term "in moderation"

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I also don't really see a problem with it. So long as it's not an everyday thing.

When Edward's older I'd let him have nuggets and a fruitbag or whatever

I think the reason people might be a bit tetchy about this thread is because by saying your friend is disgusting it implies to anyone who has let their child have mcdonalds their parenting is disgusting.

xx

 

[pheobe]

It's very funny how people differ my SIL thinks it's out of order that Niall eats at the dinner table with us and eats exactly what we eat every night. She thinks sunday dinner, greek salads and chilli is all wrong for a baby but I think it's awful she feeds her LO dairylee buttys, milky ways and tinned jars of E number filled crap all day

I nearly fainted when she randomly gave him a full milky way but she told me I was all wrong for letting him have a little piece of a danish I was eating

food is such a personal reflection of a person and their lifestyle it stands to reason that our views will all differ vastly.

To answer the OP: I wouldn't go out of my way to give a 1yr old a Mcd's but if I found myself eating one for lack of time while shopping or for a treat I would certainly let him have a taste as long as this was not a regular occurance

x

 

[Rhiannon]

ive got nothing against people feeding their children on fast food - its up to them how they parent their child.

however.. rhys will not be eating mcdonalds when with me + dh or our family. if he is invited to a mc donalds party when he is a bit older then i would let him go, of course, but i would never make it a place of regular eating.

the same goes for sweets and chocolates. sweets and chocolate at easter and christmas.

he will be offered fruit and veg as snacks and ocassionaly crisps as i myself like crisps.