Childrens diet...

alwaysskint96

Dunroamin wrote: »

Neither vegetables nor fruit need to be fresh to count.

It was quoted from securtyguy saying only one fresh vegetable and flutterby saying 2. Nowhere did i say only frsh veg counts

heartbreak_star

Baked beans do count as one of 5-a-day though.

HBS x

Dunroamin

heartbreak_star wrote: »

Baked beans do count as one of 5-a-day though.

HBS x

Which was what I meant.

onlyroz

Tea-and-Cake wrote: »

Breakast: Porridge made with milk and water, sweetened with brown sugar/honey. Banana. Wholemeal toast with spread and jam.

Lunch: Beans on toast, yogurt, fruit.

Dinner: chicken, potatoes, green beans. Apple crumble and custard.

Snacks are fruit or crackers occasionally a sweetie or crisps. Drinks are dilute juice/fresh fruit juice/milk.

Would you have all those things for breakfast, or just one of the three? Personally I think porridge is better than cereal or bread because oats have a lower glycemic index than wheat. And I also wouldn't eat unsweetened porridge so I don't see the problem with a spoon of honey in there.

For lunch I'd suggest a bit more variety than beans on toast (e.g. sandwiches, wraps, cous-cous, pasta), and to try and include some fresh vegetables, e.g. carrot and cucumber sticks with a dip, cherry tomatos etc.

For dinner, would you have a dessert every day? This is something we'd have once in a blue moon as a treat. If you do have one every day are they all so stodgy and carb-based?

As for snacks, they really shouldn't be necessary at all, and you shouldn't be routinely handing out sweets and crisps. Maybe again go for some cruncy vegetables, crackers and cheese, raisins and nuts/seeds etc etc.

angelil

claire16c wrote: »

sounds really good, but why would he eat rice crispies without any milk and drink water? Sounds pretty grim! I thought maybe he was allergic but then you say he has milk in his tea.

Some people just don't like it! I never have milk on my cereal and I am 27. Hate cold milk and it makes the cereal go soggy and gross too. Will have porridge made with milk though and am willing to consume a small amount warmed up and mixed with Weetabix though (makes a porridge-style substance, so maybe that's why!).

OP, aspects of your diet are OK. Hope you do not have meat every day though - there's really absolutely no need for it. Cost-wise and health-wise you will benefit if you eat more vegetarian meals.

As several of us are putting up examples of our food intake, here's mine for today:

Breakfast: 1 Staffordshire oatcake with 1 slice of bacon. Grape juice. 1 espresso. A very small amount of muesli (no milk )

Lunch: couscous salad with fresh ginger, pine nuts, and preserved lemon. Fruit yoghurt to follow.

Snack: 3 rich tea biscuits
Throughout the day: plenty of water, some mixed with a little mint syrup (some people think it tastes like mouthwash...I like it though ). Sometimes a cup of tea as well (sometimes with a splash of milk, sometimes black).

Dinner: Homemade falafel and flatbreads. Would normally have a salad with that but we're off on holiday tomorrow so have pretty much cleared out all of our fresh food. Could have some frozen peas though

Usually have another espresso coffee after dinner (perhaps the coffee is my worst habit?) with a very small amount of dark chocolate.
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I used to be a vegetarian and still eat a lot of meat-free food so feel free to ask if you want recipes

neverdespairgirl

claire16c wrote: »

sounds really good, but why would he eat rice crispies without any milk and drink water? Sounds pretty grim! I thought maybe he was allergic but then you say he has milk in his tea.

He's not allergic to anything, but point-blank refuses to have milk on his cereal, he doesn't like it. He eats either rice crispies or bran flakes for breakfast, neither with milk, and although I reckon it'd be like chewing cardboard, he insists.

tea_lover

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

He's not allergic to anything, but point-blank refuses to have milk on his cereal, he doesn't like it. He eats either rice crispies or bran flakes for breakfast, neither with milk, and although I reckon it'd be like chewing cardboard, he insists.

I'm completely with him . I love cereal, love milk, but the thought of the two of them together makes me heave.

VestanPance

angelil wrote: »

Hope you do not have meat every day though - there's really absolutely no need for it. Cost-wise and health-wise you will benefit if you eat more vegetarian meals.

This is factually incorrect.

Meat as well as being a fantastic source of protein triggers responses in the body that prevent the snacking hunger feelings many get, particularly with high carb diets that most people eat in the west today.

Animal fats are actually very good for you, despite what the marketing from the grain industry has been selling people for years. They don't make you fat. What will make you fat is a carb heavy diet unless you're athletic and do cardio sports such as running/cycling/swimming etc on a very regular basis.

What people should be eating is lots of meat, fish and low carb vegetables and limited amounts of high carb items such as cereal, rice, pasta, couscous and bread. People should also be eating full-fat products, as they are actually healthier than low fat alternatives that pad out the flavouring by being high in processed sugars.

Fruit juice is something that should be avoided too, as it's horrifically high in sugar (fructose).

Scientific research backs up that for most of the western population the most efficient and healthy diet would be something close to the Paleo diet. The obesity epidemic in the west funnily enough coincides with our increased intake of grain based products.

paulineb_2

Some people don't want to eat meat though, Ive not eaten meat since I was 16 which is almost 30 years, its absolutely down to personal preference.

neverdespairgirl

tea_lover wrote: »

I'm completely with him . I love cereal, love milk, but the thought of the two of them together makes me heave.

I've never really liked cereal at all, with or without.

As far as I'm concerned, milk-free bran flakes aren't my idea of fun, but if he likes them, more power to his elbow.