cereals

DD eats generally healthy but I admit to giving her a biscuit when she is nagging at me because she is hungry. She signs when she is hungry which is uber cute! lol

I would rather she eat healthy obviously but I have moments when I don't eat that great. In saying that at 14mths she has never had lollies, or fizzy which she doesn't need and has had a couple of bites of a cheeseburger and chips rarely! In laws tried feeding her taro and chips and she wouldn't eat them she preferred the dry kruskit I don't eat cereal so not much of a chance of her having anything other then weet bix toast or cornflakes as thats what I would buy for her. I used to buy the fruit weetbix for DP so she would probably have that for a treat lol. No chance is she getting coco pops or anything like that! Especially while she's still in nappies I don't fancy changing a glow in the dark nappy lol.

As for the original question. I guess I would rather them eat something and go to school with a full tummy then go hungry. I don't think its fair making a child go without food, I know I can go a day without food but I don't think its fair on a child who can't do it for themselves. I would be questioning though if a child was consistently going to school with rubbish in their lunchbox AND eating an unhealthy bfast and probably dirty bird for dinner YUK!

Of course it is better for them to eat something than nothing. I teach at a decile one school and the impact of children having no breakfast is huge. They can't focus or concentrate and they certainly can't learn.

The same goes for lunchboxes. We had a healthy eating policy at my school which said no chips or muesli bars etc but if the kids did bring those things I didn't stop it because if they didn't bring what they could afford, they wouldn't bring anything at all and to me that is far far worse.

Each to their own, and I don't plan to give my child sugary cereals but I also don't want to feel bad if I end up doing that for whatever reason. Sometimes I have sugary cereals! I think everything in moderation and as long as you're doing the best you can most of the time, that's enough in my opinion.

In a world where a box of home brand cocoa puffs is like $5 for 700g or something compared to the same price for healthier cereals that have half the size in them, it's easy to see why people make that choice. Being healthy is the ideal but for some people it's just not always possible and I don't think they should eat nothing instead.