How much junk food does your toddler eat?

How often do they eat ice cream, chips, pretzels,etc.

My DD loves snacks but I try to just give her whole grain crackers or pretzels. Sometimes I think I am too concerned about her not eating junk that she will end up wanting it more.

Do I need to chill out or is this something other moms worry about?

TIA

Re: How much junk food does your toddler eat?

I have the approach everything in moderation. So, on these hot summer days he usually has an ice pop after his nap and ice cream probably two times a week. We stick to goldfish as opposed to chips But we have cookies and chips and things in the house. We don't do sugar cereal because that is just super unhealthy for first thing in the morning.

Overall I'd say I'm easy going about it. Jack eats a ton of fruit and yogurt and has healthy meals (most of the time), so a few oreos after lunch is ok in my book.

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Re: How much junk food does your toddler eat?

Sarah likes pretzels and goldfish a lot. I'll give her some every day, but about a half a serving. Now that we know Andy can't eat anything with dairy in it we've decided not to keep anything in the house he can't have. When he's older and can understand why he can't eat goldfish but his sister can will be one thing, but for now it's hard to tell him no when he sees her eating them.

We're all still getting used to the changes in diet, and I'm sure that once she starts school and gets them there for snack again she'll be all over them. The teachers will probably think we never feed the poor kid.

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I like this question. My kid eats junk food and damn it, I am proud. He only gets crap on the weekend, mainly to keep him quiet at the supermarket. I give him a bag of Quavers (which are like cheese flavored chips that melt, they are low salt and low fat) but the keep the kid happy for about a half hour, just enough time to get my shopping done!!! He loves to eat food out of a bag. I also give him chocolate buttons, they come in a .5 oz bag, so its only a small amount...but they make a heck of a mess!!!

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my little ones are still little..,.but I do thave two older ones. this is what Ii did.
I made my own babyfood, made icepops from fruit...great for teething and gave my kids the bottom shelf in the fridge--filled it with all good things and let them go to town whenever hungry.
We did a kid friendly garden and let them walk in and munch and of course.,.they got m&M's....

never ever any soda or something...its crap.

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I mostly try to give him healthy snacks, but when he's with fatty daddy forget about it. One time he didn't bring a bottle with him when they went out so he gave him nestle quik chocholate milk

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I am also pretty easy going about it. I have tons of snacks in my house but I offer healthy options everyday. He is a good eater and at every meal he typically has a side of veggies or fruit so as long as he is eating his regular stuff well - I don't mind the snacks. He gets an ice pop after dinner almost everyday - he is obsessed. Other than that he has maybe 1-2 snacks outside his main meals - sometimes fruit or yogurt or dry cereal or something relatively healthy but other times it could be cookies/mini donuts or pretzels or goldfish or cheese doodles or soy pudding snacks. Those are his typical favorites. He doesn't eat much candy but I do give him some from time to time (m&m's, choclolate, smarties or lollipops mostly) - primarily as bribes to get his diaper changed!!

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They are not really into junk food that much. They will eat animal crackers and goldfish - but as far as chips and pretzels they don't want it.

As far as candy and chocolate goes - they don't get any - They have their whole lives to eat candy so I'm putting it off as long as I can.
I did the same thing with their big brother and still at 9 he's not a big junk food candy eater.

I don't give the babies any soda at all.

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I don't really eat much junk food so the only thing DD has which I don't really even consider junk food is Pretzels and Fig Newtons.

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If it were up to Delaney, she'd stop that ice cream man every night. Although when we do stop him, she usually gets an ice pop which isn't so bad.

She definitely likes her snacks, however, most times, she just "dabbles" and never finishes the whole snack. She likes goldfish, raisins, cheese-its.

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My son honestly isnt into junk food per se. He will get an ice cream cone and take 2 or 3 licks and he's bored of it. He does get a Ralphs ice 2x a week, loves them, well any ice's really. M&M's occasionally, he likes to put them in a bowl, eats a few and then plays with them. He doesnt eat cake but will have a cookie or two. He loves goldfish and pretzels and I dont see them as junk food. And Smarties, for some reason he loves them, those are a bribe when we are in the car and he is acting up.

He'd rather a bowl of grapes or apples.

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Come summer we do a lot of frozen grapes. He thinks they are baby ice pops...MMMMMMM!

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Only when they're with Grandma.

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DD is 15mths and she has had no junk food yet....dont know how more it will last but I would like another few months of her being junk food free and she will definitely not get any soda for a long, long, long time.

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I know we will be easy going when it comes to this stuff except with soda.

DH and his siblings were not allowed at all to have junk food or to have it in the house.

I know this had a negative effect on them. As they got older that is all they wanted and now they are overweight (except really for my SIL).

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Ryan is 16 months and normally does not snack too much. He never asks for snacks in between meals, but before dinner sometimes I will give him some Gerber Graduates fruit snacks or crackers or Goldfish to keep him busy while I make his dinner. If he is awake while we have dessert like ice cream after dinner, I will give him some. As long as its within moderation, I see nothing wrong with it.