We don’t give Amy sugary or junk food. When we did pre-conception care, I followed healthy eating and didn’t have alcohol, caffine etc. I had a fantastic pg and Amy is a healthy baby who rarely gets sick. We decided to continue with this and gave her only organic food for the first 9 or so months she was on solids (from 6 months). We try not to give her processed food or any junk so she has wholegrain/wholemeal bread, mainly water with the occasional apple juice, no cakes, lollies, chips etc. The main reason is to try to reduce the sugar and chemicals in her diet to give her a good start in life.

At playgroup the kids have had two recent parties and the table was full of sugary foods and there was no healthy options for the kids to eat. The kids go feral after eating this stuff. The mums are generally okay with it and accept that Amy is happy to eat her banana, sultanas and cheese but there were some comments made. She did sneak a cheezel yesterday but after sucking on it for a while she put it down and went back to her fruit.

I know when she goes to parties a little later on she will eat this food but as long as we can control what she eats, we want her to eat healthy. We will be fine with her eating party food and don’t want to restrict her or separate her from her friends.

So my point is, what is wrong with us wanting Amy to eat well? I know I probably sound paranoid and weird but why are we the minority? Does anyone else feel this way?