How we feed our kids.

[anney]

Yep that bone broth is really hilarious. Was going to say the same as Rouge. I remember spending every holidays with my grandparents on their farm. They were fairly self sufficient and winter meals all started with vege soup that sat in a bowl in the fridge and when it was cold we called it vegetable jelly!!
Rouge, we eat similarly to you. When people talk about reducing sugar, I know that the only sugar I could reduce is fruit but I wouldn't give up all the goodness we get from fruit. However I do let dd have more sugar than she needs as we have icy poles and gelato in the freezer.
Back to my grandparents - the only dessert we had was stewed fruit from their trees with custard made from milk from their cows. I think looking at the old fashioned diets and adding the multicultural influence is great.
But am not averse to your lava cake in a mug either. Everything in moderation I say.
I am so grateful I don't have to deal with any food intolerances at our place.

[turtleschell]

This thread has confused me.. I thought I was pretty healthy, but we eat white rice and pasta, and I get takeout once a week coz I struggle to cook every single day. Can never think of what to make!
We eat plenty of veg and all the food groups, and have no hesitation to enjoy my baking hobby and eat brownies and stuff.
Standards are seriously high around here.

[maybebaby2012]

Little_o- it's a bit like stock but made with bones so you get all the fatty marrow out and then can use the jelly and fat as lard. That's what the paleos I know do, good for them, I'm glad it's working out for ya but I clearly follow too many on IG and fb!!!!!

Sounds bloody revolting! Ugh!

[Phteven]

We eat bone broth all the time. I never buy stock but I do like a good soup and the broth is the basis of a good soup. I had bone broth last night. The boys wanted chicken noodle soup so I boiled up left over roast chicken bones.
The paleo diet makes me laugh because the paleolithic remains we have do seem to suggest that they were undersized and suffered from diseases of malnutrition.

[little_O]

We eat bone broth all the time. I never buy stock but I do like a good soup and the broth is the basis of a good soup. I had bone broth last night. The boys wanted chicken noodle soup so I boiled up left over roast chicken bones.
The paleo diet makes me laugh because the paleolithic remains we have do seem to suggest that they were undersized and suffered from diseases of malnutrition.

LOL! I just looked it up...(came out from under my rock where I hide)...
Wow that's pretty full on. What I don't understand is how they advocate a Paleolithic diet from an evolutionary point of view. Isn't the whole point of evolution that we have progressed and evolved from that?....sorry I that's another can of worms...

Anyways I think that each mum needs to do their best for their family and provide as balanced diet as possible, which rouge a d countless other mums on here sound to be doing

[Phteven]

Funnily enough, during the majority of the paleolithic era humanoids did not use fire so it's highly unlikely that they were busy cooking bone broth.

[Beach Mama]

Zazou! I also don't think they had multi vitamin supplements Most paleos I know have to supplement, makey no sense to me.

Sorry to derail Rouge. Xox

[Rouge]

LOL! That's hilarious.

I wonder when real food will be in again? And not just zhuzhed up and served in micro portions at high end restaurants on logs.

No no detail away!

[little_O]

I with you rouge. Real food all the way...but then as I said before, I live under a rock

[Phteven]

Lol at the supplements. I follow some clean eating pages for the recipes and many of the dessert ones seem to use large amounts of protein powder. I have nothing against protein powder but for a diet that it based on the assumption of avoiding processed foods it seems a tad contradictory to rely so much on something as processed as protein powder. And natvia - it might have less calories than sugar but that stuff is totally processed.

Slow food is kind of trendy but really it's more about farming and logistics than diet.

Logs!!! Pffft. You know what I think of logs Rouge. Yanno what would be funny - a wood worm in their poncey logs.

[Rouge]

Yep I'm with you in protein powder and stevia. My one bad thing is diet soda. But I'm weening slowly. Lol at worms!

We eat "temple food" every now and then. And that includes, clean and raw etc. But once again it's in moderation.

What I'd truly love to do is eat seasonly. And I'm trying to do that more. If I had my own edible garden it would be bliss.

[little_O]

Seasonally is a great way to eat.

We get organic seasonal fruit and veg delivered at home and although its a pot luck operation, I think the food tastes so much better and makes me cool with more imagination. I think culturally though we cook seasonally, and we still make our own tomato sauce (pasta) and preserves etc. At least I know what's in there and know its good for us.

And as for the worm...it would probably be bigger than the main

[RhiChiChi]

We eat bone broth all the time. I never buy stock but I do like a good soup and the broth is the basis of a good soup. I had bone broth last night. The boys wanted chicken noodle soup so I boiled up left over roast chicken bones.
The paleo diet makes me laugh because the paleolithic remains we have do seem to suggest that they were undersized and suffered from diseases of malnutrition.

My grandmother still makes and serves bone broth. It is far tastier to use when cooking soups, risottos etc... She makes up a large batch once a week and has it usually at night as her lunchtime meal is the largest.

My Dad used to eat the meat (beef shins from memory) once the broth was cooked. He eat it cold in a salad with some onion, oil, vinegar, salt & pepper. Apart from my Dad being overweight (large portions) he is fairly healthy. My Dad only recently has had a health scare at age 63 (severe headaches / migraines - unknown why) and that is it.... He does indulge in wine and sweets (moderately). Growing up as a child we rarely had takeaway, always homecooked meals and dessert was never offered. From a young age we ate quite a variety and salt was always added.

Back to topic though (sorry for the ramble), Rouge I think you do fantastically well with meals/food, as do many of the posters on here. We definately eat too much sugar (icy poles, biscuits) and our portion size (DH & I) needs to be regined in. This thread has made me re-think what foods we eat and cooking more again from scratch.

[Sagres]

DD1 is massively into eating seasonally, she loves eating stuff out of the garden and often asks at mealtime if her veggies are from the garden. I almost always answer correctly ;-)
She is a fussy eater so we often joke about placing other fruit and veg in the garden and getting her to pick and eat it...... home grown f&v have stickers on them don't they

[Astrid]

I do make my own stock. To me stock/bone broth are pretty much the same. Meat bones, veg, water and simmer for ages.

On a side note. Not all additives are evil. There was a a doco on SBS where they were looked into, history purpose etc. Worth checking out.

[glenny_c]

Zazou - rat sak. Avoid it at all costs, no matter what the nutritionists say.

Lol. I give my baby boy rat poison on a daily basis! Just one of the things keeping him alive. Guess that just proves that we all do what's best for our family and we shouldn't compare to others. Hugs. I think you're doing great!!

[mummy of many]

Your doing a great job,stop stressing!
As long as your kiddies are eating & drinking you have nothing to worry about & it`s great when they eat what ever you cook too.

I myself have to be careful of fats & sugar due to weight issues,but we are all different & you keep doing what works for you.

[kateo]

I am struggling with feeding DS atm. He is only 16 months and loves food but gets annoyed when he can't chew it enough. He doesn't want mushy stuff anymore but only has 4 teeth! We are going through a stage of doing lots of mushing of food in his hands and chewing a bit then pulling stuff out of his mouth!
He tends to get what we are having however not always what I have as DH is allergic to gluten and everytime I give DS gluten he has terrible stinky nappies.
I tend to go with the idea that if he's had a bit of everthing vegies, fruit, cereals,protein (not always meat) dairy and fats and sugars (either in something or from fruit) and he manages to get a bit of all this in over the course of a few days then we are doing OK.
I do occasionally let him have "fun" food like a bit of cake or icecream (these are always home made to ensure no gluten).
I love trying to eat something from the garden every day and we really live to far from town to make take-away easy or fun.....it's probably something we go to the trouble of having perhaps once a month.
I regularly make my own stock.....baking a chook means making chicken casserole with the left overs then stock with the bones..........it's great for soup or rissottos and I know it has no gluten.
I reckon most of you sound like you are doing a great job of feeding your kids........we know so much more now than what our parents did!