Thursday 29 November 2018

Fat in food and my toddler


Hi folks,So despite the fact I've told my husband that the recommendation for toddlers is unrestricted (healthy) fat before age 2, he's already started fat shaming her.So a month ago or so, he asked me when we should start restricting fats in her diet or worrying about her weight. I told him the answer is 'when the doctor tells us to'. This may not be enough for him, as he would rather 'preempt' the issue before weight is an issue.Since that conversation, he's brought up the fact that he doesn't feel like yogurt is something she should be eating on a regular basis anymore since it's typically fairly calorie dense. I usually buy a high milk-fat variety for her. I bought a lower MF version recently (in a flavor I knew she would love) and his response is that it was okay, because it has less fat in it. (of course the trade-off is sugar...)The other evening he commented how big her belly looked and I said 'it doesn't take much food to make her belly look a bit distended.' which is true. Her belly shows if she ate well at dinner or didn't. She's 50% percentile weight and maybe 30% height. So I promise there are NO issues with weight currently.Can anyone think of a good way to explain this to my husband and get it through his head he's gotta quit fat shaming the toddler? Point in fact, I could stand to lose a few lbs (my BMI is in the rather mildly overweight territory for reference) and he's got 0 comments for me about weight. It's just the toddler.EDIT: She is 18mo. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2Qu7FsE

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