That is definitely the question. I read somewhere that kids form their taste for certain foods in the first year of their lives so all junk food was banished, chocolate was forbidden and fresh fruit and vegetables became the order of the day. Also curries, chilli, olives and seafood were introduced, because lets face it we want the kids to be cool and to grow up ‘foody’. This has met with mixed success. After strictly policing friends, relatives and most of all grandparents for the best part of two years, Arran is now a fully fledged chocobsessive constantly searching for his next fix. Seren for whom we adopted a much more relaxed approach is really not bothered and would rather have a nice piece of fruit. Both can demolish a bowl full of chilli olives in a matter of seconds…
Is this down to individual taste I wonder? or did we make chocolate too special for Arran and therefore a luxury associated with the good times? The bottom line I guess is that it all comes back to moderation. A little bit here and there, with a focus on the good stuff is probably the way forward to healthy appetites and development. By the way, can’t leave without warning about the nappy situation following the chilli olives…yuk!
