do you give your LO chocolate?

Brandiebabe · March 2010

DD got into a box of See's chocolate yesterday at a friends house. Her 7 year old daughter left it in the floor after she got a piece. Another friend of mine, who was also there, gave me this long lecture about what a bad mother I am for *letting* DD have chocolate.

Um... #1. it was left of the floor #2. I did not *give* it to her and #3. It will not kill her.

So now I am wondering, who gives or lets there LO have chocolate? Not all the time, but maybe taste it.

alicia_angell · March 2010

I've let DS share my chocolate ice cream as a little treat but he hasn't had any chocolate bars or candy just yet.

roxysurf99 · March 2010

I have no problem giving DS a taste of anything. But then again, I have no problem with him having a donut, lollipop, or ice cream sandwich, etc. Moderation is my motto. I can't imagine life without treats. Its not like DS eats cookies for breakfast and cotton candy for lunch.

NewBlue · March 2010

We'll give Jack two of those mini M&Ms sometimes as a treat.

KKM · March 2010

roxysurf99:
I have no problem giving DS a taste of anything. But then again, I have no problem with him having a donut, lollipop, or ice cream sandwich, etc. Moderation is my motto. I can't imagine life without treats. Its not like DS eats cookies for breakfast and cotton candy for lunch.

I have the same mentality.

macchiatto · March 2010

roxysurf99:
I have no problem giving DS a taste of anything. But then again, I have no problem with him having a donut, lollipop, or ice cream sandwich, etc. Moderation is my motto. I can't imagine life without treats. Its not like DS eats cookies for breakfast and cotton candy for lunch.

This. I eat treats so I think it would be hypocritical if I never let my LOs so much as taste them. They've had chocolate a few times; their birthday cupcakes were devil's food (gluten-free) cupcakes. They've had chocolate pudding a few times. We've put a tsp of Ovaltine in their milk (per the pedi's suggestion) a couple times when they were going through a few days of not wanting to drink their milk. I've given them tiny tastes of brownies I was eating a couple times. That's about it. Like you said, it won't hurt them.

KathrynMD · March 2010

she hasn't had any candy yet, but she's had cookies and cake and chocolate pudding. She likes them all, but certainly hasn't flipped out over any of them. She does love her cheese though. ..

mlc92404 · March 2010

roxysurf99:
I have no problem giving DS a taste of anything. But then again, I have no problem with him having a donut, lollipop, or ice cream sandwich, etc. Moderation is my motto. I can't imagine life without treats. Its not like DS eats cookies for breakfast and cotton candy for lunch.

This exactly!

Donniesgrrl · March 2010

We let DD have tastes of everything we have, except Shellfish or fish (since I have an extreme allergy to shellfish).

I believe moderation is the key!

Tyler79 · March 2010

DD has been given chocolate on occasion, not all the time.

Judah'sMommy · March 2010

I don't because I don't eat sweets so I never think to buy stuff like that. But I'm sure he has treats at grandpa's, and he eats ice cream with me (the only sweet thing I eat).

Brougham7-15-06 · March 2010

DS has had some M&Ms from time to time and maybe a sip of chocolate milk or a bite of chocolate ice cream...but never candy bars or anything like that.

jerzeygirl4ever · March 2010

She's really only had chocolate on cakes at special events. When I have ice cream she's usually in bed and I just don't have chocolate cookies in the hosue. I never give her candy. Lord only knows what my ILs give her though.

funmaker · March 2010

no b/c i'm allergic so we're waiting. but she has a lifetime to try sweets. i hear other people saying moderation and i agree when she's older. right now we're pushing the fruits/veggies and meats. what she doesn't know she's missing won't hurt her. imho, she's too young for "junk food". food revolution anyone?

lisaroo · March 2010

I'll let her have a few small chocolate chips here and there, and she has shared a chocolate pudding with me. I feel like things that are not allowed at all are the things they will overindulge in later and teaching moderation is the key. I treat myself to these things, why not her?

columbiamommy · March 2010

DD loves an Andes mint every now and then. I will also give her a bite of my mini Dove dark chocolate if I'm having one. That's the most she's every had at a time, though, and it only happens once every few weeks. I see nothing wrong with letter her have a treat now and then.

LoriFalce · March 2010

It's a baby, not a German shepherd. I think it's going to be okay.

Joseph has had chocolate. He actually is not a big fan. Except for brownies.

MegGary · March 2010

DD will get a couple nibbles off our ice cream if we are eating it. We also give her cookies which is usually 1 cookie because thats all she wants. Or if we have cake she gets some too.

We also give her chocolate but not very often. This past weekend we where at a Baptism & the favors where chocolate lollipops. She ate a little bit of it & was wired for sound. OMG! lol She crashed hard too. For this reason we try not to give her sugar.

I don't understand your friends problem.

keg · March 2010

Um, what is life without chocolate? :-)

We've given DDs chocolate chip pancakes a couple times and they've had chocolate chip cookies a time or two. Oh yeah, their BD cupcakes were devil's food. And there are a couple little chocolate bunnies for their Easter basket. So, nope, they definitely don't eat as much of it as I do, but they've gotten a few tastes. There is nothing that I won't let them try...well, maybe not booze or soda, but almost everything else is fair game.

NatPhoto09 · March 2010

roxysurf99:
I have no problem giving DS a taste of anything. But then again, I have no problem with him having a donut, lollipop, or ice cream sandwich, etc. Moderation is my motto. I can't imagine life without treats. Its not like DS eats cookies for breakfast and cotton candy for lunch.

OMG...I found my twin. LOL. But I agree with this. My LO has had a piece of my chocolate chip cookie. no biggie.

Mjmksb04 · March 2010

Your friend is a jerk for lecturing you. My DS has had a bite of cookie and ice cream sandwich, but that is about it. His birthday cake was chocolate, but he wanted nothing to do with it.

Jermysgirl · March 2010

DD looooves dark chocolate...she doesn't eat it all the time or even once a week, but she's had it. I feel no guilt LOL

cops_wife · March 2010

Absolutely. DD has dessert when we have dessert. I like to bake, so we often have cookies or brownies or something around, and I let her have them. She also eats pretty much everything else under the sun, including fruits and vegetables and pretty much whatever else you offer her. Introducing her to chocolate did not ruin her for vegetables.

Actually, at this age, "helping Mommy bake cookies" really means sitting on the counter, helping dump stuff and munching on chocolate chips. I have no problem with this definition.

AmyCC1980 · March 2010

DD has tried chocolate a few of times. She has had a bite of a choc. chip cookie, a bit of DH's chocolate ice cream, etc. I have never given her a whole piece of chocolate to eat but I don't freak out if she gets a little. All things in moderation.

lisaNov3 · March 2010

i made brownies the other day (which I thought were fantastic!), but she spit it out.. which leads me to wonder how she can be related to me! Stick out tongue

MamiJam · March 2010

I don't, I'm a bit picky about foods with DS. I don't want him to have a taste for it then cause problems when I take it away. I'd rather give him more nutritious sweet treats.

SeattleMegan · March 2010

Yes, in moderation, just like a lot of the PPs. We don't give her a treat every day but now that she's older (20-months) I think it's perfectly fine for her to have a treat now and then. Heck, as long as she's eating a well balanced diet most of the time, why not?

melissaandgreg · March 2010

Judah'sMommy:
I don't because I don't eat sweets so I never think to buy stuff like that. But I'm sure he has treats at grandpa's, and he eats ice cream with me (the only sweet thing I eat).

thats awesome! how do you do that? i love sweets.. major sweet tooth every single day!

melissaandgreg · March 2010

my dd has tastes of things when we are around eating it. she loves sweets just like mommy!! we started giving her tastes around 8 months when we went out to ice cream. this weekend we out to chinese food(buffet style) with her. my husband was eating choc. pudding while i was feeding her food. my dh gave her a taste and after that she kept saying more,more,more. i tried to give her food and she spit it out. it was quite cute:)

gatogrrl · March 2010

Yes, a piece here and there. We are a pro-chocolate family.

shanpren · March 2010

DS gets a mini york patty after dinner a couple of times a week. He's still alive and doesn't ask for any other junk food so I don't see the big deal.

lite-bright · March 2010

Yes. If we have treats, cookies or candy around the house, generally DD is allowed to share some.

She loves helping us make cookies from scratch; I prefer using M&Ms to chocolate chips, and she'll pick a few out and eat them. We've had some Easter candy around lately -- mini-Snickers and such -- and if DH or I have a couple, we'll split one with her if she wants.

If we have chocolate cake or pudding for dessert, we don't usually give her her own serving, but we do let her share ours.

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