McDonalds and Toddlers

i have a toddler also he is 3 years old.He also loves to go to McDonalds, he likes to eat, french fries, chicken, mc flurry. But we limit eating in a fastfoods like McDonals coz i know foods in this fast food is not beneficial to our body.

Kids likes fast foods especially McDonalds. I don't have kids right now but I experienced it with my niece and nephews when I was in the Philippines. They love to order chicken, fries, and spaghetti. And they eat them all. It was fun!

My two year old daughter loves McDonald's and Jollibee... but at McDonalds... she love the breakfast hashbrown and french fries... and nothing else... these are the only two things she eats there... i don't think you are a bad parent because you feed your son McDonald's food 2-4 times a month... there is nothing wrong with giving him a treat once in a while...

I dont have any toddlers but my son went to McDonalds plenty when he was youger. He is a healthy eater for the most part today. He surprised me when he came here for mother's day. He even ate salmon. I was impressed. I think if you expose kids to a wide variety of foods they will eventually grow up to be healthy eaters.

The French fries are the worst thing he can eat, no nutrition at all all empty calories. Get the apple slices instead.

McDonald's is famous among toddlers, however; I don't think it offers any healthy food option. I don't recommend going to McDonald quite often. Atleast 2 times is ok. But the parents must make sure that toddlers are equally consuming healthy food like fresh milk, fruits and other nutritional items. Too much junk food will promote obesity and reduce body growth.

Two to four times a month is nothing to worry about. He is not eating McDonald food often enough for you to worry about it bothering him. It sounds like from what you said that it doesn't put weight on him. If he enjoys that I say go ahead and let him have it. No you are not being a bad parent. I no longer have any kids in the house but if I did I wouldn't hesitate to take them to McDonald the amount of time you have. That is by no means too often.

I see nothing wrong with 2-4 times a month as long as he is eating healthy pretty much the rest of the time. 2-4 times a WEEK, not that would be excessive.

If he is active, and if he eats a balanced diet in his other meals then I think that its cool. I have four kids, but one is 16, so really we only have three that we still have to take out and about. We cannot afford to go mcdonalds on a regular basis, so only get to go for a special occasion or a rare treat, I know for a fact if we had more money we would go more often but my kids eat healthy at home, they exercise and they have no weight probs, they are perfect for their ages. I just think if your son likes it, why not as long as you know he is OK in his weight that is all that matters!

I would take my four year old daughter to McDonalds about every 4 - 6 weeks. I don't have a problem with taking a toddler there weekly, as long as the child has a predominantly healthy diet otherwise. I deliberately always bought my daughter a fish burger at McDonalds from when she was very young, so now it is her meal of choice. A fish burger, small fries and an orange juice is her normal order, and I'm sure she burns off the calories in the play area before she even leaves the restaurant! I know parents who have carefully controlled their children and prevented them from eating anything unhealthy. The problem is that as soon as the child is out of the parents' discipline, they go crazy. I think we need to teach our children that it is okay to indulge in moderation. It's part of life. I must say that I have never forced my daughter to finish everything on her plate. I make sure that she gets a balance, but personally I think that weight problems can be caused by learning that you have to eat everything that is put in front of you. If my daughter fusses about eating, I make her have a little bit of everything, then she waits until the next meal (or has something small like a piece of fruit if I can tell she is really hungry in between meals). It works for us, and she is a very healthy kid.

I also do that when my daughter was still a kid.Every weekend i treated her in McDonald.She really loves the chicken and french fries too.In our country we have kiddie meal where it includes a meal and a toy of their choice.So she has a collection of toys from McDonalds.She has grown now and i am happy to remember those days with her and your discussion made me smile.My little girl is now a lady.

I would never let a toddler eat McDonalds, or any other fast food. Even if they are not over weight there is still the salt content of these foods to consider, and he could be eating much healthier things instead. The amount of sugar in the milkshake alone is probably more than his daily intake should be. Even people who are not fat show signs of damage from unhealthy eating. Skinny people who can eat anything and not gain weight often have the highest cholesterol levels as they never stop to think about what they are putting in their bodies.

You may not be concrned about his weight now,but he is only 5 years old and eating this crap?Also, as a parent you should take into account that if he is still groing his body is going to make changes.Maybe now he doesn't gain weight but in a few years he might.I am not a parent and even I know this.Also,i've always been the type of person who could eat fatty foods and not gain weight.All the while though my arteries were getting clogged with cholesteral and I had a heart attack at the age of 33.As a parent,have taken the time to give consideration to the amount of cholesteral your child is building up?I mean honestly,a five year old who is MADE to eat everything(which is:DEEP FRIED nuggets,DEEP FRIED french fries,CHOCOLATE milk,sweet and sour sauce) or he won't get his toy.THIS is how he's being raised? I find that disgusting to think of the future you are molding him for.

no, being a responsible parent, i never allow dumping such junk material in my child's stomach. it doesn't show immediate effects but on the longer run our children suffer from obesity, kidney & heart problems.