do your toddlers/kids have dessert?

[Anonymous]

We have fruit most nights, served with dinner. They do get special treats for nights out, parties, guests, birthdays, so get plenty of sweets. But not daily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:sometimes yes, sometimes no. No real rule, except that I cook a healthy, substantial dinner every single night. If they feel like having something sweet, they can. If they are full and it doesn't come up, no problem. We don't call is "dessert" for everyday-just if we are having company or a more formal meal or if we bake something together. Sometimes my youngest will say "can I have something sweet?" or my oldest will go to the fridge "looking for something sweet". They will find something, ice cream, fruit, cookies, nutella, apple pie and that's that. Nothing is forbidden, nothing is used as a reward, no biggie.

+1. Sounds like my house. And I'm the OP of the other thread. Kids decide if they want something after dinner - sometimes it's an apple, sometimes a handful of goldfish, sometimes an ice cream come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Dd does not know dessert exists.

Sad

Sad!!

[Anonymous]

Dessert is whatever you chose it to be. In our house, dessert is strawberries, blueberries or watermelon...If they think it is a treat, they will be more likely to eat healthy.

[Anonymous]

I give my children fruit and nuts in a cup and refer to it as "dessert."

They are none the wiser.