We'd love to be "just in moderation", however DD is semi-allergic (sensitive I guess is the appropriate word) to a few preservatives. Obviously that forces us to do a lot more clean eating than we'd prefer lol, but at this point (she's 6) it's just life. I don't even notice it anymore.

We have a bread maker, I throw all the ingredients in there on Sunday morning, and a few hours later we have our loaf for the week. Once every few months I make a batch of dough for rolls, and freeze them so she has buns and what not as needed.

I make a big batch of homemade pasta sauce once a month or so and freeze it in cup size portions.

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Anonymous wrote:We buy some “granola” from Whole Foods that is comprised mostly of nuts and doesn’t have sugar or artificial ingredients (though they do sell some that contain sweeteners or chocolate). Avocados are a great snack. Nuts. Hummus. I have one kid who loves those crunchy seaweed sheets from Costco (not my thing, but he loves them). Veggie chips for when they want something crunchy or to use with hummus and guacamole or cheese.

For snacks, we probably do more cheese, fruit, and nut plates than anything.

Can you share your granola brand? My husband keeps buying granola with lots of sugar got himself and then the kids want it, too. I make it sometimes, but a store brand would be helpful.

Also, where does Costco hide the seaweed? I'll have to look for that next time!

We eat the “kind” brand. There is another low sugar brand that is usually next to it. I get it at Safeway

Anonymous wrote:10:23, this is OP. Yes obviously I understand that organic is not a given to being healthy so there's no need for you to be the lone jerk in what is otherwise a helpful and civil thread.

The question was more about homemade versus store made without artificial ingredients.

Thanks to everyone else, this is all helpful.

We don’t eat “clean” or organic, but we do eat 90% homemade from scratch. I like being able to control what goes into the foods I make.
My kids (4 and 1.5) fave snacks are homemade Lara bars and banana oatmeal blender pancakes. I make big batches of the pancakes in silver dollar size. They eat them cold with nut butter.

Anonymous wrote:We buy some “granola” from Whole Foods that is comprised mostly of nuts and doesn’t have sugar or artificial ingredients (though they do sell some that contain sweeteners or chocolate). Avocados are a great snack. Nuts. Hummus. I have one kid who loves those crunchy seaweed sheets from Costco (not my thing, but he loves them). Veggie chips for when they want something crunchy or to use with hummus and guacamole or cheese.

For snacks, we probably do more cheese, fruit, and nut plates than anything.

Can you share your granola brand? My husband keeps buying granola with lots of sugar got himself and then the kids want it, too. I make it sometimes, but a store brand would be helpful.

Also, where does Costco hide the seaweed? I'll have to look for that next time!

I occasionally buy bakery bread, but I usually make my own. You get to eat it when it's fresh out of the oven. It doesn't come in a plastic bag, so it's better for the environment. I know what's in it and how much. I can control what I put in it to suit my mood. It will get stale or moldy at some point but I am suspicious of breads that don't because I know they've added some kind of preservative to it.

Anonymous wrote:I'm not American so I cannot stand stuff like American bread. I buy my bread at a bakery and have them slice it into sandwich slices. However, we dont eat a lot of sandwiches. For lunch my kids often get cheese, salami, apple slices, almonds, and olives. This is a common standby. I do a lot of warm Thermos food. Tabouli salad with grilled chicken on top is also a staple.

For us clean eating is staying away from typical American food like Goldfish. It doesn't even taste good anyways

Want to be horrified? When I was little, I would squeeze canned cheese right into my mouth. You know, the metal container that has a nozzle like whipped cream? Right into my mouth. Not even with an empty calorie cracker.

I still give my mother grief about this.

I'm not American so I cannot stand stuff like American bread. I buy my bread at a bakery and have them slice it into sandwich slices. However, we dont eat a lot of sandwiches. For lunch my kids often get cheese, salami, apple slices, almonds, and olives. This is a common standby. I do a lot of warm Thermos food. Tabouli salad with grilled chicken on top is also a staple.

For us clean eating is staying away from typical American food like Goldfish. It doesn't even taste good anyways

Anonymous wrote:I didn't know yogurt was easy to make! Am going to try!

Did you look it up? It's super easy, right?

Thank you for sharing that 12:48 and all the folks in the moderation camp. You're right that common sense really should prevail. Good for you for recognizing your disorder and not passing it on to them. You are a strong person.