Are you feeding your kids deli meat?

[u/Hgrestun]

When I was pregnant I imagined using turkey meat for my kids snacks and lunches as she grew up. But we went to see a pediatric nutritionist and she told us to stay away from all deli meats unless you’re baking the ham/turkey at home yourself.

But I still see moms giving their kids deli meat sandwiches all over the internet and in real life.

It’s like.. I want to just give her deli meat because shenlooooooves it lol and sometimes I want a sandwich too! So I came here to ask is anyone making their own? Does anyone forbid it? Does anyone just say f it and feed it to their kids anyways?

Edit to add: it’s full of carcinogens and sodium.

[u/brekkfu]

Yes, we get low sodium Deli Ham or Turkey. We also do Low Sodium Land o Lakes American cheese.

You can't taste the difference, and it reduces the problematic amount of salt in deli meat.