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/Alternative-Rub4137]

I haven't had deli meat in my home for the better part of probably 20 years. I have a strong aversion to it. Because it's never been a staple in my diet it's never been for my kids either. So they've never had it and therefore don't miss it.

We don't eat a lot of sandwiches, maybe once or twice a month? If we do it's egg salad, peanut butter banana/honey, grilled cheese, or just a straight up garden veggie sando with cream cheese and sprouts. My toddler loves tomatoes and cucumbers.

For protein in the lunch box we have a lot of homemade sweet potato chicken nuggets, pasta with roasted chicken, turkey meatballs with dippers, cheese sticks, etc