Shopping is thankfully not a haggle when we walk the lines with all the sweet stuff and snacks. From the dozens of snacks there are only one or two she can eat and i always tried to stay firm and not give her something which could result in a rash or stomach pains.

When she started to walk she also started walking alone in the grocery, she no longer wanted to stay in her seat. So she started to grab colourfull packages and i told her no..sometimes she cried but most time she realised i was serious and she put the things back.

So now she gets her package of chips she is allowed to eat, we buy nuts and she always runs and gets a smoothie for herself. When she turned three i started to explain in more detail to her why she could not eat the things she wanted.

Sometimes she tries to *trick* me, she knows there is something in it she can not eat, but then she says she does not see milk/egg on the package so there is nothing in it..this is her attempt of tricking me, but she soon gives up on it when i just walk on and say no..

That is why i see no sense to forbid her fast food or snacks completly , because other kids get them too and she is so very understanding and does not make a fuss.

If i would forbid it she just would try to get snacks at her friends house and then i could not control what she eats and she would suffer. So she can take a couple of things with her she can eat and is happy and if someone offers her a snack she is bringing it home instead of eating it at once.

Now she is four and realising which foods are bad for her even when they are hiding in something she does not know and she asks or tells what she can not eat.

I think i had a much harder time if i would try to forbid her everything..even when we somtimes stumble over something she is reacting negatively when the label does not show so..it is try and error, but mostly we are fine.

With toys it is different ^^She can give me a hard time when she sees a stuffed animal or a book, or a bulldozer..and with toys she is rather bullheaded and standing her ground.

People may think she is oppressed when i forbid her food and i often got bad words for that even when people knew about her allergies, but when she wants something and stands her ground people have a hard time to hold her in reins