[~Karla~]

If you saw a random mother at a cafe giving her 4-5yo boy a "Celebrity Slim" shake for morning tea and making him drink it all before he was allowed a banana, what would you think? Would you say anything?

[Chelara]

Are you sure it was? Or was it just the shaker with a milo or something in it?

[missy78]

I would think that perhaps the child has food issues of some kind. I think without knowing the full story, you shouldn't really make comment to her.

[ubermum]

I'd think she was a d***head, but I wouldn't say anything. It's not poison, it's a low fat drink based on milk or whey protein I would guess.

[strawberrycakes]

I wouldn't think anything. There is nothing really bad in them otherwise why would adults drink them??? It's just protein & sugars but really calorie wise the boy shouldn't be needing a banana afterwards.

[PatG]

Maybe it is a way to get protein and vitamins into the kid. Perhaps he has issues with absorption of various things. If he got a banana too it doesn't sound like she was trying to limit his food intake in a slimming diet kind of way.

[mumbo]

I would think that perhaps the child had a condition that required extra protein in their diet. It's a protein shake is it not?

ETA: I'm almost certain I wouldn't have noticed the event in the first place.

This post has been edited by mumbo: 03/01/2013, 10:05 AM

[Therese]

I doubt I would have noticed...but if I did I would assume there were food issues of some sort and so not think twice about it.

[*Spikey*]

If it were one of the pre-packaged ones, I'd assume there was an underlying medical condition that was causing the mum to try to pack palatable nutrients into the kid.

If it were the shake mixer only, I'd assume it was Milo. I often give DD a shake from my CS Mixers - they make awesome frothy milkshakes in seconds.

[Lizzette]

If you saw a random mother at a cafe giving her 4-5yo boy a "Celebrity Slim" shake for morning tea and making him drink it all before he was allowed a banana, what would you think? Would you say anything?

What on earth would you say? I'd be unlikely to even notice, but if I did I'd assume that she had her reasons.