Parents spot major problem with mum’s ‘lazy’ dinner for her six-year-old child: ‘Please cut them up’

A group of Australian parents have criticised a mother’s ‘lazy’ dinner for her child after noticing one key mistake on their dinner plate.

The woman, who specifically shared her plate to a Facebook group for ‘lazy dinners’ was surprised when she faced backlash for failing to cut the grapes on the plate in half. 

‘So so lazy. Microwave mini corn dogs, leftover mac and cheese, Greek yoghurt with whip and sprinkles, grapes, oranges. Stay lazy mamas,’ she captioned the photo.

The comments reminding her about the ‘dangerous’ fruit attempted to be kid in their delivery.

‘I promise I’m not trying to be mean in any way but please cut your children’s grapes… My daughter’s best friend lost her five-year-old brother by choking on a grape. I wish my granddaughter would eat fruit,’ one woman said.

‘I even choked as an adult once. It’s so easy to do,’ said another. 

The mother replied: ‘Thanks for the reminder. I usually do. It’s just been a day. My youngest is six they just still love the divided plates’.

Previously, an Australian paramedic revealed the most dangerous food for babies and young kids, and how to reduce the risk of choking by modifying them.

The paramedic and CEO of parenting organisation Tiny Hearts Education, Nikki Jurcutz, explained that round foods like grapes are the most dangerous as they are the exact size of a child’s oesophagus and can fully block the airway. 

The Victoria-based first-aid educator explained that the risk can be mitigated by modifying their shape, for example by quartering or squashing grapes.

Paramedic and CEO of parenting organisation Tiny Hearts Education, Nikki Jurcutz, issued a warning against small rounded foods which she says are high risk choking food for kids. The paramedic recommends modifying foods like grapes or blueberries by quartering them or squashing them

Nikki uploaded a video demonstrating how similar small rounded foods are in shape and size to a child’s oesophagus.

‘Not all foods were created equal. Some foods pose a higher choking risk than others. Round foods are a high risk choking food and this is why,’ she captioned her informative video.

The paramedic said that rounds foods can fit perfectly in a child’s oesophagus and completely block the airways.

The solution is to modify the shape of the food, and it can be modified by quartering or squashing flat.

‘Prevention is key,’ Nikki said, explaining that even if the modified fruit were to get stuck in a child’s airway there is still space for oxygen to get to the lungs.

‘If your little one does choke, and has their airway completely blocked off, you should perform choking first aid immediately.’