Ds (2) is ridiculously fussy with veg. Did blw and he was great til about 1 then refused all veg (even child friendly carrots, cucumber etc). If I mix them into stuff he doesn't eat it. He's generally a good eater - he has loads of fruit and he'll try most things but if veg hits his mouth he'll spit it out.
I recently went to m&s cafe and got him their children's fish pie. He ate the entire thing peas n all! (And carrot mash). I've made him fish pie loads before and he'll pick out the fish and leave the potato and veg. I've tried copying their recipe and he still picks out the veg. But when I bought it as a ready meal he ate the whole thing again. Same result with their pasta bakes etc.
I'm tempted just to stock up and give him one a few times a week so I know he's getting some veg. Not cheap but worth it imo. Salt content seems ok.
So aibu to give up solely cooking him fresh food. It'd make my life easier! And does anyone know if there's an unhealthy catch to the m&s children ready meals or why they are apparently like crack to him?
AIBU?
To just give him ready meals?
cogitosum · 01/02/2016 19:54
As long as they're not too salty or full of shit, I dont see why one or two a week will do any harm?
I wouldn't go all out on ready meals, though, or he won't ever acquire a taste for your cooking 
DS (1yo) has grown up M&S ready meals, they're not actually particularly high in salt when you compare them with things like beans or cannedsoups (there is 3.5 g salt in a can of Baxter's tomato and basil soup 
) etc and he eats about 1/4 of one as a portion and I devour the rest They tend to have nice sauces so I can add extra veg and sometimes some potato to pad it out a bit.
They're really tasty, nice strong interesting flavours, and are easier for during the week
I try to make sure his ready meals are fairly educational, so something different that I'm unlikely to make often from scratch like moussaka or curry!
Honestly OP, just do it.
I am at the end of my tether too with my DS, same age as yours.
Homemade stuff he just refuses to eat. Green bits he points at and says 'That's not good!'
Do anything to get him to eat stuff - at least he's eating!
At home DS eats toast, eggs, apple sauce, peanut butter, bananas, yogurt, biscuits, cheese, tinned peaches, cucumber. crackers. That's about it.
At nursery he eats anything apparently.
You might find it different when you serve them at home. Both of mine were much better at eating when out than when at home. DS, in particular, would nosh down all sorts of stuff while burbling "yummy" and then refuse exactly the same meal served at home. 
Also, I highly recommend Finger food for babies and toddlers by Jenny Maizels. There were quite a few things from that that DS really enjoyed, especially the tomato sauce and the fish cakes. (I still have a very fond memory of DS chewing a fish cake with a dollop of English Mustard that I hadn't blended in properly. His eyes watered, but he kept tucking in. )
Yanbu.
He likes the food, he's getting some veg, you get a night off cooking which he won't eat anyway
Win, win 
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Are you letting him eat them from the plastic carton? If so you could maybe put your own into an empty container? Or a similar glass one you pretend is the new M&S container?
They won't kill him but I am nervous about nuking food in plastic after spending most of my twenties living off ready meals and wondering what awful chemicals are racing through my veins 
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