baby food pouches, I mean. Genuine question, not trying to cause a bunfight. I've just tried one of the Ella's Kitchen ones and it was delicious. Ingredients lists just organic fruit and a dash of lemon.
I've spend hours pureeing (combining purees with BLW at the moment and happy with that decision before we ignite that debate!), freezing, then defrosting, warming, washing up blah blah blah, and now wondering why I can't just give him pouches 50 per cent of the time. Surely these foods have the same goodness as my home-cooked creations (and it's not like the food I prepare is fresh, seeing as I freeze it)
I know there's the cost issue, but I'm self-employed, so time spent NOT preparing food, is time spent earning moment or just enjoying some time with DS, so it all balances out I reckon.
Is it because DS would get used to them, so wouldn't make the transition to eating home-cooked food with the family as easily? If so, I'm not sure I buy it. As a family we combine fresh food with convenience food all the time (eg I might make shepherds pie with ready-made mash, pasta with Lloyd Grossman sauce). That's life.
Please someone tell me if I'm missing the point about why they're so bad? Is there something they don't tell you on the packet??
I'm happy to be corrected.