To give My homemade mashed up food?

[Evilwater]

To my almost 8 month old. p thinks I'm trying to poison him, by giving him what we eat, but mashed up.

Last night was burgers, which are traceable to the cow and a just mince. Tonight spag Bol.

Evil?

Much more sense to do what you're doing. I think babies need to taste real food and the food their family eats.

I did that and didn't bother to mash it either. It's got a fancy name and everything BLW, Baby Led Weaning but I prefer to call it Lazy Parent Weaning, LPW.
Evil.
Sorry, couldn't resist :)

I'm not a farmer sorry for the poor grammar, as I'm trying to keep my son entertained.

He thinks that the baby food is better, and caters for all his needs. We have been spoon feeding him and this is the next step.
Evil

Baby food is BETTER than stuff you've made? Hoooooow?!! Provided you're not adding salt to DC's portion then all is good. Make him eat an entire jar/pouch of baby food and then see what he says. I use to rave about those Ella's Kitchen pouches until I tried one. Bleuuurgh. V handy but not at all tasty.

I have four children. They were all fed on 'home' food. They are 28, 18 and 16 year old twins. They all eat almost anything.

My son has been on Ella's pouches, but now he is ready for more advanced stuff.
I gave the burger as a finger food but just got screamed at. My son also has no teeth.
I've never added salt to foods when cooking.

Any other questions?
Evil

Has he done any research at all to back this up? Baby food is heat treated to kill any bacteria to give it its long shelf life. The high temperatures they put it through to do this means it loses lots of its nutrients. Baby food jars are made from the vegetables that can't be sold otherwise, low grade cheap vegetables. Baby food jars also contain fillers that have no nutritional value, and often are things babies develop intolerances to, gluten for example. Purely to increase profits. The amount of meat in the meat jars is negligible. The organic jars only need to contain some organic ingredients. Lots contain high amounts of refined sugar, or levels of salt above recommendations. Babies often become fussy when fed on just hard as they dot get used to any other textures.

Jars should be used as travel emergencies imo, not everyday nutrition. They are the equivalent of microwave meals. Ok occasionally, really bad every day.

DD is 2, I fed her on pretty much all home-made from 6 months. She will now eat almost anything. She asks for raw broccoli florets, I kid you not.

Make him eat a plate of baby food as other posters have said. For good measure, make plane noises and force him to have "one more bite" when he looks sad and nauseous.

I did it with my DS 23 (6ft 4 Lance Corporal i might add) and DD 3 as soon as they could cope with the texture (by the way I didn't kill any kids in between there's just a huge age gap between them!)

I made this mistake once, and once only! Getting a jar weaned baby onto proper food is a complete nightmare as it tastes totally different to what they are used to. I am sure that this is why there are jars/ready meals made for children up to the age of 3&4.

Leaving aside the fact that the stuff is only food in a technical sense, financially it is a much better idea too. You can feed a baby for nothing, just take a spoon ful from each portion you cook and job done!

My others all had what he had from day one of weaning, which is why my 6 month old DD gave my mother a lovely face full of garlic breath after spag bol :o

It sounds like he might be a bit worried about your DS getting all the nutrition he needs. Unfortunately, at some point, he has to move on to real food. There is no Baker's Complete for children. If it helps, tell him that the nutritional needs of a baby are met by breast/formula milk until they're one. He won't be short of vitamins or minerals even when he spends the next few months wearing his dinner.

YANBU. Has he actually tasted baby food?

Jars are processed food.

Your home cooked food is the best thing your child can have.

Does your dh not realise that's how your supposed to do it.

He's not one of those who thinks you have to use jars because normal food is somehow not ok is he?

Just keep a sharp eye on salt content and remember some products ( thinking bread and sausages are quite high in salt) don't salt your veg or if you do take out the baby's first.

Did you really get screamed at? for feeding PROPER food to your 8mo? Instead of wallpaper paste jars?

I don't like the sound of this guy.

What ELSE does he scream at you over?

YANBU, provided that you watch the salt content of your homemade food.

I'd say homemade food is better for children as a general rule.

Your P is being highly unreasonable.

DS hated the 2 or 3 baby food jars I tried to give him and loved the food we prepared at home.
Often minced meat with rice/pasta/potatoes and veg.

Don't get the original post. Isn't that what every baby eats?

Have actually read the other posts now - I didn't realise anyone who is able to function day to day would think baby food jars are better. I thought everyone knew they are the baby equivalent of a pot noodle.
I have read somewhere that there is more nutritional value in one teaspoon of normal.food than in processed baby food.
And you don't need to mash it up.

Hissy I think it was the baby that screamed not the OPs DP!

Thanks for all your comments! I'm glad I'm right
Evil

But we always knew you were right, and so did you. The important question is, does your other half now accept that you are, always were, and always will be, right?

STOP WRITING EVIL AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR POSTS. IT IS SUPERFLUOUS, WE CAN SEE YOUR USERNAME.

That feels so much better.

Anyway, yes. Mental to think that processed baby food is somehow the holy grail compared to homemade food.

My DD is 7mo, I've been doing a bit of BLW with her, or spoon feed if it's soup/yoghurt/porridge type things. She nearly always has what me and DH have, occasionally she has Ella's Kitchen pouches. She loves feeding herself fruit and veg, it's great fun for all of us. Her coordination is getting so good too. I do what's easy, healthy or convenient and what gives her a wide variety of food.