To wonder how people feed babies this revolting stuff day in day out

[moogy1a]

Had to give a mindee a jar of food today ( mum particularly wanted her to have it).
it smelt rank and I couldn't bring myself to try it.
Little one wolfed it down though so obviously used to the taste and it wasn't "off".
AIBU to think that except in emergencies babies should be fed food you would be happy to eat yourself ( or is Heinz food particularly revolting?)

I think it's fine to have jars of food as a standby as long as jars aren't the only food the baby eats!

Why? As Westie has poignantly pointed out, sometimes cooking a full meal for an adult or a child can be beyond a persons capabilities.

If a woman with severe depression said she couldnt face cooking she would be advised to buy the best quality ready meals she could afford and worry about nutrition later. Why is a jar different to a ready meal?

The child is fed and not fed some gopping junk, but food that has been passed by the FSA as suitable for a child that age.

Sometimes food in the belly is more important than the provenance of the food.

I gave my son jars/pouches for up to a year of age, maybe longer.

He is now nearly 4 and its all he will eat. Its like crack to babies. If only this thread was around then, my son might have been saved from the orange crack that is jars.

Its too late for my son. He will grow in to a man with a cupboard full of baby food jars.

Save your children people!

*Hang on.

Baby is on 10+ jars. You can buy 12+ jars so presumably is 11 months ish. Weaned at 6 months means 5 months tops on jars and as you are now shocked means that the baby has only just started being minded by you. *
No. she's been with me for months.
I quite clearly said this was a one off. I provide the food every day, mum wanted to use this jar up. read the thread and you'll see that.
I also quite clearly asked if it was just Heinz jars which were rank. I also said the parent was quite happy and agreed with me they were rank. I also have yet to hear from anyone who would eat one themselves ( except choc. pudding apparently).
For the record, I'm still quite happy that I provide excellent food and after spending some time reading what is in a lot of these baby foods ( ella's kitchen excepted) I am more than convinced that they are full of shite and should be used only in an emnergency ( as my op said)

What makes Ella's kitchen better OP. everything I've read groups them in with the rest.

This thread is hysterical.

"Processed crap?" "Full of shite"?
Making the poor children grow up not knowing what "real food" tastes like?

I fed my DCs jars. This was back in the day when they were weaned at 4 months. They ate jars, packets and chopped up fruit and cheese or whatever when I was at home.
That was when BLW was just chucking stuff on a plate and letting them get on with it.

They eat anything now. And I do mean anything.
I do not have to buy them jars of baby food at age 15 nor do they live on a diet of ready meals.
Ds1 is quite partial to a chocolate muffin every day at school and a sausage roll.

Fuck me, that must be the jars fault.

OP you know damn well that there are people who feed their DCs jars of food. You also know that there are circumstances that you know fuck all about, and posting how terrible this is could really upset someone.
I personally couldn't give a flying fuck what you think. My DCs were FF, had a dummy and jars of food, were in nursery at 6 months.
So what? They are my children.

But honestly if you do not have the foresight to think that you could be upsetting a lot of people by this, then I am very very glad you do not look after my children.

Yeah baby led weaning was called 'feeding your baby finger foods and chucking stuff on a plate' when ds was little too

Are you Gordon Ramsey for the baby world

Get over yourself, you are disposable and can be replaced quicker than a jar of baby food.

@chucking things on a plate it is a wonder out teenagers survived really what with baby jars and chucking stuff on plates

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Actually I tell a lie, it was never on a plate, it was straight on the high chair tray

mine never had a high chair as i couldnt lift them up and over so it was just wherever the food landed tbh

You're incredibly foolish and totally unprofessional to be slating a charge and her feeding choices this way, moogy1a.

Worst thing about Jars is the price really.

Due to being in nursery quite a lot, my youngest has had more jars than my eldest and he eats far more varied things, despite us doing everything 'right' with DS1

I think a lot of it is personality.

The lack of self awareness on here from the OP is quite something.

moogy how do you think your mindee's parents would react if they came across this thread - would you be happy for them to read this?

If you think they'd be fine with it, why not post them a link?

Op what is the problem, the child normally eats what you are cooking, and as a one off mum wanted to use that jar up, not so bad. No I wouldn't eat them because of the mushy texture, even ds Ella's Kitchen food ewwww. I do lik a microwave meal sometimes though, same thing

Dd had a mix of jars/ pouches/homemade and now she's 16 months she's completely on homemade apart from the odd fish finger. I don't think it makes any difference tbh.

I think yabu your there to provide a service not judge the parents using it. Are you sure the mother didn't for example think your kitchen is dirty and that's why she decided to bring a jar

Can't believe you are still banging on about people eating them themselves Moogy, they are for BABIES

Not read every post, as I cba, but I EAT BABY FOOD FROM JARS MYSELF. Hope that helps. My favourite is mild chicken curry, and when dd was too old for baby jars, I used to still buy this one for myself and eat it. Now ds is on jars, I like them, they are nice, and if he doesn't finish his dinner I eat the rest.

I have also tasted formula once (I had some for 'just in case' and tried to use it in my coffee when I ran out of milk). Now that shit is rank. BUT, it obviously does alright for babies, and doesn't affect them moving on to other food when they're ready, does it?

YABU.

Mrs jay- BLW a la floor then?

I tried to ht point of despair becuse I fell for that crap about jars. My daughter refused most of my carefully prepared organic veggies and hand reared cows-with-names meat, she took to Hipp and sometimes Heinz jars as if they'd been designed for her. I lost sleep over it because of sniffy attitudes like the OPs, until my mother told me to get a grip and pointed out that baby was clearly enjoying the 'rank' food and growing like a weed.

She's now a three year old that eats just about everything - from broccoli through to sushi. (My daughter that is not my Mam)

Why does everyone say "lovingly prepared" with regards to home cooked stuff.

When I cook, it is with hate in my black, black heart

This forum is bizarre. The whole of AIBU is dedicated to judging people. But it seems everyone is allowed to have opinions except the "hired help".

Imagine referring to someone as the "hired help"!

I've also seen lots of discussion about people's bosses and colleagues on this site. No one goes nuts about that. No, you can criticise your employers all you like, as long as you're not the "hired help".

tatty

DS loved Heinz jars as he is disabled and was unable to chew.

Glad you're not his minder.

I did catch the first child minder, feeding four babies cold baked beans with a teaspoon, out of the tin. Value beans.

I you do not care for the way the PARENTS choose to bring up THEIR child then perhaps childminding isn't the right job to be in? I would be really, really upset if you were discussing my family in this way on a forum, you are entitled to your opinion but you clearly sneer and look down on the horrid parents. Actually I hope they suss you out.