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

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moogy1a · 17/10/2013 18:51

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?)

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 22:49

but jars of baby food is junk food. Hence why my OP said it should be used in emergencies. Have you read the link I just posted?There's plenty of others if you need more

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 22:50

So you hate my attitude that I want to feed my mindees really good , nutritionally sound home cooked food? How odd.

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Crowler · 18/10/2013 22:53

I find the jars weird. I don't understand it either. Sorry. It's so easy to make your own, unless you have absolutely zero cooking going on in your kitchen.

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 22:57

2tired to reply?

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TheHouseCleaner · 18/10/2013 22:58

I hate your attitude because you're judging the person who not only isn't committing any crime or moral wrong but who also pays your wages.

BrianTheMole · 18/10/2013 23:01

So you hate my attitude that I want to feed my mindees really good , nutritionally sound home cooked food? How odd.

No not that. I just hate your nasty sneery judgmental attitude.

TheDoctrineOfSpike · 18/10/2013 23:02

Junk food is high in sugar, salt, fat etc.

Whilst Heinz might use thickeners and other things that aren't 100% as nature intended, I would have thought they are less "junk food like" than, say, pasta sauce in a jar which most people wouldn't describe as junk food.

emopod · 18/10/2013 23:04

What I don't understand is why OP asked 'AIBU?' when clearly, despite a resounding 'YES' from the audience, she has no desire to have that question answered unless everyone agrees with her.

OP, yes YABU. And a judgemental snotty-pants to boot.

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 23:06

So, what would you prefer? A CM who feeds the lo's crap, or one that feeds them proper food? Because this is what the argument seems to have boiled down to.
really interested to know if I'm wasting my time and money on decent food..

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TheHouseCleaner · 18/10/2013 23:12

I'd prefer a nursery, actually. If I employed a CM I'd prefer the person I employ not to criticise or judge my perfectly legal, morally acceptable parenting decisions.

If that means choosing a CM who doesn't, in your opinion, feed them "proper food" then so be it.

Personally I think it's the woman who's employing you who's wasting her money.

worsestershiresauce · 18/10/2013 23:13

My 7 month old won't touch nice home made stuff. She'll eat stuff from jars, pouches and that awful powdered baby porridge that is frankly just sugar. It upsets me tbh. I've taken to mixing home made into ready made to try and trick her.

Any advice? You are obviously passionate about this subject.

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 23:15

housecleaner I'm not employed by the parents. I charge them. I'm self employed.

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ClayDavis · 18/10/2013 23:16

Do you really, really not get this or do you get it and just don't care? Although I'm not really sure which is worse. People aren't saying they wouldn't use you because of your opinions on food. I think most would much rather have a CM that fed their children home cooked food.

The problem is the massive lack of professionalism you have shown in posting your opinions in the way you have. Having an opinion is fine, posting it on MN is fine, posting it whilst being judgemental about the parents of one of your mindees is NOT fine.

Hopefully the parent won't find it and decide to report to OFSTED, because I suspect they would take a very dim view of this. You really do need to ask for this to be deleted OP.

cory · 18/10/2013 23:18

"AIBU to think that except in emergencies babies should be fed food you would be happy to eat yourself "

Oh dear- I breastfed mine Shock

Now how many adults would like to eat that...

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 23:20

Worcestershire. Hard to say really. Usually if you let them "steal" stuff off your plate they are more willing to try it. We all eat together and the lo's cruise round and are fed mouthfuls by whoever they "beg" next to.
This doesn't mean they are starving to whoever wants to jump down my throat. They mooch about being interested in the food and are given tasters of it. This will be after they have sat in a highchair with their own bowl of food and knife and fork ( again to fend off the skaters)

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 23:22

I'm judgemental about the rankness of Heinz baby food, not the parents.
Yet again, the parents agreed the jar was rank.

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TheHouseCleaner · 18/10/2013 23:23

I'm self employed too, moogy. I charge my clients too. I do know how it works and you're being pedantic.

It doesn't make a stuff of difference. If your clients or mine don't like the way the person they pay does things or finds that person patronising, judgemental and up their own arse the individual wouldn't be able to charge the client for very much longer because the client will take their business elsewhere.

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 23:25

You see the thing is, the parents love how I look after their children. They love not only the food I provide, but everything else. What one set of parents and I have decided we don't like is Heinz jars.
Is that really worthy of all the vitriol?

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ringaringarosy · 18/10/2013 23:27

I dont think theres anything wrong with saying that you shouldnt feed your kids something that you would refuse to eat yourself,and most of us wouldnt want to eat jars of baby food,not because its baby food,but because its disgusting.

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 23:29

Ringaringarosy thank you. I'm still perplexed as to why I'm being so slated because I want children to have decent food. Most parents want that, surely from their chidcarer.

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TheHouseCleaner · 18/10/2013 23:30

The children aren't required to sit at the table but are allowed to wander around taking/asking for/being given food from whoever's plate they like?

Hell no to that!

Is that standard in UK childcare these days?

Beeyump · 18/10/2013 23:30

I don't think this is all about Heinz... (Heinz! Heinz!)

BrianTheMole · 18/10/2013 23:31

what would you prefer? A CM who feeds the lo's crap, or one that feeds them proper food?

Hmm, what would I prefer? A nursery I think. Or if I went with a child minder then not one that judges and is sneery like you.

Btw, i'm self employed. If the people who provide me with work don't like me for whatever reason, then they go get someone else to do the job. Which means I don't get paid. The same actually goes for you, believe it or not. They are paying you to do a job. End of.

BrianTheMole · 18/10/2013 23:33

The children aren't required to sit at the table but are allowed to wander around taking/asking for/being given food from whoever's plate they like?

Hell no to that too.

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moogy1a · 18/10/2013 23:34

*The children aren't required to sit at the table but are allowed to wander around taking/asking for/being given food from whoever's plate they like?

Hell no to that!

Is that standard in UK childcare these days?*

No, I quite clearly said the lo's sit in a highchair and are given their food. Once they get bored they get down and wander around the dining room. .

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