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?)

Piano-spoon fed babies make it very clear when they've had enough though, hence parents doing aeroplanes to encourage them to eat more! ever tried to force a spoon in a babies pursed up lips

Oh right! No I didn't bother with spoon feeding! Although if you're trying to find ways to get the spoon in to encourage them maybe that's where the thinking came from that they can be over fed more easily via spoon feeding? I don't know - just what I read somewhere.

"Take a good, long, hard look at all of the children.

Can you tell which ones were fed lovingly mashed-up bananas and which ones were fed evil jars?"

Children are usually quite resilient, so it's impossible to identify the impact of the lifestyle/diet choices by appearance, including the ones whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, and (usually) those whose mothers drank far too much while carrying them.

Nor, sadly, are those children who are being starved and beaten at home easily identifiable, as evidenced by some recent horrible cases. :-(

Some of the jars taste a bit lovely though. I used to like the Hipp fruity ones. Shite value, given that they're mostly water, but still yum!

This is quite bullying though.

The OP has been asked lots of questions about her thoughts on various aspects of feeding, not because people want to know, but for the pure intention of calling it shite/picking for faults and saying she is smug whenever she answers the questions.

It reminds me of those bitches at school who ask where you bought something just so they can be nasty about it. Very unpleasant.

If I were the OP I wouldn't waste time answering as whatever opinion she has is going to be the wrong one.

Would like to add, that making shit choices for your children (as I am quite happy to put my hand up and admit to) doesn't mean you don't love them. You can make shit choices and you don't have to defend them. It's ok to get things wrong surely, or be a bit lazy sometimes.

Bullying? God, I was waiting for that one.

What do you call the OP's attitude towards Westie?

35 pages and someone says the B word, it had to happen I suppose.

I think those doing the bullying and trying to bait the OP are perfectly aware of it!

Just because they feel they have just cause doesn't mean it isn't what's happening.

I don't think I'm the first on the thread to mention it though.

What do you mean by baiting though?

Asking her to back up what she says with facts?

Can't deny those little cans of chocolate pudding or the rice puddings are a bit tasty. We used to give my dd various flavours of Nestle Cerelac and I frequently used to finish off her leftovers.

It's been mentioned lots that people are bullying, and I've had a fair few PM's expressing disgust at the revolting language used against me and the sheer nastiness.
If I'd started a thread entitled " to think Myra Hindley was Ok, really " I don't think I'd have had as much vitriol.
And you're right, everything I answer is just ridiculed or ignored.
Westie asked a valid point about fruit sugar content, I gave the answer and was met with cries of smug patronising bitch.4
Nice.

What do you mean by baiting though?

I'd say it's asking questions for the sole purpose of mocking the answer.

Like asking what she believes about something and then also being asked to provide back up sources etc... Then being told it's shite anyway.

Everything from disciplinary policy to how she runs her business to how she conducts mealtimes is seized upon.

Maybe baiting isn't the term, but it definitely smacks of bullying behaviour and I'm not really someone who would cry bully over a couple of rude comments etc...

Thank you for the apology, MaryShoppins, and no problem.

Re "bullying" to whoever cried it, some people on here must be incredibly lucky, as must their children, as they patently have no idea what real bullying is like. Actually, as someone who does know what it's like I find crying "bully!" about this thread pathetic at best and going beyond that, offensive.

I'm perplexed as to why anyone would state that jarred baby food doesn't have much sugar in it and then go on to list the contents of a jar which are over 30% fruit juice, and almost all fruit. Of course that's a ton of sugar.

Anyway, I don't have a strong opinion about baby food. I think that everyone makes the choices and compromises that fit best with them.

Nevertheless, there is convincing research that commercially prepared babyfoods aimed at weaning infants are not as nutritionally dense as food prepared properly at home, and that commercially prepared baby foods are designed to taste sweet, like breastmilk (which is slightly different from the question of sugar per 100g) and that this encourages infants to eat more, and disposes them towards sweeter tastes in the future.

Of course decisions about what to feed LO's are tested by many factors - time, convenience, enjoyment, not just nutrition. But from a purely nutritional standpoint many of these products seem less than ideal. What's wrong with acknowledging that?

I think she put her thoughts out there all by herself piano. Its perfectly reasonable to ask for resources and research if someone puts out a strong statement and claims its fact. Its also ok to point flaws out in the research if there are any. Sorry if you don't like that piano.

I've given about half a dozen links to research and articles, all of which you've said you're either not going to read, or you have ignored

I feel you have given as good as you have gotten on this thread moogy.

You didn't though, did you?

You said that jars were full of salt and sugar and fillers but have yet to prove this.

Report the posts you find bullying then Piano, im still waiting for an answer re Salt in jars, if you make claims you have to back them up

I've given about half a dozen links to research and articles, all of which you've said you're either not going to read, or you have ignored

No mate, I've read your links, haven't ignored them

You inferred that some of our children weren't safe with us, I think you can handle yourself just fine

Yes thats a good idea 2tired. Report the posts then piano. If hq think they are goady and bullying they will get rid of them. Problem solved.