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?)

[PatoBanton]

'I just don't think it sets a person up to enjoy proper home cooked food.'

Seriously you think this has an impact? I think that's ridiculous.

I for one don't have time to MAKE proper home cooked food now I have got a baby.

sigh

[LEMisdisappointed]

Obviously you are not getting slated because you feed fresh food, you are getting slated for your judgemental attitude.

Now tell me, seriously - would you like some salt and vinegar for your chip?

[Milkhell]

Sometimes needs must

[moogy1a]

You know, why the fuck do I bother. You're right. Asda smart price cottage pie it is for tomorrow. I'll get myself down there and stock up.

[PatoBanton]

Like you ever did, Pato

Well yeah but that's not the point

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

oh get over yourself and stop flouncing like a petulant toddler

[Jengnr]

You know what, I'm quite up my own bum about food and was INSISTENT my son wouldn't be eating jars if anything. I bought a tiny blender, i lovingly made the purees and guess what? He wouldn't fucking eat them!!!

I tried him on the jars and he WOLFED them down. I felt like a failure and a terrible mother but he went from strength to strength. I switched to BLW after a few weeks of it and he will eat anything now!

[LEMisdisappointed]

Buy yourself some chill pills while you are there!

[flippinada]

Look - if you are genuine you are being very unprofessional, not to mention stupid.

You've put identifiable details online, so that any one of your mindee's parents can find you and your criticising their parenting choices on a public forum.

[moogy1a]

Sometimes needs must hence why I said except in an emergency

[flippinada]

you're, not your.

[Spirulina]

Op.... Shabby behaviour slagging off your clients on a website they are very likely to come across

Disgusting and unprofessional

[PatoBanton]

We don't mind what you feed them. It's YOU wot minds what WE feed them.

Look...you started the thread!

[moogy1a]

I don't think the parents would be that bothered. I told her it smelt rank and she agreed.

[moogy1a]

I'm not slagging off the parents FFS. I'm saying Jars of baby food smell rank.
Jesus fucking Christ you've all got one against me tonight.

[FreakinRexManningDay]

When I had surgery to remove a benign growth on my vocal cords I lived on baby food for a few weeks. The shock of lack of strong flavourings wore off and I started to like them so yes I have tasted and liked them.

[JustThisOnceOrTwiceOrThrice]

Are there really people who give their kids jars for every meal for a year?

Most people i know gave them occasionally for convenience.

Personally i thought they tasted and smelt disgusting! Doesn't mean they are full of crap though i suppose, just don't smell good.

[valiumredhead]

Asda cottage pie is in no way comparable to a jar of baby food and you know it so pull your judgey pants out of your arse.

[NotYoMomma]

someones been reading alphaparent and swallowing all the bs

no baby who ever ate a jar eats proper y'all

[Wowserz129]

I have to say you could be serving amazing food day in and day out but I would never consider using a childminder this judgemental and unprofessional. You are paid to mind a child, they pay you your wages and this is how judgmental you are.Time to self evaluate!

[needasilverlining]

Aside from the whole question of jars (and yes, I think they're vile because I'm an ADULT and I like proper seasoned food - and yes, I used them sometimes with both my DC who seem quite comfortable with all sorts of food now)...

...if I found out my (lovely) childminder was sneering about the food I'd provided FOR MY OWN CHILD on Mumsnet, and had put her real name and area elsewhere on the site so I could be identified, I'd sack her.

Hope your employer's either less obsessed with MN than me, or more forgiving.

[LEMisdisappointed]

why are you so bothered?

[Trudyla]

I don't see the problem. Not sure about the UK as I'm living abroad, but over here those jars are all organic and good ingredients, mostly vegetables, no salt, sugar or other crap.

So if it doesn't taste good to you, maybe you are putting too much salt in your home cooked food?

Seriously, giving your baby organic vegetables from a jar, does not mean that it will only eat fast food in the future. How ridiculous.

I don't much care for the taste of water. Should I give my baby gin, cos it tastes so much better?

[flippinada]

No, of course they wouldn't mind! WTF?

[YoureBeingADick]

You dont sack a childminder because you arent her employer. She is self employed.