Gravy for a baby?!

[RealReginaPhalange]

6.5months old baby, weaning started about 2 weeks ago, he is doing not bad so far. Been told to give him gravy (like a bisto one). Rejected the idea and i am the bad one (again).

my second child so i know what i am doing. My first one ended up eating everything i serve, loving veggies etc, so not everything i do is stupid obviously…it worked before.

aibu to said no? Wont be giving my ds bisto gravy?

No no no. The salt content would be very dangerous. Do bot give anything with added salt or sugar.

Tesco used to sell baby gravy in the baby aisle (used to buy it for DS back in early 2010s). Unless baby is having gravy every meal shop own reduced salt would be fine. DS didn't have any until he had been weaned a good 2-3 months. At 6.5 months, milk is still baby's primary nutritious in take and solid food should be a bonus

I remember that

No it doesn’t. It’s horrible and chemically. I must be allergic to something in it I think because I feel sick for the rest of the day if I end up eating some. Home made is infinitely better and takes about 5mins to make.

Mine doesn’t. Meat juices from the roasting plus flour and water from cooking the veg. All unsalted.

It’s vile. All chemically and the wrong texture.
Homemade rocks. And is simple.

I knew before reading OP’s responses that this “advice”’came from an interfering MIL under the guise of being helpful! I’d be very clear with them that I don’t buy artificial crap like Bisto and also send them some statistics about how much salt is in it versus the RDA for a baby. But I must say, Gravy for a Baby would be a great name for a band!

I remember that case the poster linked on page 1. Very young parents and they had listened to older relatives I recall.
Just say no you’ll follow uk guidelines.

YANBU back in the 90's there was a baby boy who died. He was being fed on ready brek and mash and gravy. He was too young to be given solids anyway. But he died of being given too much salt.

You can get baby gravy I used to get it for mine. Not when I first started weaning it's more about first tastes. By putting gravy on they it disguises the taste of the food.

I think you can get a baby gravy version that is low in salt...
It wasn't around when my son was weaning and I did add a little watered down gravy and he survived but I don't think I would give the normal version of there is a baby one available...