to refuse to give DS jars of baby food?

[woozlet]

I think they look gross.

My mum and mil keep buying them for when he is there but I won't use them (bring something I've made for him). My mum says I am being a snob about it.

Thoughts?

[NaccetyMac]

I like the Hipp chocolate pudding and the fruit ones. DS2 gets those, because I can share.

But no, NU, because it is your choice what to feed your child.

Do the middle class thing, tell them your child has intolerances.

[CheerfulYank]

Your kid- feed 'em whatever you want.

[fledtoscotland]

Most of the jars are vile but DS1 lived off Heinz mums own Fruit salad for about a month when he was ill - was all he wanted to eat (that and bread & butter).

DS2 has been BLW and never tasted anything out of a jar. Apart from the fact that they bear no resemblance to what they are supposed to be, I dont know how anyone can afford to feed their child jars all the time.

[sillysalley]

I used them as a back up, TBH some of them were quite nice and would only give DS the ones that I would eat myself.

[sweetkitty]

My three have all refused the savoury ones and I don't blame them, the smell and taste vile, all I could taste was cornflour used to bulk them out.

Fruit ones are quite nice though

Recently a friend said to me "DS is now on 7 month jars?" when did your DD3 go onto 7 month jars, I said "she doesn't eat food from jars" she looked horrified then asked me what did she eat then, erm food like the rest of us. Marketing men from Hipp and Heinz must be rubbing their hands sometimes there are mothers out there that actually believe you HAVE to feed your baby jars, I know quite a few.

[mumeeee]

YANBU to want to give your DS home made stuff. But YABU neber to use baby jars. There is nothing wrong with them and letting him have an occansional jar at Grannies house. In fact when mine were babies I foud them very handy to use when out.

[messalina]

I get so fed up of mothers making a real song and dance about turning their noses up at jars and getting out their ruddy tupperware when out and about for all to see. I hate cooking (my husband does it all) and when I did bother to cook some of the Annabel Karmel recipes when I was first weaning DD, she refused most of them. I got so fed up of wasting all my time cooking things she then refused that I decided to give her jars (only Plum Organic, Organix and Ella's Kitchen - the rip-off ones) as well as finger foods, until she was old enough to eat with us, which she does now. So, yes, I started out with the same noble intentions, but in my case it was a total waste of time slaving away in the kitchen and I don't feel remotely guilty about it. I am sure my daughter will still be a lot brighter than some of her peers who were fed home-cooked organic mashed squash. Her genes are better.

[scottishmummy]

OMG the cost! babylicious(£1.99 for ten frozen cubes making three to four meals).

lordy i made all mine,for much less money.had the pots and steamer going cooking then froze as ice cubes

[Chulita]

Just to add my tuppence worth, we mostly do BLW but DD prefers the jars over my cooking unless I leave it in the fridge for a day It really gets to me that she'd choose Heinz over homecooked but then I probably shouldn't have given her the option! BTW she usually has homecooked and barely eats any but on the rare occasion I break open a jar she'll eat the whole lot. Otherwise she lives on Philly sandwiches and banana!

[piscesmoon]

It depends which jar, see Times article today

[latestincarnation]

forgot to say - the plum/ella kitchen jars are the ones I'm referring to - Hipp organic is ok too, but the other stuff bears no resemblance to the food they claim to be!!

[Fibilou]

They're packed full of sugar, salt and other undesirables so imho YANBU. And wildly overpriced for their contents

[megapixels]

YANBU at all. They look repulsive. I wouldn't want to eat it if someone paid me, so I wouldn't feel pressured into giving it to my dc. Just stand your ground.

[BetsyBoop]

Neither of our two had any jar stuff at all

the reason?

I tasted the free stuff that came with the Bounty Packs & it smelt awful & it tasted VILE. If I couldn't eat it why on earth would I feed to my baby?

YANBU

[GreenMonkies]

YANBU.

Vile things, full of processed bulk and un-listed crap. I'd never feed my child anything that I wouldn't eat myself, and something from a jar that looks like it's already been eaten and thrown back up again. [vomit emoticon]

I have 2 girls, almost 3 years apart, and went back to work after 6 months maternity leave each time, but neither of mine had garbage a jar of food, ever. DD1 ate some of whatever we were eating pureed or mashed, and DD2 was BLW, so ate what ever she could stuff in her mouth (which was pretty much anything, fluff, paper, her own hands.......).

So no, don't stress, just refuse it politely, and give her a broccoli floret.

[arabicabean]

I personally don't see the problem with jars etc. My toddler only has homecooked organic food, but when he was younger I would use Plum and Ella's Kitchen fruit purees without hesitation. They were an absolute godsend when pressed for time, or out and about. The jar I used to buy was a Hipp Organic Apple and Banana puree. I still buy it on occasion, it's rather nice in yoghurt.

[reservejudgement]

YANBU. However, I will say that my similar attitude backfired on me one day when I forgot ds3's food and bought a jar. Ds3 wouldn't touch it! I was kind of proud of him in a way because it showed that he had discerning taste (meaning he loved my cooking!) but it was annoying that I had to go home early to get him something to eat.
Ds4 is so unfussy, he would probably eat pavement scrapings......

[woozlet]

Yes the fruit ones do look a bit better.

Iwantitnow - yes he is on formula. I don't understand that argument btw - ok so formula is like a 'ready meal' with additives or whatever in it, so I should give him MORE of that in his solid food?

[WidowWadman]

The only jars I have in the house are fruit jars, which I usually stir into my own porridge. The child gets proper food.

[paisleyleaf]

I never used jars for savoury. I dipped my finger in one once and it was revolting and nothing like what it was labelled to be. I'm also suspicious of how they keep so long. I did occasionally use the fruit puree ones though (with weetabix etc).
However, I'd never heard of the Ella's Kitchen pouches then.....they might be better.
I used to use a little thermos food flask for out and about.

[iwantitnow]

If you give formula, you are giving the most processed food (with lots of mystery ingredients including "vegetable oils") you can give much more so than an odd jar. But maybe you are EBF then you would be a bit more consistent.

[MarthaFarquhar]

YANBU. I didn't use jars. I had no moral/nutritional objections to them, I just had the misfortune to taste one before giving it to DD as I had planned. Even DH was appalled, and he eats peperami.

[Lotkinsgonecurly]

DC's never had jars, they looked revolting and just couldn't face it. If we were in a hurry then mashed banana and / or mashed avocado was a godsend.

However both now really dislike avocado! Did BLW with DD and was much easier as had alot less pureed.

Think if you take what you want your ds to eat to Mum / mil they cannot argue and will make it easier for them

Good luck

[latestincarnation]

Great for when we were just weaning and were out for the day - so much easier to give him a jar on a mountain top than worry about home cooked food safety after a day in a rucksack.

They are fine out on holidays/days out/emergencies/when they refuse everything else you have cooked, but they are really bland and gave my ds horrendously stinky nappies, so we avoid them if we can! Not poison though