can i give a 7mth old things like fishfingers chicken nuggets and stuff like that help

[babyjjbaby]

either blended or cut into small chunks i give him sausages and he likes them but need more stuff as we can't afford to eat meat all the time i give him chipsif we have them as long as they ain't too crispy and he loves them i'm not talking about giving him it all the time but once or twice a week probably

If no small local shops then how about a local market? They are always cheaper than supermarkets.

thers no markets lol

Hi babyj, I had never been to Lidl but a friend of mine swore by it. I used to spend between £90 and £130 a week in Asda, even though I only have a budget of £250 a month! I went to Lidl and was amazed at how much I saved. I still go to Asda, but really only for nappies and loo roll. Lidl washing powder tablets are fantastic as is the conditioner. The fruit and vegetables are fantastic and better quality than that in Asda and lasts much longer too. The food is fine, have never had a bad meal from the food brought there, the only difference being is that it is not english brand goods, ie. Heinz etc, although you can still get them, but slightly more expensive. I managed to get my weekly shopping down to around £50, so well worth the trip in my opinion.

Overtiredmum thanks i'll go ther even if i only get the fruit and veg from there

god- went out for the day and there's an extra 5 pages of replys to you!! hope your feeling better, and now this thread is turning quite positive, not like at the beginning where you must have felt awful!! i was only 19 when i gave birth to my son, we were in a tiny 3rd floor flat and i was weaning him in a kitchen the size of my bathroom now and using a blender bought at a car boot sale to blitz things up....do you have a food processor?...as what i did after the initial weaning onto foods (ie one food at a time for a taste) is just blitzed him up a small amount of what we were eating...i started cooking much healthier for myself and my now husband, and just blitzed up a could of spoons full for him to eat...

now he eats nearly everything, he doesn't like mushrooms but then neither does his daddy....and he's not a fan of lemon....my dd is amazing and at 20mths we've yet to come across something she doesn't like!! ie last night for our tea we ate grilled chicken breasts on a bun with a blob of mayo, and a side salad....and then had half a grapefruit each for desert....we all loved it, and the burger was our 'slob food' instead of take-away!!

you'll find that with him still only being very young he'll not need fully structured meals, my 2 would have just mash and peas for tea and a yoghurt for pud or a banana etc....

now at 3 and 20mths they will eat toast or a bowl of cereal and a piece of fruit with a cup of orange or milk (which ds calls milk milkshake)

then for lunch normally a sandwich/egg on toast/cheese on toast/salad (and in winter add still warm boiled eggs and new pots), followed by more fruit, sometimes a bag of goodies crisps as a treat (for 12mths +) and maybe a yoghurt and some juice

then for mid-afternoon snack its a piece of fruit or chopped carrots or box of rasins

tea same as me and dh now...normally meat and 2 veg in some form....or spag bol or lasagne as i told you earlier!!

tomorrow i'm making chilli which is almost the same as the spag bol but replace mushrooms with a tin of kidney beans and the garlic with some chilli flakes/chilli powder/chilli sauce and serve with rice....i used to make it without the chilli in first, take babies portions out and then add the chilli before dishing up for me and dh....but since dd got to 12 mths we've found she loves food with a bit of spice to it!! and ds loves it too!!

glaskham thanks for that u r right i was n't very happy this morning coz it wasn't the replies i wanted i feel alot better now and am feeling real good it even tempts me to start eating healthy too on that matter u don't know how long u have to boil the frozen packs of cod in parsley sauce d ou my ma has taken em out of box but i got afeeling u bring up up to boil and simmer for 20 mins but not sure i'm gonna feed him a jar of food cos i got to go up the hospital and when i get back i want some mash peas and these cod pouches and i was gonna do a bit for him tomorrow lunchtime thanks

isn't it about 20mins?....better to overcook than undercook!!

babyjjbaby- just to second and add a bit onto what overtired said, there are a few stores around that are similar to lidl, they are all very cheap for food, nappies, wet wipes and loads of bits and bobs, there is lidle, aldi and netto they are all the same type of shop, there may be more but they are the ones that i know about. they all have website so you can see where your nearest one is.
aldi store locator

lidle store locator

netto store locator

hope that helps

I've heard you shouldn't give quorn to children under 2.

This was from a thread on here I think.

think your right with the times...its been a while since i did them last.... but they are also nice with new pots and carrots.

oh i also thought of another simple dish that would be good for you and the little one....tuna pasta bake...

2 tins tuna
1 tin sweetcorn
1 tin mushroom soup (i use heinz but sure another brand could work just as good)
about 250g pasta cooked
grated cheese to top
bag of plain crisps crushed if desired for crunchier topping (maybe not till baby is a bit older though)

cook pasta as directed on pack, put in a casserole dishthrow in drained tuna and sweetcorn and tin of soup, mix well then top with cheese, put in oven till cheese goes golden. scrummy!!!

if you have roast chicken leftovers or something else you can swap it for the tuna and its very nice, and extremely cheap....and feeds us for one tea and normally the next days lunch too!!

also for a nice but healthy pud that baby could even join in with (as long as you dont use too much sugar) is crumbles...just buy a few bits of fruit that you'd like to use in it, chop em all up finely, place in a dish/roasting bowl sort of thing (i use a circular pyrex dish) top with a little sugar to sweeten the fruit....for the crumble topping use 1/2 cup of flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of porridge oats and 100g butter/margerine and just mix with your fingers to create a crumbly topping, put over the fruit and then put the crumble in as your tea is ready and it should be in for about 20-30mins (normally once you've finished your meal) it should be ready...serve with custard or a bit of cream....or even ice cream!!

god i have so many simple recepies you should try sometime or another....if you want me to email you some let me know, it doesn't bother me!! i couldn't cook when i left home and moved into my first flat and now i just dont even look at frozen food or anything....and i'm on a much smaller budget than you have....meal planning is the best way to go....make sure you know what your cooking and when!!

Their are 4 of us we both work full time, I spend no more than fifty quid a week on food, (including cat food but not detergant etc.)

There is a link to Annabel Karmel's site at the top of this page!

Babyjj,

I re read one of your posts from earlier, no you are not the only one who agrees that you had the pets so they are your responsibilty! I do too. Too many people get rid of their poor animals for no good reason. im sure you are used to budgetting for their food by now1

glaskham if u could that would be great my email is [email protected] i think or .co.uk

The cod - if yo have a microwave, put it in a bowl, pierce the plastic a couple of times, cook for 2 minutes (800w micro) give it a shake then cook for another 2 minutes. The birdseye ones give micro instructions, the asda own dont, but I have microwaved them every time with no problems. As mentioned earlier I crumble a slice of bread in and a little milk, gives it a bit more texture and a bit more filling.

geordiemacminx thanks is that the smae time for 2packs like 2 pouches cod i'm gonna go and do some potatoes now

i'd double-check the salt content of that soup if you are making the tuna pasta bake. although
i think you can get low salt ones perhaps?

Not sure about 2 packs - although they com out scabby hot - so even if you did them seperately the first one would still be hot after the second one was cooked - esp if you leave it in the packet for a while.

The fish is nice with rice or pasta too!!

babyjj I have an Annabel Karmel book I no longer use, you can have it if you email me your address muckingfuddle at ntlworld dot com replace at and dot with the usual though!

one of my mindees whos just gone 2yrs never ate much for dinner..he had milk and weetabix/porridge for brekky, lunch would be casserole/sandwhich with ham/cheese/etc in and dinner was a large yogurt or similar?..my dd is the same at lunch, shes slim like her dad(not mum) and finds it ahrd to eat a bit lunch.

things like fresh fruit(bananas/strawberry's(when cheaper out of season), grapes(cut in half/quarters), cucumber/carrot sticks and kids yogurts will be a good way at giving him 'good' stuff

hank you i'll cook it seperate i'll have to try it with rice glaskham could i use passata instead of suop

Tinned toms or passate would be fine I'm sure.

That'll be passata