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

babyj, stop calling yourself thick, for whatever reason. [stern] we are all hard-bitten old crones on here who are hugely impressed with your effort and commitment to being both a good mum and a good daughter. really, you're not thick, you're great.
can't help on the slow cooker front, though. have you read all those threads already?

I pop slow cooker on high and put the stock in.
Chop all the veg and chuck it in
Meat goes in last and on the top as veg takes a bit longer. I don't precook any of it.
Usually put it on high at 10-11am and its ready any time from 4pm.

[indignant]

Well, Aitch may be a hard-bitten old crone, but I am not yet 40 young, gorgeous, all wide-eyed innocence and kittenish charm.

She's right on one thing though, you're great

Not meanin to step on anyones toes but I think recommending using fresh fish and vegetables as opposed to frozen is a little unrealistic given what we have been told.

Fish from the counter is nicer, and if I was making a meal for adults then this is what I would use, assuming I could affird it of course. Frozen fish is not only way cheaper (£2ish for 4 fillets of cod in parsely sauce), it lasts a whole lot longer and is certainly more convenient. I'm not 100% certain but I think a lot of the fish at places like Asda has already been frozen once, meaning that it has to be used with 2 days. Not ideal when you are trying to plan meals for a family and shop once a week. Also I use the frozen fillets for ds as once it is mixed with bread and milk/cheese it really doesnt taste any different.

While I agree that fresh veg is cheaper, having a few wee packs in the freezer will help the OP until she gets the hang of things - 3 minutes in the microwave and the are cooked. In an ideal world then we would all buy fresh verg, cook it then freeze it, but `take small manageable steps at the moment - and frozen veg is just as healthy.

Babyj, Not sure if I mentioned earlier but Asda have a hand-blender in store at the moment for just over £3 - be handy for wizzing down soups and casserols a little for the baby. I also use mine to puree bananas/apples etc to add to yoghurt/porridge. Its particulary useful as it works fine on over-ripe bananas or apples that you perhaps wouldnt eat, once you peel the skin and stew down a bit then are delicious - stops waste so much.

Hope you are ok.

geordiemacminx i have got a hand blender thye are great i agree with what u say bout the fish and frozen veg we buy fresh carrots and i put a bit o ffrozen in aswell it is only a pond a bag so can't see how it can be cheaper to buy fresh anyway it doesn't go off so i think it's worth cos of that no wasteiceland have got ross cod in parsley sauce 4packs in a box for £1.50 and they are lovly to everyone else i don't want to go completly all fresh or nothing i wouldn't be intrested in fresh fish or nothing plus if u buy it fresh u have to take the bones out i don't care if we still have frozen food as i have now been told how to buy healthy frozen fod

I only buy filleted fish with the bones removed and you can get it fresh. However stick as you are for now. The only thing I thought as a criticism of your list was that it was slightly meat heavy compared with the fruit/veg. But maybe that is because I am on a new year health kick.

I am just about to do my own online shopping so I will see how I get on......

i did get alot of meatt but i'll do like pork chops with mash and baked beans tonight or chicken potatoes frozen veg carrots so it all gets balanced out

Tesco (and probably Asda) do frozen fish frosen in individual wrappers you take out one at a time and I used to find them really conveneint and much cheaper than fish in parsley sauce. They could be popped in the microwave in the plastic bag.

I do stand wby what I say about fresh veg though. It is much cheaper and no more hard work to peel a carrot and pop it in a saucepan than it is to take frozen carrots out of the freezer and pop them in a saucepan.

I also never buy lamb (well rarely as dh and the kids LOVE it) purely because it is one of the most expensive types of meat and lamb chops are TIMY compared to chick or turkey fillets.

Which is another tip, turkey fillets are MUCH cheaper than chicken.

i find fresh is actually cheaper but then we have a big indoor market with lots of butchers, fishmongers and fruit/veg stalls.

yeah, i'm the same as you nappy addict, in the last 12 mths i've gone from doing 90% of my food shopping at tesco, to doing 90% at my local shops....we only have about 15 shops in my town, but i have a fantastic butcher who does almost anything (and i can pre-order anything i want to make sure he has it for me, at no extra cost...i have a fab fishmonger local to me who skins and bones all my fish for me for free (and i used to spend more on ones i had to skin and bone myself from tesco!!)

i have a great veg shop, where the owners know me and love telling me whats in season, whats cheap, whats at its best for cooking with, whats best for eating raw....they are fab....i find my shopping gets cheaper on the whole from not being tempted by all the BOGOF offers etc!!

but saying that, i can still just as happily buy all my shopping at tesco if were going there anyway!!

i really disagree about the frozen veg, by the way. with the honourable exception of frozen peas and sweetcorn, they taste pretty horrible compared to fresh. frozen green beans, broccoli and carrots are tasteless by comparison and none take a minute to prepare and put in a pan.

I think the reason my food bill in tesco/asda is so much is because I get sidetracked into cd's, books ,homeware and clothes! When I did local shopping I always took a list of tinned items etc that I needed for meals so I didn't shop ad hock.

I agree with aitch on the frozen veg front except peas and sweetcorn. They also loose some of their vitamins during freezing. I buy tinned green beans, tomatoes and occasionally carrots and peas for emergencies.

tori do tinned veg taste any good or is fresh a lot nicer? i've never tried tinned only frozen and hated it.

Frozen is meant to have more of its nutrients left in.

I think frozen taste better than tinned IMO, can't beat fresh carrots though!

Why would you WANT to feed him junk like that?

I am desperate to get my DS2 OFF that stuff!

I prefer tinned to frozen veg, but usually its green beans which are not as hard for dd as fresh ones (when she was little) baby carrots, garden peas rarely though. sweetcorn is ok. Out of choice I prefer fresh most of the time.

Marge2 OP is 16 and was in need of some very basic weaning/feeding advice.

I love tinned carrots and the mini tins of petit pois and carrot you can get fron tesco are great in shepherds pie.

DS loves 'green giant' too.

dont the tinned carrots etc contain salt?as not specificically designated suitable for baby or weaning.imo fresh is best

You're probably right about the salt, my youngest is 3 so I dont need to check that stuff anymore! I get so fed up with buying carrots and them going off though (I shop fortnightly so by the end of the first week I have no veg!) that I only use fresh ones for lasagne and roast dinners.

You can easily get tinned carrots without salt if you just check the label.

I always keep a tin in as standby. Agree taht frozen taste better (but not as good as fresh) but tinned are easier to mash up for babies.

didnt know that -ta

what are those veg like that are "fresh" but come ready peeled, chopped up and ready to wham in the oven??