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

Babyjjbaby, there is nothing worse than going round the supermarket and worrying whether or not you have enough money.

I shop online at Tesco.com a lot of the time and find it great as you can see exactly what you are spending and take out anything which is not a necessity if you go over what you can afford. Obviously there is a delivery fee but when I consider how much it would cost me for buses or taxis (I only have a very small supermarket nearby) it is worth paying it. I really helps if you plan your meals for the week and you can order exactly what you need.

(If you look on here you can sometimes find money off codes and free delivery codes!)

The jars are usually on offer, and are great as a stand buy but I know what you mean about them beig more expensive than homecooked stuff - not as nutritious either!

As lulu says at this age babies dont need 3 meals a day, they still get most of their nutrition from milk.

As a rough guide,
7am - milk (5 oz)
8.30 - porridge with some fruit or plain as he doesnt mind it, a small cup full maybe?
12pm - lunch - again small cup full of whatever, or a jar, sometimes a yoghurt afterwards.
Tea, normally doesnt have very much, yoghurt and a banana or half a slice of toast
6pm Porridge before bed,
6.30 Milk (5oz)

He usually has a full bottle throughout the day, snacking as and when? Also his cereal is made with milk too as its a sneaky way of getting it into him as he isnt hat fussed on milk. Also rice cakes, and other snacky things

I might be wrong but I wouldnt worry about him eating too much - I dont think he would eat if he wasnt hungry? Lulu will probabaly be able to answer that with professional knowledge though!

At this age they are learning all sorts of new skills - sitting up, crawling, shouting so they are using loads of energy which is why he's eating loads!

true, but then i suppose that's the reason for your question, you do want to know that if he's dropping milk then he's replacing it with something equally or more nutritious.
how many times have you tried him with pasta? they don't like everything first time. plus, i know you've not been buying the batchelors' things you said, but they're so much more expensive than a bag of lidl pasta. or asda, or whatever. (try lidl, though, it's bloody BRILLIANT, so much nicer than asda for most own-brand stuff). great cheeses, decent cooked meats (sometimes a bit salty though) and delicious veggies.

come on then, your list. what do you like to eat?

he doesn't have snacks so maybe thats y he eats so much what i said is what he eats no snacks maybe a yogourt after dinner so maybe it's right for him

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of course , if he is hungry and wants food, he must eat ! but don;t stress yourself out trying to make sure he always has 3 meals a day, some days he will be hungrier than others, but if he has mashed banana or avocado or toast and cheese , rather than a hot cooked dinner, then don't worry

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thanks lulumama could it be from where i weaned him young and he doesn't have 'snacks'

Fish cakes always on standby in freezer for us - boil of microwave 2 potatoes (biggish, the type you'd bake), mash the flesh, flake a tin of skinless and boneless red salmon and stir into the mash with a fork. Get flour on your hands and on a board, shape into little patties, then fry in a little butter and oil until brown on each side and heated through. You can add some chopped cooked spinach or broccoli to this. They freeze uncooked brilliantly, and although the salmon is expensive, it goes a long way and is very nutritious. If you get fresh fish you can do the same - poach it in milk in the oven for 10 mins (just shove it in a dish, cover it in milk and cook in a hottish oven for 10 mins), then flake the fish, checking for bones, and mix in with the mash as above.

I don't know if someone else has already said this, but I'm pretty sure Quorn isn't OK for babies - don't the manufacturers say not for babies under 2 or something like that? Think I saw it mentioned somewhere further up.

I rang the Quorn people when I weaned DS 6 months ago and they said it is fine for babies.

suwoo thanks tahts handy i had a feeling it was fine for babies

I hope it is we all eat shed loads of it and quorn spag bol is DS favourite food. I trusted them anyway.

oh well it hasn't done lil one any harm yet then so it must be

babyjjbaby, btw if you are short of cash to spend on food, then its def worth shopping in smaller shops such as local fishmonger/butcher/greengrocer. (Fruit and veg esp cost more at supermarkets.) They will also be able to offer advice about which types of fish/cuts of meat are cheapest and which fruit/veg are in season and therefore the cheapest.
There are loads of good recipes on the bbc website, you can search by ingredient which I have found really useful.
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/

Only read OP

He doesn't need meat. Processed stuff is full of salt. Food is for fun until they're one. So no, don-'t do it.

i'm gonna try and goto lidls this week but i have to mainly walk so i can only really get t o asda just about get to lidls but it is hard to walk ther cos u have to go up and down the railway bridges to get there and a bus don't stop there there is no little shops here if anyone shops at lidls does it work out much cheaper than asda if it's not much differant then it won't be worth the effort to go to lidls it's hard work pushing a loaded up pram up an ddown 3 railway briges lol it works out a bout mile and half each way

if iordere it online i wouldn't have anywhere to go lol i enjoy going shopping so that wouldn't be for me i wouldn't be able to go at nite neither

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quorn is fine.if you look on there website i think it says somewhere.obviously same as most things-just dont have too much.were veggie and use it quite alot.