It's probably been asked before but ...

[Millie1]

... can baby and toddler (1 and 3) have food (stews, slow cooked roasts) cooked with a good slug (or in the case of a couple of Jamie's recipes) bottle (or half) of red wine? Presumably all the alcohol evaporates during cooking but ... is it okay for them?

Thanks

Shall I bump this up & provoke a row??
Far as I understand, the alky should all evaporate off if you cook it long enough, and nothing else to harm them, really....

I wouldn't think twice about giving it to them. They might even sleep better

Thanks Zebra ... hope it doesn't start a row, certainly don't want to but there are some lovely sounding recipes that I really want to try - am so sick of this separate meals lark that I want things we can all eat. Maybe that's a bit of wishful thinking!

Oh, yeah. That's fine.

On the other hand, you might not want to trust my advice. My 5 and 2 year olds had Bucks Fizz on New Year's Day - a tiny bit of champers and lots of OJ.

It does evaporate during cooking so you're left with the taste but not the alcohol. I'm not sure if this applies in the case of a bottle but certainly a bit won't do any harm afaik.

Did wonder about that Tinker!!!!

Goodness ... replies thick and fast - thank you! I'm sure your girls remained perfectly sober Kate ... I on the other hand, sampled babysham in my uncle's pub at the age of ... uh, under 6 (no adults in the vicinity just my cousin feeding me alcohol!!) ... and slept for the afternoon!!!! I understand I was quite sozzled!

Unless they eat the whole dish, I would say that a little portion won't do them any harm. Help them to sleep better and develop a taste for red wine (which can't be a bad thing, surely )

Reputation ruined now I guess!

wouldn't think twice about it .. go for it

bet they turn their noses up and ask for chicken nuggets though

I think it's rather nice that they will be eating cordon bleu at such a tender age....