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Over heard conversation in Asda today re: jars

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jmum6 · 12/04/2006 16:40

Was in Asda buying follow on milk when 2 women came looking at the baby food.

'Really can't be doing with cooking for him' says one woman.

'No' says the other 'what a waste of time.'

Didn't know whether to laugh or cry. :o

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Wordsmith · 13/04/2006 23:13

One thing I forgot to say about usig jars when ds1 was a babe - I honestly thought the only alternative was Annabel Karmel type nancying about. And I'm a supposedly intelligent woman with qualifications - just no common sense.

Kinda proves my point really.

chapsmum · 13/04/2006 23:14

having know what vicki's original post was, it didnt make scence to me.
you lot have such such short memories, I said exactly the same thing as that
Manic depression is not the same as post natal depression.
I understand the point she was making now, but as someone who deals with people who have psych problems, that is not a mistake you want to make. It may make sence if you dont know the differece...

Moondog · 13/04/2006 23:15

People also get very excited about baby paraphernalia first time around.
I am not at all thick (to quote a notorious MNer) but spent weeks,yes weeks trying to track down a bowl with a suction part and a compartment for hot water to keep food warm.
Blush

lockets · 13/04/2006 23:16

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Moondog · 13/04/2006 23:16

No!!!!
lol

Caligula · 13/04/2006 23:17

By the way Wordsmith, see me afterwards and I'll tell you how to make gravy. Wink

Wordsmith · 13/04/2006 23:17

Oh MD. You bad mummy. You can get them in Boots.

Caligula · 13/04/2006 23:18

I wasn't so mad on the baby paraphanalia. I think I must had read a book beforehand saying you don't need any of it. Grin

Wordsmith · 13/04/2006 23:18

Caligula, it's no good. many have tried and failed. A bit like getting me to understand cricket. I think I'm there and then someone goes and bowls a googly to silly mid-off and it's all gone.

Moondog · 13/04/2006 23:18

My grandfather (desperately poor oop north) remembers an entire pan of potatoes would be turned out directly onto the table top for him and his siblings.

No bloody Tommeeeeeeeeee Tippeeeeeeeeee nonsense back then.

Moondog · 13/04/2006 23:19

Boots gives me panic attacks.
All those tins of formula, see.

Caligula · 13/04/2006 23:20
Grin

Ooh er, 'ere we go maybe

alibubbles · 14/04/2006 09:19

I don't think jars are evil....until you open them and the stench is overpowering. They turn everything orange and just smell so disgusting, they look glutinous, how many of you would eat one and enjoy it?

BTW I am not an AK fan, too much faffing about!

cataloguequeen · 14/04/2006 09:26

will this ever end....??????

WharfRat · 14/04/2006 09:56

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ItalianJob · 14/04/2006 10:00

agree with Custy, JJ and Wordsmith.

Parp.

cataloguequeen · 14/04/2006 10:02

Damn right Wharfy!!

Btw what do you do with your artichokes??Grin

WharfRat · 14/04/2006 10:06

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Moondog · 14/04/2006 10:09

I did buy pureed artichokes (baby food in a jar) in France once when dd was a baby.
Bloody tasty.

hunkermunker · 14/04/2006 10:15

It's because you all wean so early, you know. No jars or purees needed if you leave it past six months Wink Grin Wink Grin (And nobody mention the spoons or this thread will never die...)

I am wondering why it's called "baby rice" though - and am thinking of starting a "ffs please don't feed your child this tasteless pap as their first food" campaign.

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Chandra · 14/04/2006 10:25

We kept to home made food until DS was 14m and then started using some jars for when carrying around his food was a bit impractical (long flights/journeys, etc). I suppose that if you start with jars the next step, as children get older, are the canned spaguetti soups, dairy-lea lunches, factory produced fish fingers, frozen vegetables and everything that has a cartoon character represented in the package. However, people is not sooo judgemental about these ones, although they are in most ocassions far far worse than baby jars.

Do any of you who criticise baby jars that much cook everything from scratch all the time? I would say most of us won't flinch at using some products and preservatives that are striclty avoided in baby jars.

Now, please don't take me wrong, I'm not supporting the use of baby jars but trying to extend the argument into children's processed food, whose effect may be far worse than those of the jars especially because many people end using them for the rest of their lives.

hunkermunker · 14/04/2006 10:28

Also want to say that equating food and love is far more "dangerous" than jars, IMO. Anyone see the 30-stone woman on TV the other night - her mother couldn't deny her food because she "loved" her so much...

misdee · 14/04/2006 10:47

i used jars a lot with all my dd's. with dd1 i had PND and at times struggled to feed myself a decent meal, so at least dd1 got a balenced meal with jars. with dd2 i was homeless and didnt have freezer space to store food, plus she was also gluten/egg free and baby organix jars met all the requirements she needed. She would projectile vomit and suffer bad tummy pains whenever i did try and feed her my own cooking. With dd3 i did wean her onto my own foods, and i really did enjoy it. But with Peter in hospital and no access to reheating facilities except barely boiled water which takes ages to heat food up, i again relied on jars. DD3 is good at taking food at room tempertare.