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Fresh filled pasta from supermarket? How good or bad are they?

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angel1976 · 08/01/2009 20:37

Hi,

My 10.5 month DS has started to refuse being spoon fed, which is fine as he's always had finger food in addition to purees and anyway, he was getting to the stage where he is eating fairly big lumps confidently...

Now, it's kinda tricky to always think of something he can eat with his fingers and he likes. For example, I thought he would love fish fingers, I made some home made ones and he didn't like them much as he found the batter a bit tough.

One of the things I have discovered that he loves to eat and is able to handle with his fingers really well is those fresh filled pasta from the supermarket (ASDA if you have to know which one!). I cooked them really soft and I usually cook it in a sauce I have made (vegetable soup that DS no longer wants to eat from the spoon, then I cut them into about 3 portions each and leave him to eat. Tonight, he ate six of those (in addition to some grapes and brie!). They are so easy to prepare. My question is how good or bad do you think they are? Tonight he had ham and cheese filled ones (and I read on the label the ham is reformed, okay, just what does that mean??!!!). Do you think it's okay if I give them to him 2-3 times a week? That would make my life infinitely easier! Thanks.

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skramblenotdieting · 08/01/2009 20:39

My daughter has choked at least 4 times on the tortellini type pasta, I used to chop it up but if I missed one she would choke on it, she was older and I halfed them, fine if halfed.

babyOcho · 08/01/2009 20:40

I never thought about giving these to DD.

What does it say on the back of the packet?

MrsGrouchoMarxMerryHenry · 08/01/2009 20:41

I wouldn't give it before the age of 1 year because I'm sure they're all pretty salty.

MrsGrouchoMarxMerryHenry · 08/01/2009 20:42

Skramble, my son used to eat them a fair bit and he never choked, halved or not. Is it possible that your DD rushes her food?

(PS kids can choke on anything, even milk.)

FeelingLucky · 08/01/2009 20:46

I find them pretty salty and don;t eat them myself as all that artificial stuff keeps me awake at night, so wouldn;t feed them to my 19 month old DD either

stickybeaker · 08/01/2009 20:46

I rushed over when I saw this thread title to defend filled pasta. My DD LOVES filled pasta with a tomato based sauce, cooled down and cut up. I honestly don't think they're bad, but then it's all relative I guess.

MrsGrouchoMarxMerryHenry · 08/01/2009 20:48

Why not try non-filled pasta until he's 1? Some of the shapes (like conchiglie shells) are easier for a little one to handle.

gemmummy · 08/01/2009 20:49

i feed my ds 15m them he loves them.

skramblenotdieting · 08/01/2009 20:49

DD not had a problem choking on other food, I think it is the texture and the shape of them that used to catch her out.

beansontoast · 08/01/2009 20:51

my ds lived on these once he was about 15 months...and by that i mean he prob had them three or four times a week! and i remember him having ten parcels at a sitting(by the time he was three)

now that i have dd (18 months)it crossed my mind that they are potentially quite salty...so i check the pack for 'green' salt and 'orange' fat (sainsburys traffic light scale wotsit)spinach and ricotta good i think?

that said, it never crossed my mind with ds

beansontoast · 08/01/2009 20:55

actually its the really posh ones ...ie not the usual range...that have low salt

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angel1976 · 08/01/2009 21:10

Hmmm... Thanks for all the messages! I just went and had a look at both packaging (I've got the cheese and ham ones as well as the spinach and ricotta ones) and actually, they are both fairly similar in terms of calories and salt content. It says 0.8g per 100g. Anyone know how good or bad that is? I've tried non-filled pasta and he's not super keen on those. There's something about the texture and shape of them that he finds easy to hold and 'slurp'! I'll try not to give them to him too much but it's good to know there are in the freezer as a backup! I don't really want to prepare separate food for him and us in the near future and we do eat those filled pasta quite a bit as they are so easy. Does it really matter to wait till 1 year to let him eat 'normal' food? Surely it's better to start phasing in normal food now and then so he doesn't get sudden sugar and salt syndrome at 1 year old?

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babyOcho · 08/01/2009 22:50

According to the Rapley BLW book 0.6g per 100g sodium is high salt.

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angel1976 · 09/01/2009 09:10

Thanks babyOcho. Looks like they will have to be confined to the emergency supplies pile...

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beansontoast · 09/01/2009 13:36

(the sainsburys goats cheese and soemthing 'taste the difference' ravioli is 0.2 per 100g)

ThornyRose · 09/01/2009 13:44

this is the nutrional information for Sainsburys Goat chesse filled pasta

Be intrested if someone could tell me if this was ok for a 14 month old baby (ie not full of crap) as I'm having the same problems as op reg. spoon feeding.

crumpet · 09/01/2009 13:45

mine love these, but I never buy the meat filled ones as I prefer to know where the meat has come from. There are several flavours which don't have meat in.

Also, if it is the texture etc that he prefers to dried pasta, then there is also the fresh pasta with no filling (ribbons etc) which you could buy too as a change

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angel1976 · 09/01/2009 14:29

Can't see the link, it links to the Sainsburys general groceries online shopping page but sounds like it might be a good idea to shop around then! The 0.2g per 100g sounds good compared to 0.8g!

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