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am i a bad mummy 4 givin lo jars of food
hi girls, this may sound really stupid but i am starting to feel really bad that most of jack's meals are jars of baby food. He usually has the puree fruit cereal 4 breakfast, a jar of like chicken & rice 4 lunch & them some mashed up fresh fruit & yogurt for his tea. I have tried makin him some pureed veg, potato & carrot & stuff but it just seems to make him gag so i went back to the jars. Now people are always tellin me how the make their lo's organic fresh veg etc 4 their meals & feel like im a bad mummy now 4 not doin same. Wondered what sort of things every1 else gives their lo's, i struggle most at lunchtime & if any1's got any recipe's they think i could try out would be v much appreciated. Jack is only 5months by the way. Thanks girls x
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I give my lo jars of food aswell but i dont feel guilty about it. As long as your baby is feeding fine and is healthy. It doesnt matter. I dont really have the time to make my own purees with me being at work but my lo loves the food.
Hope this helps.
Roxi xxxx
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[Modified by: **Tiger Lily** on January 13, 2009 07:51 PM]
Fussy child!!
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Im really bad in the kitchen so he wont usually touch eat the veg puree, but he loves the fruit ones mixed with porridge for breakfast.
Dont let any one make you feel inferior when it comes to looking after your LO, children pick up so easily on mommys emotions.
Beck
oh one thing i heard though is dont feed all organic jars, give some of the others too. as in order to be certified as organic, the companies cannot add iron to them which is what a baby needs plenty of in their diet after 6 months as their stores from birth run low.
think that was in annabel karmels book which i would def recommend. cauliflower cheese goes down a treat at our house. just boil up some cauli in one pan. in another melt knob of butter, add a tbsp flour, mix in half a pint of whole milk and mix to thicken, add in a handful of cheese and voila! stick it all in a blender and puree away!
dont feel bad, i know what you mean about feeling inferior but next time theyre going on about how long they spend in the kitchen remind them of how much time you get bonding with your baby instead...which is more important?!!
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So I use the Ella's Kitchean, Plum, Organix & Hipp Organic ranges - I taste them all & if it's not something that I think is edable for us, I wouldn't give it to him.. I do cook for him Puree'd veg and cheese which he'll ect for me.. and he just turned 6 months yesterday so I will try and give him what we are having more offten - I think I wasn't blending long enough - I had lumpy rather than what I should be aiming for is more textured than the pure purees... I did chop up cucomber yesterday and he loved sucking it - bit needs help because he cant seem to hold it at his mouth properly! hope this helps hun! your certainly not alone any ways! x