Do you give your toddler frozen stuff..

[stardust599]

... like fish fingers, potato waffles, chicken goujons etc.?

Or tinned things like spaghetti hoops or beans/sausages?


I have always given LO homecooked things (or the steamed toddler meals if LO is too grumpy to let me cook). But coming up with a home cooked lunch and dinner every single day is getting a bit draining now at 28 weeks preg! So when we did the shopping tonight I bought some Birds Eye waffles and fish fingers for LO's dinner. I thought once a week I could give her something like this?

But I felt horrible when I made it for her dinner She seemed to enjoy her first taste of frozen food and liked dipping it into tomato sauce And I served it with a huge portion of peas and carrots to make me feel better.

Do you feed your LO frozen food?

Also, my Mum (looks after her 2days while I work) has tried giving her tinned spaghetti hoops or beans and sausages which she says are perfectly healthy occasionally for lunch but has said that LO is utterly disgusted by them When do LOs normally start eating stuff like that? Me and OH never really eat them (they are kept in the cupboard for like twice a year or something) and LO has always had the same homecooked meals as us but I don't want her grossed out by them either! Plus it would be nice not to have to make it a lunch/dinner from scratch the night before I go to work maybe just once a fortnight or something I could have a night off and and send her with a tin!

 

[MrsT&Ben]

Once a week or so yes! Don't see a problem with it, he gets a good variety of food the rest of the time

 

[pichi]

yeah - we sometimes give Pixie some spaghetti on toast or for tea she likes some fish fingers. it's not like she gets that every night so i wouldn't see it as bad.

as long as there is a balance it's fine.

 

[charlotte-xo]

Alfies had fish fingers, waffles etc there's nothing wrong with them it's fish and breadcrumbs and potato posted without finishing sometimes its impossible to cook every meal from scratch and anyone who does it at every meal i take my hate off to them, whenever Alfie has fish fingers or whatever I always make sure he has plenty of veg with it aswell but there's really no harm in giving frozen every once in a while.

Xx

 

[Lulu]

Yes, we do. In fact tonight he is having fish fingers and some batchelors pasta n'sauce. Daddy cooked and we haven't been food shopping to don't have a lot of options. He has baked beans on toast at breakfast or lunch sometimes too.

Some weeks he might have a couple of meals like that - frozen/tinned stuff but then sometimes we won't have anything like that for over a month or so. He has a varied diet so I don't worry and sometimes we just don't have the time or the energy to cook a meal from scratch.

He's going through a phase of not really being interested in fruit so I'm trying to overload the veg side of things (obv not tonight ), fortunately he loves veg. It all balances itself out eventually so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[pichi]

i've tried to make a little 'menu' for the week just so i can have things made etc... but i've still to get around to sorting that out!

 

[gingajewel]

Yep, i really dont see anything wrong with it! Megan has a varied diet and sometimes that includes freezer foods - i really dont worry about it tbh! Xx

 

[louandivy]

Not a huge amount just because I don't really enjoy most frozen food either! She has fish fingers/lemon sole goujons from the freezer, veggie sausages, peas, sweetcorn and frozen berries, but I tend to make sweet potato wedges rather than any kind of frozen potato product as its healthier and Ivy actually prefers it.

 

[holly2234]

Erin eats them sometimes. Usually she has fruit, veg and mash etc because they are her favourites. But once or twice a week i will cook her potato wedges or waffle and sausages or fish fingers or something.

She has a very varied diet so there is no problem

 

[isil]

Boy has fish fingers once a week, on a Monday when we've had a long day at work/childminder! He has had smilie faces before too, but I tend to just boil some potatoes for him. It's pretty quick and cheaper.

I don't see a problem with it, the only reason I cook from fresh the rest of the time is that I enjoy it, it's cheaper and I like to know what's going into meals when I can. Boy always has frozen peas and sweetcorn too!

 

[stardust599]

Seems like I'm a bit uptight about it then! I will try and relax and give myself a break from now on!

Any other ideas on really easy things for when we're having a bad day??

 

[pichi]

omlettes are good, scrambled eggs, macaroni cheese with some ham and peas mixed through is nice and simple/quick too

other things that are good are home-made soups that can be frozen in little batches and you can put however many hidden veggies in there as you want Also, i found a good recipe for pizza dough (very low salt and no yeast)that can be frozen too - that way you can make your little one a pizza and know EXACTLY what's gone into it

 

[leoniebabey]

LO loves fish fingers, smiley faces etc.
He loves spagetti shapes too he'll have them on toast.

 

[pichi]

leoniebabey instead of smileys have you tired asdas potato stars? they're far less greasy and there's a lot more potato in them .


just remember getting told a quick meal too - a tin of tuna, a tin of spaghetti hoops ontop of that then mash on top that. stick it in like a lasagna dish and stick in oven and it's meant to be great

 

[Mee_Mummy]

Yes, but not often - this is only because I can't stand frozen processed food...apart from chips! I try to cook fresh everyday & we have simple lunches like, sandwiches, soups, crackers with cheese, cheese & beans on toast - stuff like that, all served with veg & fruit for afters.

Good quick fresh meals are:
Jacket potato (my DS loves tuna & cheese with this!)
Pasta in any kind of homemade sauce (you can freeze most sauces for a week)
Homemade mini pizza's.
Spaghetti bolognaise (you can freeze the bolognaise)
Shepards/cottage pie - I always make double and freeze the other half.
Fish pie.
Poached salmon with tatties.

Plus you can make your own chicken dippers, fish fingers & fishcakes. They freeze well and are healthier than the shop brought versions - I think so anyway.

There's just a few.. But I definately know what you mean about just can't be bothered to cook fresh all the time being pregnant!! Xx

 

[leoniebabey]

leoniebabey instead of smileys have you tired asdas potato stars? they're far less greasy and there's a lot more potato in them .


just remember getting told a quick meal too - a tin of tuna, a tin of spaghetti hoops ontop of that then mash on top that. stick it in like a lasagna dish and stick in oven and it's meant to be great

Nope i've not tried those! Will get some in my shopping this week, thanks x

 

[CaptainMummy]

Paige has it sometimes. She has chicken dippers, fish fingers, potato animals from Tesco (like smiley faces) she had mini potato rostis today with chicken for dinner. Id say she has a freezer meal once or twice a week. No harm in that, she gets plenty of goodness!

 

[pinklizzy]

Erin has had waffles maybe twice and the same for spaghetti hoops on toast but I try not to give her any other frozen food. I make chicken nuggets with pesto and bread crumbs which she likes.

 

[HellBunny]

Sometimes J has fish fingers/potato shapes, oh and beans too he has, though i don't give him any tinned sausages or sausages in general (except the veggie ones) he has had chicken dippers twice aswell lol.

 

[polaris]

Yes, Thomas has convenience foods like fish fingers, sausages, waffles, chips, maybe once or twice a week. He also normally has beans on toast at least twice a week for lunch as he loves them. I am a bit funny about non-free-range chicken so I've never given him chicken nuggets or dippers but I've recently made a big batch home-made, which was much easier than I expected and they taste delicious. I made a big batch of them and have them in the freezer, just as easy as the shop bought ones once they are made.

Occasionally we will have a shop-bought quiche or pizza but I would normally make my own.