Mothers feel judged feeding jars of baby food

Weaning your baby can be a nightmare time. You don’t want them to choke and they don’t like what you offer. You don’t have time to rustle up a wonderfully organic puree from scratch and so you reach for a jar of baby food.

If you feel bad about this you are not alone. According to research of 1,000 UK mothers, Cow & Gate found 21 per cent felt like a ‘bad mum’ when serving manufactured food.

And, in addition to this, 39 per cent felt the ‘judgy pants’ being hoicked up by those watching them do so.

Cow & Gate have just published Lifting the Lid on Baby Foods by Fiona Wilcock, examining the entire manufacturing process right through to a baby’s dinner time.

Fiona Wilcock says: “Baby foods had a poor reputation in the past so it’s hardly surprising mums and dads are worried. But my report uncovered that there are no dubious ingredients you might have suspected in today’s baby food. Stringent standards, put in place by Cow & Gate, ensure baby foods are real food made from the best ingredients.”