MSE Parents Club Part 9

Tigsteroonie

Rum? JD? SoCo?

I've found Baileys works best

Sami_Bee

Aless, wouldn't organic be enough to alay(sp?) your worries?
I don't know much about the dairy industry but it doesn't seem bad to me

Glamazon

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Do you find that by its use by date mince from Asda is often brown? I always worry and try to use it 2 days before the date




I keep meaning to ask - is there a reason that babies shouldn't have whippy ice-cream from a machine? There is very little that I wouldn't let Benjamin have (that's probably a lie but go with me!!) but I have in my head that they can't have that?
And last night I had to stop MIL giving Benjamin it again (she was feeding him it last time we went for neices birthday). She said 'well they didn't have these silly rules in my day' and I said 'they didn't have bl00dy ice-cream machines in your day!!!' so she humphed off!!!
Am I getting confused about not being able to eat it when you are pregnant?

Yeah it does go brown quite quickly but it's still red and dated tomorrow - still not started cooking yet I have 3 x 1kg packs so better get a wriggly on. I do still cook it when it's gone a little brown but not too brown!

Damn phone kept ringing so I've unplugged it

I think like Elle said it's the listeria in the machine - can't guarantee it has been cleaned properly. Know they don't advise it in pregnancy but not sure about for LO's.

Sami_Bee

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I keep meaning to ask - is there a reason that babies shouldn't have whippy ice-cream from a machine? There is very little that I wouldn't let Benjamin have (that's probably a lie but go with me!!) but I have in my head that they can't have that?
And last night I had to stop MIL giving Benjamin it again (she was feeding him it last time we went for neices birthday). She said 'well they didn't have these silly rules in my day' and I said 'they didn't have bl00dy ice-cream machines in your day!!!' so she humphed off!!!
Am I getting confused about not being able to eat it when you are pregnant?

as long as its pasturised it's fine AFAIK though I'm not fussy on pasturisedness past 1yr or when pg

My_Fathers_Daughter

SeptemberBaby wrote: »

I don't think I have ever been to a Chinese buffet place before but I have been here at Liverpool ONE!

Yum-diddly-yum!

xx

As a rule, I don't rate Chinese Buffets at all, and certainly not somewhere to go as a couple!!! But as a large family meal it is great and the kids love it.

The one we are going to on Thurs has a big, no, massive chocolate fountain which is why DSS wants to go!!

Personally, I would NEVER eat anything from a chocolate fountain, horrible, unhygeinic, dirty things _pale_ just the thought makes me feel ill.

elle_gee wrote: »

Didn't realise you had a MIL like mine.. :rotfl:

Isn't it the risk of listeria from the machine's not having been cleaned thoroughly/often enough? (listeria being a potential cause of m/c when pregnant)

Listeria was what was in my head. A whole load of crap with no nuitritional value was the other thing With most things MIL is good and listens to me....just not with this.

I am more than happy for him to have 'proper' ice-cream!

Glamazon

Sami_Bee wrote: »

Aless, wouldn't organic be enough to alay(sp?) your worries?
I don't know much about the dairy industry but it doesn't seem bad to me

Me neither - we used to get cow's milk straight from the farm so not treated in anyway. Dad used to milk cow's and he now drives milk tanker from local dairies to the larger ones for processing so if it wasn't for the dairy industry daddy wouldn't have a job!

got-it-spend-it

My concerns centre around this (taken from Wikipedia)


Ethical concerns

Vegans and some other vegetarians do not consume milk for a variety of reasons. They may object to features of dairy farming including the necessity of killing almost all the male offspring of dairy cows (either by disposal soon after birth, for veal production, or for beef), the routine separation of mother and calf soon after birth, other perceived inhumane treatment of dairy cattle, and culling of cows after their productive lives.[66]



And also the levels of anti-biotics and growth hormones in non-organic milk.

My_Fathers_Daughter

Glamazon wrote: »

Yeah it does go brown quite quickly but it's still red and dated tomorrow - still not started cooking yet I have 3 x 1kg packs so better get a wriggly on. I do still cook it when it's gone a little brown but not too brown!

Damn phone kept ringing so I've unplugged it

I think like Elle said it's the listeria in the machine - can't guarantee it has been cleaned properly. Know they don't advise it in pregnancy but not sure about for LO's.

I cook when a bit brown too...but it always annoys me that they put a date on and half of the time if you leave it to that date it is beyond anything but the bin. One day I WILL take it back to them!!

Sami_Bee wrote: »

as long as its pasturised it's fine AFAIK though I'm not fussy on pasturisedness past 1yr or when pg

I did say something about it not being pasturised last night so I wasn't far out!

It is funny - I get :eek: for giving him a whole pear or letting him hold a banana but then :rolleyes: because I won't let him have quavers or whippy ice-cream!!


LOL - tonight Benjamin had sausage! I thought that was 'bad' but he loved it!! I did him his own personal toad in the hole and he wolfed it down!

3onitsway

SeptemberBaby wrote: »

I don't think I have ever been to a Chinese buffet place before but I have been here at Liverpool ONE!

Yum-diddly-yum!

xx

It comes recomended then?

OH & I are supposed to be going for our 'going out' anniversary in a couple of weeks. Little Sis has been, and a few from work and all have said good things.

I was dubious because of the range of cuisine. I thought that you can't be good at cooking everything iykwim?

Millie's_Mum

Hi all, have skimmed yesterday and today, so not really keeping up but

DKAM so sorry to hear but at least you now know that moving away is the right thing to do.

Juicegate, Ello gets whatever is in the fridge watered down a lot but none goes in, she much prefers a cup of tea.

Cowgate, I agree the accepted method of milk production is cruel, but I cannot see an easy way round it, is there one?

IRL went to Christening today, had fabby time, Ello ate chili and rice and smiled at everyone but cried when they tried to have a cuddle with her. Millie is better, it seems to have been one of those 24hr things.