Finest ranges

Agutka

I happened to accompany my SIL to Tescos last weekend and was horrified at her shopping habits. Every single thing she bought was organic or taste the difference. And no she's not rich and has debts. I know she does it because she wants her LO to have the best, but it made me feel uncomfortable.
I feed my family with any old bargain, especially value ranges, as we cannot afford anything else. It's all stuff that's passed our taste tests, so we're not missing out. As for organic food I have long been convinced that it doesn't mean much as a word, as it's still allowed chemicals. I read packets to make sure if I do buy something more expensive, then it has more meat content, or whatever. But I know my family laugh at me to the point of mocking my food, even though we feed them generously when they visit...

Tell me I'm doing the right thing in not following in her footsteps, please.

ninky_2

you're doing the right thing - sort of. personally i don't eat meat or much in the way of eggs but if i did i definitely would go for the more expensive / free range versions of those because i think there are cruelty issues here as well as nutrition.

cooking from scratch is probably best and the motto for any healthy eating is little and often and mainly vegetables.

it depends whether you are looking at it solely from a health point of view or also an environmental point of view. there are lots of reasons to go organic from an environmental point of view but this is countered if you then buy packaged ready meals (whether they are organic or not). i think a lot of the time people just buy finest because it makes them feel better psychologically. you might experience an equal boost from feeling better financially.

pawpurrs

If your happy and your family are happy and they are being fed healthy homecooked food, cant see the problem, each to their own and all that...........

floss2

Agutka wrote: »

I happened to accompany my SIL to Tescos last weekend and was horrified at her shopping habits. Every single thing she bought was organic or taste the difference. And no she's not rich and has debts. I know she does it because she wants her LO to have the best, but it made me feel uncomfortable.
I feed my family with any old bargain, especially value ranges, as we cannot afford anything else. It's all stuff that's passed our taste tests, so we're not missing out. As for organic food I have long been convinced that it doesn't mean much as a word, as it's still allowed chemicals. I read packets to make sure if I do buy something more expensive, then it has more meat content, or whatever. But I know my family laugh at me to the point of mocking my food, even though we feed them generously when they visit...

Tell me I'm doing the right thing in not following in her footsteps, please.

Has she realised that there may be a connection between her shopping behaviour and her finances? Does she know that you are on a certain budget to feed your family, and therefore cannot shop the way she does? And has she ever been shopping with you, to see what you buy & why? That could start an experiment/challenge for her....

Fire_Fox

Agutka wrote: »

I happened to accompany my SIL to Tescos last weekend and was horrified at her shopping habits. Every single thing she bought was organic or taste the difference. And no she's not rich and has debts. I know she does it because she wants her LO to have the best, but it made me feel uncomfortable.
I feed my family with any old bargain, especially value ranges, as we cannot afford anything else. It's all stuff that's passed our taste tests, so we're not missing out. As for organic food I have long been convinced that it doesn't mean much as a word, as it's still allowed chemicals. I read packets to make sure if I do buy something more expensive, then it has more meat content, or whatever. But I know my family laugh at me to the point of mocking my food, even though we feed them generously when they visit...

Tell me I'm doing the right thing in not following in her footsteps, please.

Being in debt is stressful and stress is proven to be detrimental to health, a non-organic diet has not ... providing your family is getting all the right food groups (fruit and veg, dairy, oily fish, wholegrains) which they probably are if you are old style!! :j

Apricot

Show her this thread - it's all the same!

Ok, I know it's not all the same but as long as you read the ingredients in what you are buying and eating you should be satisfied that you are feeding your family a healthy diet.

charlies-aunt

As a 'Basics' fan, I think that all these Specially Selected, Ready To Cook and Taste the Difference are a big, expensive con.

They try to persuade the consumer than by peeling off the packaging and zapping it in the microwave that they are 'cooking'.

Any fool can make a nice meal from expensive ready prepared ingredients but it takes a good cook to make a tasty meal from simple basic ingredients.

I still can't get my head round supermarkets selling frozen roaster and ready to eat mash - what could be simpler to prepare? ....and don't get me started on buying icecubes....:)

gingin_2

charlies-aunt wrote: »

and don't get me started on buying icecubes....:)

No!

I buy icecubes. I can't bear the endless soggy socks when I enevitably dribble some of the water out of the ice cube tray and then tread in it... or get myself a nice G+T only to find that OH hasn't refilled the tray. And the trays themselves are so fiddly.

It costs me 99p and a bag probably lasts me a month, so I am afraid nothing can persuade me to give up my ice cube buying habit.

charlies-aunt

:eek: Ohhh Gingin..you're a shocking spendthrift! :eek:

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Get OH housetrained!

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Butterfly_Brain

On Look East last night they had a piece on basic lines that the office of fair trading did nutritionally there isn't much in it between brands and basics and they did a taste test too here is the link so that you can watch it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8536540.stm

tandraig

hey - I buy icecubes! its an extravagance i allow myself about once every three months! lol if i make the darn things i get icy water all over the freezer as i cant possibly wait until they are done and have to keep checking and you can only do a few at a time!
as for SIL only using finest - she is deluding herself that she is feeding her family the best! and it is delusion - its processed food at the end of the day!
hun - if like me you cook mostly from scratch and use lots of fresh veg and salad and fruit - then take comfort in that YOUR family are well fed!!
dont worry about SIL or her family, yours are your concern and if you and they are happy??? then dont stresss!