foreveryoung Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Hi I know this sounds daft but what would you do with regards to the recent out break and the bernard mathews food product? 95% i cook from fresh but if I am having a lazy day with regards to cooking I sometimes cook my lil boy b/m's dinosurs or jetters! I know this seems to be me panicing but would you stop feeding your kids these or would you not worry!! I do know that I wont be buying his products anymore! what do you think??? (edited due to spelling mistakes) Emma xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Emma, read the ingredients list on the back and remind yourself who you are feeding it to before you buy it That should stop you being tempted Any food properly cooked should pose no risk from bird flu Now the risks feeding your children this food .......................Lets not go there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Went to T*sc*'s yesterday and they couldn't give the stuff away. You wait.....there'll be special offers galore in a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I went to Tesco yesterday, and got 15 organic chickens breasts for less than £10 - no-one was wanting them, even when they were reduced right down! They're now nestled in my freezer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Definitely agree with reading the ingredients. I love jelly type sweets but now if I am tempted to put them in my trolley, I always read the back and see that they contain beef gelatine and they go straight back on the shelf I think there may be a few 'bargains' to be had if you like BM's food Emma, my two love homemade nuggets, cut a chicken breast into strips, dip in beaten egg or milk and then whizz some breadcrumbs up with a few herbs and spices coat the chicken in them and then either fry them or bake them in the oven. Claret also put a recipe for a KFC type coating in the All things nice section as well Dead simple and quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 i personally dont like the stuff but you know what kids are like Emma xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 They'll like the homemade ones better, Emma . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I went to Tesco yesterday, and got 15 organic chickens breasts for less than £10 - no-one was wanting them, even when they were reduced right down! They're now nestled in my freezer! We had roast turkey leg this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I am hoping that this scare will really make people think about what they are buying and realise there is no substitute for good quality meat, bred locally, treated well during its lifetime, dispatched humanely and prepared hygenically, without all the need for importing from other countries and additives and yukky things present in so many of these types of food. I wouldn't feed this stuff to my dogs, let alone children! Good on Joe Public for voting with their purses. It will soon be forgotten no doubt. Maybe the government will be forced into finally looking at our regualtions on the importing of meat into our country. It makes me sick to the heart that live animals can be ferried hundreds of miles into our country, only to meet their deaths over here, so they can be classed as "British" on the labelling at the supermarkets..... although I do believe that these particular turkeys were in fact slaughtered in their native country, and it was the meat which came over that infected the live birds, although how, I can't quite imagine.... I don't think I want to know! Sorry, folks, rant over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 Where do you find the time to make eveything from scatch? I would love to but something i wouldnt know where to start. will think I will try my damdest to make time to make more from scratch tho!!! all the best Emma xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Emma, it doesn't take that much longer, maybe 10 minutes or so. Try out the chicken nugget recipe by Debs above, or look in the all things nice section. You won't believe how much better it all tastes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Emma, a lot of stuff, like soup, stews, lasagne etc can be made in batches and frozen. You'll soon get into a different way of doing things, and there is plenty of good advice to be had here on the forum. Give it a try for a month or so. Ps..it tends to be cheaper, too, although initially you may have to spend a bit on herbs and spices etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 (edited) will think I will have to try if it proves to be cheeper (as the morgage has considrably jumped up in monthly instalments!!) will look into it what sort of herbs would I need or should I just buy those racks with everything on??? Edited February 10, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Yes,I agree with the others Emma, do try making a few things from scratch. If you have young childre,the River Cottage family Cookbook is brilliant....the spag bol is fantastic! Get a selection of herbs - I would start with Oregano,Mild Chilli, Mild Curry powder,a mixed herbs ,cinnamon & Paprika as they are the ones I seem to use the most. Good Luck with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I have NEVER bought bernard matthews products anyway. I wrote a really angry e mail to him a while back when the news broke out of the mistreatment of live turkeys at his processing plant (when workers were playing baseball with live turkeys ) Bird flu has not put me off buying chicken though. Hubby (who is a chicken catcher) says their daily working loads have not been affected at all - so someone must be buying it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 ive got to admit that i havent actually heard anythin*g about b/m live stock but ather this recent issue I wont be buying any of hid products any more all the best Emma xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Me neither. Good for you Emma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 He's gotta enough cash anyway...isnt he worth something like 700million? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 isnt he worth something like 700million? WHAT!!?? That's obscene when you think how it has been achieved, and at what cost to poultry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 My dad read out today that he's worth a 'paltry' £35m, and doesn't really have much say in the company any more despite being a major stakeholder. Shall we start a book on whether the company will go down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I read somewhere he was wealthier than the queen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Not right really is it? Benefitting so much from all that suffering........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 no it isnt. poor little turkeys,...no one thinks of them do they. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I don't even like turkeys but I can't bear to think of any animal being treated like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 The questions and answers now dominating the main page of the Bernard Matthews website are interesting.... He's not giving any refunds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
