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The Weaning Thread
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Yeah don't dismiss them completely based on those jars, they really aren't a good example. It's so handy to have one in the changing bag cos if you take the home cooked stuff out it has to be eaten fairly quickly whereas if you were stuck a pouch is fine til it's opened. You're going to run into emergencies where you don't have enough pre prrepared stuff at some stage. The only thing I'm disappointed with is the limited range of vegetarian options in stage 3. There's quite a few in stage 2.
I tried the cow and gate fruit pot things and they are grand, I give him glenisik fromàge frais too
I will provide his food for his baby minder so I will need a good stock anyway. I may try Ella's in a month or so but I will just buy one. Her banana one looks, smells and tastes horrible.
I would love if I found one that was grand because if I have a day in work where I am cooking all day I just want to make something easy when I go home.0 -
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I do a combination of BLW and purees, mainly because my mam minds him when I'm in work and there's no way in blue hell she'd let him have 'grown up' food; she's terrified of him choking! So I give him real food at home, and send her things like spag bol, cottage pie etc that I've cooked for him. Today he had an avocado and cheese sambo to the amazement of my OH's mother. Yesterday she couldn't get over him eating a peach (woe betide anyone who tries to mush or cut up a peach for him; he wails and screeches until he gets his hands on it - he then cries when you take away the stone!!! He really loves peaches!!) He also loves toast, raisin bread, steamed broccoli florets, grated cheddar, banana, rice cakes, anything that he can hold and gnaw the life out of
As for the cow & gate jars, a few weeks ago I got some c&g pots called little gourmet (7-18mths) They have about 4 varieties. They were really nice, the tagliatelle one had decent sized pieces of pasta in them and recognisable veg lol! He loved them. However, today I tried to give him a different c&g meal - little steamed meals, in a funny shaped pot. It. Was. Vile. He hated it, and refused to eat it. I can still smell it off his breath, five hours and a bottle and a teeth brush later. The other two pots I got will be going in the bin.0 -
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Chattastrophe! wrote: »He usually has four eight oz bottles, might leave an oz or two but usually finishes them. He also has a few oz of either cows milk or formula mixed in with his breakfast. And usually has a few oz of water throughout the day as well. I'd like to see about cutting out a formula bottle, he'd definItely miss it though, he knows exactly when they're due each day!
I reckon he has around 2 oz in his breakfast so 26oz in total. My baby is terrible for water he refuses sippy cup so we are waiting on doidy cup to come 0 -
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Kane Salmon Syntax wrote: »Ours is doing the same milem, since his meals are getting more proper dinner-ish (as opposed to just pureed fruit etc), he has been struggling with his last bottle of the evening. Normally, the bottle used to be swamped quickly but he has started losing interest when he gets down to the last 3ozs and it's a struggle to get it into him. He takes 3 8oz bottles of formula a day and 4ozs of juice.
Yes that sounds exactly like our little one! Today he had cereal and 6oz bottle, mashed potato, parsnip, carrot and cheese sauce, natural yoghurt and a banana, 6oz bottle, roast chicken, potato, broccoli and carrots, 6oz bottle and will have another 6oz in 30mins. I reckon he drank only 2 oz of water. I think it seems like a lot of food but I am following the back of anabel's book as a guide! He is teething real bad at the mo
bottom tooth is coming up and one at the back.
I am going to try toast lightly buttered tomorrow I guess I cut it into strips? 0 -
Ah the poor little fella I find cold slices of fruit great for the teething. That does sound like loads of food, there's no way I could get my fella to have a whole banana after his dinner but then again, he loves big portions. We tried the toast yesterday and he loved it! I was worried he might gag and at one stage he bit off a big piece and I panicked and went to fish it out of his mouth only to find it had been swallowed whole I just toasted the bread lightly so it was still soft, buttered it and cut it into strips long enough for him to hold and shove in. 0
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Kane Salmon Syntax wrote: »Ah the poor little fella I find cold slices of fruit great for the teething. That does sound like loads of food, there's no way I could get my fella to have a whole banana after his dinner but then again, he loves big portions. We tried the toast yesterday and he loved it! I was worried he might gag and at one stage he bit off a big piece and I panicked and went to fish it out of his mouth only to find it had been swallowed whole I just toasted the bread lightly so it was still soft, buttered it and cut it into strips long enough for him to hold and shove in.
Yes I think it sounds like loads of food and she says to give fruit with breakfast too! (I don't think he would have space for!!). I buy the kiddy bananas for him and whizz it with natural yoghurt in my mini chopper. I will do berries tomorrow.0 -
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Ours looks something like this:
-9am 8oz bottle with porridge/ready break
-1pm 8oz bottle
-4pm fruit or veg meal with 4oz juice and a pot of baby custard (sometimes I'll give the custard at 3pm if he's hungry or to keep him going an extra while if I'm planning to go out)
-7pm dinner (usually with meat/chicken) with 8oz bottle
Throughout the day I'll give him little bits of whatever fruit I'm eating or toast. I keep a box of heinz powdered food in the cupboard in case I'm caught short for dinner, it's not the healthiest option but it's quick and handy and himself loves it
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dori_dormer wrote: »thanks. Hes 6 and a half months. Was giving him watered down innocent juice. And have been giving him cooled boiled water. I might try really watered down formula to get him used to the taste. He drank sugared water when we were on holidays no problem, but i dont really want to give him sugar water either
I dont know if the sippy cup is now ruined becasuse he dislikes juice so much. he just spits it out and cries! To be honest Id rather he didnt have juice anyway. but would really like him to be able to drink water. Ill just keep trying!
Dori it could be the sippy cup. I have the tommee tippee one (the first one) and he will tolerate maybe only 2oz per day. I tried annabel karmels one but no joy. I have ordered a doidy cup to try 0 -
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We tried 4 different types of sippy cups, all with different style teats, no joy. However, whenever he sees me with a normal cup he tries to grab it and when I put it up to his mouth, he drinks fine out of it. Pity he's not strong enough to hold it We're trying to get him used to the doidy cup at the moment but he's not gone on the feeling of the plastic in his mouth. 0
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Kane Salmon Syntax wrote: »We tried 4 different types of sippy cups, all with different style teats, no joy. However, whenever he sees me with a normal cup he tries to grab it and when I put it up to his mouth, he drinks fine out of it. Pity he's not strong enough to hold it We're trying to get him used to the doidy cup at the moment but he's not gone on the feeling of the plastic in his mouth.
Just hold the doidy. The strength will come with time. The handles on it aren't the easiest either. We'd still occasionally have to hold a sippy for my 9 month old if she's feeling lazy!!0 -
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I've made a massive sort-of lamb tagine for the wee lad. I put onions, garlic and carrots into a big cast iron dish and fried them in a little olive oil. I then added diced lamb, and a half teaspoon each of ground cumin, smoked paprika and ground coriander and browned the lamb. I then added a tin of tomatoes, the same amount of baby vegetable stock, a squeeze of tomato puree, and a handful of dried apricots and brought to a simmer. Left it simmering slowly for a bit, then added some chopped aubergine and courgette, put the lid on and transferred it to a very low oven (about 120-150°) for a couple of hours. It's frikkin delicious! Sweet and very mildly spiced, and the lamb is so tender. I'll be freezing some in pots for the baby, but I'll be nicking a bit and adding some more spices and a little chilli for myself and himself. It'd be lovely with some lemony, herby couscous and some falafel and hummus.
Does anyone know what can be done with polenta I made some the other day; when it was cooked I mixed in a little cheese and made it into patties. He seemed to like them (although it was messy!) but I was wondering if there was any other way of preparing it? It's a bit bland by itself; is there any way of injecting a little flavour into it? 0 -
I've made a massive sort-of lamb tagine for the wee lad. I put onions, garlic and carrots into a big cast iron dish and fried them in a little olive oil. I then added diced lamb, and a half teaspoon each of ground cumin, smoked paprika and ground coriander and browned the lamb. I then added a tin of tomatoes, the same amount of baby vegetable stock, a squeeze of tomato puree, and a handful of dried apricots and brought to a simmer. Left it simmering slowly for a bit, then added some chopped aubergine and courgette, put the lid on and transferred it to a very low oven (about 120-150°) for a couple of hours. It's frikkin delicious! Sweet and very mildly spiced, and the lamb is so tender. I'll be freezing some in pots for the baby, but I'll be nicking a bit and adding some more spices and a little chilli for myself and himself. It'd be lovely with some lemony, herby couscous and some falafel and hummus.
Does anyone know what can be done with polenta I made some the other day; when it was cooked I mixed in a little cheese and made it into patties. He seemed to like them (although it was messy!) but I was wondering if there was any other way of preparing it? It's a bit bland by itself; is there any way of injecting a little flavour into it?
Ive never tasted even half of what youve mentioned, but a) it sounds yummy and b) NOW I WANT FALAFEL!!!!!!0 -
The bit I saved for myself was gorgeous I added in a dash of cayenne pepper and a little more cumin and coriander. I didn't bother with the falafel in the end, I hadn't got the ingredients and I was starving! I hope the wee man thinks it's nice - the lamb was so tender I was able to mash it with a fork. 0
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I've made a massive sort-of lamb tagine for the wee lad. I put onions, garlic and carrots into a big cast iron dish and fried them in a little olive oil. I then added diced lamb, and a half teaspoon each of ground cumin, smoked paprika and ground coriander and browned the lamb. I then added a tin of tomatoes, the same amount of baby vegetable stock, a squeeze of tomato puree, and a handful of dried apricots and brought to a simmer. Left it simmering slowly for a bit, then added some chopped aubergine and courgette, put the lid on and transferred it to a very low oven (about 120-150°) for a couple of hours. It's frikkin delicious! Sweet and very mildly spiced, and the lamb is so tender. I'll be freezing some in pots for the baby, but I'll be nicking a bit and adding some more spices and a little chilli for myself and himself. It'd be lovely with some lemony, herby couscous and some falafel and hummus.
Does anyone know what can be done with polenta I made some the other day; when it was cooked I mixed in a little cheese and made it into patties. He seemed to like them (although it was messy!) but I was wondering if there was any other way of preparing it? It's a bit bland by itself; is there any way of injecting a little flavour into it?
that sounds delish!
With polenta do you add stock when you're cooking it? I usually put loads of herbs and roasted garlic through it as well as any roasted veg. When you made the patty did you fry it off? You can also cut it into strips and fry them to make em into 'chips'.0 -
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