hello, my daughter has been on solids since 4 months. i have been making it myself. she's had bananas, peaches, pears, apples, avacado, sweet potato, chick peas, carrots, squash, green beans, peas, just started yogurt and of course rice cereal. now that she is 6 1/2 months i wanted to try new things. all the websites i try are so different from one another so i thought i would try here. has anyone made food and after the easy basics such as what she has already had, what can i do now? pasta? meat? she eats all three meals as of last week. just need some ideas and how to prepare them. thank you.
You got a bunch of good ideas here already. Just thought I'd add some things I've found that add good fiber. Whole wheat mini pitas -when she's ready for finger food- (they're about 2") from Trader Joe's also whole wheat couscous which is great because it's so convenient. Also regular adult oatmeal well cooked.
The book SUPER BABY FOOD BY RUTH YARON is my bible when it comes to solids. I made all my own babyfood using this book as a guide for both my girls and now am beginning again with my 3rd child who's now 5months old. The book not only lays out an age by age guide of what to feed when, but how to choose the best produce from the store, how to cook it, store it, everything!! It's the best!!
Hi C.,
I discovered this recipe on accident when I made this eggplant appetizer for my family on Xmas eve. My son loves it! Here goes:
Marinate the following cut up ingredients in olive oil: 1 red pepper, 1/2 onion & 1 eggplant. Spread out on a cookie sheet & cook at 400 degrees for approx. 40-45 minutes. Put veggies in a food processor with 2 tablespoons of tomato paste & crushed garlic. Add salt & pepper to your liking & process until veggies are smooth. Serve with pita chips & enjoy!
I hope you, your daughter & the rest of your family like it as much as we do!
Good luck,
R.
You mentioned yogurt... have you tried cottage cheese? My kids do really well with that. We have it with fruit for breakfast or sometimes just as a snack.
I have found a great book that has been really helpful in making different kinds of homemade babyfoods. It's called "Blender Baby Food: Over 125 Recipes for Healthy Homemade Meals". It does have very simple things like you've been making but then it builds on them and focuses on building the baby's tastes and exploring different flavors. I had different books for my first but this one is so much better than all the others I tried. It gives you the recipes by age so you know when it's good to introduce new types of food like meat or fish. The recipes are simple but wonderful and introduce things I would never have thought of on my own. My 9 month old now has a great palette. Loves foods with a kick. Good luck!
Not sure how others have responded but I am a big believer in nutrient dense foods for babies. You have a great start but I would definitely do some protein - little bits of raw cheese (easier to digest), well cooked and soft meats (you can get nitrate free deli meats at places like Trader Joes and Whole Foods and those are easy to eat), meat broths (easy to eat and full of really good minerals)...
We have an electric baby food processor and I would just make my son whatever I thought would be next and put it in that. Like I would cook him a chicken breast and process that till it was really shredded and then add some pasta and process that, adding a little water cause it can get "pasty". Or cooscoos with superfine chopped carrots. Salmon and rice. For breakfast he always had a combo of egg yolk, soft bread and breast milk (aka momma's french toast). And @ about a year (but could be sooner)every morning I make him a yogurt smoothie with yogurt thinned out with apple juice, put in a bottle that I've snipped a tiny X in the nipple so it flows better. All this stuff you can get organic too, if that's your interest. He also loved avacodos at that age, mashed.
There's a great book you may want to look into called Super Baby Food. It's a thick purple paperback and is FULL of all sorts of great info. The only thing we stayed away from was egg whites (till a year), not a big beef eater, and still no citrus. Otherwise just combine a couple of things to get her started.
I hear 'ya on the contradicting website info!!! My son is 8.5 months and at this point, I'm just kinda going on instinct! (i also have a visiting nurse who helps) :)
Your babe seems to be doing pretty well on the solids! Better than we were at 6.5 months! Some people swear by feeding the babe whatever you're eating without the spice. I.e. if you're eating turkey, just grind it up without the spices and give it to baby.
We're veggie over here, so we don't do the meat...but for protein we've added egg yolk (hard boiled) and tofu squished up. Black beans are quickly becoming a favorite!
I think at this point everything must be cooked and mashed. After that, steer clear of the allergen foods (peanuts, egg whites, etc) and you could probably feed the kid anything!
