Hi everyone - hope everyones babies are doing well with their solids!
What are thoughts on spicy food? Curry is my FAVOURITE thing in the world, haven't really offered DS anything spicy yet, but i'm making a chicken and aubergine curry for dinner tonight- do you think he'd be okay to try a bit? I won't make it too spicy, but my theory is that babies starting solids in India etc are probably okay eating spicy food right?!
I'm not going to use peanut oil, dunno if that's being paranoid coz it'd just be a tiny bit - but there's seems to be a bit of peanut-phobia in the world at the moment....
AliMoy - I have no idea, I've been wondering the same actually. I guess you could just offer a tiny bit that was very mild - then just see how he goes. I guess you'd have to watch out for if it upset their little tummies.
Sorry I'm not more help.
I've been wondering about leftovers recently. I've been hesitant to give any to DS - but it would actually be really good if I could give him leftovers, especially for lunch the next day or something. Is it just a matter of making sure you store everything correctly?
Thanks Sterla - i'll let you know how we go! we may just get an interesting nappy the next day
i would imagine that leftovers are fine, like you said, as long as everything's been stored safely i can't see any reason why not.
banana seems to be a favourite with Edward at the moment - i've worked out it;s much easier for him to eat if i just give him the whole thing as opposed to small, slippery pieces - he looks so cute munching on a big banana!
what type of reactions are ppl getting from others re baby led solids? We've had really good experiences so far, mainly it's been other mums saying "oh i never thought of giving my baby that" and then trying different things to discover their baby loves 'not-mushed-up-food' too... my mum has a bit of trouble getting her head around the idea that she doesn't have to spoon feed DS, it's funny he's really reluctant to take food offered to him on a spoon - mr independent doesn't see why he can't just do it himself with his hands!
Sterla, my DD's staple diet was leftovers! I took the same precautions with her food as I did with mine when I was pg (so stored in the fridge in an airtight container without being left out at room temp, re-heated to a higher temp and allowed to cool down before giving to her, etc). I didn't give her leftovers that were more than a day or two old to be on the safe side. She generally had for lunch what we had for dinner the night before.
Saved heaps of time, meant she was getting a good mix of foods and also made DP eat a lot healthier! If we had something that was perhaps a bit too salty/strong/whatever for her, we would put aside a small portion before adding the sauce, or something like that. You get the idea! If I needed to I would then make up some couscous (which is the quickest thing possible) to accompany any meat/vegies, or add a boiled potato cut into cubes. Rice and stir fry leftovers were easy to reheat, but I did it for everything (chops, roasts, etc).
I took the same precautions with her food as I did with mine when I was pg (so stored in the fridge in an airtight container without being left out at room temp, re-heated to a higher temp and allowed to cool down before giving to her, etc). I didn't give her leftovers that were more than a day or two old to be on the safe side. She generally had for lunch what we had for dinner the night before.
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