Hi Ladies
I have been reading this thread every now and then and thought I would join in since we are just getting started with solids. I have given DS a piece of steamed broccoli and carrot a couple of times. I didn't think he was actually swallowing anything, but his nappies the next day told me otherwise
I had not even heard of BLS with DD, so I am excited to see how we go with it
We had fajitas for dinner tonight. DD had a bit of everything- but left the lettuce A few nights ago, we had butter chicken with rice, pappadams with mint yogurt dip and roti bread. DD had some of everything - she loves stuff she can dip into.
She hasn't been a big fan of sandwiches but has started being more interested in them lately. they get pulled apart and examined and then eaten bit by bit.
So who makes all their food from scratch, I mean like sauces, stocks and gravy's. Just reading Gill Rapley's book and it says to avoid packaged stuff of the above because it can be high in salt content. I don't make any of my own sauces and stocks. So does that mean I can't give her our meals when we have spaghetti or risotto or anything like that? What do you do with your babies?
Not me Mumof2boys. I make SOME food from scratch like vegie bake, pancakes, pikelets, fruit teething rusks etc. But I do use red sauce, stock powder and store bought pasta etc etc too I try and buy salt reduced things but mostly I don't stress about it because I know DH and I have a fairly healthy diet. You mentioned risotto......I just made this tonight and DD ate it. Just rice, stock powder, garlic, frozen spinach, mushrooms and some chilli sausages. All in all, I think the bit of stock powder is no big deal but that's just my personal opinion.
The thing I love most about BLS is that I can just feed DD whatever I eat. When I eat naughty foods, sometimes I won't give her some or I'll give her a tiny bit. It's all moderation. DD has had ice cream, custard and the odd chocolate biscuit. She's also eaten McDonald's hashbrown and a bit of the sausage from DH's mcmuffin. But that's on the side of her usual food which she still eats. Meh - it's just personal preference I reckon.
HELP!! getting so frustrated - DS has started basically refusing to feed himself. We put his food on his tray like usual, and he just looks at it and giggles, gurgles, looks around, or whines and cries!!
If you put a spoon or fork there for you, he'll try to pass it to you.
Nutter, DD started doing this a few weeks back too so I just kept offering her different foods until she ate. Turns out she wanted PUREE. Can you freaking believe it? We've never given her puree in her life. And then I realised she was cutting teeth at the same time. But it's cool because we realised she could eat out of a bowl with a spoon by herself so there was a win in there. I just made her lots of mashed potato and roasted pumpkin until it was very very soft. Then she'd eat custard or rhubarb and yoghurt to finish her dinner off. She's just gotten back into her normal foods again now but we're still having to give her lots of soft stuff. Tonight she was dipping her sausage into her mash and sucking the mash off.
Phew well I feel better now knowing that I am not the only one who doesn't make things completely from scratch. Peanutter I'm on my phone so can't see tickers. How old is your lo. I know my ds2 went through a stage from about 14-17 months were he barely ate anything. He just wouldn't eat at all barely. He grew out of it though and now polishes off his plate and often finishes what his brother didn't eat either lol
mumof2boys - I'm one who makes just about everything from scratch. I do buy stock powder though, but I make my own curry paste, pasta sauces, custard (out of EBM for DS), pastry, I also squash up fruit to mix in with natural yogurt instead of buying flavoured yogurts. I don't eat meat so I make a lot of different dishes with beans and legumes so I buy those dried and soak and cook them. It takes more time but I usually make up a big batch and freeze a lot so I only need to actually cook a couple of times a week.
mumof2boys - yup, DS is 14 months. looks like starangelk and you and I have all been in the same boat!
good to know it's probably a phase ...
when I was at home more, I cooked so much more ... I never got to the point of making bread, but I'd make a lot of soups and other sweet and savoury dishes from scratch, but these days, it just doesn't happen.
I don't beat myself up about it - there's 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week, and at the moment, they're occupied!
HI everyone. well. DD2 is coming up to 6 months old, and is so interested in what we are eating, chews her tongue at the table and put EVERYTHING in her mouth....including her sisters toes this morning YUCK so im thinking its time to start BLS again.....i have forgoten EVERYTHING! DD1 did it and it was great, i couldnt imagine starting solids any other way, but i just cant remember where to start...i have to go back and read all this thread as im sure the answers are here.....but i have a quick question till i have time to sit down tonight and read up....
What was your babies first food using BLS.....
i think i remember dd1 enjoying cruskits with stuff on....avo/banana etc. il get some bananas and steam up some veggies i guess. look forward to getting going!!
MY DD is on an eating spree at the moment! It's funny cos she has never been a big eater, but the last few days she can't get enough! Must be in for a growth spurt which would be good, cos she could do with a bit more weight.
I was vegetarian for many many years, and only began eating chicken again when i was pregnant with DD. DH is a meat eater. I was hoping DD would be more inclined to go the vegie way, but she is showing a distinct preference for meat. And as i agree with the baby led principle, i am going along with it- each time hoping she will reject Initially, she was only offered meat that DHs family had grown, so we know what it is in it, but now DH has beeen offering her more of whatever he is eating. I think if she is going to eat it, i am going to have look into where i can source meat that is ethically and healthily grown.
I am still eating chicken, but this pregnancy i can only eat small amounts and find it too strong, so maybe my 2nd baby will be a vegie child.
Beckoes, some of our first foods were steamed carrot sticks, broccoli, pumpkin, beans. cucumber, watermelon, mango (it was summer). toast fingers. dry roasted potato and pumpkin slices
Hi Hoti - hope your pregnancy is progressing really well. I understand where you are coming from re: the meat thing. I am a meat eater but DH and I could easily have gone vegetarian and made a conscious effort to start eating meat again when I fell pregnant with DD.
Beckoes - our first food was spinach leaves But we also did lots of fruit and stick vegies.
so, so far today DD2 had mauled a slice of tomato and gummed a corn cruskit. its funny watching her face the first time...''this doesnt taste like plastic/teddy/cat/hand..''
i think il steam some brocolli with our dinner tonight, see how she goes smearing that around her face
i still get terrified of the gagging but i have to get a grip! how do others go with the choking/gagging. i think il be worse this time round after dd1 had a chocking incident and dh had to litterally pull the object from her wind pipe as we couldnt shift it....she was 2yrs old. but since then ive been scared.
Registered User
A few nights ago, we had butter chicken with rice, pappadams with mint yogurt dip and roti bread. DD had some of everything - she loves stuff she can dip into.
Bookmarks