Baby Led Solids chatter #6

**phebee** · September 18th, 2012, 06:31 PM

DD is getting frustrated all the time cause a lot of foods are too slippery or difficult to get in her mouth

**phebee** · September 18th, 2012, 06:32 PM

How is everyone doing apple?

**~Hestia~** · September 18th, 2012, 06:53 PM

Apple we cut up quite thinly, sometimes peeled as it is easier for Buster to hold it with the peel on. He manages it very well, sometimes I grate it instead.

**phebee** · September 18th, 2012, 07:22 PM

Just raw? When you say thinly do you mean in typical apple wedge slices but very thin ones or in very thin chip-type sticks?

**HotI** · September 18th, 2012, 08:32 PM

How is everyone doing apple?

For DS, who is 8 months, i cut it into slices and then steam it in the microwave.

He has also had dried nashy apples slices.

For DD, we also gave her a whole apple with some skin removed. She just kinda grated bits off with her teeth. Haven't tried it yet with DS.

**~Hestia~** · September 18th, 2012, 09:30 PM

Yeah I just give it to him raw, that's how he has always had it. Just trying to think how I cut it up...I guess I cut it into normal wedges then cut them up into 3 or 4 slices. Hard to explain!

I like the idea of giving a whole apple though, hadn't thought of that.

**Jennifer13** · September 19th, 2012, 09:39 AM

Just cut into quarters, skin on here for apple. DD1 had it that way and still loves it, DD2 will gum for ages (still no teeth here).

**~Kim~** · September 19th, 2012, 10:14 AM

Same as Jen. Bigger bits, skin on.

**Jennifer13** · September 20th, 2012, 03:50 PM

DD2 has been swiping my half eaten apple the last couple of days as well - no cutting required! Lol

**phebee** · September 20th, 2012, 11:25 PM

I tried quarters, she found it really difficult to pick up, so I cut them into eighths. Slightly better but still very cumbersome. She managed to gnaw some edges a little so they weren't perfectly straight. Huge success OTOH later in the day with a milk arrowroot and with broccoli florets

**~Hestia~** · September 20th, 2012, 11:33 PM

Broccoli is one of Buster's all time favourites

**HotI** · October 3rd, 2012, 07:03 PM

DS loves broccoli too, and zucchini is another fav.

Tonight for dinner, DS had falafel, zucchini, grated carrot and a bit of a rye wrap.

DD had the same with some sour cream and cheese, and DH and i added sweet chilli to ours.

**peanutter** · October 3rd, 2012, 09:58 PM

we had falafels for dinner too! with hherb & garlic wraps, hommus and lettuce.

both DSs loved them

**phebee** · October 6th, 2012, 03:12 PM

I've heard you can use wheat germ to make slippery foods easier to hold. How do you do this? Anyone done it?

**peanutter** · October 7th, 2012, 09:09 AM

no idea, sorry.

**MantaRay** · October 7th, 2012, 10:06 AM

Maybe it's like putting flour on your hands before making salmon patties? You just put your lo's hands in it to sort of coat them and then they grip better? Just a thought...