Just wondering about this.

I did baby-led solids (for the most part) with DS; we did the odd spoon-feed but I tired of that after about one meal, a week after DS started "eating". He's three now and will eat most things. He'll try even more. Including raw onion this weekend (it was "yucky"). I just gave him what there was and it was up to him how much and what he ate: I still do this. He gets to pick meals or side dishes some nights too.

If DS had his way, we'd start the day with porridge, have fruit for a snack, then "scrambled snake" (scrambled eggs and tinned spaghetti on toast) for lunch, more fruity snack, sandwiches/banana cake/mini-quiches/carrot and hummus for tea, then chicken a la king or sausage, beans and chips for dinner. Maybe roast beef with all the trimmings for a change. Followed by a fruit yoghurt or ice-cream. It's not an ideal diet but it's actually quite balanced and letting him dictate all the food one day a month means he takes an interest, helps cook, and is more willing to try something new if he knows he can pick a dinner another night.

Actually, looking at what DS asks to eat when he picks the food, I'm really pleased that his menu would be so healthy!

I just wondered if anyone else let their toddler pick food, including helping with the supermarket shop with what we should eat in the week (DS picks some of the week's fruit). Do you let your toddler have a say in the meals? Or is this just proof of some sort of parenting problem with me? (Also shown by the fact that DS has his own chopping knives, rolling pin and wooden spoon.)

Also, when does BLS stop? I know my mum and MiL would chop up food into bite-sized pieces and feed DS if he lets them. Does it stop when the pureeing stops for their peers? Or when I can just put DS in the kitchen and come back half an hour later to dinner on the table?