Hi daniellabella, maybe there is a vegetarian inside you just waiting to get out!

Peach, I am cracking up at you eating the choc after knowing that it is past the use by date. That is the kind of thing I would do. If there is choc in the house, it doesn't last long with me around. I am happy to find another choc connoiseure! I know the choc you are talking about. It is so easy to eat that one in one sitting. They also make a box of after-dinner style mints. Very yummy... I have also been thinking about info to give you re: solids for your DD. However, my DS is not on solids yet. And my other two didn't go on to solids until 10 months (I exclusively BF until then), so they went straight to finger foods and I skipped the puree stage. So, sorry I can't be more help there. But I would recommend checking out the vegfamily website and/or getting hold of a book called 'Raising Vegetarian Children: A Guide to good health and family harmony' by Joanne Stepaniak & Vesanto Melina.

We are having a vegie & red lentil curry for dinner. DH is cooking. And I am about to have a green smoothie, so that should pick me up for the rest of the arvo.

Blessings to you all.