Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 10

[londonlady]

I guess that's the thing - just being mindful to give variety to achieve a healthy balance.

I don't want to end up being someone that ties themselves up in knots about it so am just trying to cook what  I can from fresh and not add salt and sugar, buy good organic brands of baby stuff when I am buying things for convenience, and essentially working on the basis that across the week we are getting the right balance.... (Meanwhile try not to judge people who are feeding their 8 mo packets of adult crisps and chocolate biscuits! Lol! )

Just reminded myself of that programme about the world's heaviest woman, whose grandchildren were filmed being fed burger and fries at 3 months old.    Absolutely awful...

[*Ali*]

We use olive oil spread rather than butter normally so yes I keep it in the fridge. When I use real butter I would just get it out and cut what I needed into thin slices 10mins before so it was spreadable by the time I want it.

Tbh I probably don't worry about the salt in bread and butter etc as much was I should.

[creations]

grandchildren were filmed being fed burger and fries at 3 months old

You're joking surely?

I saw a programme about babies being born obese.  I was almost in tears that these LOs were already set for life on a bad track.  The mothers had eaten so much junk that the LOs were obese at birth and ADDICTED to fat, salt and sugar!

give variety to achieve a healthy balance

totally

cook what  I can from fresh and not add salt and sugar

and that

across the week we are getting the right balance

and that

Tbh I probably don't worry about the salt in bread and butter etc as much was I should.

Ali I doubt Colby is eating enough to go over on salt from bread and butter or cheese etc just yet.
Only gannets like mine and Katies DSs need watching on the salt from relatively 'healthy' foods.

[londonlady]

By the way - I was saying the other day about making Lemonthyme's meatloaf recipe, and Sofia had them for dinner tonight. Well I only defrosted and heated 3 of them to see what she thought, I think she'd have eaten 6 if I had them ready for her... Big hit!

[amayzie]

they are great hey! Hamish is a massive meat/meatloaf fan!

[creations]

I've just posted a recipe for a vegetarian pate.
You might be interested as a sandwich spread
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=62087.15#lastPost

I've actually only just made this and it's still chilling so I can't say how it tastes chilled but I tried it warm and it was nice.

I'll be making chicken pate in the coming days so will try to remember to post a recipe for that too.

[*Ali*]

I might have to make those meatloaf things, I bet Cadan would like them too.
Creations, I'm sure you're right about the quantities now. Hopefully he'll be munching more soon.

[eshea]

Today I was so frustrated with making food for C.  We're preparing to go out of town for the weekend and it's a chore in itself to get everything ready for him and remember to bring enough stuff.

HOWEVER -I then thought about my nephew (who we are going to visit) and his eating habits.  I am so thankful that I am putting in the time and love to prepare good food for both my children.  My nephew is 5 and is so sweet - but such a hard boy to feed.  Only plain  noodles (only one shape, too), only strawberries, and only mac and cheese (Kraft, not homemade).  There are a few other things he'll eat but not much.  It stuns my SIL that my 3 yr old eats whatever we do and will try most anything once.  I'm sure it's because of our attitude toward food in my home and the blood/sweat/and tears I put in to making her food as a baby! 

So, just when I was ready to give up I had a sudden burst of energy.  That's not to say we don't have a couple of convenient things around the house, but overall it feels so good to be starting on the right food (even if it makes me cranky sometimes!).

Oh, and the carrot fritters that were a huge hit a few weeks ago have become projectile objects this week.  So much for that idea.  GRR.

[amayzie]

Insane!! Great to hear that you've started making more stuff Erica! IT is a pain thinking of how much to bring!

I;l try the carrot fritters- you should try putting something like sour cream or yoghurt on them. We made some zucchini and sweet potato fritters and they weren't overly popular.. but then i put some full fat sour cream and a little bit of garam masala on it and he loved them!

[eshea]

C liked the fritters the first time smothered in applesauce (didn't care for the sour cream).  I will try yogurt next time - good idea!

[amayzie]

Hamish gets his love of sour cream from his mummy!!

[Papaya]

I'll be making chicken pate in the coming days so will try to remember to post a recipe for that too.

I made chicken pate yesterday and F has just devoured it on crackers for lunch, with tomato wedges and cucumber sticks. So I'll be interested to see your recipe LT. I used chicken livers with plenty of olive oil, garlic and a splash of balsamic vinegar - yum. No butter as F is still MPI.

[creations]

chicken pate (no salt)
reply 26 on
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=62087.15#lastPost

This is a butter recipe and I think it's pretty high fat.  Fine for LOs but perhaps not so fine for me!  I'm going to try another recipe maybe next week with lower fat.

[amayzie]

Fine for LOs but perhaps not so fine for me!

Ha ha- i sometimes think that!! Not that a little dairy fat will kill me- but i relly don't need the fat in his full fat yoghurt that he has... or his milk! Yummy though!

[brookmom]

can someone repost the link for the above mentioned carrot fritters??

I took some of the pureed sweet potato that I had previously made and mixed some diced cooked chicken into it and made little patties and cooked them. Very messy but she seemed to like them more than the roasted sweet potato sticks!