Food ideas HELP!

[MrsT&Ben]

Hi All

I've been weaning my soon for about 6 weeks or so and so far we have tried:

Porridge/Muesli
Apple
Pear
Nectarine
Plum
Mango
Avocado
Carrot
Sweet Potato
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Courgette
Squash
Spinach
Melon

What else can we try as I'm running out of ideas!
Also should i be mixing flavours together yet or is it still just about trying new food?

- My son is lactose intolerant

Thanks

 

[JenStar1976]

You've defo got the right variety of stuff, I'd say! Start to mix and match your foods now. Sweet potato basically goes with everything! What about adding cinnamon powder to your apple and pear? Once your baby hits 7 months that when you can start to try things like lentils, pasta, meat, scrambled eggs etc. Oh, Red Pepper is another one which has quite a nice, strong flavour and I'd recommend that too. x

 

[JenStar1976]

I know you mention cauliflower, but can you make a cauliflower cheese with the lactose intolerance? Sorry if that's a daft question!!! x

 

[MrsT&Ben]

I know you mention cauliflower, but can you make a cauliflower cheese with the lactose intolerance? Sorry if that's a daft question!!! x

He He, we can't really. But they do do a lactose free cheese. Just need to find out weather its ok for my lo to have

 

[ellie27]

Thats a good variety!!

Why not move onto meat and fish now - like proper meals.

I only had single things for a couple weeks then went to proper meals - chicken, potatoes and vegs eg

And pasta - we started that around 6.5months

Bread, toast fingers.

Eggs - well cooked.

Yoghurts?

Finger foods?

 

[MrsT&Ben]

I'm a bit scared with the proper meals thing! I dont know why....
What sort of meals do you give to lo??

 

[moomoo]

Banana, rice cakes, organix veggie crisp thingies, raisins, plum, lacto free cheese, lacto free yoghurt, orange segments

you sound like you are doing a great range already!!

 

[Szaffi]

I was starting to mix things fairly soon. Baked carrot and baked potato was a big favourite. My LO likes everything more if it's baked (apples, carrots, potatoes, sweat potatoes, pumkins) than steamed - it preserves better the natural sweetness.

I pureed it with EBM, little bit of formula or pasturised apple juice, or vegetable stock (home-made and unsalted). I started to puree in little bits of cooked meat (chicken, beef) etc, early on too.

I think you can also give peach fairly early on.

 

[Buffy71]

It is scary isnt it! Silly but it just is!

Sounds like you're doing great though - I found a good way to get ideas was to look at the flavours of the ellas kitchen pouches. lol.

now I give her just about anything (she's nine months on Wednesday) and she has baby pasta and purees that i make, loves scrambled egg on toast, a nice quick one (lazy though and not to be done often!! is a tin of the kids spaghetti shapes - nice and squashy no choking scariness! lol).

At nursery last week she had baked bean pie (!!) which sounds a bit odd but apparently she ate every last bit. She also has spaghetti in a tomato sauce if we are eating out at our local restaurant. I think just try them on a little bit of everything - its worked for us anyway.