nowmarried
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Hi ladies
I'm just looking for a bit of advice. I've been weaning my 8 month old since she turned 6 months. We've moved quite quickly onto mashed foods and are now trying to give her what we eat wherever possible.
I've been doing a bit of research for new recipes online and have now managed to really panic myself about oxo cubes and gravy. When I make a spag bol, I usually crumble a beef oxo cube into the bolognese sauce. I've been giving a portion of the bolognese sauce to my LO and she seems to really like it. Also, when we have a roast chicken dinner, I've been doing her a small portion of the chicken, pots and veg all mashed up with a really small bit of the gravy that I make (granules with hot water).
I've now found loads of threads saying that you shouldn't use oxo cubes or gravy as they contain too much salt for little ones and it can damage their kidneys and cause all sorts of damage. I didn't know anything about this and the HV has only ever told me not to add salt to food (which I don't anyway), so now I'm panicing that I'm hurting her when giving her this. Surely if it was that serious, the HV would tell you not to give these foods to children.
She only eats a small portion of each, so is a tiny bit of gravy or oxo cube really going to do that much damage?? Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. xxx
I'm just looking for a bit of advice. I've been weaning my 8 month old since she turned 6 months. We've moved quite quickly onto mashed foods and are now trying to give her what we eat wherever possible.
I've been doing a bit of research for new recipes online and have now managed to really panic myself about oxo cubes and gravy. When I make a spag bol, I usually crumble a beef oxo cube into the bolognese sauce. I've been giving a portion of the bolognese sauce to my LO and she seems to really like it. Also, when we have a roast chicken dinner, I've been doing her a small portion of the chicken, pots and veg all mashed up with a really small bit of the gravy that I make (granules with hot water).
I've now found loads of threads saying that you shouldn't use oxo cubes or gravy as they contain too much salt for little ones and it can damage their kidneys and cause all sorts of damage. I didn't know anything about this and the HV has only ever told me not to add salt to food (which I don't anyway), so now I'm panicing that I'm hurting her when giving her this. Surely if it was that serious, the HV would tell you not to give these foods to children.
She only eats a small portion of each, so is a tiny bit of gravy or oxo cube really going to do that much damage?? Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. xxx