It can be a bit daunting (Baby Food Hints/Tips)

Member Name: tinkerflip

Product:	Baby Food Hints/Tips
Date:	17/04/01 (246 review reads)
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Advantages: wholesome,good.nutritious

Disadvantages: can be a bit fiddley chopping everything so small

Every new mum will know how daunting it is just thinking about feeding your baby nutritious meals that you have prepared yourself!

Finding out what they like and what they don't,they always let you know in the end either by crying or turning there little noses up at it or plain old projectile vomiting(yuck)!

When I first started to wean my son he was great,not to fussy and loved things like pureed carrots and parsnips.These are great as they are naturally sweet for baby who tend to like sweet things!But try not to add sugar to anything as this will lead to a sweet tooth.

I used to give pureed banana and cooked and pureed apple at breakfast,then on too lunch which consisted of carrot and parsnips,yum!!

You can puree any vegetable and should wait to introduce meat at about 5 or 6 months!!by which time you can make loads of different meals for baby!

One of my son fav's is spagetti bolognese!!

Here's the recipe
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Fry 1 tablespoon of lean mince in one table spoon of olive oil
Add a finely chopped small onion and one finely chopped carrot.
Stir until soft and cooked through but don't let it go brown and crispy as this is a bit to much for baby to handle.
Add small tin of tomatoes(sieved)and cook for about 20mins.
If your baby is not eating lumpy food yet then puree this when it has cooled slightly,otherwise you can cook some baby pasta (widely available is supermarkets)and serve.Yummy!!

yummy!!I'm sure your baby will love it just as much as my son does.He is one years old now and has this at least 3 times a week!!
You can subsitute the minced beef for any meat or fish you wish to give your child, I use tuna now and again and my son also loves that too.I also add a wee bit of parmesan cheese now and then.

Try to use the good stuff though and not the pre-grated prepacked stuff as this has loads of salt and its pretty gross too!!
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br>If you don't have time to stand and chop and slice then most things can be frozen if you cook a big batch of it.I tend to cook enough for the week and put it in freezer bags and get it out when needed.

Warning::
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If you do decide to freeze babies dinners make sure you defrost and heat them up correctly,they should be piping hot and left to cool to the right temporature for him/her..

Jars are great for when you need a break or if your out and about so don't feel guilty for using these.I use them sometimes but they aren't as good as your own cooking!

Well I hope this has been a bit of help to some.
The only thing I will add is never add salt to babie's food as there kidney's can't cope with salt,it is really bad for babie's!!
Also try not to give too many sugary things as this will lead to a sweet tooth and it will make it deficult for you to get your child to eat a healthy diet.

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