What foods to give?
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Topic: What foods to give?
Posted By: MissAngel
Subject: What foods to give?
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 11:12am
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Thomas is 8 months old now (well tomorrow) and i'd be interested to find out what you lot are giving your kiddies in the way of more solid things eg: toast, fruit slices etc. Is it safe for him to have some toast with marmite on without choking? Also apple slices and stuff? ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 11:31am
We're not there yet, but the Simon and Alison Holst book had a photo of all the foods they can have at about 9 months. I saw it and went  - so far away from purees!
9 months plus includes: slices of fruit bread toast, cheese slices luncheon meet pasta rice crackers fish fingers ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 11:36am
I've been giving the girls vegemite on toast since 7 months and no problems  I also give them Rusks as they're teething. Lots of fresh fruit in their fruit feeder thingy.-------------  
TTC #3 since Jan 2010 - PCOS MC April 2010 |
Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 11:37am
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toast will be fine. I also found at that age Ella loved eating any type of melon- I don't think I gave her apple that young as I was really worried about croking, but melon is great coz it is so soft and watermelon is prefect for a hot day. Also cruskits were great. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 11:41am
| We gave all sorts, pretty much anything bar things with nuts in them. Apple we were fine with, I just made sure it was peeled. I just tried something new each day from things I was eating that I thought he might like |
Posted By: josephnia
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 1:16pm
Blake has marmite and toast fingers and loves watermelon and nectarine in his fresh food feeder. I'll just keep trying new things slowly and see how he goes  -------------  
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 2:49pm
| What everyone has suggested sounds great only one thing to be careful with and that is lucheon meat, my plunket nurse said it was a huge choking hazard. If he has a pincer movement with his fingers he might enjoy blueberries and peas, my son loved them at 8/9 months. |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 5:07pm
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I was wondering about this aswell, Caden is just 7 months, but at 8 months we want to start introducing different foods, so he gets used to non mushy stuff.
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 6:32pm
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Awesome, thanks girls! Soon as I get some bread i'll toast some up for him :D
Second question: When can he have home made yogurt? I feed him store bought stuff atm. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 10:34pm
| Im pretty sure he can just make sure it is freshly made. You might want to try just a little bit in the morning and watch for reactions. As far as dairy goes I think you can introduce it before 12mths if there is no family history of allergy/intolerance. |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 10:44am
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Right so we discovered yesterday he's not ready for finger food - he had a piece of very well cooked carrot, choked and puked! Lovely. I think i'll stick to the puree for a while. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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