Despite some initial resistance to weaning, Baby M seems to be developing a growing appetite. When I first tried to get her to taste solids, starting with baby rice, she was not so keen. Carrot, sweet potato, pear, banana, none of it went down well. She clearly wasn’t ready. Now, at nearly eight months old, we are on three main meals a day.
I’ve ditched the baby cereal for Ready Brek or Weetabix in the morning, then a proper lunch and dinner – always veggie based with some protein and fruit to follow. For my first born, I followed Annabel Karmel’s meal planners and cooked up her recipes, and he has turned out to be a great eater. He loves all veg, which I still can’t quite believe… Some of those purees are so tasty, my husband and I will happily lick off the spoons ourselves.
I particularly like Karmel’s idea of using sweet veg, such as sweet potato (a big hit in our house) to introduce new veggies like spinach or broccoli. Peas are also popular as well as leeks. I actually find that Baby M seems to prefer the savoury food (although sweetened by the above) than pureed fruits!
But as she gets bigger and more assertive, fingers foods are also proving very popular. She is a fan of Ella’s Kitchen puffs as well as Plasmon biscuits (an Italian baby food staple) and sucking on pieces of fruit in a little fruit feeder.
She has become so used to the dummy-like item, it is often just hanging from her mouth as she plays with her hands, toys or crawls all over the place. She’s learning to multi-task from a young age.
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