Everyone recommends bananas, and she does love them, but I never let her hold them on her own because she loves to chomp off a big mouth full & it terrifies me. I give her waffles, muffins, toast, really carbs of any kind seem to be a huge hit! She loves sweet potatoes, I cut them like french fries & roast them in the oven (she eats the soft ones, we like them crunchy!), but you can also get bags of frozen ones to throw in the microwave to steam. She also loves broccoli, which is great because it kinda falls apart so it doesn’t scare me as much, green beans have been a big hit, peas & also cooked carrots. For fruit, I give her blueberries cut in half, thinly sliced apples or pears, but things like soft peaches she will just chew on the whole thing. It’s totally messy, but pretty cute! She is getting to a point where she can pick things up on her own, so I do give her small pieces of things like noodles or chicken, but honestly she would take a giant piece of pizza crust over all of that! 😉 We also gave her scrambled eggs for the first time last weekend & she loved them!! They really are the perfect size/consistency for babies to eat. She still has no teeth, but is not afraid of taking bites of things nonetheless, so I am still overly cautious of things she might be able to chomp into and accidentally swallow.
I have been thinking of going the baby-lead weaning route this time around with my youngest, so this was so helpful! It definitely makes sense that food would be more appealing in its natural form, rather than goopy baby food paste!!
Claire is so sweet! That's awesome that you're letting her tell you what she needs and wants. I think it's so much easier that way! And yes girl, one pots are everything! I make the lasagna in the crockpot and the chicken and potatoes too! There are soooo many awesome recipes that you can even freeze on Sundays and throw in the pot. Super easy!
This post is so helpful – getting ready to start my 2nd on solids in a few weeks and I need a refresher course!
My family is obsessed with these banana muffins. 1. They're healthy 2. So easy to make! You only need 1 mixing bow and I typically don't measure anything other than the flour- which is a total baking sin, I know, but the recipe is that forgiving. 3. Easily adapted – I threw in a grated apple, raisins & pineapple juice the other day when 1/2 my bananas were too bruised to use. 4. I always have the ingredients on hand. Make them ASAP! http://www.blogher.com/frame.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelawstudentswife.com%2F2014%2F05%2Fhealthy-banana-muffins%2F&_back=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogher.com%2Fsnippets%2Fben-s-healthy-banana-nut-muffins-law-school-graduation
I love your updates! I've been a reader since you were pregnant with Harper!
We love 1 pot meals too! Have you checked out
http://www.chelseasmessyapron.com? She is amazing and has lots of 1 pot meals! A lot of her stuff is healthier versions of bad for you food too which we love! Check it out!
One pot meals are the BEST – here's another easy recipe that my preschooler and toddler love: http://www.lovelyluckylife.com/one-pot-spinach-pea-orecchiette/
Avocado was another one of our favorite BLW favorites 🙂
Do you have a Whole Foods near you? Check out their frozen wild blueberries. They are so small, so there's no need to cut them! My son loves them straight out of the freezer!
putting your kid where other people put their food – stupid fucks
A random little banana tip but if you push on the top after you peel it, the banana will split into 3 little baby sized sections. That was a little life changing hack for us 🙂 She is so cute!
Ohhh, LOVE me some One Pot Meals! Thanks for the suggestions!
Someone taught me a couple years ago how to feed bananas to kids. You may already know this but it blew my mind.. if you completely peel the banana, then stick your finger vertically down the middle of it, it will split into two perfect slices, then you can easily break it one more time which leaves you with 4 perfect banana sticks.
Oh girl – I make a TON of one pot meals! I have a couple listed on my blog if you want to check them out!
http://lindsayssweetworld.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html
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Lindsay's Sweet World
Great ideas! I'll have to try the one pot meals!
Did you know that when you do bananas, you can divide a whole one in thirds long ways? Take a 2 inch piece of a banana and kind of twist it with your fingers so it divides. that way, it's easier to grab with a less slimey side.
It made me feel so much more sane hearing that you feel scared feeding Claire since I am so terrified my ten month old will choke on anything and everything! She loves to eat our food as well and will happily take giant mouthfuls of anything she can get her hands on. Also,thank you for these ideas – I'm definitely going to check out some one pot meals since we've never tried them either! 🙂
Try seperating the banana length wise into three sections by poking you finger into the top so it seperates in the middle. It was easier for my daughter to hold that way, and it wasn't so much food going into her mouth and freaking me out. If she uses too much force to hold it or it is too slippery for her, try dusting it with some cheerio crumbs or something 😉
Hahaha our little guy is 9 months and exactly the same with food! He doesn't have teeth either but man he tries to get as much food in there as he can 😀
Claire is just the cutest. I have seen so many one pot meals and have never tried them. I probably should. Tasty usually posts some yummy looking ones.
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OMG! I want to squeeze her! My 2 year old isn't quite at 20 lbs yet! I've never had anything to squeeze! lol
Love his pioneer hat!
Love his Pioneer hat! ?
You should check out BLWideas on Instagram! Bethany has so many great ideas. I liked that she put in allergen ideas and how old your child should be. Good luck!
Hi, I just found your blog and love it so far! We did BLW with our girl and she ate tons of things before getting her first tooth at 15 months. She ate steak with no teeth!