when can babies eat normal family meals ?

[tastychristmaspud]

hi dd is almost 6 months
im gonna do a combination of purees and finger food

is it best to give dd one food at a time?
and do i say give a carrott one day then if thats ok try say potatoe the next?

when can dd eat family meals
like tonighht we had herb crust rack of lamb
followed by cherry clauftous ala ramsey style mmmm
can i just whizz this in the baby blender
and give it to dd ?

what age can dd hav tiny amounts of
herbs?
mustard?
garlic?
curry?
is there anything use must not give i heard honey is this right ?

[ahundredtimes]

You need to talk to Aitch.

Shall bump and hope she finds it.

[tastychristmaspud]

thanks

[TheTwelveDAISYOfChristmas]

can i come and join in your family meals....sounds gorgeous

My DD is 6.5 months and I've been giving her bits of what we've been eating for a few weeks now. she's getting better at picking things up and feeding herself now as well.

I think the key is watch the salt content, but other than that let then have what you eat.

Aitch's Blog FYI

[wethreekingsofORINOCOare]

As I understand it, it's really important to give them what you're eating, even if it's a milder pureed version, as that's what they'll be eating for the next twenty or so years!

[lulu25]

mmm, lucky baby! i reckon clafoutis is an ideal weaning food...and don't bother to puree it. at 6 months i think you don't need to introduce one thing a day - they should be able to eat most things.

you're right about honey - no honey until 1 year because of the risk of infant botulism (although according to my mum - a beekeeper- there is only one recorded case in the last 50 years)

and limit salt as much as you can but other seasonings are fine

[tastychristmaspud]

your more than welcomee daisy
shame its not ramsey cooking it for us eh ?
lol

also what about pine nuts ? are they ok ?

[TheTwelveDAISYOfChristmas]

oooh, if Gordon is there, defo count me in {salivates and drools at the thought of Gordon, never mind the food )

Pine nuts are a seed rather than a nut, but people who are allergic to more than one type of nut can rarely be allergic to pine nuts. If there are allergies in the family, maybe it's best to avoid them?

LOL your DS will be a real foodie at this rate

I've given my DD garlic, herbs and some pork ragout that had chipolte chillies in (albeit a very tiny amount) to no ill effect.

One of the women on my PN thread used to keep bees commercially and she said the same thing; infant botulism is very very rare indeed; which is lucky as my 5 yo DS let DD lick his honey laden finger when she was 4.5 mo!

[fairylights]

you just need to be v careful with salt and stockcubes and yeah, honey not recommended before a year or anything peanut-y.
My ds had garlic and herbs from 6mo but do think curry and mustard might have been a bit of a shock to his system..?! but maybe not.
my ds has been eating the same meals as us nearly all the time since he was one and it is sooooo much easier - before that i just batch cooked and froze stuff for him so if we were eating something he couldn't have then he had his own meal ready.

[MsHighwater]

My dd began eating the same food as us at around 9 months. Of course, I modified our meals a little - reduce salt, reduce spice, avoid steaks, for example.

I liked Annabel Karmel's book as it gave you ideas for meals for each age stage - I didn't follow the meal plans but just selecte some recipe and meal or snack ideas that sounded nice.

[tastychristmaspud]

lol daisy yes thats what dh says

shame about the honey dd will have to wait for my fav honey and mustard pork medallions then hehe

i can't wait to give her spagetti

yes fairlylights ill do that frezer a few batch meals incase we eat something really not suitable

thanks mshighwater ive got the ak books and ice cube trays etc

[tastychristmaspud]

daisy dd may also be a foodie as we have taken her out for meals with us at least 20 times since shes been born.