meat when weaning??

[lexyloub]

I'm about to start weaning ds3 what meats did you give your babies? From what I can remember with the older dcs I was told not to give chicken so young as it's stringy and easy to choke on.

[TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams]

Chicken but I chopped it up finely before blending it. It doesn't do very well in a food processor.
Minced lamb and later beef for spag bol etc. Didn't do pork or fish for a long time due to concern about salt and allergies.

[Shelduck]

I used to use minced beef, and minced turkey, which is a bit tastier than chicken. I did start off pureeing it, but it has a weird texture - although works better if you make a mixed puree (e.g. Turkey, sweet potato and apple works well). So i stopped pureeing it and just fried the minced beef or turkey and then mixed with vegetable purees. I also used lentils for protein, i seem to remember.

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

I gave did strips of meat to chew on from 6 months. Have you found the weaning section yet lexy

[Highlove]

I gave chunks of all kinds if meat from 6mo; never heard that chicken is a choking risk? I was - and at 16mo still am - a bit cautious about fish that might have bones in and spend ages checking for them. But do give in smallish lumps, too.

[skankingpiglet]

I gave strips of meat from 6 months. DDs first taste was a long piece of DH's steak which she gummed into oblivion We were having a meal out and it kept her occupied and happy for the time it took us to eat our mains. Perfect.
I second worrying about fish bones too, and also spend ages checking even now at nearly 14 months. DD had fish and shellfish from 6ish months too.

[skankingpiglet]

Sorry that should read strips of all meat

[knittingbee]

DC2 is a total carnivore, she had strips of chicken, lamb, beef from about 7 months (after the initial veg and fruit purées at 6 months). Mince in spag bol too of course. Only thing I didn't give her much of was pork as that tends to be tough and harder to eat with a lack of teeth!

[squizita]

If you have a slow cooker it makes meat very tender and easy to chew. I shred it again too (or dd stores it in her check then spits it out onto my boob pre milk feed - like old gum. ).