To feed baby crumble?

[Givemegoldensun]

My 6 month old baby just started weaning. Would it be unreasonable to feed her a little bit of apple and berry crumble, made with butter, sugar, flour and fruit?

A little taste won’t hurt her

I would, but only a spoonful. My 9 month old always starts to whine when she can see me with food or smell it... so I end up giving her something to stop her moaning in her bouncer.

Definitely not sucrose, I promise you.

I wouldn’t give a 6 month old fruit crumble. You have the skins of the apple and seeds of the berries in there which can upset their delicate stomachs; you have the sugar; and the texture is wrong. The topping can cause coughing/choking even in older babies and toddlers.

You can make your own peeled and puréed apples if you want an equivalent

She will be fine. Offer her a wide range of foods and you are less likely to end up with a fussy picky eater.

DD1 we were so careful with what she ate. Partially because she had such severe reflux, but also wanted her to have no sugar etc.

DD2 at 5mo was sitting on my lap at the in laws’ table for Christmas. Swiped an alarming amount of turkey, stuffing and even a chocolate finger. Kid was like a ninja. We’ve not been able to be as careful with her diet!

A little taste won’t hurt, though if it’s not in view then your baby won’t feel like they’re missing out.

@ililovepixie
Who did that?
Suppose you put rusks in baby's milk bottles too?
I'm 65 and never weaned mine at that age..
All kinds of problems in adulthood.
Mine were weaned at eight months..fully breast milk only..
Then breast fed until 2 years.

People saying give her a taste??? She does NOT need a taste.. she won't know she's not having a taste..
Think of her health in the long run.

And meat

It's totally fine!

This is exactly how I treated BLW. I didn't shovel chocolate in their face every time I had some! Your baby isn't going to die from eating some crumble, but why?

I would have given some crumble to my kids when they were 6 months old.

I did "baby led weaning" though I hate the term. I just gave my babies the same food I was eating, cut up so they could pick it up and shove it in or try to use the spoon, and left them to it. If they didn't or couldn't eat it then they just breastfed more to meet their hunger, and if they did eat it then great.

To be honest, I fed them like this because it seems natural to me to include them in the meal. I wouldn't eat a crumble and tell any of my children they weren't allowed any! It really doesn't seem fair to eat the yummy pudding myself and make the kids have "something healthier"!

It's fine but not necessary, especially when they don't know any better. I know this is just antecdotal but I didn't introduce sugar to my second until a lot later (over 12 months when she clearly wanted what we were having). She has much less of a sweet tooth and a much better appetite than my first.

What will a small amount of fruit crumble at 6 months do to her health in the long term, exactly?

Go for it, OP. With the first I was tying myself in knots over weaning, with the younger two I was more relaxed and they all seem fine.

Moderation is key, and too much salt should be avoided, but a variety of textures and tastes that is close to the fare they will be given once fully on solids is good.

This.

OP it's fine. Mine had things like that and neither grew up to have a sweet tooth.

I wouldnt because I made that mistake with my eldest. He got a real preference for sweet stuff so anything savoury was a real battle. With the rest I didnt give them anything sweet at all until well over a year old

But from a health POV a bit of crumble every now and then wont do any harm. Sugar isnt actually the enemy, contrary to what certain MNers seem to believe, its the AMOUNT that can be harmful.

I BLW all of my babies- I'm not sure i'd have given it at 6 months just because of the sugar but a taste wouldn't harm them. When I would give them it it would just be plonked on the high chair tray for them to play with and to be honest for the amount they'd eat at 6 months I doubt it would matter. There's would likely be less sugar in a small taste, than in the pureed pouches.

Hmmm interesting question...

In principle I have nothing against it but then in practice I don't think I would

I wouldn't actively make it myself because I'm pretty lazy and fruit and yoghurt mixed together is way easier and has similar/better nutritional value.

And then thinking about it even if I was eating a premade one...while I might give a spoonful to my toddler if they were harassing me for some i just wouldn't bother with a 6m old...

I would blitz the fruit so it is applesauce texture. I wouldn’t feed crumble as some bits can be quite hard and a 6 mo old can choke on a pea.

Thanks to everyone. Both me and her dad are a bit anxious (1st time older parents, tried for a long time). We might give her a tiny bit (mostly fruit). It’s just she always looks so interested when we eat now. I have no intention of introducing loads of sugar in to her diet.
Thanks again- I hope everyone has a lovely weekend :)

Hope she enjoys it :)
My children mostly eat what we're having, they're both completely unfussy and love fruit, vegetables and salad - despite (shock horror) being allowed to try sweet stuff too.

Good grief. She's 6 months and never had crumble? Give her a bit asap, food of the gods. Mine had it from about 5 months (advice was different then), still love it nearly three decades later. In fact we're having it this evening.

She is not going to eat a bowlful is she? You want to share your dinner give her a bit, you do not need permission

I would give her a little taste yes
especially as she is now trying a range of foods
When my first was born( he's 30!) The advice was start with baby rice from 12 weeks( obviously I know guidance has changed)

Homemade stewed apple, with sugar, gasp, and custard, double gasp, was a staple baby food back in the day. Much better than anything from a jar or pouch. Just make homemade and go for it.