baked bean question

[trudles]

ds 5 months loves fruit not so keen on veg. Is it safe to give reduced salt and sugar baked beans (pureed)?

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It takes time,Keep trying carrots or whatabout parsnip or butternut squash, they have quite 'sweet' tastes

My DS, even when small loved purreed spinach and potatoe - might be worth a try, but 5 mths is pretty early to worry - they don't have to eat that much at that age - milk should still be their main meal. HTH

Agree with Twiglett.... some babies are still on milk only at 5 months old so introducing baked beans is/should not be a priority. Tomatoes are very acidic too so not what his tummy will enjoy the most!

try sweet potato pureed/mashed too.

avocado, red lentils, pureed rice and quinoa,... there are loads of things and he doesn't need a great variety yet anyway.

agree about avoiding processed stuff, why not make your own?? dd2 didn't have any solids until she was 6 mths and has a good appetite now (9 mths)

Tomatoes are quite common food for babies to react to, you can make your own beans with harocit dried beans and then make your own sauces. its very easy to do, leave anything in a tin as long as possible as very high in salt and sugar even the reduced ones.

Agree that 5 months is young for processed foods, but even when she does start on similar things I would steer away from the reduced sugar versions as they tend to contain sweeteners. IMO I would rather my DDs had sugar than sweetener.

I agree sandy. My ds (now 4) always has proper ribena and Hi-Juice squashes, as I don't want him having artificial sweetners. We know the effects of sugar, and can pretty easily mitigate them (tooth brushing, and lots of exercise and good foods like veg), but we still have no idea of what things like aspartame might do you little bodies (and brains).

Try mixing fruit and veg together. Eg: Dss loved parsnip&pear.

Sandy low sugar versions of baked beans are with fruit juice not sweetners.

Pupuse Sainsbury's low salt and sugar do contain artificial sweeteners. I've now gone back to regular ones for my children - but they are a bit older than 5 months.

Trudles - like Easy says, you can do something about the sugar content of food by brushing teeth, but I would avoid anything with salt in for the first year as much as possible. Also look out for E numbers and artificial preservatives on the ingredients panel - they're really not what you want in a 5 month old's diet - happy label reading!

thanks for advice will steer clear of beans for now. dont have time to prepare own food since i went back to work

Trudles.... steaming a carrot or a sweet potato or a courgette takes 10 mins of the veg in water (that's waiting time not actively cooking).... and then mash with fork.... that isn't too much.... is it????
Cooking peas and mashing takes 5 mins
What about mashing a banana or an avocado, grating an apple,...
Whilst it's cooking make yourself a cup of tea

FAR healthier for the babe....

How about making and freezing a big batch of different veg, when you've got a mo, ice cube trays are perfect. Then make up your own concoctions with whatever comes first to hand. Mine both loved butternut and broccoli, sweet potato and french/green beans, root veg medley (parsnip/swede/turnip), and SIL's top tip of potato/spinach and sweetcorn. Expect to see the pea and sweetcorn husks in complete form at the other end though! A few secs in the microwave and hey presto. Or defrost slowly overnight, whatever your preference! No salt or sugar or sweetners to worry about at all!