Lumpy food & speech muscles?!

[daddy21]

D's is 6 months and has been eating pureed veg/fruit for around a month. Parents friend is a HV and she said that babies need to eat lumpy food as soon as poss to ensure the development of their speech muscles AND that when babies eat you shouldnt scrap the misplaced food from around their mouth - as this stops them licking their lips and using the muscles in their tongue which also aids their speech development!! I have NEVER heard this before.... Pls post how you introduced lumpy food - going to mash veg from now on, what kind of beans would be ok to add? Could I add chopped wholegrain pasta to purees to help make lumps!? We have a freezer full of homemade purees we need to use!!

QOQ, there is a difference between taking the piss and gently teasing. Please lighten up a little.

I'm sorry but if I was to be 'gently teasing' someone I wouldn't be bringing their family into it. or making sarcastic comments.

And certainly not to a memeber who I hardly knew - I don't think mizmiz and I have ever come across each other very much.

Start off on a light note today - daddy21 - what was the recipe for the lentil curry stuff you found??

Hi TracyK, this is daddy21's "better" half he gone off to earn the crust

I have cut and paste the recipe he found -

Cetianly one we will try, but not just yet, will give d's another week or two on mashed veg and fruit I think.

Spinach Dhal Baby Food

Bridget L. Wardley and Judy More

The combination of lentils and rice in this tasty vegetarian dish will provide your baby with good quality protein, as in meat.

Ingredients:
1/4 cup red lentils, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons basmati or long grain rice, rinsed and drained
1/2 red bell pepper, cored, deseeded, and sliced
1 teaspoon olive oil
Pinch ground cumin
Pinch ground coriander
Pinch mixed herbs
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup chopped spinach
2 tablespoons canned tomatoes, chopped

Directions:

1. Place the lentils, rice, red bell pepper, oil, spices, herbs and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for about 25 minutes until rice is tender.

2. Take out 2 slices of red bell pepper. Stir in the spinach and tomatoes and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, until the spinach has wilted. Mash with a fork. Serve with the 2 slices of bell pepper as finger food.

Makes 3-4 servings.

mmm - yum yum.
I shall try it as ds loves the pronto range of veg. spicy thai stuff - which I thought he would hate.