6 nearly 7 month old weaning meal ideas

[Veritygaz]

Hey guys.
I have a 6month old , nearly 7months
He has been doing great with weaning so far eating all sort of veg and fruit but feel like he might be ready for more than that but I feel like my brain is empty. I have a couple of books but tbh the meals seem soooo out there with the ingrediants and time it takes to prep, make and cook.
I am already back working so having the time to make all these overly adventurous meals seems almost impossible.
I'm just after some simple, healthy meal ideas for his sort of age and next stage.
Thank you, also please dont respond negatively

I would cook a chicken breast then split it into thin strips, steam some broccoli and put a couple of small yorkshires in the oven. That would make 3/4 small plates of food to use over a couple of days.

Omelette cooked firmly and cut into strips (again, make enough for lunch and dinner at the same time)

Rice cakes are handy for snacking, with hummus or mashed avocado spread on top

Eggy bread toast cut into fingers.

If you prep and steam veggies you can keep them in the fridge and dip into them each mealtime so I'd put a strip each of a few different things on a plate.

Mine didn't eat masses of food as milk was still the main food so this worked well for us.

Should also say if you are cooking meals like spag bol or stews for you and dh, go easy on the salt then scoop a small portion out before serving. Add a bit of mash and it's a meal for the little one then or the next day.

If you are careful about salt when you're cooking, you can just save portions of what you eat yourself. My DC enjoyed things like shepherd's/cottage pie, risotto (portioned out for them pre adding all the cheese!), pasta and so on. I used to freeze portions in a silicon muffin tray and also froze cooked vegetables in ice cube trays so I could mix and match a meal together.

Things like baked sweet potato fingers (literally just sliced and roasted in the oven with a bit of rosemary) were also popular and again easy to make a batch and freeze and then just defrost a couple when needed.

I definitely found the combination of sharing my food so I wasn't cooking twice and making good use of the freezer. It was often the case that my dinner one evening was their lunch/dinner the next day plus about 6 more baby sized portions to freeze and use over time. I built up quite a freezer stash quite quickly that way and it was easy to supplement it with some chopped fresh bits/rice cakes/houmous etc.

Your baby can eat anything you do, just make sure it's easy to chew. I never once made or bought "baby food."

Try Natalie Peales Baby led weaning recipe app. I weaned my little girl using this app, and the facebook support group for that app. Recipes were really simple but tasty and suited us all so saved alot of time and effort as only making one meal.

Wow!! Thank you so so much . Amazing ideas from you all

@Aquamarine1029

Your baby can eat anything you do, just make sure it's easy to chew. I never once made or bought "baby food."

This!

Spag bol, chicken curry, chicken in gravy (with chicken I break it up into strips and they suck on it more than anything or you can give it a quick blend), salmon or cod with pasta or rice with some veg, shepherds pie, chicken with sweet potato, mild chilli, lasagne, pasta bake, .
When I’m cooking to me and DH I’ll often take a couple of portions out for DS then add a bit more seasoning for me and DH.
For lunch or a lighter tea things like omelette, egg bread, cheese on toast, pinwheels have worked well for us

Just give them what you're having, don't add any salt during cooking. Keep a few small portions of suitable meals in the freezer in case you're having something that isn't suitable, or you can do an omelette/scrambled egg those nights.

You just might need to cut things differently to ensure they can be picked up easily, until they develop their pincer grip (unless you're spoon feeding of course).