Are rusks bad?

[Tatties]

Sorry if I'm asking a silly question, but are rusks a suitable weaning food? I have it in my head that there's something bad about them but I can't remember what!? I have just started weaning my 23wk old ds and he has been a bit fussy. Started on baby rice, he didn't bat an eyelid. Then I gave him pureed carrots which was fine, but after that he turned his nose up at the baby rice (don't blame him really..) Since that he has been pulling faces and gagging on bananas and sweet potato and their various guises. My HV suggested trying rusks but I'm not sure if they are good for him! Any advice ?

Rusks have a very high sugar content. I personally did not give them to either of my sons.

Never did me any harm

they are full of sugar. Try lots of different fruit or veg purees - it may be he is gagging at all the new tastes and textures.
My DD's favourites were butternut squash, apple and avocado.

I think it's just cause they contain a lot of sugar. And even the "low sugar" ones contain lots.

There was some talk about children being weaned on "tan" coloured finger foods, being more drawn to chips and the like when they're older cause of the mental picture they store away for foods they like.

But hey - mine ate some rusks now and then.

ALL babies pull weird faces at new tastes. Doesn't necessarily mean they won't ever eat it again.

DD1 was a great one for weaning - ate everything and started eating lumpy stuff very quickly.

DD2 shocked me cause at 9 months she would still gag on everything even remotely lumpy. I took some advice to spend a week just constantly offering the lumpy stuff and not worrying if she didn't eat much. I did and hey presto - she just changed overnight, and suddenly didn't mind what I posted into her.

Then we moved into the "won't eat cause she wanted to do it herself" scenario - but start a new thread for that one

Ask your health visitor for a great little booklet called 'weaning foods' or something.
There are lots of ideas in there.
Annabel Karmel and Lorraine Kelly's books are good too.

Don't worry much about them, I thought about them for a long time and when I finally decided to introduce them DS didn't even want to touch them!

Thanks guys. I think it was the high sugar content thing that I was thinking of. Probably right about it all being new to him and I will just persevere. I am trying things from Annabel Karmel's little weaning guide but didn't know Lorraine Kelly had one, must look that out. Cheers

Rusks are the devils work!
Tatties, I just got Annabel Karmels weaning book and it is EXCELLENT! Loads of lovely combinations and ds3 has loved them all! Don't know how I managed to wean ds1 and ds2.!