avocado at 10 months

[darkfever]

We're visiting the in-laws at the minute.

Yesterday, I gave 10 month old DS some sliced ripe avocado as part of his dinner. FIL was aghast, and started going on about high cholesterol and heart disease.

I'm pretty sure he's talking complete nonsense here, but am I right to ignore him and continue giving DS avocado?

Avocado is a brilliant weaning food, full of good fats and a great consistency for babies.

You are right. FIL is wrong. There are a squillion reasons for this, but you may not feel the need to explain yourself to FIL.

Talking nonsense indeed.

Thanks

I'll continue ignoring FIL's weaning advice then

Yes, do. One thing that used to get my goat about FIL weaning advice is that I am damn sure he wasn't worrying his head over every little bit of food his own weaning son was eating - would have seen that as his wife's job. But when I'm in charge he's suddenly a micro-manager. Grr.

Babies and children need fat for brain development. A healthy diet for a baby through to about 5 years old is completely different to a healthy diet for an adult.

...and it's also delicious mashed in with a banana for a bit of a change x

I am pretty sure that child obesity or heart disease in adults is not caused by overconsumption of avocado!

Dh fed this to ds1 when he was that age. He phoned me at work to say ds1 loved it..... I hate avocado. Two minutes later he phoned back and said he was now covered in avocado as ds1's tummy didn't like it Ds1 is now 14 and hates avocado!

Avacado is a good fat. Is on of DDs favourite toast topping.