Please help! Weaning book other than Annabel Karmel?

[Wishingonamoon]

I'm feeling really clueless even though I have the Annabel Karmel book. I just find it stressful even looking at the recipes. I'm not a cook at home - I can do meat and potato and veg meals but often we will have a pizza or ready meal.

My baby is 7 months old and so far she has just had baby rice mixed with different things - fruit purees and the only savoury thing a bit of sweet potato.

I really want to follow a set plan as I do like structure but I need something simpler than the AK book. Can anyone recommend something?

Thank you

Sorry one other question - she is still breastfed. I read that she's now meant to have vitamins but the only ones I could find in the shops are a strong tasting liquid which she doesn't like. Is there any other type anyone knows of?

Thanks :)

Suzannah Olivier : What should I feed my baby?

Babycentre.co.uk has a meal plan which I think was quite good if I recall

Oh re vitamins - we use abidec which are a lemon flavour and my twins really like it!

Buy a good general cookbook like Jamies Ministry of food, then you, the baby and dp/dh can all eat healthy food together - just mush hers a bit with a fork till shes good at lumps as at 7 months she doesn't need it pureed.

Ella's kitchen, and Hugh fearnely-whittingstall are both lovely

Thanks everyone. zing that susannah Oliver one costs a bomb on amazon :(

bill do you mean Ella's kitchen food or a book?

The nhs vitamins sound great aidan, will def look into them.

bill ignore that have just looked on amazon. That sounds like the sort of thing I'm after. Not sure it has meal plans though....

maybe try your local library? or Ebay?

it's more than just a cookbook though.
it starts with bf/ff guide, then talks about optimum nutrition, worry-free weaning, allergies, wonder foods, additives, vitamins and minerals and so on.
and gives you meal planners broken down into sections 6-9 m, 9-12 m etc. with recipes

and the way it is written it is suitable for a gluten and/or dairy free (or reduced) diet!

I used it with all six of mine, cost £10.99 12 years ago.

not a BLW based book though, but the nutritional advice is sound.
I hope you can find a cheap copy. It's really good.

just looked on Ebay, buy it now price and p&p is less then £3.00!

sorry I can't link.

If she is 7 months she can eat anything except nuts and honey. You don't need to follow any special recipes, just dont cook with salt. Some easy first spoon feed ideas:

Chicken or beef casserole with mashed veg
Spag bol, just cut up the pasta
Homemade soup
Chicken korma, rice

Shepherds or cottage or fish pie
Cawliflower cheese
Scrambled eggs (not runny)
Beans
Weetabix

She can also eat finger foods at this age:

Any kind of fruit
Any kind of salad veg
Any cooked veg
Toast, naan, pitta, rice cake, oat cake, yorkshire pudding
Cheese
Omelette, eggy bread
Chicken breast or drumsticks
Pork or lamb chops
Homemade pizza
Cheese on toast

She can also have fromage frais, custard, yogurts