Eating out with a 9 1/2 monther

[Icklemariposa01]

Just wondering what you guys do when your out and about for lunch or tea time.

DD has never been really fond of jar or pouch food so when weaning and out and about would try and get her to eat bits of veggies and mashed stuff. She is a fussy eater but in the last week or so she has got better.

Now she is getting to the stage where she can eat more or less what we are having. Not sure what to do now. The other day for example we went to Wagamamas and I got a children chicken ramen. She didn't like the carrot, wasn't cooked enough for her. She loved the chicken though nd finished that all up. Hated the EKs pouch of spag Bol. Loved the broccoli that I premade and brought with us.

So yeah. Just wondering what you guys do. What premade food do you bring out. Or where do you go that's good to take a baby of this age. Staring on BLW weaning, that's too old for mush, but still a bit too young to give what we eat when out?

Thank you!!

Ds mainly eats what we eat. Loves ikea meat balls and mash. I tend to take a bread roll out with me if I can remember and cucumber and cherry tomatoes. The only thing with eating out I find is that you're never sure how much salt has been used.

At that age, I used to bring a sandwich and banana - stuff I was certain that dd would eat, then use it as back up if she rejected what I was eating.

I take a banana, satsuma, rice cakes, mini breadsticks that kind of thing. At least if dd can't eat what we're having she can amuse herself.

I bring stuff like oatcakes and a banana, so I know she has something to eat, then give her bits off my plate, like a chip or some peas. Not sure about the salt content so I wouldn't give her a full cafe meal.

I would take the view that a cafe meal once in a while is ok even if it is a bit high on salt content. As long as they're mostly getting salt free stuff one meal every so often isn't worth worrying about

Can she manage little sandwiches OP? They would be ideal. At that age I used to make them with cream cheese or houmous usually. Grated cheese and apple bound together with a little bit of mayo or greek yoghurt is also good if you can be faffed YY to all the snacks mentioned as well. Cubes or sticks of cheese. Chopped up fruit.

Or how about a simple pasta salad?

One situation where twins are an advantage. They eat enough to justify buying a kids portion between them. Whether they eat it is another story.

I usually have an emergency banana (never go anywhere without one!), maybe some malt loaf, cubes of cheese, satsumas and some baby crisps as a last resort. If I am organised, a pitta toasted and filled with hummus and roasted veg goes down well as is easily transported.

Thanks!

This really handy.

The houmos, is that home made?

It wasn't homemade in our house

Emergency banana always a good idea. If i am somewhere cheapish i tend to order a kids meal even though I know DS will leave half of it. That way he can have his beloved pasta and i can choose what i want and enjoy it. Its worth a couple of quid to be able to choose something non baby friendly.

Thank you for the tips. Good to hear houmos is not homemade because that would have been a right palavah!

Yes that's the worry, how much salt there is

Also have a 9 mo. I take a pot of something mashed up (usually avocado, or whatever I know he will reliably eat) with a spoon, and then order a portion of fries (without salt) for him to feed himself. The combination usually keeps him going for long enough to finish our meal and I get to eat the leftover fries

PS we don't eat out very often, I don't feed him fries every day or anything