Avocado

[MadameJ]

This sounds silly but I have read lots about avocado being good for babies when they first wean but how do you serve it to them, I know I read somewhere about spreading it on toast but would I need to do anything with it first??

Give it to them as finger food (that's what I do)?

Or mash it up so it can be spooned. Best to get a fairly ripe one.

I always gave it as chunks for a finger food or mashed it up with some banana.

My DS loved it mashed with banana.

I gave chunks. Sort of thin strips. I have a great video of DD covered from head to toe in avocado during experimental weaning.

Thanks all, I think dd will be trying some tomorrow!

I blended mine with a squeeze of lemon juice. It makes a lovely silky puree then you can just spoon feed them the puree or spread it on rice cakes/toast/crackers. It's so good for them, packed full of vitamins and minerals my DC absoloutly loved it!

Avocado is the food of the devil!
It gets everywhere, be prepared to bath afterwards.

Spread on rice cakes or oat cakes.

The first week I blended it and had to pull out fibrousy brown stringy bits as it was old and overripe.

The second week I bought "pie and ready I eat" avocados and could easily mash it with a fork.

It's amazing essential fatty acids but It does stain beautifully though!

Not pie - RIPE and ready to eat

Mash with banana. My DD still loves it like that and she's nearly 9!

I want pie now.

DD1 loved it mashed with banana.

Am chuckling at MrsTerry

Thanks everyone, avocado is on todays menu x