The Salt issue again!

[caspercat]

Can someone tell me again what the daily salt intake limit is? DD 6mths (& 1 wk!), doing BLW and going v well. Was going to give her some of our lunch (veggie pasta in cheese sauce) but of course EVERYTHING has salt in it! Has fruit & toast for brekkie. Do u all just go along the lines of "as long as no extra salt added by us, and considering bubs takes in relatively small amount of food, don't stress it!". I assume people don't go as far as making their own pasta!!!

I would personally not give a 6 month old adult food.
I used to blend up vegetables, mash etc. Pasta I would make my own sauce without salt.

You're right, just don't add salt, and be careful of stocks which ca have a lot of salt in them. Sounds like your dd is doing very well with the BLW!

Provided you're not using standard stock cubes or packet sauces or adding salt when cooking etc you should be fine.

Thanks all for replying so quickly! I use salt free butter and have made my own veg stock with no salt.
Blossomhill, i assume you're not doing BLW if you wouldn't give 6 mth old adult food? What are vegetables if not adult food????

I would be careful with bread and cheese though as both are quite high in salt. I think I remember Dizzybint saying something about only giving her BLweaned baby a certain amount of bread per day.

Mine still don't have salt and they are 5, 3 and 1. I def wouldn't give a 6 month old something with salt in it.

hello yes. i try to only give dd bread once a day due to salt content, it's shop bought. so if i give toast for breakfast we wouldn't have sandwiches later.

and yes unsalted butter. you're fine with basically normal food just don't add salt. if you were making a sauce or a casserole or whatever you just don't add salt.

Add herbs for more flavour.

And can anyone remember the name of the low salt Marmite substitute? I think someone said you can get it from Holland & Barratt??

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