Pink Meat

[mush4brains]

Can I still cook my beef, lamb, duck oink & give it sto my 6.5month old? we're trying the BLW so wanted to be able to feed him what we eat.

That would be pink not oink as in pork!!

From a safety view I personally wouldn't be bothered about it being pink but won't all of these be rather tough and chewy cooked rare for a child of this age?
Um, does he have any teeth yet?

doesn't sound like a great idea - but you could cut the outside which will be cooked through and give that to your baby. I remember from my food and hygiene diploma (!), learning that all duck meat is contaminated with salmonella because of the way they live (not very cleanly) so it seems a bit mad to risk salmonella poisoning. Obviously you're bigger and stronger and been exposed to more bugs so pink meat not likely to be a problem for you.

i certainly gave my dd pink steak at that age. it's easier rather than harder to chew if it's undercooked, surely? anyway, she loved it. interesting about the duck, tho. although i don't eat much of it so not an issue here.

Thanks. Will be careful of the duk but I find pink meat easier to eat, not as chewy so thought he may like to suck on some meat!!