What raw veg can 6m baby have?

[HannahAbbot]

Obviously avocado, presumably cucumber…? anything else I can give him raw?

just looking for ideas for on-the-go as I imagine soft cooked veg might disintegrate easily in transit!

Big tomatoes into quarters. Cucumber sticks is a good one.

Peppers

It's not raw but veg on the go that worked well for DD was broccoli and cauliflower. Steamed it in the microwave and I put it in a little snack pot and she would very happily gnaw on it cold.

@Hatscats i read somewhere that tomatoes can make tummies a bit funny in early weaning (as very acidic) but not sure if that’s actually a regular occurrence or a bit of scare-mongering?

@Clevs i thought bell peppers would be ok but the solid starts app seem to suggest cooked?

@FatAgainItsLettuceTime i‘be never actually steamed anything before… but that’s a good idea and surely it can’t be that difficult?!

so much conflicting information out there!! Can’t believe how confused I am about bloody salad veg

Put it in a tub or jug with a little bit of water,just enough to cover the bottom of the tub then loosely cover with a lid or cling film. 3-4 mins in the microwave is enough for broccoli and cauliflower florets.

Grated carrot

Honestly at 6 months I'd probably miss the 'meal' but mine took ages to start eating.

I'd also take whatever is easy out and about and not worry about sticking to plain veg. Banana, wraps with soft cheese and melty puffs were my go to early on for DC1. DC2 had whatever DC1 was having from the start.....

@FatAgainItsLettuceTime oh I forgot to mention that we don’t have a microwave!

@Margo34 oh interesting… and he can just eat handfuls of that at 6m? That’ll be a new texture so he might be interested in that

@Lockdownmummy thing is, I go out all the time! Like every single day… I go stir crazy in the house! He’ll never learn to eat if I don’t adapt haha

Yep!

Definitely no tomato- cooked or raw.
bananas are excellent on the go foods. DS 2 was almost totally weaned on banana!

@HannahAbbot in that case I would just embrace it and take out ‘normal’ food - fritters, savoury muffins, porridge fingers etc that you can put veg in. I’d only
be concerned in introducing known allergens

I was always on the go and will be again with newest bub. I did steamed veg (or micro but I note that you don't have one). You are not looking to soften things to totally cooked, just to have them soft enough to gnaw. The blw book is v useful. I also made muffins, fritters, omelettes (cut the omlettes into strips). Even homemade chicken nuggets/fish/ prawn nuggets that were half veg and DC ate cold.

These egg muffins are good, can be frozen and taken out the night before to defrost in the fridge.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-egg-muffins

Steaming without a microwave is easy too but I'd probably just boil on the hob if you don't have a steamer. Just don't overboil, it needs to have some firmness left.

Once DC had a tooth or 2 corn on the cob is good fun, DD loved it went full cave girl gnawing away on it and loved eating it cold.

If no dairy intolerance then a little tub with some cubes of cheese works well as an out and about snack or bread and butter fingers.

Which book please?

I used to batch roast trays of veg cut into easily grabbable sticks. Freeze (spread out on a tray with grease proof so they don't all stick together) then grab a handful and put them in a Tupperware in the morning. Defrosted in time for snack / lunch.

If you've got a crinkle cutter for chips that makes it easier for them to hold.

Carrots
Parsnips
Sweet potato

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