Stock pots in batch cooking for baby

[Mummaoftwobubbas]

Hi all,

I’ve been weaning my LO since 17 weeks old under the advice from a dietician (LO has CMPA). He loves his food and is now 6 months old and on 3 meals a day. I have been making his food home made where I can, tonight I have done a batch cook of spaghetti bolognaise, using 500g mince, mushrooms, onion, carrots, Passata, herbs, chopped toms and at the end I added 1 knorr beef stock pot (undiluted) and let that simmer in to the bolognaise. I cooked up spaghetti pasta and blended about 2 adult portions up for him and shared out in to ice cube trays to freeze for dinners for him. I have since read that stock pots and gravy can be harmful for babies, before giving him any of this am I best off throwing away the ice cubes of frozen spag bol instead of giving it to him. Some threads say it’s okay and some say different. I just wanted opinions on this please as don’t want to harm my baby. Thank you

I think it's the salt content that may be high for babies. I think such a tiny portion is not going to cause harm. In future, Knorr stock pots have a low-sodium option, and other stock cube brands also do low-sodium too.

Thanks so much for your reply! I had my first born 7 years ago and being younger I just wanted it easier and used a lot of Ella’s kitchen stuff. This time round I’m really trying to make sure I cook as much from scratch but I’m such a worry bug, I’m really considering just throwing the batch cook away as don’t want to cause any harm xx

I wouldn’t throw it away @Mummaoftwobubbas cant you defrost and eat it yourself? I have a 10 month old and buy the zero salt knorr stock cubes. The way I do it is if I am making a family dinner, eg cottage pie, spaghetti bol, casserole, I will make it in the usual way using one of DS no salt stock cubes. When it’s ready I will take out babies portion, then for the rest of us drop in a normal stock pot/cube and season. That way you’re not having to cook seperate meals.

Well, I blended it all up as LO will only eat food blended and doesn’t enjoy chunkier textures yet! And I’m not old enough for blended food just yet 😂 my teeth are all still in tact lol xx