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BLW on a (camping) holiday - anyone done it?

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vampirebankholidayweekend · 02/04/2009 14:14

DD will be 8 months when we go on holiday camping in France. I am intending to BLW her, as I did DS2, finding it much easier than pureeing when you already have children.
However I am not sure how I am going to manage on holiday.
I am hoping that by the time we go we will have weaning established nicely, but we tend to have lots of barbeques on when we camp (the DS's eating lots of sausages and corn on the cob!) and this year as we are going to france we are intending to live on bread, cheese and fruit....not sure that is nutritionally balanced for an 8 month old...
wondering if anyones attempted this or has any tips.
Thanks

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CMOTdibbler · 02/04/2009 16:10

Why would that not be nutritionally balanced ? Maybe do some thin steak as a change from sausages for the baby, but certainly mine was quite happy with corn on the cob, sausage, bread, fruit, cheese. Maybe also some boiled/bbq new potatoes as well, but what is healthy for you, will be healthy for DD

CherryChoc · 02/04/2009 22:22

Sausages probably not the best but shouldn't harm having them a few times for a short period of time. You could also take home made burgers, or buy some meat and bbq that (at least you know what is in it) Wholemeal bread is better than white, I think? Or is it the other way around for babies? Could also take some things like rice cakes which don't go off easily. And perhaps some boiled/steamed veg - you could heat a small saucepan on a fire. Baked potatoes another good idea. And omelette is a good solid, well-cooked, easy to grab way to eat egg. Sounds nutritionally balanced enough - which nutrients are you worried about lack of? Perhaps we could offer suggestions of foods which contain them?

vampirebankholidayweekend · 03/04/2009 20:11

I suppose I am worried about lack of variety. We are travelling as light as possible, so while I was perhaps take a box of cereal and a few bits of bobs with us, I don't want to be taking loads of snack type things.
Having said that I am probably worrying unnecessarily, they do have supermarkets in France, it's not siberia...

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butterscotch · 03/04/2009 21:35

Loads of stuff you can buy locally and fresh!

My DD loves fruit a pure fruit bat ;-)

If your going to have a small stove, then beans/spagetti tinned go down well!

Cheese on breads, pate, breadsticks.

Eggs many ways to cook and feed an egg!

The way I look at it, they live on a milk only diet for 6months of their live a week or two without too much variety isn't going to hurt!

If fruit and veggies are available, perfect fruits like grapes/blackberries/cranberries/promagrate seeds are great for practising the pincher grip

As long as they keep the milk up and remember before one its just for fun!!!!

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