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Working out how much salt you're giving DCs when weaning..

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LadyGaGaGoo · 23/11/2009 21:02

DC is 9 months and pretty good at eating. I'm trying to broaden what she has but I'm getting worried about salt eg I gave her Weetabix for breakfast, then humous (sp?) and toast for lunch yesterday and have no idea if that's too much (tea was some salmon pasta which I think wd be fine). I don't add salt to pasta or veg when I cook it.
TBH I am not a great cook and struggle to think of things to cook. Making own stock sounds loads of work but then that limits as can't use stock cubes.

By the way when can I introduce peanut butter or anything like that? No history of allergies and I ate peanuts while pregnant

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crokky · 23/11/2009 21:16

You can get baby stock cubes in places like sainsburys (look in baby aisle)

I am not a good cook, so no further advice!

you · 23/11/2009 21:44

You can introduce peanut butter now if you like, she can have anything except honey and whole nuts (for the choking risk).

With regards to the salt, what she had yesterday was probably fine, but I'd start to look on packaging at the salt content. It's really quite easy to figure out how much they're getting from that (less than 1g is recommended).

I try to give only one meal a day and one snack with any salt in if possible, if I can't check for whatever reason, but I tend to look at her intake over a few days rather than one day iyswim?

For breakfasts I sometimes give weetabix which has a small amount of salt, but mostly porridge and fruit or yogurt and banana etc. Very occasionally she gets toast or a piece of homemade cake (no salt) with fruit and cheese.

For lunch I try to do things like homemade soup, vegetable frittata/ omlette, chunks of veg and fruit/ meat as they don't have salt in them and it means I can give a bit at dinner if I need to, or give toast/ croissant as an afternoon snack.

If we're having a salt free dinner eg, salmon with veg, baked potatoes, casserole (no salt stock cube), I can give baked beans on toast/ macaroni cheese etc for lunch.

God I've blabbed on a lot. I think a lot of salt is hidden in shop bought stuff like hummus so I'd avoid that if you can and make your own (it sounds scary but is super easy and takes 10 mins, ditto things like pesto) or give different toast toppings. DD likes tomato puree spread on hers, or covered in soup.

HTH a bit and hasn't sent you to sleep.

ImSoNotTelling · 23/11/2009 22:03

The recipes bit on here has loads of child friendly stuff and it's even sorted out by age IIRC.

What you gave yesterday sounds fine to me though.

LadyGaGaGoo · 24/11/2009 09:12

thanks for this. I want to give her as much finger food as possible, which is why had introduced toast - I make my own bread (ie I shove flour yeast water etc in a breadmaker, switch it on and it makes it for me) so I hoped there was less salt than in shop bought.
Also like to give her cheese as she loves it but again worried there wd be too much.
It's at this moment that I think sigh shall I just go for the jars (which I do, I just try to limit....but if I'm giving her salt in homemade stuff seems to be useless)
Will look at recipes as long you promise they are not scary ones by Nigella experts....

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ImSoNotTelling · 24/11/2009 11:19

If you're making your own bread with reduced salt then that's brilliant, as that I think is where most people (including us!) get our "hidden salt".

Sounds like you're doing a great job to me

LadyGaGaGoo · 24/11/2009 22:35

awww thanks ImSoNotTelling

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