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Is it me or is my blender shit?

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ladylush · 02/04/2010 21:54

Hands up - I am not great at purees/blended food. However, my dd is on stage 2 foods and I am trying to blend my homemade food (e.g. fish pie) into something less lumpy for her to eat and it's just not breaking up the food enough. I don't want to add too much water or it will just be really runny/liquidy and she is past that stage. I am trying to replicate the consistency of the stage 2 Ellas Kitchen pouches (which she likes) but with little success. I'm using a standard blender (not handheld).

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Shaz10 · 02/04/2010 21:55

Use a fork?

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ladylush · 02/04/2010 21:56

Yes but a fork doesn't break up veg like onion/carrots.

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Shaz10 · 02/04/2010 21:57

You could pull the big bits off the spoon as you feed her. She will get the taste.

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ladylush · 02/04/2010 22:00

Thanks - am doing that but I would like her to be able to eat the veg in it rather than take it out. I can't chop veg small enough that it is small enough for her to eat iyswim.

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orchid83 · 03/04/2010 09:21

I use a hand held blender - not a very expensive one - think they are around £10 at argos - and that gives a good consistency for stage 2 - blends veg but the textures are still there.

sarah293 · 03/04/2010 09:35

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TrinityIsFuckingTrying · 03/04/2010 09:44

throw away the blender

chuck some of your food on her highchair tray and relax

I'm being completely serious btw

you are wasting time and effort

and IMVHO doing your daughter a disservice with all the best intentions

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ladylush · 03/04/2010 22:40

Thanks for replies Am thinking of getting a handheld blender. Trinity I decided blw was not the way to go for dd. She was very premature and just not ready for it (developmentally). Just before I started weaning her (6 months old) she started to reject some of her day time bf (which led to weight loss she could ill afford). So I had no choice but to continue to offer bf on a frequent basis and to ensure as best as I could that she was getting enough solids to compensate for lack of milk. That said, I do put food on her highchair tray as well - she likes sucking butter off toast and gumming (still no teeth)off soggy bits.
Stage 2 is textured food - so kind of pureed but with some bits/lumps in. It's not runny.

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ladylush · 03/04/2010 22:42

trinity in our particular set of circumstances I don't believe we are doing our dd a disservice but obv you are entitled to your opinion.

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springbelle · 03/04/2010 23:19

Handheld blender all the way! I asked this question earlier this week actually. I have just started using the Breville baby blender (came in a great set with different attachments, storage pots and a useful cookery book). It was £39.99 for the set but you can certainly find cheaper.

PatTheHammer · 03/04/2010 23:29

What about a potato ricer? It has small and large holes, so some lumps would get through, but not as mushy as a blender.

I got mine from ebay for 6 quid and its brilliant.

(actually have not used for baby food as DS was BLW and never had puree/mash but the thought occured to me yesterday when I was making a cottage pie that I could have done with it when DD was small as she was weaned the traditional way!)

wukter · 03/04/2010 23:33

I use a handheld blender - it was only €9 so probably same-ish in pounds. Perfect for the job - I'm at the same stage with my DD. Smooth with lumps kind of texture.

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ladylush · 03/04/2010 23:53

Thanks all Handheld it is then. Actually I am thinking of getting a ricer to help make smoother mash so might get one of those as well.

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squareheadcut · 04/04/2010 00:07

just get a cheap handheld

TrinityIsFuckingTrying · 04/04/2010 09:23

I'm sorry I was unaware of the fact your dd was prem
having said that there is always more calories in your breast millk than in any lumpy puree...

I wish you luck

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ladylush · 04/04/2010 10:49

Thanks Trinity - apology accepted. I agree about the bm. Unfortunately since she hit about 5 and a half months she reduced the amount of bfs she has and as she will not take milk (either expressed or formula) in a bottle or cup (and was not gaining/losing weight) I was forced down the puree route. I still offer bfs frequently throughout the day. She is averaging about 3-4 daytime bfs now and 1-2 at night which is probably more than average for her age so I think it's got a bit better. It may not be baby led weaning but it is definately baby led feeding

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yummumto3girls · 04/04/2010 21:32

What about the Wean Machine, have no experience but sounds like it's good. If anyone has any experience then I would love to hear if it is any good?

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ladylush · 06/04/2010 11:15

Haven't heard of it - will google. I don't think dd will be at this stage for long as her chewing is improving all the time - even without teeth. So a handheld blender that I can use for other things would be more economical perhaps.

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zippy79 · 08/04/2010 12:53

I find using a potato masher and then finishing with the blender tends to work

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ladylush · 08/04/2010 16:03

Thanks - I have tried that but I still have problems blending the veg enough (e.g. onions and carrots). If I do something like passata (for ds)it's fine because there is lots of juice iyswim so it blends well but if I am trying to blend something like shepherds pie or fish pie, for example, there isn't much sauce so the bits don't get broken up enough. If I add water, it becomes too mushy. Anyway, I will try the handheld.

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