Wobbles

HV said to mash up what we have for Caitlin...

Does anyone else do this?

What can't I give her that we have?

Like...

Lasanagh: I make it using dolmio jar white sauce & make up my own bol (toms, oxo, herbs etc)

Chicken supreme: cambells soups peppers mushrooms onions & rice

Spag bol: tin toms herbs etc

Sausage casserole: packet mixes then sausages veg etc

Packet mixes ok?
Herbs ok?

What about the fact that some meals are cooked with a bit of oil?

Can she suck on chips? Deep fry or oven?

I add salt to food for taste as most of us probably do... so that can't be right?

Cheese on say lasanagh or spag bol.... is that ok?

Gravy made fom granules - Im assuming NOT ok?

LOADS of questiosn & wonders sorry! BUtif anyone can give me direction I'd be ever so greatful

Scrambled egg ok? Any ideas what I can put in? Bacon? Cheese?

Meats shes allowed or not if shorter ...

OK I'LL STOP haha!!!

charveyron

I stopped putting salt in our food and - I know this sound terrible - used to keep all the left overs and used to put it in the blender and as he got older made it chunkier untill he was eating the same as us - I used to freeze it in ice cube trays for him and defrost how ever many Ice cude I needed. Harvey had *everything* if it was packet/jar sauces I'd just make sure they didn't have too much salt in them! Hope this helps x

staceymy

lol! I feel abit confused too! I know you def cant give them our gravy no matter how much you water it down, must be baby gravy. Also i read they couldnt have eggs? I also wondered bout the chippies!! lol!
xxx

Wobbles

Baby gravy? Hmmm I haven't seen any but Ive not looked I guess lol That doesn't sound bad btw its what Mums do and its what I want to do where possible

Eggs - Im pretty sure after 6 months they can but could be wrnog which is why I'm asking

charveyron

Yes I think it is 6 months that they can have eggs - but you have to make sure they are propperly cooked. obviously!

I never realised you couldn't give them gravy - I always did!

Chips - we used to bite the hard bit of the ends of chips and then give them to them.

Wobbles

OK she can't have eggs LOL

Read some info of 12 months+ others say yolk only from 8 months

1 down

ooooo no 2 down (gravy)

cheeky_carrie

roughly 1 year for eggs i think?? cany remember

no to granulated gravy and the salt thing i make it as normal take thiers out then add salt for us

i like this site .. http://www.askbaby.com/sample-eating-plans.htm

its given me loads of ideas and brought back some of my memory from the past wen boys were babies lol

Tilly

Some people may not agree with me, but this is what we've always done and I believe to be right.

Bethanie has had our meals for a good while now. When she was 6 months, she had mainly jars but I would do her the odd meal with us. Bethanie eats all meals with us now and I am a little less careful because shes over a year.. for example, they can have a little salt added to food etc.

Id be wary using sauces like dolmio and oxo/stock cubes because they are usually high in salt, same goes for gravy. You can buy little baby stock sachets from Sainsburys, Asda and maybe Boots (think they're Heinz ones). Or if she has gravy, only give her a tad.

Try to get low salt tinned food (soups, tin tomatoes, baked beans, tuna in spring water rather than brine..)

Packet mixes - I wouldn't personally
Herbs are fine and a great substitute for salt

Oil is fine, just don't add loads if you can help it? I don't know about you, but I don't use a lot anyway.. same goes for salt.

Odd chip is fine lol - you can also chop sweet potatoes/normal ones and make healthier and probably tastier potato wedges.

Cheese is fine, but fairly high in salt I believe.. so limit it a little at this stage.

Scrambled egg is fine, but make sure all eggs are well cooked. Don't think they can have runny eggs until 12 months+? yea stick in some bacon/ cheese and black pepper is good.

Don't get the meat bit!? lol

That old saying, everything in moderation. Use your head and you'll be fine. It's quite a worrying time, I still worry now lol.

Anymore questions just ask.

lauren-kate

I've bought baby gravy from Asda and also Boots before. They also do 3 cheese sauce, tomato and herb type sauce.

Just noticed Tilly has posted most of what I was about to write..

But meats are alright as soon as LO is ok eating fruits/veg etc which I know Caitlin is from what you've written before. x

Wobbles

Well see thats it theres lots of do and dont do things yet HV is saying 'cook what you have' theres only so much I can change like Im about to do lasanagh and although I make up with tin toms I do use the white sauce from a jar so I can seperate most of it and do a small dish for Caitlin taking out oxo cube & herbs (assuming at the mo herbs are a no no?)

Certain dishes we usue flavour packets and add to like sausage casserole I'd have though these were ok but wasn't sure because your right salt contents ...which is something I admit to never paying any attention to before.