I make my sons food for him and he is a Vegetarian. Besides lentils and egg yolks what can I give him? I have a booklet from a WIC office that say he can't have egg whites, peanut butter, straw or raspberries, or diary products before one year of age. I am supposed to introduce him to protiens now but what can I give him?
2006-07-30 14:28:45 · 12 answers · asked by Kookie M 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
no diary means no cheese and no p. b. means no pb
2006-07-30 14:29:30 · update #1
I talked to the Dr he said baby would be fine just give him beans and stuff.
What the hell is stuff???
I got a few good answers and thank you for the thoughtfulness in your answers
2006-07-30 14:36:17 · update #2
My honey his Dad is the vegetarian and has always been he is 6' 250 pounds very healthy so you CAN be raised a vegetarian
2006-07-30 14:37:33 · update #3
The Dr said stuff told me that's what to feed him. I was worried about protein so I asked what to feed him he said beans and stuff no sh*t I hate him he also told me my baby is fat
2006-07-30 14:55:39 · update #4
From a vegetarian mommy, raising a vegetarian son, with my vegetarian husband....
Your baby can have any type of beans at this age - such a variety to choose from - garbanzo, black, white, navy, pinto, etc. Go easy on yourself and find low-sodium beans in a can at the supermarket. Drain and rinse two cans of beans for at least one full minute. Put them in a food processor and blend away - add a little water at a time until you get a smooth, baby food consistency. Smear the whole mess into ice-cube trays, cover and freeze overnight. Next morning, run water over the backs of the trays and pop them all out into a freezer bag labeled with the date. Each cube is an ounce. All you have to do is thaw them out in the microwave. Easy as pie, and a wonderful source of protein. The cubes will keep for two months.
Also, tofu is a very easy baby food... you feed it raw. Just buy the silken type tofu (in the produce section), cut off a chunk, mash it up with a fork, and spoon it into him. One of the best sources of protein known to vegetarian moms everywhere!
2006-07-30 15:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by Chimpmandee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First and foremost breastfeeding. That's all the nutrition your baby needs; solids are for the experience until the first birthday, not for the nutrition. You don't *have to* give protein foods now, but if you choose to, tofu is a good choice. It is less allergenic than other soy products. Or give grains--they actually have quite a bit of protein, although it isn't well absorbed unless they have some beans or egg within a few hours of it. If you don't have food allergies in the family, then almond butter is another possibility. (Nuts are best avoided a little longer if you do have food allergies.)
2006-07-30 21:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son grow to be like this he might consistently stare at me eating and cry, i ultimately gave him solids at 4 and a 0.5 months, he had solid head administration so I sat him in his comfy chair and fed him 2 spoonfuls of toddler porridge.. He didnt push the spoon out so I knew he grow to be waiting and proceeded to offer him the nutrition and he devour all of it (I waited an entire 24 hours until now attempting him returned) and he steadily had extra and extra He grow to be additionally breastfed and that i recognize he grow to be waiting for solids once I gave him some.. he's now 6 months and eats porridge of a morning mashed with puréed banana, has puréed fruit of a dinner and a few puréed veg of a nighttime and he's an extremely content fabric and chuffed toddler and notice on in his weight! Mums recognize desirable, as lengthy as toddler has solid head administration and might devour off a spoon no longer in the bottle like rusk (do no longer do this!) it extremely is nice! solid success x
2016-12-14 16:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about beans, legumes, and baby food yougurt? All good sources of protein. Also, there was an article recently on this on www.babyzone.com
2006-07-30 14:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by Kari S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a vegetarian, so I can't speak from personal experience, but I did find this web site that might be helpful:
http://www.vegetarianbaby.com/
It recommends tofu for babies:
http://www.vegetarianbaby.com/articles/givetofu.shtml
2006-07-30 14:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by Fall Down Laughing 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um.... how can an 8 month old baby be vegitarian? An 8 month old child can't decide that kind of stuff for itself... Its obvious that YOU would be deciding that this child is a vegitarian and in doing so robbing the poor kid of a healthy diet and the nutrition he needs to grow up big and strong. FEED HIM MEAT!
2006-07-30 14:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by mattorodinku 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think you may be a vegetarian and more power to you but your child is not. You need to talk to a dietician NOW before you screw this up. Infants need a careful balance of foods and some of them may or may not meet your requirements but they need to meet his.
Contact your county health department, WIC or your pediatrician for advice.
2006-07-30 14:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
At 8 months are you still giving him soy formula or breastmilk? He should get protein from that.....
2006-07-30 14:33:49 · answer #8 · answered by van 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've pureed tofu and mixed it with my daughter veggies. I'm raising my kids vegan too.
2006-07-30 14:33:31 · answer #9 · answered by Tortured Soul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just because you choose to be a vegetarian why should he be? let him make his own choice when he is older meat had iron and is good for us meat is good
settle down lovey you asked the question we are only telling you what we think if you dont want to no dont ask on yahoo Q talk to a specialist
Stuff who mentioned STUFF???.....lmao settle down <:- )
2006-07-30 14:34:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋