Any good food recipes for my baby?

Question

my baby is 7 months so it has to be mashed up but im running out of ideas. Iv tried cheesy veg, fruit, poatoe beans and sausage. Any more suggestions for families on a budget?

Answer 1

Babies' food preferences and feeding skills go through stages, just like other developmental skills, and other areas of development influence how babies attack their food. First came the introducing solids stage where parents' main goal is to get baby through the transition from liquids to solids and from sucking to mouthing and chewing. In this stage, baby gets used to mouthing and swallowing different tastes and textures. Most beginning eaters only dabble in solid foods, taking only a couple spoonfuls of a few, select solids. An important principle of feeding is both the food and the method of feeding should match. From seven to nine months, babies develop several developmental skills that make mealtimes more interesting:

They begin to pick up objects with the thumb and forefinger.
They develop a fascination with tiny objects, such as morsels of food.
They want to "do it myself."
You can capitalize on a baby's developing fine motor abilities and growing curiosity by adding new tastes and textures to baby's diet that give him an outlet for these skills. By nine months, it's time for finger foods.

cooked carrots
rice cakes
O-shaped cereals
pasta/spaghetti pieces
mashed potatoes
teething biscuits
tofu
noodles
peas and beans
egg yolk
more cereals: rice, barley, wheat, oatmeal
cubes of cheese, 1/2-inch
cubes of cooked fruit (fruit cocktail size)
A baby's growing ability to put things in her mouth also means parents need to be more cautious. The ability to pick up and mouth tiny objects means that parents need to be more vigilant about foods that can cause choking. As a precaution, emphasize melt-in-the-mouth finger foods, such as rice cakes, pasta, bagels, and cooked carrots. Stay away from crunchy, raw fruits and vegetables. Raw carrots, nuts, and seeds can wait until your child is at least three-years- old.

Answer 2

I believe in letting babies start to self feed at this age along as the baby can sit unassisted, has a developed pincher grasp (thumb&fore finger) and shows interest. These skills indicate that the gag reflex has eased in the throat and the baby is physically ready to begin an adventure in eating.

So after offering the breast or bottle, try little chunks of the following foods for baby to pick up:
-avocado (w/a little lemon juice on it)
-baked sweet potato fries
-lima beans w/ butter
-Dr praegar's broccoli or spinach pan cakes (health food stores carry these)
-oatmeal
-hummus
-small chuncks of chicken, wild caught salmon, tiny meatballs
-pieces of food off your plate

Answer 3

I have 4 children and I have found that you can simply just slightly overcook pasta or veggies and add cheese or marinara, or just buy a small food grinder for less than $10. and grind away, fruit, ham, veggies,cooked meat. By the way, remember what hamburger is, " ground steak ". also sliced low salt lunch meat is a winner, get a great variety at the deli counter, have them slice to your needs. tip; grind to your child's likes- mushy or slightly grate. hope this opens a big window of opportunity-reminder- the correct grinder will fit in the palm of your hand.

Answer 4

yeah at 5 months you dont could blend at the same time aspects in case you dont pick. i basically steamed bulk assorted straightforward vegetables (steaming is the excellent way coz it keeps the main nutrition in), mashed em and iced over em in an ice dice tray. I constantly stumbled on pumpkin to be a favourite. additionally pumpkin and zucchini mashed at the same time, yet not zuccini by potential of itself. in case you think of its nonetheless somewhat too thick for him upload some breast milk, formula or cooled boiled water. And whilst he's somewhat older, attempt some avocado jumbled in with some yoghurt, mine enjoyed it, and its super and easy to make!

Answer 5

Check out this website... It has everything you need to know about making your own baby food, from fist foods, to meals, to things the whole family will eat. It also has tells you how to make everything, store it, etc... One of the best web sites out there....

http://wholesomebabyfood.com

Answer 6

I just fed my son the same stuff that we were eating... he started closer to 8 months though, and didn't need his food mashed

Answer 7

Boil some veggies and mush them up - add some salt & butter. Tastes great! You can get veggies cheap at a flea market or a mexican store.

Answer 8

Browse the baby food aisle at your grocery store, then just recreate the same foods at home.

Answer 9

spaghetti smashed up
mashed potatoes and gravy
scrambled eggs and little bits of toast
grilled cheese sandwiches /cut in small pieces
spaghetti`o
any thing you eat the baby can eat ,cut up in very small pieces
steak/pork chops/hambugar/pizza/veggies....ect........

Answer 10

I don't think you're supposed to eat babies.