Baby Food Recipes

Joey has hit the 6 month mark and is bored with his pureed vegies and fruit. Gave him some jars when we were away at the weekend and he LOVED the pasta bolognaise and chickeny one.... too expensive to buy so I was just wondering if you guys had tips for food to make at home????

Thanks!!

Me too. Brilliant recipes.
I'll bring them round (one's a little exotic but Hannah loved it anyway)

I started on apples and pears... just steamed them til soggy then popped them in the blender. Apparently with starting solids the deal is between 4 and 6 months when the seem ready for it. I put it off as long as possible basically 'casue I was lazy and liked the idea that breastmilk was always readily available whereas if I was out puree may not be!! Quinn was wee piglet once we did start, hoovered upanything and everything within a five mile radius!

LOLOL, that's so great Anna thanks!!!! Ohhh, I can't wait until I am allowed to eat chocolate again!!!!

Hey Roksana, was talking to plunket nurse today re solids - she said its 4-6 months when they seem ready for it, but they are tending to say closer to 6 months now cos their gut may not be quite ready for it yet.

I read in Kathy Frays book about the enzyme ptyalin (it is in saliva and helps break down starches). apparently you shouldnt give kids under about 2 any starches (no potato, kumara, pasta, bread, rusks...) so basically just veges, fruit and then meat, until they get most of their teeth and make enough ptyalin to break down the starch in their gut. She said it can cause gut problems. Anyone know much about this? Apparently they have been publishing research about it since the 1800's.

Jake loved and still loves pumpkin and kumara. he wasn't too keen on fruit, apart from now - he loves bananas and nectarines - he'll eat four a day if i don't hide them. be careful with stone fruit too early though - especially if you are going out....disaster looms!

So Aimee when are you planning to give Hannah Pureed food? do you think she is ready? I cant tell if Zaara is.

I will try her on puree soon...will see how that goes. I dont plan to buy the tin stuff...I'll just make it at home. So you might need to share that recipes book with us Ana.

You know what Zaara is putting on around the same amount of weight but does not have those cute chubby cheeks....I always think that may be she is not getting the right stuff from my milk, but then according to plunket nurse she is gaining weight well.....hmmmm she must have her dads body!!!

snap - that's exactly what we do and it has saved me many a time already!!!

It tells you some signs in the thriving under five plunket book thingy, also your plunket nurse can help you out by telling you some signs that they show you when they are ready.