Meals For A 7 Month Old

Alex is 7 months and he is still having the 4 month type foods. Tried him on some 6 month plus foods that are not as pureed but he choked on it and made him sick (big mess because his milk also came up). I've also tried giving him strips of toast to eat but he is also choking on that but at least it entertains him! I keep trying the 6mt plus foods so hopefully he will learn to start taking it. Can't wait till I can give him yoghurt which is from 8 months plus.

So lunchtime for Alex is really milk followed by Apple Custard or something similar. We both work so Alex is in Creche so like to keep it simple. Toast sticks are also good for entertaining him. He hasn't quite figured out that its food though.

linda... I found the 6 month food had much too big chunks for Han to deal with at that age. Maybe mashing them a little further? Good on you for persevering (as they really do need to work through the gag reflex) but I think an intermediate step is needed between the 4 and 6 month packaged food. (Useless baby food companies!) In some cases I found the 9 month food a better size than the 6 month?!?!

Kim... Start trying Zac with some toast at lunch or something??? I'll go track down my baby food book for some ideas for around his age. I know I struggled a little to get inspiration!!

Sorry, I'm getting very into this... Another recipe.
Root Vegetable Mash
1 medium potato (peeled and cubed)
83g of swede or celeriac (mmmm as if you'll have that lying around.. maybe go with a carrot instead - peeled and cubed)
1 tsp olive oil
small knob of unsalted butter or marg
1 hard boiled egg yolk

Cook the potato and swede/carrot for 15-20 minutes, until tender. Drain and puree or mash with the olive oil.

Heat the beans through and mash or chop, depending on the age of your baby. Peel the egg and discard the white. Mash the egg yolk and combine with the beans and mashed potato.

I'll probably get bored tomorrow and add some more if you'd like. Don't have much of a life at the moment! hehehe
I guess even if they are crap, they can be ignored!

Sorry Kim, I knew I'd be going off topic!
I think it'd be fine to start giving him 3 meals a day. He'll let you know if it is too much by cutting down the other meals or not drinking as much milk. But at his age I don't think it's a problem at all!
I remember with Hannah I had her on one meal a day for aaaaages before I could deal with moving onto the next stage, then within two weeks I had her on three meals! haha

My nana made rusks - bread with butter on it, sprinkled with onion soup mix - taste great- but really really high in salt.
As for chunky food, at six months jake had six teeth i think which made those chunks easier. for gummy babies (like Taine), purees are probably best.

Oh and for indoor activities - we play soccer in the lounge. jake loves rolling the ball too. He loves playdough (which I make - the recipe on this iste is cool). Jake is older than Zac, but he "helps" me bake. we made biscuits a few days ago, but I put the plate too low, and Jake ate them all. By ate I mean chewed on a few and left them out to go sofggy in his tent. I';ve also just started making him forts and cars from big cardboard boxes. if you want to get really crafty you can paint them up, if not, you can cut them witha acraft knife. I put a door at one end and another door at the other. jake usually crawls in and I have to ask "where is Jake?, I can't find him" and then he pops out yelling "TA DA!". We do lots of drawing (great pressies for those rellies overseas), playing in the bath....oh, and even some kiddie websites. We hgad a post on it a while ago. the
www.nickjr.com is good