First Food

My 7 month old son has been on solids for about 5 weeks now. He likes all the sweet things, banana, custards, fruity things etc. But he isn't so keen on vegies. I am thinking that it doesn't matter at this stage as he is still having 4 bottles a day and so getting all he needs from that, and the food is just extra. Or should I be encouraging him to try the vegies?? (he usually just spits them out). I am also wondering if anyone has good recipes for first foods? I have just been giving him watties baby food, as he likes it, but would like to make my own.

I think it is important for them to have vegies as it is at his age when their iron stores are nearly fully depleted. They say it takes a few attempts at one kind of food before your baby starts to like it, so maybe just keep introducing vegies to him, but don't push it if he spits it out, just leave it and try again the next day.

I give my son apple that I make myself and potato and spinach pureed together. Just cook the potato and spinach and then chuck in blender with some formula or breast milk, and puree until smooth.

My daughter is the same age as your son....and eats every thing (depending on her mood)....One day she eats some thing very well and then the next day she will spit it out.

I noticed that she likes the chuckier stuff. Like watties Minted lamb and veg, Chicken, veg medley etc....she loves fruits better but has one meal of meat and veg every day. If she does not like some thing I leave it and give her some thing else (still veg tho)and then try again tomorrow.

Zaara loves Brocolli, cauliflower etc steamed or boiled. I just put a little butter on it. Actually she ieats what ever we eat (minus spicy stuff or salty stuff).

I cook soup for her. Just chuck in meat cook it till tender and then add all the veg (eg brocolli, cauli, carrot, potato etc) with a small pinch of salt and cook untill soft. You can put it in a blender but still have a bit of chunckiness......Hope it helps.



Edited by Roksana

Thanks guys. I will keep persevering with the vegies! I don't want him to get to used to the desserts and never eat the vege like some of your children. I hadn't really thought of that. And thanks for the food ideas. Will let you know how we get on!!

I'm with becca on the sweeter veges - pumpkin and sweetcorn was popular with Andrew. Also - it can take over 20 presentations of food before kiddies decide that they don't like something. Keep on offering a small bit of mushed veg - he'll get the idea sooner or later - and don't get too upset if he doesn't like it straight away - the less fuss made, the less control he has over you.

Hannah has never liked kumara. Weird weird child.
(Will quite happily eat brocolli tho... Yuck!!!)

it can get really depressing when everyone's child the same age as yours has been sleeping thourhg the night since birth, and yours still gets up at least twice.

Quick update....

Alex ate kumera!! He has had it twice now. A lot still gets spit out, but he has eaten some. A big improvemnet. YAY!!

I have made jack 2 different flavours which he loves - pumpkin, kumara, carrot and potato cooked til soft and put in the blender and apple and pear cooked til soft and then add banana and put in the blender. I freeze it in muffin tins and he has one muffin twice a day.

also theres something to do with eggs they should avoid before there one-cant remember if its egg white or egg yolk tho.

Caitlyn had some and got a reaction to it-red eyes itchy etc, unfortunatley we were on the motorway and any creams were in the car boot, i improvised by expressing milk onto my hand and using that as lotion-(no i wasnt driving) needless to say i got some interesting stares....