Adding spices to baby’s food
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Topic: Adding spices to baby’s food
Posted By: mountaingoat
Subject: Adding spices to baby’s food
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 8:51am
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How early can you start adding spices and herbs to baby's food?
I know sugar and salt are not recommended,but I would like babygoat to be exposed to other different flavours from a young age. When I'm cooking for my husband and I, I use stuff like cinnamon, cumin, coriander, ginger, garlic, basil, oregano, turmeric, paprika, caraway seeds etc. quite often. Any thoughts would be appreciated! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: angel4
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 9:06am
| Henry pretty much eats what we eat although we don't use a lot of spices because my stomach can't handle them. He eats the same meals as us mostly. When did you start him on solids? I would wait until hes been on them a few months before doing anything with heaps of flavour. He will get used to it pretty quick. But id be worried about upsetting their lil tummies. |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 10:06am
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I'm starting to do it now cos I want him exposed to a range of flavours at an early age. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 2:54pm
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Joels had curry powder and garlic in his food so far...in saying that though he eats anything so didn't think we would have an issue. If I had more imagination I would put other things in but I never think of them. -------------  
 
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Posted By: mountaingoat
Date Posted: 07 April 2009 at 3:37pm
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Thanks for the feedback. She has been on and off solids since 4 1/2 months but only once a day and we have been gradually increasing the amount. She's certainly had a good variety of first foods.
I got a baby and toddler cookbook from the library to get inspired, and there was one suggestion of potato, pea and mint puree ... it used fresh mint and I have tried that with her and she really likes it. So maybe I will get her onto the garlic and spices once she starts eating meat (we plan to do that from 7 months). Thanks again. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 08 April 2009 at 12:45pm
| We used spices from about 7-8mth with Dom but we were just careful not to use too much, after all babies have a lot more taste buds than we do! I used garlic and herbs before I used the more earthy spices like cumin and corriander. |