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Thursday, January 13, 2022

What is this strange and unusual stuff you are giving me?

 Real food!!!!

We are now at that age where we can start to introduce real foods. And by real foods, we mean the baby cereals you can buy. Though at first she was limited to oat or rice, now being six months old, she can have oat and rice cereals, but with fruit flakes. Or something out of a jar. 

Breakfast and dinner have now become a great source of entertainment for me and my partner. She has a lot of different facial expressions when trying new foods. If she likes it, she will throw herself forward to get to the spoon as you are trying to get the food onto it. If she doesn't, well, then you chase her face around making nom-nom noises and try to slip the spoon in when she opens her mouth to "talk back to you".

Now, this is where my age comes into play a little. I strongly believe in real home-cooked food. Especially when it comes to my family. It's not very often you will see me cooking with jars and jars of pre-made sauces and things. Don't get me wrong, they are great if you are in a rush, lacking inspiration or time. I do believe that pre-made foods have a place. But being as I am home now, I can take the time to cook foods from scratch and have her sit in her high chair, in the kitchen with me, so I can start to teach her too. I talk to her and explain what I'm doing. Most of the time she is more interested in her toys, but there are moments when I pretend she looks interested. 

The premade baby foods are a great introduction for her and I know that they are formulated to help her grow and are high in iron etc. But, when she gets a bit older and is having three meals a day, I will be making her own food and blending it. A mix of different fruits and vegetables, beef, chicken, all blended together. No seasonings, just let the natural flavors come through. While I know you can buy the little jars of baby food, making my own gives me more control over what she eats. Also, I object to paying almost two dollars for a small jar of food that is gone in two meals. 

As her teeth come in more, and she gets more teeth, we will blend less and less so that she can start to use them and learn how to chew more. My Partner is so excited for her to have her first steak. 

Till then, baby food it is, she loves the multigrain and fruits in the morning and rice with a jar mixed in for flavor in the evening. 

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