In this section, I share with you my strategy for feeding our babies with meals that are both healthy and flavourful.
I have a healthy set of 16-month-old twin girls.
It was important for me to start them off on the right path, nutrition-wise, so I spent time during my pregnancy on research.
There are loads of useful resources on the internet, of course, on how best to feed our lovely babies. However, since I was on a journey of self-discovery myself, I wanted my babies to eat real and wholesome food. None of that artificial stuff for me and mine. Oh no!
I wanted to integrate our food lifestyle into their diet in the safest way possible.
I had to gradually introduce salt and herbs into their diet from when they turned 8 months.
I observed their eating pattern, and noticed they preferred my more flavourful meals to their bland baby food.
I will be sharing the recipes to the purees and sauces that my babies loved the most. I hope your baby enjoys this food journey too!
Below is a quick view of my baby-weaning strategy and nutrition.
4 – 6 months
- Loads of milk and these purees:
- Carrot
- Apple
- Pear
- Sweet potato
- Apple and carrot
- Apple and pear
6 – 8 months
- All the purees from 4-6 months
- Loads of milk still, and these purees:
- Butternut squash
- Potato and broccoli
- Potato and cauliflower
- Sweet potato and cauliflower
- Potato and parsnip
- Potato and pea
- Sweet potato and carrot
- Mashed banana
- Peach
- Mashed avocado
- Potato and carrot
8 – 12 months
- All the fruits from above.
- Milk 2-4 times a day.
- I introduced salt, meat and herbs, and these soft lumps:
- Chicken and sweet potato puree (carrots, leek, cauliflower)
- Salmon and potato (with broccoli or peas)
- Beef and pasta puree ( with tomato, carrot, cauliflower, leek)
- Chicken and rice puree ( with roasted bell pepper, carrots, leek, cauliflower)
- Soups:
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Butternut squash
- And some more purees:
- Chicken and kidney bean
- Apple, Pear and carrot
- Mango
Indeed, a lot of delicious meals from mummy’s plate!
12-18 months
- All the fruits from before and sliced soft fruits such as melon, papaya.
- Milk 2 -3 times a day.
- Meals from 8 – 12 months for lunch.
- Minced meat gravy with mashed potatoes
- Bolognese sauce with chopped pasta
- Meatball in tomato sauce with steamed rice
- Chicken gravy with mashed potatoes
- Chicken burger with mashed potatoes
- Cauliflower soup and bread
- Broccoli soup with bread
- Butternut squash soup with bread
- Baked Fish and chips
- Yoghurt
- Roast chicken, potatoes and vegetables
- Baked salmon, potatoes and vegetables
- Home baked oat and raisin cookies
- All Soft lumps and full texture meals
- Anything I am eating that is safe and in which they show interest: just like I was brought up!
18 months onwards.
I plan for them to be eating at table with the rest of us!
I will make a special dish for them when the menu is too spicy or dangerous (e.g. raw food like sushi or bony fish)
