Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Hi everyone! Here's the latest... next week my dd will be 6 mos. old and I'll be introducing her to solid foods, so she'll no longer be solely dependent on me for her feedings... sniffle & sigh! So here goes a question to all you experienced vegan moms... what foods did you introduce to your babies first? Did you begin with a veggie, fruit or rice cereal? Commercial iron fortified rice cereal or homemade organic brown rice? How about storing homemade pureed veggies/fruits/cereals? how long do they keep in the fridge/freezer? any other ideas? Can you tell I'm feeling a bit apprehensive about this whole solid foods introduction?!? LOL! Thanks in advance for sharing your experience and wisdom with me. Many blessings to you all. Arlete :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 With my 2nd and 3rd children I started with just veggies. I have a nice cuisnart food processor and I'd puree different things and add a little water or breastmilk. Once we had tried many, and they were eating the veggies well (we always waited a day between each new thing to watch for allergies) we moved on to fruit and sweet things (like sweet potatoes which were the favorite of all 3) I started feeding only in the morning b/c of the diapers that " real " food produce. After a while we feed twice a day and then on to 3x. I only made a little at a time, refrigerated the left overs through the day and tossed them at night. My mom tells me she would make bigger batches (for my sister and I) and then freeze them in ice cube trays. When they were frozen, she'd put them in a freezer bag and just pull them out as needed....I called to ask and she said they kept for a week. With my oldest daughter I started with sweet potatoes and bananas, and she never really fell in love with any of the veggies, she would just hold out for the sweet potatoes Good luck! Jodi On Behalf Of arlete_cm Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:03 AM Introducing solids to vegan baby? Hi everyone! Here's the latest... next week my dd will be 6 mos. old and I'll be introducing her to solid foods, so she'll no longer be solely dependent on me for her feedings... sniffle & sigh! So here goes a question to all you experienced vegan moms... what foods did you introduce to your babies first? Did you begin with a veggie, fruit or rice cereal? Commercial iron fortified rice cereal or homemade organic brown rice? How about storing homemade pureed veggies/fruits/cereals? how long do they keep in the fridge/freezer? any other ideas? Can you tell I'm feeling a bit apprehensive about this whole solid foods introduction?!? LOL! Thanks in advance for sharing your experience and wisdom with me. Many blessings to you all. Arlete :-) For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Avocado is easiest, just peel, mash and serve. Bananas are the same. Other fruits and veggies can be steamed, pureed and frozen in ice cube form for a month or so, at least that is how long they seemed to hang around in my freezer, I am sure you could keep them for longer if you don't use them that quickly. Super Baby Food is a good book to start with, and First Meals is also a good one, lots of veggie recipes in there that can easily be switched over to vegan. Good luck to you and your little one, I am sure it will all go smoothly. And don't worry about her getting nutrition from an " outside source " (meaning other than you ) solid food in the first year is more for experimentation and getting used to textures than it is for complete nutrition, she will still rely on you for the bulk of her nutritional needs!! arlete_cm <cevada_marcos wrote: Hi everyone! Here's the latest... next week my dd will be 6 mos. old and I'll be introducing her to solid foods, so she'll no longer be solely dependent on me for her feedings... sniffle & sigh! Robin & PJ 12/30/03 How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Arlete, Although I am not (yet) a mother, I remember reading in vegetarian literature that you should begin with fruit. Don't worry about pushing the other stuff too early. Start with the easiest to digest foods and when it seems like she's bored with that, then move on to the veggies and then finally grains and beans. Don't worry about variety vs. nutrition in the beginning, especially if you are still breast-feeding for some of her meals. Besides, the only food on the planet that even comes close to resembling breast milk (the most nutritionally complete food for humans) is fruit! I have also read that if babies have grains/beans too soon they can develop allergies. These are just my (obviously opinionated) thoughts! I am not a doctor, but an avid health-book reader. Best, Maria --- arlete_cm <cevada_marcos wrote: > Hi everyone! > > Here's the latest... next week my dd will be 6 mos. > old and I'll be > introducing her to solid foods, so she'll no longer > be solely > dependent on me for her feedings... sniffle & sigh! > > So here goes a question to all you experienced vegan > moms... what > foods did you introduce to your babies first? Did > you > begin with a veggie, fruit or rice cereal? > Commercial iron fortified > rice cereal or homemade organic brown rice? How > about storing > homemade pureed veggies/fruits/cereals? how long do > they keep in the > fridge/freezer? any other ideas? > > Can you tell I'm feeling a bit apprehensive about > this whole solid > foods introduction?!? LOL! > > Thanks in advance for sharing your experience and > wisdom with me. > > Many blessings to you all. > Arlete :-) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 I started with rice cereal and then moved on to pumpkin believe it or not. Then vegetables. I was making a pumpkin pie and had some canned pumpkin left over. I usually used Earth's Best cereal though I also used the regular commercial stuff from time to time since it's fortified differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 I never got around to reading any of these books. I just cooked and mashed whatever then froze in ice cube trays, put the cubes in containers to store. I had some funky flavors like watermelon-pineapple-orange and on the veggie side carrot spinach was a favorite. Though you have to be cautious with, I believe, the nitrates in spinach. Apple-sweet potato is another good one. > Super Baby Food is a good book to start with, and First Meals is >also a good one, lots of veggie recipes in there that can easily be >switched over to vegan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 >I only made a little at a time, refrigerated the left overs >through the day and tossed them at night. .I called to ask and she >said they kept for a week. If they are stored in the back of the freezer they should be good for a month, I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 I second this comment, we started with Earth's Best rice cereal, which Egan soundly refused, then went to sweet potatoes, which he loved. His other favorite was mango, introduced shortly thereafter. None of my 3 kids would eat " baby " veggies other than carrots and corn, but the older ones love them now. I always had to hide the veggies in something else, even with the first baby, whom I started on veggies like the books say. I say feed them whatever they will eat! On Behalf Of darranged Wednesday, April 05, 2006 5:32 AM Re: Introducing solids to vegan baby? I never got around to reading any of these books. I just cooked and mashed whatever then froze in ice cube trays, put the cubes in containers to store. I had some funky flavors like watermelon-pineapple-orange and on the veggie side carrot spinach was a favorite. Though you have to be cautious with, I believe, the nitrates in spinach. Apple-sweet potato is another good one. > Super Baby Food is a good book to start with, and First Meals is >also a good one, lots of veggie recipes in there that can easily be >switched over to vegan. For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 I purchased a book when my oldest was born, " Super Baby Food " . You can check out the website: www.superbabyfood.com. It's about making your own baby food, what foods to start with, recipes etc. I found it very informative. We started all the children out with veggies. My pediatrician recommended them. The reason being that if you start with fruit then it is harder to get them to eat veggies. The fruit being sweeter than the veggies. Of course the first thing we started with was rice cereal and then the other cereals. It took a while for them to keep the cereal in. The texture I think is part of it. I would also check with your pediatrician. Debra Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1 & cent;/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 , " smartgirl27us " <thesmartfamily3 wrote: > > Actually, that is an old wives tale. Breatmilk is much sweeter than > any fruit or vegetable, so really, they already have a sweet tooth. > > That reminded me...my midwife told me that babies don't develop the ability to taste salty or sour until later,(when I duuno'),but are born only being able to taste sweet... She said if you gave them salt water they'd drink it... I DON'T want to know how that was figured out... Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 In my own and some of my friends experiences I realized that some babies may not like a taste first time but when given the same food 10 or more days later the baby enjoys it like anything. in my son's case the only thing he loved eating throughout 1yr (between 6month to 16 months) is oatmeal /multigrain cereal and banana. the rest were all up to his mood.. sometimes he'd love all types of mashed food, sometime he won't and sometimes he enjoyed cooked and mashed rice and lenthil sometime he'd just hate it. But keep trying them all as their taste keeps changing and they get ok with all taste over time. Shree --- wrote: > There are 5 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: Childrens party > " Angel " <angel_page > 2. Re: Introducing solids to vegan baby? > " Angel " <angel_page > 3. Re: Re: Introducing solids to vegan baby? > Heather <jhr > 4. Keeping up! > " Nick Scott " > <nickprogresss > 5. Thanks for the Hunts Gel info > " wwjd " <jtwigg > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:56:10 -0000 > " Angel " <angel_page > Re: Childrens party > > Wow Jodi, > Now I want to play sticker tag!!!I can't wait for my > little one,(now > almost 1 and a half),to be big enough...it's a good > idea for my nieces > though... > Thanks, > Angel > > > > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:02:01 -0000 > " Angel " <angel_page > Re: Introducing solids to vegan baby? > > , " smartgirl27us " > <thesmartfamily3 wrote: > > > > Actually, that is an old wives tale. Breatmilk is > much sweeter than > > any fruit or vegetable, so really, they already > have a sweet tooth. > > > > That reminded me...my midwife told me that babies > don't develop the > ability to taste salty or sour until later,(when I > duuno'),but are > born only being able to taste sweet... > She said if you gave them salt water they'd drink > it... > I DON'T want to know how that was figured out... > Angel > > > > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 3 > Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:10:03 -0400 > Heather <jhr > Re: Re: Introducing solids to vegan baby? > > My understanding of the " order of introduction " > issue is that it's based > on outdated advice. People use to introduce solids > to their kids as > young as 2 months (sometimes younger, thanks to that > myth that cereal > will help kids sleep through the night), and > certainly by 4 months. At > that age the digestive system is immature and can't > handle much. Now > with the recommendation to wait until 6 months, the > baby's digestive > system is mature enough to handle the different > types of food, and the > main issue around introduction is allergies -- i.e. > it's still important > to introduce just one thing at a time with a break > before the next thing > you introduce. There are still things to hold off on > until after one > year, such as egg whites, honey and citrus. > > We used cereal made by Healthy Times, because it's > organic and made with > whole grains. I mixed it with breastmilk. Both my > kids loved it. They > are dairy and soy free, kosher etc. > http://www.healthytimes.com/htbabycereal.htm > Heather > > smartgirl27us wrote: > > Actually, that is an old wives tale. Breatmilk is > much sweeter than > > any fruit or vegetable, so really, they already > have a sweet tooth. > > > > I personally, started with rice cereal and then > moved on to both > > fruits and veggies. That is, I introduce a veggie > after rice > > cereal, then a fruit next, then another veggie, > then another fruit, > > etc. But really, I think there are a lot of > different ways you can > > do it, and in the long run it doesnt really > matter. Just stay away > > from common allergens and hard to digest foods > early on. > > > > , " Mr, Mrs, Miss > & Masters Hammond " > > <nilochammond wrote: > > > > > > Hello, we introduced pureed veggies first, do > not start on fruits, > > they > > > get a taste for the sweet and they are hard to > move from that way, > > BTW > > > it is said that what you ate while pregnant and > breastfeeding is > > what > > > they are already trained to eat, which makes > sense to me!!!! > > > > > > arlete_cm wrote: > > > > Hi everyone! > > > > > > > > Here's the latest... next week my dd will be 6 > mos. old and I'll > > be > > > > introducing her to solid foods, so she'll no > longer be solely > > > > dependent on me for her feedings... sniffle & > sigh! > > > > > > > > So here goes a question to all you experienced > vegan moms... what > > > > foods did you introduce to your babies first? > Did you > > > > begin with a veggie, fruit or rice cereal? > Commercial iron > > fortified > > > > rice cereal or homemade organic brown rice? > How about storing > > > > homemade pureed veggies/fruits/cereals? how > long do they keep in > > the > > > > fridge/freezer? any other ideas? > > > > > > > > Can you tell I'm feeling a bit apprehensive > about this whole > > solid > > > > foods introduction?!? LOL! > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for sharing your experience > and wisdom with me. > > > > > > > > Many blessings to you all. > > > > Arlete :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, > please visit the VRG > > website > > > > at http://www.vrg.org and for materials > especially useful for > > families > > > > go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a > discussion list and is > > not > > > > intended to provide personal medical advice. > Medical advice > > should be > > > > obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > > > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be > obtained from a > === message truncated === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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