10 month old

[Guest guest]

Hi I have a 10 month old baby boy named Liam. My in-laws are constantly

asking about his protein intake. How can I make sure he's getting

enough protein, and what I think is important: iron, chloresteral, and

fat. I snack on walnuts through out the day, what can I give him?

[Guest guest]

Nuts are one of the allergy trigger foods (along with berries, citrus, soy

wheat, dairy and others that I can't think of) that should not be given to a

children under one!

 

At 10 months, he should be getting most of his nutrition from breast milk (or

formula). Feeding solids to babies this age is more for the experience of tastes

and textures than the nutrition. As long as baby is happy, healthy, meeting

milestones on time and growing at a normal rate, there is nothing to worry

about. You may want to ask your spouse to let his parents know that they raised

their child(ren) their way and now it is your turn to raise yours your way.

 

karamay2 <karamay2 wrote:

Hi I have a 10 month old baby boy named Liam. My in-laws are

constantly

asking about his protein intake. How can I make sure he's getting

enough protein, and what I think is important: iron, chloresteral, and

fat. I snack on walnuts through out the day, what can I give him?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

All of this assumes Liam wasn't pre term or have other special needs-

 

At 10 mos. he should still be getting breast milk (or formula) and that should

cover his protein needs (and fat and most likely cholesterol and iron too) - his

other foods are about introduction of tastes and textures of healthy foods

primarily and nutrition secondarily.

 

lots of good veg sources out there for homemade baby foods and on order of

introduction-start with veggies before fruits, rice and other non allergenic

grains before others etc- (NO honey, nuts, cows milk, wheat etc until later.) I

would be way more concerned about introducing allergenic foods too soon to his

immature digestive system, than whether he is getting enough protein.

 

If you are giving Liam breast milk (or formula) and an assortment of appropriate

veggies, grains and fruits, in the proper form-pureed or chunky or chewable -

depending on his developmental stage, and he's getting enough calories than he

should be getting enough protein- as long as he's growing and developing and the

dr is okay with his progress.

 

Breast milk is only 1% protein by weight and only 7% protein by calories.... so

if God designed Mother's milk to be best for infants than that's a good

guideline for the amount from other foods- pre or post weaning.

 

Older humans don't grow nearly as fast as a baby, but for some reason they get

the idea that they need tons of protein- (even more than a baby!?)- and consume

way too much and end up stressing their kidneys trying to get rid of all that

excess nitrogen. Some college kids and others have even gone into renal failure

from all the protein bars and protein shakes they consume.

 

An assortment of healthy foods and enough calories and it's darn near impossible

to NOT get enough protein.

 

Peace,

 

D

 

 

 

 

>karamay2 <karamay2

>Oct 14, 2007 5:22 PM

>

> 10 month old

>

>Hi I have a 10 month old baby boy named Liam. My in-laws are constantly

>asking about his protein intake. How can I make sure he's getting

>enough protein, and what I think is important: iron, chloresteral, and

>fat. I snack on walnuts through out the day, what can I give him?

>

[Guest guest]

I suggest you download some info. from the Physicians Committee for

Responsible Medicine website. They have a flyer called 'The Protein

Myth' and information on appropriate vego diets for children.

www.pcrm.org - Saying you got the info from a medical source is sure

to impress the in-laws.

 

Karen

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

 

WRT protein sources during weaning... I've got an excellent veg

weaning book to recommend to you:

 

Baby and Child Vegetarian Recipes

by Carol Timperley (ISBN 0-09-185-300-1, £11.99 here in the UK)

 

Here's what she recommends on page 36, for babies who are 6-9 months old:

 

" You may now also introduce cheese and eggs, but avoid soft and blue

cheeses, and use only the yolks of eggs, as egg white is still

difficult for your baby to digest. Eggs must be hard boiled to kill

any salmonella or other bacteria. Introduce pulses [e.g., lentils] as

an alternative source of protein, but make the process gradual, and

mash them or they will pass through undigested. Mash beans or lentils

with a little oil to make them more palatable and add essential

calories. Never be afraid to add a good-quality vegetable oil, such as

olive oil, soya oil, or walnut oil, to home-prepared baby foods. This

applies particularly to vegetarian babies who are not consuming fat in

animal foods. "

 

This book is brilliant and I'd recommend it highly to everyone on the

list with weaning babies. The author is a vegetarian parent and former

editor of The Vegetarian magazine. Her personal stories add color to

the book, as do the cute illustrations. I'm finding it invaluable as I

introduce Molly to solids.

 

You've got to take her advice in conjunction with other advice, of

course. For example, we've got a history of allergies in our family,

so I don't think I'll give Molly walnut oil (or any other tree nut

products) before she's much older. And Timperley says that wheat

products are OK after 6 months, but I'll probably wait to introduce

wheat products until she's at least a year old, personally, based on

other advice I've gotten. Likewise with soya oil and other soya

products--I think I've heard elsewhere that you should wait until

they're a year old because of the phytoestrogens in them (??).

 

Do be careful with dairy. It's supposed to be one of the ones that you

avoid introducing for as long as possible. It's allegedly a really

strong allergy trigger, and that would be a tough allergy to have,

since dairy gets snuck into so many food products these days.

 

Anyway, best of luck. Like the others have said, if you're giving

breastmilk or formula (which you should do), you should have no

trouble providing the protein your son needs. But if you want to

supplement with some mashed lentils, egg yolks, and medium-hardness

cheeses, you could try those as well. Be sure to serve protein dishes

alongside fruits or veg and plenty of liquid, to avoid constipation.

 

And don't forget about the wonderful avocado! Completely vegan, yummy,

always ready to serve (if it's ripe), and full of healthy fats.

 

Best wishes,

Kerri

[Guest guest]

Did you try Lenthils?

what I did for protein is ( this is a traditional thing most of the Indians baby

food with this) pressure cook lenthil(in water) so it becomes really soft simply

give that as baby food

For taste you can add salt as well.

i am sure you can do the same with other legumes and beans.

 

Also flax seed is very rich in iron so you can eat cereal rich flax seed (or any

other iron rich food) and if you are still breast feeding him that would take

care of his iron intake as well

I also gave him finger Millet cereal(home made) around 9- 10 month which is

quite good in protein as well. When i say home made, that because i don't think

they sell them anywhere, i simply dry roasted and grind it into powder and mix

it with water and cooking for a few min and its ready, i mixed it with him milk

and honey (for taste) and gave it to him as a drink once he was old enough for

that

 

hope this helps

Shree

 

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Posted by: " karamay2 " karamay2 karamay2

Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:35 pm ((PDT))

 

Hi I have a 10 month old baby boy named Liam. My in-laws are constantly

asking about his protein intake. How can I make sure he's getting

enough protein, and what I think is important: iron, chloresteral, and

fat. I snack on walnuts through out the day, what can I give him?

 

 

 

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1b. Re: 10 month old

Posted by: " robin koloms " rkoloms rkoloms

Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:30 pm ((PDT))

 

Nuts are one of the allergy trigger foods (along with berries, citrus, soy

wheat, dairy and others that I can't think of) that should not be given to a

children under one!

 

At 10 months, he should be getting most of his nutrition from breast milk (or

formula). Feeding solids to babies this age is more for the experience of tastes

and textures than the nutrition. As long as baby is happy, healthy, meeting

milestones on time and growing at a normal rate, there is nothing to worry

about. You may want to ask your spouse to let his parents know that they raised

their child(ren) their way and now it is your turn to raise yours your way.

 

karamay2 wrote:

Hi I have a 10 month old baby boy named Liam. My in-laws are

constantly

asking about his protein intake. How can I make sure he's getting

enough protein, and what I think is important: iron, chloresteral, and

fat. I snack on walnuts through out the day, what can I give him?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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fyi

 

no dairy for babies also includes cheeses, hard or not....

 

The evidence incriminating cow-milk consumption in the cause of type 1 diabetes

is sufficient to cause the American Academy of Pediatrics to issue this warning,

" Early exposure of infants to cow's milk protein may be an important factor in

the initiation of the beta cell destructive process in some individuals. " (The

American Academy of Pediatrics Work Group on Cow’s Milk Protein and Diabetes

Mellitus – 1994).

 

http://www.nealhendrickson.com/mcdougall/020700puthepancreas.htm

 

and no honey for babies because of risk of botulism that their immature immune

system cannot handle.

 

also no salt or sugar or anything is needed to improve taste- it doesn't have to

taste good to you, just plain tastes fine to them and is better for them. they

aren't conditioned yet to prefer saltier or sweeter foods. the natural sweetness

of mother's milk is plenty sweet for them and they don't need the salt - natural

plain foods (and mother's milk) have all the sodium and chloride that they need.

[Guest guest]

Hi again,

 

Amen--lentils, well-ground flaxseed, and whole grain cereals are

excellent protein sources!

 

Do avoid adding salt to a baby's food, though--I think their systems

aren't mature enough to handle it until well into toddlerhood. If

you're cooking for the family and want to add salt, cook the lentils

as Shree suggests, then remove the baby's portion and salt the

remainder for the rest of the family.

 

BTW, the cookbook I mentioned has a few lovely Asian-inspired recipes

for babies and toddlers. The author's son's father is Asian, and their

child apparently inherited a love of spicy food. Theres's a recipe for

Khichri on page 50--lentils, garlic, ginger, etc... yum...

 

Best,

Kerri

[Guest guest]

Thankyou so much!

I'm so overwelmed by the amount of responses! Liam is still being breastfed

I'm going to let him wean himself (he already is too busy crawling around to

breastfeed, unless he wants to go to sleep). I bought a couple bags of frozen

vegtables. He is all organic, I bought spinach, soybeans, and broccoli, I blend

it all together and feed it to him for dinner, he loves it! Do you know where I

can find organic lentils? I have given him organic canned chickpeas, black beans

and kidney beans he doesn't seem to like it though. My brother (seriously into

body building) is worried that feeding him soybeans will mess up his hormon

levels because it has estrogen in it. What have you all heard about this? I

thought only teenage boys were supposed to avoid soy, is it bad for my baby boy

too?

 

karamay2 <karamay2 wrote:

Hi I have a 10 month old baby boy named Liam. My in-laws are

constantly

asking about his protein intake. How can I make sure he's getting

enough protein, and what I think is important: iron, chloresteral, and

fat. I snack on walnuts through out the day, what can I give him?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I don't think giving your baby canned beans is best because of the high salt

content. Maybe your son's not liking them is a blessing in disguise!