Failed Chicken + Carrot Pasta :(

When it comes to introducing solids or new foods to Cayden, I'm generally more excited than him. Since his first Bellamy cereal meal (which didn't end so well cos he had bloody stools/cow's milk allergy), I took a liking to Bellamy. Perhaps it's the cute baby picture or the organic brand positioning that appeals to me.

Anyhow, I was excited to find out that baby pasta is quite commonly fed to babies around 7/8 months, especially in the western world. I was even more excited to stumble upon Bellamy's brown rice pasta for 7+ months babies.

Excited me decided Cayden should try it since he's not been hot about porridge. Maybe pasta would entice him more?

So off I went to buy the chicken breast, chop the carrots, boil the pasta. After running between the stove and crawling Cayden, then blender and crawling Cayden, it's done!

I tried it and it's quite yummy indeed!
Alas, Cayden didn't like it one bit :( it seems to be too gluey, so i must find a way to make it more watery.. wasted mummy's efforts... Better luck next time mummy!

Finding a new fruit for Cayden - Apricots!

I was so close to introducing the power fruit blueberry to Cayden last week, only to find out that he could still be at risk of being allergic to it :( 

"In the book, Managing Food Allergy and Intolerance, blueberries are recommended between 6-9 months old. There are also several other pediatric allergy books that say that blueberries are ok from 6-9 months old as well. Please note that some studies show that blueberries "are, however, rarely allergenic" but "may trigger allergic reactions. Most common symptoms, if any: swelling of the lips and eyelids, itchy swollen rash." The odds are great that your baby will not have an adverse reaction to blueberries if they are introduced between 8-9 months old."
http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/blueberrybabyfoodrecipes.htm#.UOcQFm_qmwQ

So i went in search of another power fruit and found apricots! 
- yummilicious - CHECKED
- nutritious - CHECKED
- easily available - CHECKED
- easily prepared - CHECKED

Will start with pure apricot puree and maybe plus cereal, before moving onto more exciting concoctions :)

1. Apricots + bananas
2. Apricot + carrot
3. Apricots + brown rice + chicken breast (8-10 months)
4. Others http://www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/apricot-baby-food-recipes.html