Baby's first solids: Preparing and Storing Tips (Part 2)

[Grayce]

^i used to pureed baby spinach for my son before then freeze them

[cldy_1981]

hi sis cldy_1981! sa SM North. generic na ice cube tray lang siya tapos nakapatong yung tray dun sa container niya, with cover rin siya, so once frozen na yung ice or for our case, yung baby food, puwede mo na siya lagay dun sa container. :-)  16 ice cubes lahat puwedeng gawin, less than ph200 lang ata sya if i'm not mistaken, basta affordable siya.

Thanks sis! Will look nga sa department store ng SM Megamall, for sure naman meron din sila nung stock ng sa SM North Ang mahal kasi nung specialized na food cube trays... Kaka-excite mag-plan for our babies' first solids noh?

sis cldy_1981, bumili kame ng organic brown rice sa supermarket then sa palengke lang pinagiling. parang cerelac hitsura nya after magiling. try muna namin yung ratio na 1:2, then if still thick, gagawing 1:4.  excited na ako! pwede naman i-heat yung bm, huwag lang i-microwave. 1tbsp will do na siguro per meal. so like 2tbsp is good enough for the day na. 2wks to go!

iristacey sorry di ko naintindihan yung process ng pagluto ng rice... if you'll use BM do you boil it? tapos chaka ihalo sa powdered/ground rice?   

[SnowBall]

Kaya pala ayaw kumain ng anak ko ng banana, ayaw niya nung ima-mashed ang banana, gusto lang niya yung ini iscoop ko ng pakonti konti ng spoon yung laman ng banana, then isusubo ko na sa kanya, ay naku ang daming nakain.

My boy is turning 11 mos. sa Aug. 11, kumakain na siya ng table food, kaya mga ulam namin ngayon palaging may sabaw, plus kanin na minashed ko ng fork.

Nakain na din siya ng Jollibee spaghetti and fries, pati mojos ng pizza hut LOL.

He loves ice cream too, and breads, basta hihimayin ko lang ng pakonti konti, kahit dadalawa pa lang ang ngipin, matakaw na siya, nakakatuwa.

Hindi din ako nagpapaka stress sa food niya, ang baby naman eh more on sa food taste lang talaga at this stage, sa milk naman talaga sila kukuha ng madaming energy na need nila.



Payo lang mga sis, huwag sanayin ang baby ng pureed food, dapat may texture ang pagkain, kasi kapag nasanay yan ng pureed tatamarin yan mag chew, ang ending kahit malaki na, may tendency na ang gusto lang niya pureed, sabi yan ng pedia ko.

Kaya ako talaga, ang pang mashed ko lang ng mga food niya sa simula eh yung fork, kaya nasanay si baby na may texture yung kinakain niya, until now.

[Grayce]

^agree on pureed food. by 7 1/2 - 8 mod i started introducing thicker consistency with a little chunks to my baby's food already.

and hinay rin sa pagbigay ng mga food sa labas as a baby's daily RDA of sodium is mababa lang. pagpalo nila ng 18mos before their salt consumption is the same as adults palang.

[amoureuse]

I read in "wholesome" website na pwede din for a perfect rice na i-cook brown rice sa rice cooker then puree after. Palpak kasi ng mga food processor namin, di kaya grind to powder yung rice. Thing is, nung puree ko na cooked rice, di cya super smooth like cerelac. Para cya congee. Ok [textspeak!] ba ganun for 5 month old?

[SnowBall]

^^ Naku hindi sis, pinapatikim ko lang, hindi naman talaga kain yung sa daughter ko 2 years old siya nung makaubos na siya ng spaghetti ng jollibee haha.


Ako din, 6 mos. ako nag start pakainin siya, and yun ang only time na hinahaluan ko ng milk pa yung anything mashed by a fork.

Basta never ako gumamit ng mga pang pureed, Fork is the best tool you could use, kasi ganun naman talaga ang pagkain, hindi pureed diba, may texture talaga.

Na enjoy naman ng baby boy ko, ayun, masipag ngumuya, kasi nilalasahan niya talaga yung food niya, hindi siya lunok lang ng lunok.


Kaya I am not for yung gigilingin pa ang rice bago lutuin, mas maganda yung ilugaw ang rice as it is, then konting mashed ng fork, at least bits bits pa din, hindi parang cerelac ang consistency.


As a nurse, personal experience ko na din yan, plus sabi ng pedia, may mga kids kasing patients ang concerned nung mga magulang, tamad daw lumunok, at kahit malaki na ang gusto eh pureed food para lunok lang ng lunok, eh turned out sinanay pala na ganun ang kinakain.

Contribution lang mga sis, lahat naman tayo ang the best for our babies ang inaasam.

[SnowBall]

I read in "wholesome" website na pwede din for a perfect rice na i-cook brown rice sa rice cooker then puree after. Palpak kasi ng mga food processor namin, di kaya grind to powder yung rice. Thing is, nung puree ko na cooked rice, di cya super smooth like cerelac. Para cya congee. Ok [textspeak!] ba ganun for 5 month old?

Hi sis, 6 mos. ang talagang pagbibigay ng food sa babies, nasa pag aaral yan.

I don't use processors or blenders in making my baby's food, fork lang talaga.

[alva]

Thanks sis! Will look nga sa department store ng SM Megamall, for sure naman meron din sila nung stock ng sa SM North Ang mahal kasi nung specialized na food cube trays... Kaka-excite mag-plan for our babies' first solids noh?


iristacey sorry di ko naintindihan yung process ng pagluto ng rice... if you'll use BM do you boil it? tapos chaka ihalo sa powdered/ground rice?   

yep, malamang meron din yun sa SM Megamall. :-) nung nabili ko yung sa akin, kasama siya nung ibang regular ice cube trays, tapos nakita ko yung with container kaya natuwa naman ako kaya binili ko na. hehe. totoo sis, ang mahal nga, actually meron din akong dr. browns storage pods, 6pc pods na 3 oz each pod ang puwedeng ilagay, pero kumusta naman ang presyo, sobrang mahal, hay sayang, kung nauna ko lang sana nakita yung ice cube tray, hahaha. pero, ginagamit ko pa rin naman  yung dr. browns, sayang kasi. hehe. :-) onga, sis, kakaexcite. super enjoy kaya ako everytime gagawan ko siya ng food niya. :-) Good luck sis and enjoy ha. :-)

[Grayce]

iristacey sorry di ko naintindihan yung process ng pagluto ng rice... if you'll use BM do you boil it? tapos chaka ihalo sa powdered/ground rice?   

iwawarm lang BM, not boil it what i do before is i mix the BM + cereals then put it in the warmer or hot water, then add more cereals if i want it thicker

[cldy_1981]

^oh!!! Yay i finally understood what you ladies meant. Thanks Grayce!

[arielle]

you can buy organic brown rice cereal sa healthy options. you can add milk or water lang.
 I'm happy with my purchase of baby magic bullet, walang hirap magprocess ng baby food lalo na kung small portion lang ng veggie and may kasama na rin storage containers for large processing

[Tea97]

just wanted to share a recipe i put together for our son inspired by Moroccan tagine dishes, so this is a little sweet and spicy

1 - heat olive oil in a skillet, add chicken breast cut into small bite size pieces, chopped carrots and onions.  (this is to ensure the carrots are very soft when the dish is finished)
2 - add spices: pepper, cinammon and ground ginger
3 - add fruit (I used chopped peaches), mix thouroughly. Add just a small bit of hot water to extract juices from the fruit and veggies.
4 - cover and heat. Dadami pa ang water whilst it's covered. Optional: add a teaspoon of brown sugar.

Serve with small portion of rice. My 10.5 mos son eats about 1 tbsp of rice and 2 tbsp of the above. Mukhang nasarapan naman kasi di nya inaayawan. Adults can have the above too, just add salt to the dish.

[chofontanilla]

Mommies, pano niyo nilalagyan ng lasa pagkain ni baby? Saka ano kayang magandang ihalo sa ground rice? Hinaluan ko kasi ng petchay pero parang wala atang lasa di niya gaano kinakain eh.

[Grayce]

^you cant put seasoning except for spices and herbs FYI. you can play with herbs/spices like pepper, dill, marjoram, thyme etc for the meantime.

[cldy_1981]

Is it safe to thin out baby's food with soup stock? Like chicken or beef stock from bones? Or dapat bm lang gagamitin sa lahat?

And when do you start letting your baby drink some juice? Or dapat fruits lang muna talaga?

[hunny_ally]

^if you don't put salt into your stock, using that is perfectly ok. You can also throw in some veggies (mirepoix: onion, carrots and celery) & herbs when you make the stock for added flavor

[khriseeee]

I started giving my daughter solids this past sunday, 4 days shy of turning 6 months. We are doing BLW and i first gave her a banana,  a third of a banana. She lovedit!!! Unfortunately it got slippery and she ended up taking bites by leaning over the tray. We tried squash and carrots and she loved them too! Today she got to try a fresh peach. I love her expressions everytime she tries something new i also started giving her organic teething biscuits from healthy options. BLW is super messy but I'm giving it a shot as babies get to experience more textures and tend to be less picky eaters. I'll stick with fruits and veggies for a few weeks before we move on to breads, i'm thinking of topping with light pesto or hummus. My fears of her choking are gone, if she happens to take a big ite she just spits out the piece.

My yaya is amazed, she's never had anyone do BLW before, she said my daughter acts like she's been eating for months na

[cldy_1981]

^kriseee: what's BLW?

^^thanks hunny_ally will try the soup stock & remember NOT to put salt

[iristacey]

sis khriseeee, can you share a video of baby h on our fb group? i want to try BLW as well for my baby j. excited, but same as you, i have a great fear of choking.

sis cldy_1981, BLW is baby led weaning.

[kaice]

i do BLW din pero have to mix it with cereals muna. once a day BLW for us avocado for 3 days then banana. kind of messy pero less preparation nga. di pa super swak nag hand to mouth coordination pero pag tinamad, kakainin na lang from the tray hehe!