A naked singularity

[Tuzla]

Bbq has a black hole in his tummy. He's after table food more and more! What blender recipes do you have?

I've made slurries of beef, veg, gravy and rice (thank God for slow cookers).

I've also been doing a lot of fruit puree with a capful of formula and cereal.

What else you got to eat?

[Tuzla]

I meant to add that these are chunky dinners -- the kid even nibbles on furniture now. I mean WTF, over?

[ronin]

   How old is he again?  If he's as old as I think I remember, he may be ready for soft pasta or bits of bread or soft veggies.  Just something more substantial and less pureed.

Unless that's what you mean by "chunky dinner."  If that's the case  and just ignore me.

[Tuzla]

Ronin, I could never ignore you!

Bbq is almost 12m with sharp teeth to match.

I do not mind giving him pasta, fruit, bread...tonight he had animal crackers, green olives, and pot roast bits (cut up very small).

It's fine and dandy when he grazes, but I still sit him down and feed him something balanced -- think Gerber 2nd Foods so he can get the idea to chew but it's soft enough to swallow straightaway.

Jar food is almost a money suck if a bag of veg can last a week for a buck-fifty.

I don't mind letting him snack on parboiled stuff in little bits, but I am still compelled to spoon feed so he's sated and nourished.

Oh, did you know I tend to over-analyze and worry too much? <wink>

[mear]

Let's see B is 14 months and I give her pasta, chicken, pork chops, cereal, yogurt, crackers, cheese, ham, chicken nuggets, fish sticks.  Hell just about anything.  And she'll eat just about anything.  She's my little oink oink.

[Tuzla]

Oink! Before bbq was born we called him "piglet."

[faemum]

i use a pair of kitchen scissors to just snip up food we are having to spoon feed Trin at 12mths . finger foods also include toast , vegemite or peanut butter sandwiches , pizza , finely sliced apple . Very rarely use jarred foods now , mostly people food :) sometimes tinned baked beans if our dinner very unsuitable . If i am cooking pasta , soup or casserole i freeze some smaller serves for her .
breakfast is often weetbix (or whatever you call weetbiscuit cereal) soggied up with some hot water , add some dried fruit or pureed fruit and whole cows milk or some of my yoghurt . Then i have some toast (or muffin , crumpet , bagel )or banana to munch on so she is still in her chair while i eat my cereal .

[Tuzla]

Okay, I'll introduce more people food. That will also be more economical, too.

[nomorewirehangers]

When Lil bit was 11 mos old I started just lightly pureeing what we would have for dinner. It helped her get used to what we were eating (and her tummy and taste buds adapt to seasonings) When she got a few more teeth I was ready to give her chopped up table foods. ( I have a pair of kitchen sheers that ROCK for this... I just put it in a tiny plate or bowl and chopchopchop...sometimes still do this even though I don't have to make her bites AS small as when she was younger)