Re: Baby Food- Desi
My son will be 8 months on the 6th of September.
I stopped the rice cereal first off. It really is nothing but a filler unfortunately or so it seems to me.
I had my son on purees starting from 4.5 months. At 7.5 months (after some encouragement from friends) I started him on soft things like eggs (completely cooked - no runny yolk), rice, chicken, fish, etc.
I tested him a bit first…we were out somewhere and I fed him some mashed up potato from the inside of a samosa. He ate it up and had no issues whatsoever. I made up my mind after that to be a little bit more adventurous and let him eat real food now. I watch him like a hawk of course since he only has 2 bottom teeth right now but he really likes food versus the purees.
This morning I made him his usual fried egg but he wanted my husband’s omelet that was loaded with veggies and chilies so he had it (mashed up).
Day before yesterday I made him some basic rice: rice, butter or ghee, cumin, salt, parsley with some boiled chicken and if you’d like some spice. My chicken was actually tandoori chicken that I washed up so it still had a bit of flavor to it. He ate it up…I mash it up a bit and lay in front of him and he eats it.
Yesterday, he had proper biryani and daal at a restaurant. I think its actually a bit more fun for them this way because they’re trying new things and taste something different every time.
I am surprised because he’s still very small but I guess Allah swt has made our babies stronger than we think…lol.
The rule of thumb to follow is basically don’t give baby whole things he or she can choke on like grapes, cherries, etc. Small chunks are perfectly fine.