So, it's grocery day. I have been thinking of what I want to offer J - avocado tops the list. We LOVE avocado, and it seems like the perfect starter food. Next I thought I would try sweet potato wedges. When M was less than a year I tried to make these. I didn't know what I was doing. They came out alright. Daddy liked them. M was a little too young and uninterested, I think. I don't like sweet potatoes. Since then, however, I have started making my own fries, with regular potatoes, so I know how to cook them. I think it will be super easy to cook a mix - that way we can all have fries we like, and J can try both!
We will let J play with these for a few days, then switch. There is conflicting advice when it comes to offering new foods. The most prevalent advice in the US I've found is to offer new foods one at a time, and wait three days or so to offer the next. If any allergies present themselves in that time, you will know exactly what caused it. The other school of thought, however, is this is unnecessary unless you are worried about an increased risk for allergies. We have no food allergies in the immediate family, and M has had no problems. Either way, I think we are going to start with two new foods at a time. We will be using those two for a few days, just to give her a chance to really get to know those foods, and to make good use of leftovers. And to watch for allergies.
After trying those, I think we will move to squash. I have cooked squash recently with good success, and even learned this week that it can be eaten raw, and is tasty that way! Who knew?! In addition to the squash, we will try bananas. Bananas are interesting in our house. I buy them every week; Daddy eats one for lunch every day. I don't like them. M doesn't like them. But we will both eat banana bread for breakfast, so I make a loaf just about every week. We'll see which way J prefers her banana - raw, like Daddy, or cooked in a loaf like the carb eaters in the family?
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