Rice and Beans!

  When I cut that cantaloupe last week, it was the perfect amount of squishy for J.  She loved it!  The first time I put it on her tray there was a mix of cantaloupe and peaches, which she eats but doesn't seem to favor.  She ate every piece of cantaloupe before touching the peaches!  I was impressed that she could tell the difference.  I know they don't look the same, but it just reminds me of how smart these little brains are even at such a young age! 

 

  She has toast with cream cheese for breakfast just about every morning because she loves it and it is easy, and we have been eating cantaloupe all week.  We always have bananas on hand, so we use those when we go out or I don't feel like making anything else.  I also bought some Gerber cheesy poufs, since we were at the store one day and I knew time for lunch was going to be tight.  I thought she could try something with a different consistency.  For some reason, when she crunches on them, it makes me laugh.  Maybe it's because she doesn't have any teeth yet, I don't know, but it cracks me up when she crunches on those things!

  The other night we were having jerk chicken with saffron rice and red beans, one of our favorite dishes, and since J shovels everything in her mouth no matter what size, I thought she could try some rice and beans.  (I am not ready to give her meat, but that is another post.)  I was thoroughly impressed with the amount of rice and beans this girl consumed!  She is great a great eater - M never really got down the rice eating thing!

  I still have not gotten around to roasting carrots or broccoli - that is how much time I don't  find in a typical day to do this stuff.  But I must!  We spend so much time eating, it is important to make sure we are eating good food!!

Cheesy Tuna and Corn Pasta Salad

Last week I made the Cheesy Tuna and Corn Pasta Salad recipe from The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook.  It seemed simple enough and I was looking for a way to incorporate more fish into our diet.  We will definitely be making this dish again, but it needs something.  We had leftovers yesterday, the first time my hubby had it, and he liked it.  He agreed, though, that it needs something... we just haven't figured it out yet.  Unfortunately M didn't like it.  J is not ready to try it.  In our house it will definitely be more of a side dish than a main dish, but it is nice to have a new easy side to add to our recipe list!

J's Progress - Week 2

  This week has progressed a little more slowly than I anticipated, but thank goodness 'food before one is just for fun!'  I did start putting a little bit of cream cheese on J's toast.  It made the toast stick to her fingers, so when she was done with a piece and opened her hand to grab another, she would fling it off the tray, making things a bit comical!

  J ate lots of bananas this week, and I think we can safely say she likes her bananas like her daddy.  To combat the effects of so many bananas, we decided to go ahead on the peaches ('P' fruits help with pooping).  While she kept putting them in her mouth, there were definitely times when she seemed not quite sure about the taste.  To me they were a little tart, so maybe that is what caused all the hilarious faces!

We did not try carrots or broccoli, but we have been eating leftover sweet potato.  There have also been several meals this week that we skipped for her because either she was asleep, or needed to be asleep quickly. Even though she seems to eat a lot (most of what we give her!), when we miss a meal it never seems to bother her.  She still sleeps 12 hours at night without a problem.  Thank goodness!

This Week's Buys and Tries

  Today was grocery day, I bought new stuff for J to try, and I can't even remember what I got.  That is why I desperately need this documentation.  I know I bought cream cheese for something else to put on her toast. 

  I should mention that she had avocado and sweet potato tonight for dinner, and she ate just about all of it.  After months of finding M's food either in his scoop bib or next to him in the high chair, I am still amazed at how much J actually consumes. 

  Ah, here's my grocery list.  Peaches were on sale, although they are still a little hard.  Maybe later next week we can start those.  Despite the fallout of cantaloupe last summer, we bought one.  I expect I will cut it up this weekend and let it get softer before I give it to J.  We will be trying carrots this week, and broccoli.  I have not decided whether I will roast these or boil them, but I will let you know!