I have decided to do things a little differently the third time around when it comes to feeding a baby. I suppose I am going old school with this. Really old school.
I started checking out what all was in a lot of the processed, prepackaged baby foods, and quite frankly, I didn't like it.
I called up my mom, and ask what all she and her eleven siblings (yes you read that correctly) would have been given as a baby. Her answers kind of shocked me at first. The foods they were given, sausage gravy, grits, soup beans, may not all be super healthy or things I would try, but it started to dispell the myth that babies shouldn't eat anything that doesn't come in a jar with a label for me.
So, I decided to make my own food this time around.
The Littlest One is just over six months old now, and she should be able to handle most foods. Therefore, I give her real food. I throw it in my food chopper, get the texture a little better for her, and go for it.
I have to tell you, she loves it. She didn't care for the baby cereal oatmeal that I bought, and now have sitting on a shelf and until I find someone else to give it to. I can't say I blame her. That stuff smells bad. However, she loves real oatmeal. I over cook it, and don't salt it, but still it tastes better than what she had before. Mix it with a little fruit, and man has she got a great meal.
We are doing that will all kinds of things now, and as she gets older, and her body matures more, I will start giving her more and more foods that I think she should love.
Hence, a new series of posts, "Guess The Mystery Food".
Can you guess what I fed her?
I'll check back in about a day and see if anyone knows what it is after I post it.
Simple foods, made fresh.
That's how we roll these days, and we both love it.
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