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Posted: 25 October 2005 at 10:31am | IP Logged

OK, so I've been reading my weaning books, which is never a good idea!!!

The books say that you should give your lo one serving of protein and two servings of starchy foods (potatoes, rice etc) every day. From what age do you think?

I weaned Ella at 15 weeks as she was a v hungry baby and the hungry baby milk didn't satisfy her. I've only just started to introduce meat, with some success, but she only really likes chicken so far!!! I'm going to try lamb today and fish and lentils over the next few days. I know that their natural supply of Iron is now depleting, which is why I'm using follow on milk.

What do people think? At the moment, she eats something like this...

breakfast - baby cereal

lunch - veg (and poss meat) and fruit for pud

tea - fruit with a pud of either yogurt, or custard or a fruity pud.

Posted: 25 October 2005 at 6:03pm | IP Logged

im trying to vary lilys intake too diz

its jolly tricky i did wonder about keeping a food diary for the week and asessing it from there!

sad, i know but it was the only way i could see what was missing!!

i need to feed lily more fish-but im not keen on it n i turn all fish into rubber!

Posted: 25 October 2005 at 11:38pm | IP Logged

Ooh i only give ryan cereal for breakfast & a savoury for dinner with toast or rusk in between

I know most of the baby things hav extra vitamins thrown in so im hoping hes getting wot he needs

Posted: 25 October 2005 at 11:46pm | IP Logged

I give lo what we eat now for his tea. at dinner time he as fruit, yogurt or mashed potatoe and veg. breakfast he has ready break or porrige. I would like to think he eats a well balanced diet.

HelenC

Posted: 26 October 2005 at 5:54pm | IP Logged

well Chunky has regained his full appetite and more

breakfast he has cereal

Lunch veg and youghart or fruit for pud

Dinner Veg,pots and meat plus another pud!

am starting to use some little fish tho he's not keen