What the Baby Ate
I've had a lot of success getting August to eat soups. There was the tofu-veggie soup, the chicken chili and also a minestrone I made with diced carrots, peas, ditalini, diced tomatoes from a can and onion. I stirred pesto into mine and August liked that, too. He doesn't really have any of the broth; it's just a good way to get the veggies soft enough and add a little flavor.
He also loves pasta, so I made mini shells and mixed in some roasted zucchini and peppers I had diced into tiny pieces and some ricotta and pesto. I tried giving it to him without the pesto and he definitely preferred it with.
I made some oven-baked risotto, which turned out sticky and gummy, but since August didn't know what he was missing he ate it up. I owe the poor boy some real risotto sometime, though. It had diced parsnips, carrots and peas in it, which he ate up, along with lots of grated Romano.
hi there...i just wanted to tell you that u are doing such a great job as a mother.i can see how dedicated you are to your baby.i have a son as well and he too is just over a year old.but i had one concern though...i dont think cheese should be given to babies...it contains a lot of bacteria which i am not sure suit the baby.may be you should consult your pediatrician about it...if u have sorry to bother you but if u havent hope u do. :-) .well then...i wish u well and have a great motherhood :-D
Man, can you come cook for my baby? I feel so inadequate buying already roasted chicken and steaming string beans...every day.
Thanks for your concern, TJ. I think my pediatrician was the first to suggest I give August some cheese. Only cheese made with pasturized milk for now though.
Citymama, I guess I didn't confess on here that I ordered a rotisserie chicken from FD a while back and made dinner for a week from it. I find, too, though, that I am getting in kind of a rut. Eggs, pasta, soup. Sometimes you just don't have the time, or energy, to come up with something new.