Hi, everybody. It's Katie. Today, Babydoll and I are going to talk about solid food
introduction and how to tell if she's ready. So one of the first ways is.... this.
Is she interested in what you're doing? Is she grabbing at everything in sight?
She is, so we figured she was ready. So stick with us and we're going to talk
about some of the very first things that we gave to her, some of her first
solid foods, and how to prepare them. So the big question is when do I introduce
solid foods to my baby? I think, first and foremost, that's something that you should
probably talk with your pediatrician about. I mean, I think that's always
something. It's always safe. Before you do anything new with the baby,
talk to your pediatrician. Do your research. I think most things out there,
most things that you're going to read on the internet and most pamphlets are
going to tell you right around six months is a safe time to start.
You don't want to start too early because babies' tummies are probably not ready to
deal with solid food. They've got to mature a little bit, although I have heard
of babies starting as early as four months. So again, that's where it's going
to be handy to talk with your pediatrician about what's best for your particular
circumstance. That being said, with both of my daughters, I started right around
six months. That's when I noticed the most interest, so I knew that it was a safe
time. Six months is a safe time per my pediatrician. So I knew it was safe,
and I was starting to notice there is a lot of interest from the little ones.
So I'm holding the baby and I'm eating food, and they're kind of going like this.
Each bite I put in my mouth, and their mouth is kind of like "Heh. Heh."
Kind of like that. So when they start to notice that you're doing
something like eat, and they want to be a part of it, that's a good time to think,
"Okay, well, maybe we should start to introduce solid foods." Or in the case of
my youngest, if I'm in the kitchen preparing food and she's in the living
room sitting at her bouncer, when she knows I'm in here making food or if I give
her sister a plate of food, she will literally start screeching at me.
And it's not a distressed cry. It's a "Hey, I want in on that action." So those
are probably some pretty good signs. If they start grabbing at your fork while
you're eating or they're watching you or they're yelling at you while you're making
food, those are all good signs that they're probably ready to start trying
stuff out. The first thing I want to talk to you about as far as solid food
introduction is a pear. One of the main reasons that pears was on the list of our
starter foods is because it kind of helps with aiding digestion and doesn't cause
constipation. Apples, you would think, you know, apples is one of those things that
everybody is like, "Oh, start with apples or homemade applesauce." And that's fun,
and I didn't really know that with my first one. I didn't know that it actually
can kind of cause things to slow down in their little tummies.
And so that's one of the reasons that you start with pears,
is because it helps move things along. So what you want to do with the pear is you
want to peel it and then chop it in four and core it. Make sure you get all the
junk out. And then you're going to put it in your steamer over here,
and you're going to steam it until soft. And if you want it a little chunkier,
you can do that. Or if you want to start with a true puree, then you can go ahead
and steam it all the way down until it's really soft. Don't throw away your pear
water because another thing that we're going to talk about today is millet in
lieu of rice cereal. But you can use the water that you use to steam your pears
to cut with the millet because it's going to need water, so you could use that.
So you're getting the little bit of nutrients there from the steamed-down pear
water, and then you're also putting your liquid in there, so it's like two birds
with one stone. So yeah, that's what we're going to start with.
And I'm going to go ahead and get that all set up. We'll be right back.
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Okay, guys. So the next thing I want to talk about on our solid-food introduction
for babies is millet. It's a grain, and you can kind of see it here.
Little, tiny, yellow, circular grain. It's a gluten-free grain. I like it.
I chose to go with millet because it's gluten-free and it has more nutritional
value than just plain white rice cereal. And the other thing is I've noticed,
at least with my first, was when I started introducing solid food, their little
tummies have to figure out what to do with that. And so if you have a regular,
every-day pooper, it's probably going to slow down and you're probably going to
notice your baby is going to stop pooping. And that's kind of scary when you're
Mama and your baby just stops pooping. So anyway, that's why I didn't go with
rice and decided to go with something like millet is because it's not quite as
binding and it's a little bit more nutritious. However, I will tell you,
whatever carb you want to give your baby, do some research and do what you're most
comfortable with. I like millet. You might not. There's other options, but I decided
to go with millet. So for the millet preparation, I have a Baby Bullet.
It's made by the Magic Bullet, and I love it. But I have the Baby Bullet here,
and this is the little container we'll use. And you'll notice the type of blade.
This is actually designed for grains and for breaking them down. And so what you're
going to do is you're going to dump however much millet you want in here
and put it in here. Push the button. Get it going until you get a fine powder.
And I'll show you a picture or a video, whichever one we can fit in there.
I'll show you how it works and what it's going to look like. And then you're going
to prepare it pretty much just like you would rice cereal. You're going to take
your powder out of here. And like we talked about a few minutes ago, if you
save your pear water, then you can use that to cook your millet with. So that's
going to be the preparation for the millet. Another thing I want to talk about
is avocadoes. I probably don't need to convince many of you about the nutritional
benefits of avocado because I think it's pretty well known, but see for yourself.
Google it if you'd like. But avocadoes are a pretty great thing to start with.
I think that's actually the very first thing my oldest daughter had. And I think
actually it's the first thing that my youngest had as well, just because it's
easy, it's soft, they're delicious, and they're pretty full of nutrients. They're
good for you. Good fats. And that's another thing that you want, too,
as you're starting to introduce solid foods is you want to make sure you
have healthy fats for your baby. So the preparation for avocadoes is pretty
simple. All you're really going to do is chop it open, take the seed, throw it
away, scoop out the contents, and put it on a plate and mash it up. I added salt
because I'm in the camp of "Why feed your baby boring food?" But you can do whatever
you want. That's, again, another preference. But I added salt and they both
really like avocadoes, which is awesome because as my oldest has kind of gone
through her picky-eating stuff, I could always get her to eat avocado. So I don't
feel so bad because I can get something green on her plate. So avocadoes,
I'm a huge fan of avocadoes.
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