Thinking back on our first 100 foods

 

I thought I would give an update to baby's first foods, and talk a little bit more about the transition to solids now that some time has passed. There are so many micro-transitions in these first two years and it is shocking where we were even a few months ago. 

This graphic is a great example - a year ago I was focused on introducing new foods separately to test for allergens, but now I rarely think about whether our little one has eaten a particular food before. I did think she might have a lentil allergy for a few months, but also I just got caught up in the chaos and didn't really get a chance to test it out again until many months later.

As I look at this list, I am happy that I found a balance of offering fresh foods, while still keeping my sanity with the occasional pre-made food. It almost felt like a puzzle trying to piece together how I was going to provide these foods in age appropriate ways. Foods like hummus (chickpea, tahini), pesto (pine nut), and yogurt (milk) were so good for introducing new allergens in tasty ways. I'll include some examples below of food products I used.

Product

Pesto

Hummus

 Yogurt            

 Applesauce

Allergen

Pine nuts

Chickpea, tahini

 Milk

 

Other ingredients

Milk, basil, olive oil

Olive oil

 

 

 

Also try variations using sundried tomato, garlic scapes or kale

Start with 3 ingredient hummus, then add tahini

Mix in peanut butter powder, tahini or pureed fruits

 Add fruit or vegetable purees for palatability/ familiarity



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