To make a little bit of sense out of my last post, we are trying to follow recommended guidelines to introduce foods that cause allergies or digestive problems, which is why we delayed solids all together until Elias was 6 months old. Additionally, both Mark and I are overweight and I’ve read a lot that what you are offered as a baby can have a significant impact over your eating habits as an adult. This is why I don’t want him getting rice cereal at every “meal” - it has no nutritional value and isn’t good for much more than practice as a solid food.
Dairy: There are a lot of different recommendations here, but all of them are pretty consistent about no whole milk as a drink until after 1 year. As they are really different beasts, dairy products like yogurt and cheese are okay before then. We are going to start introducing yogurts and cheeses at around 9 months.
Meat: The guideline I’ve read most often about meat is that it’s okay to start introducing around 7 months. We just haven’t introduced it yet, but when we do, I want to restrict it to at-home for a little while. I don’t think Elias’ daycare offers meat to infants anyway.
Eggs: Egg whites are allergens that shouldn’t be introduced before 1 year. Egg yolks are okay and most of the guidelines I’ve read say that’s okay around 9-10 months.
Additionally, most fruits and vegetables are okay, but not acidic foods like oranges or tomatoes until 1 year. There’s a list of other baby no-no foods such as honey, peanut butter, wheat, strawberries and shellfish due to allergies.
So far, Elias has had: bananas, apples, pears, peaches, raspberries, peas, squash, sweet potato, carrot, potato and cheerios. There may be some more in there that I forgot.
Elias now has 6 teeth growing in - 4 on top and 2 on bottom. It’s interesting to see how he uses them when he eats.
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