My daughter is 8.5months old. I myself eat lots of raw food and I of course want to give her the healthiest of food. She has been a purely breast milk fed baby up until a few months ago when I started steaming and blending organic yams, squash, zuchinni, and carrots and also feeding her bananas and avocados. In baby books, I have read about iron-fortified cereal, and I am wondering how I can provide this need for iron intake without buying a box of processed baby cereal.
I am also wondering what else to feed her. I was thinking maybe some oatmeal might be next.
I have also heard mixed things about giving her only raw food, as I have been told that its too harsh on their little digestive systems.
What advice do you have on providing her food for her iron requirements, also what else is good to feed her, and what is your opinion on raw food and little babies?
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I have a 9 1/2 mo old and am also trying to keep him vegan, dairy-free, wheat-free and mostly raw.
Dark, leafy greens are a good source of iron. An easy way to incorporate those would be to sprinkle some dulse flakes into the food you are already preparing. It is also high in B12! Kinda like a green smoothie for your little one. I'm not sure how much would be appropriate for their little tummys, but I think a little couldn't hurt.
Also, I would hold off on the oatmeal, as it can be hard to digest. I started giving mine the oatmeal cereal for babies, and I think it made him more constipated.
I got a good recipe for a sunflower seed "oatmeal"-like cereal that is really yummy and simple! It's just soaked sunflower seeds, coconut milk, cinnamon. Blend it all together until it is an oatmeal consistency. You could add some fruit like banana to it for extra flavor.
Also, I found a coconut milk yogurt at our local grocery. It's called So Delicious. here's the site:
http://www.purelydecadent.com/products/coconut_yogurt.html
I was thinking of making my own coconut yogurt eventually with probiotics, but this is easy for now! And it really helps with his digestion.
Hope this helps!
Hi, I'm new here. My son is 18 weeks old, full-term breastfed.
I'm thinking what to do when the time for his first meals comes, all raw, a little bit cooked... ? So I'm very interested in your experiences...
Blessings Rosa,
I originally posted the post, now my daughter is 10 months old.
She is still breastfed, but pretty much just at night.
I make her fresh juices in the juicer and dilute it 50% with water.
I started feeding her solids by steaming organic veggies such as zuchini, carrot, yam, squash, etc.
Then we worked our way to oatmeal, that i would grind, then soak overnight and then cook.
Bananas and avocado were popular with her for awhile.
I made her all different types of mushes in the food processor, also incoportating raw greens in applesauce, etc.
She loves steamed greens and steamed cauliflower.
Now she's going thru a fase where she only wants to feed herself, so mushes (which i fed her with a spoon) are out, and i give her chunks of fruit, apricot, strawberry, pear, melon, and i sord of grind it with my teeth first, and then spit it out on her table so she can feed herself.
she has also been having some humus type bean dips lately that i've made for myself (not raw)
once i sprouted mung beans, then steamed them, and then made a dip from them, she loved it
It was a hard choice, but a few weeks ago, I un-veganized her, and gave her raw unpasturized goat's milk that i get from my neighbor's goats, she's growing and i really felt that she needed something extra.
Welcome to motherhood!
Hi spirited mama, another question for you (also one on another post): Which one would you advice more for info about raw nursing, babies and more, conscious eating of rainbow green life food cuisine?
Thanx again... (-: