I have written about eating in the past, and we continue to have a lot of fun with food around here! I originally wanted to write this post because a new world of food has opened up to S&Z in the last month. However, let me start by posting two videos that were shot this weekend.
The first was taken in lab yesterday. A couple of people needed practice netting babies so I brought them in. Since both Silas & Zoe were netted, I wanted to take some pictures. Silas started getting cranky, so we pulled out some Gerber Wagon Wheels, which they have never eaten before. You can watch what happens below. Basically, Auntie Vanessa saw Silas put the whole wagon wheel in his mouth, and then she tried to talk me through how to get it out!
Then when we got home from lab I decided to let them feed themselves leftover cheese tortellini for dinner. I gave them slabs of toast like we have almost every day since they turned 8 months. Here's what happened...
Choking hazards aside, this stage of eating is a lot of fun! A new set of food guidelines is typically prescribed around 8 months, and along with it come a lot of fun culinary possibilities. I make beans, lentils and split peas, often mixing in a hardboiled egg yolk and tofu, and we play around with spices and adding sauteed onions and garlic to their food.
Derek made banana pancakes last week and that was a big hit, after the initial exploration phase which you can see here...
After hearing what S&Z had for lunch today (homemade baba ghanoush and portobello mushroom burgers) my sister commented today that the babies eat better than we do. They routinely eat cubed cheese, and they love tofu rolled in ground kashi cereal. I have made Paula Deen's salmon cakes for Derek & I for years, and S&Z love them as well. Ditto for Ecuadorean potato-cheese patties. I'll be trying black bean cakes (sans jalapeno) tomorrow. They still eat avocado, banana and blueberries mixed with cottage cheese or yogurt every morning for breakfast. Applesauce, sweet potatoes, and squash are still favorites. They have mastered the various sippy cups we have to offer, and they love to drink water.
Our farm share recently started back up and the variety of local, seasonal, organic food choices is adding to the possibilities each week. So far they have enjoyed sauteed kale, spinach and collard greens and they will soon by trying roasted carrots, beets, and turnips. It will definitely be a fun summer of eating!
The first was taken in lab yesterday. A couple of people needed practice netting babies so I brought them in. Since both Silas & Zoe were netted, I wanted to take some pictures. Silas started getting cranky, so we pulled out some Gerber Wagon Wheels, which they have never eaten before. You can watch what happens below. Basically, Auntie Vanessa saw Silas put the whole wagon wheel in his mouth, and then she tried to talk me through how to get it out!
Then when we got home from lab I decided to let them feed themselves leftover cheese tortellini for dinner. I gave them slabs of toast like we have almost every day since they turned 8 months. Here's what happened...
Choking hazards aside, this stage of eating is a lot of fun! A new set of food guidelines is typically prescribed around 8 months, and along with it come a lot of fun culinary possibilities. I make beans, lentils and split peas, often mixing in a hardboiled egg yolk and tofu, and we play around with spices and adding sauteed onions and garlic to their food.
Derek made banana pancakes last week and that was a big hit, after the initial exploration phase which you can see here...
After hearing what S&Z had for lunch today (homemade baba ghanoush and portobello mushroom burgers) my sister commented today that the babies eat better than we do. They routinely eat cubed cheese, and they love tofu rolled in ground kashi cereal. I have made Paula Deen's salmon cakes for Derek & I for years, and S&Z love them as well. Ditto for Ecuadorean potato-cheese patties. I'll be trying black bean cakes (sans jalapeno) tomorrow. They still eat avocado, banana and blueberries mixed with cottage cheese or yogurt every morning for breakfast. Applesauce, sweet potatoes, and squash are still favorites. They have mastered the various sippy cups we have to offer, and they love to drink water.
Our farm share recently started back up and the variety of local, seasonal, organic food choices is adding to the possibilities each week. So far they have enjoyed sauteed kale, spinach and collard greens and they will soon by trying roasted carrots, beets, and turnips. It will definitely be a fun summer of eating!
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