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I have just started to wean my baby girl Jaida. She is 6mths and I will do exactly what I did for the first one as it was fantastic. I hear alot of Mums complaining of toddlers who are fussy eaters so I thought I can give a bit
of advice on this one..
As you know I live in Kenya (very far from home) so as a first time Mum, I turned to a few books to help along the way. When Jasmine was ready to wean, I followed a book by Annabel Karmel - The Complete Baby Meal Planner. It was the best thing I think I have done for my daughter. This book starts of with great advice like more veggies less fruit so the baby want always want sweet things etc.. The thing I loved was that with each recipe, there was a different herb or spice added. This really widened Jasmines tastes and she is happy to try anything. Like the book says, when she tries different foods they are a little familiar to her as she was introduced to many flavors early on. It is also very balanced so you know your baby is getting everything they need. It isn’t as time consuming as people think to cook the baby food either. I store the purees in air tight ice block trays and thaw a cube or 2 at a time, So I only need to cook once a week.
There are also alot of recipes in there for the whole family, which I sometimes use now that is 2.5yrs.
My friend followed this also, her daughter is 6mths older than Jasmine and now when we go for play dates other Mums think is funny how our girls reach for the Asparagus and strawberries instead of the biscuits!
Another of our friends has a 2yr old son who want eat anything but sweet things and sausages and chips.. She didn’t want the same for her daughter who is now 9mths. She tried out recipes in this book for her daughter who loves her lentils and veggies!
I hope this helps.
(July 2007) (
