Yes, i think he should be ok to have most of those (not sure about the fish?).  You can even start on egg yolk ( some people hold off a bit longer, but i believ the yolks are fine at this stage).  Whole egg at about 1 year of age.  Just watch for reaction and introduce one at a time with new foods.

I don't see any reason why you can't give him herbs for flavour, what about toast fingers with vegemite, or baked beans.  You can buy some books on feeding babies and young children, they will give you lots of ideas.  Check out ebay and you might pick one up for a fraction of the cost...i just sold mine on there and noticed a few for sale.  Look under the feeding baby section.

Hi there,I too have to agree with Dannii,I used to make my own baby food.I would boil vegetables and mince or steak together with a little bit of mixed herbs for flavour then put it through a blender,much easier if it is boiled to blend.(for most tough meat we boil it) I then froze it in disposable cups so at meal times for bub I would just go to the freezer and heat bubs food.Maybe some mushed up banana or boiled apple or even a little mango for something different.

                                                             Cham

Don't worry too much about mixing things up. If you have a number of things your baby eats, it's actually best to keep with those. As kids grow up, they only eat things that they are familiar with.

When my son was an infant, he ate anything I gave him. And I worried about variety too, so I offered him so many things that things rarely got repeated or got repeated with far too long a time in between.  Now he is 3 years old and extremely fussy about food. He eats only what he knows....and unfortunately, now refusing all the things that I used to give him as a baby.

For the little ones at the day care centre I prepare food for (up to 15 months in nursery - majority of these are 6 - 10 m) the kids are eating fruit cut up in bite size pieces( usually banana, apple, watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew melon), or Goulboune Valley two fruits or diced peaches, cheese, grated carrot. ham pieces, chicken pieces, sandwiches, custard, yoghurt, rice crackers and dip, rice cakes with vegemite, fruit breads, sultanas, spaghetti/baked beans.

With my kids, I included herbs from the start of making their veges, only cause I have always had a herb garden and grow my own. Garlic has always been included, parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary. Just do whatever you are having and either just chop it up finer or process it. At Austins age, he should love picking up food in his fingers, so things that are holdable.

the only thing that isnt good for a bubs before they r 1 is milk. baby yogurt is fine not 100% on cheese but definately milk is a no no as it is too creamy for their tums yet but skim milk and hilo isnt good either.

I was giving my kids meat all kinds of meat except offal as i dont like it when they were 6 months. my kids love meat. give him good saucages choped up in bite size pieces and chicken too. small bits like 5cm square piece should be enough.

herbs are fine and spices too. i made a curry when alex was 9 months ans he stole my bowl when i went to the loo and ate the whole thing.

with Charlie i cut all our food up for her and didnt buy the store stuff where alex i bought store stuff.

spag bolg is a great one too.

Like everyone has said you can feed your bubs just about anything.  I usually boil it.   I cut up the meat small and then fry it with onion or leek and then boil it with vegies.  You can make mash potato put it with the meat and veg, it makes it more palatable.  Some times I add a bit of tomato sauce to add flavour.  Depends on what I am makeing, for example if it is shepards pie then add it.  I also make spag bol and he loves it.  I put the tomato in boiling water then peel them and then de seed them.   I made fried rice the other day with bacon.  The ideas are endless.  If you live near a libary then go and get some recipes out.

If you are having chops for dinner then  let him chew on the bone.  He should be able to handle saugaes by now give him one to hold and eat.  Oh herbs are also good if you make spag bol add some basil.  you can add parsley to just about everything.

Hope this has given you some ideas.

There is no reason that he shouldn't be able to eat most of the things that you enjoy.

Just make sure the pieces a small, he will let you know when he doesn't care much for the taste of something.

My kids lived on mashed veg for years and we watch our sons belly bulge once as he devoured half the fish I had prepaired for tea.

But please promise me you wont subject him to the fowlness of offal. LOL

He has teeth, so why not add some meat to his diet.  Just finally scrape it away from the main piece of meat and keep the bits small.

He can have bread now too.  Oh, and pasta.  As for herbs, why are you denying him all the good stuff? lol.  They won't hurt him! lol.  Just help to add interesting flavour and texture to his food, oh, and are full of all the good things too!

He can try just about anything. The main thing with babies eating is their throat expansion as they develop from just having milk to having solids. Fish is good because it breaks up small. He can have any meat (and it doesn't have to be boiled, I've never heard of that, sorry to Dannii, but that is crap), it's just a matter of cutting it small and making sure it's not too tough. By the looks of his gorgeous picture he has plenty of teeth so can chew on things like pieces of sausage. For lunches make sandwiches and cut into bite-size pieces with things like vegemite on it. He could also have pieces of sandwich meat (like devon, ham, etc).

If he eats anything you give him, that's great! So give him whatever he can handle!

I gave all mine what I thought they could handle and never had a problem. They are now good eaters with their meat & veg.

take a look at the baby food in the shops thats suited for his age and make your own,

he can  have youghurt now and tofu, egg yolks and cheese, chicken, beef,

have a look at this baby menu

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/babymenub.htm

Hey Cass, I wouldnt introduce herbs till after Austin is 1. Meats are fine, but they should be boiled. Something most babies enjoy eating are boiled sausages with potato, carrot ect, really anything you like and put it through a blender, that way you can still leave some chunks, or you can just use a potato masher. Just give it a go and see how he goes, boiled chicken is also fine.

Dannii xxo

Hi,

You are lucky to have a baby that will eat anything... You can try him on boiled chicken and mushed up meats. Not too sure on herbs. You could try wheet-bix for brekkie and yoghurt (baby yoghurt) for lunch.

Hope that helps xoxox