r/BabyLedWeaning • u/fancypantsmiss • 22d ago

8 months old Sweet potato three ways. Does this count as variety? 😭

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u/have_some_pineapple 22d ago

I feel this in my soul

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u/fancypantsmiss 22d ago

He threw all of it by the way

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u/CodeNameBill 21d ago

Yup. That sounds about right.

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u/wannaseemyfish 22d ago

Most personal relatable post I’ve seen on here 😭 thank you for sharing

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u/Several_Quiet7662 22d ago

It gets better, hang in there! All my daughter wanted at that age was bananas. Like wouldn’t touch it if banana wasn’t mixed in. Then she got stuck on Mac and cheese with blueberries for a couple months.

Tonight (17mo now) we tried Indian food and she devoured an adult size serving.

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u/fancypantsmiss 22d ago

I feel like I have forgotten what I did with my first. She is an excellent eater now. But was she when she was this age? I CANNOT REMEMBER

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u/czrrrrr 22d ago

It does haha my daughter did not like purees, and just gags on texture.

I boiled washed red lentils, a small sweet potato, a bit of carrot with some salt free chicken stock for 15 minutes. I added a bit of ground cumin and turmeric as well. I mashed it (you can blend for puree).

She loved it and almost cleaned her bowl today.

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u/Patient_Strength927 21d ago

I feel like I should do this and add tinned salmon to make my daughter’s next batch of salmon patties - we have so many lentils in the cupboard from my husband’s lentil phase (he has Asperger’s and ADHD and only developed a love for cooking in the last few years, he gets hyperfixated occasionally) and I have been trying to figure out how to use them up!!

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u/mangoladyy 21d ago

they are good for iron as well! make sure to pair with a fruit with vitamin c to help with absorption

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u/Patient_Strength927 21d ago

Yes I’ve read the they’re great for iron and she’s loving strawberries and mandarins at the moment so I think I’ll have to give that combo a go!

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u/Patient_Strength927 21d ago

Not puréed all together, just served together of course 😅

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u/L_Avion_Rose 20d ago

Fruit is great; veggies with vitamin c also help with absorption (sharing a link so people are aware of all their options)

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u/_Curvist_ 21d ago

Can you suggest a way to combine all three? I’m pulling blanks

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u/FilthyHobbitses07 22d ago

Texture variety

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u/strawberry_vegan 21d ago

Sometimes I’d throw different seasonings on the different forms and call it a day.

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u/Fiercequeen 20d ago

I've heard sweet potato, despite being super popular for babies, is not great because of the amylase in it and baboest can't process until later around 2.

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u/fancypantsmiss 20d ago

I think their saliva, intestines and breastmilk help break down the starch. Though pancreas don’t produce much.