First Foods

Baby Annette is starting baby food already!  It is so much fun to have all the kids gathered around, enjoying her reactions, and cheering her on.  I am excited about letting her explore new foods over the next few months and feel like we are on a good path to setting her up to be a good eater.

Here are some of the feeding items we are using right now:

Food Before One course by Rachel Coley from CanDoKiddo – I’m a huge fan and have learned so much from this OT mama’s blog and books.  Two of my kids are picky eaters and while this may or may not be a fault of my parenting, I’m always open to learning more and starting things off as best I can.  I took this course just before Annette started solid foods and really liked the baby-led spoon feeding approach she offers.  Definitely worth checking out, even if this is your sixth baby to start solid foods.  😉

across the top row:

Beaba baby spoons – great for feeding baby and for hand over hand learning

Olababy spoons – perfect for baby to hold herself

NumNum spoons – great size for baby hands, fun for dipping

Kidsme mesh feeder – easy to clean, great for teething on frozen fruit

middle row:

Replay divided plate – nice deep sides that help baby scoop up foods

EZPZ mini mat – mini fits on the Ikea Antilop high chair we have

OXO glass storage – nice storage for homemade baby food

Beechnut Organic baby food – this is our fav!  no added ingredients

bottom row:

Avent sippy cup – nice sippy cup without too many parts, I’m hoping to only use this for a few months and move on to open and straw cups

Bjorn cups – we’re using these even now!  The sturdy bottoms are great.

Squeasy Gear resuable pouch – easy to clean, great for a smoothie on the go

ChooMee pouch toppers – a must if you are planning to use pouches

other:

We really like the Ikea Antilop high chair for being easy to clean and inexpensive.  I am going to work on making a footrest for it as Annette gets bigger.  I have a command hook on the back for hanging bibs.

Our bibs are all homemade with snaps.  I hate velcro in the wash.  I traced around a bib I liked and made a dozen or so.  We also like the bibs made from kitchen towels.

yourkidstable.com – great resource for picky eaters

superhealthykids.com – food blog with kid friendly healthy ideas