https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:10:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501879 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:26:35 +0000 loveisstrange 1501879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honey and nuts were the only things we were warned against until after a year.</p> <p>Try hummus! C loved it as a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501873 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:24:25 +0000 Silva 1501873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Talk to your doc about common allergens....ours said no reason to wait for anything (except honey, but that has to do with botulism, not allergies). We did homemade purees (usually from frozen or steamed veggies and fruits) for the first month and then moved to table foods.<br /> I try to avoid added sugar and salt where I can, but she definitely gets some if we eat out, small amounts that I cook with, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501858 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:21:27 +0000 Chillybear 1501858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: Oh how i love charts! thanks for the website suggestions wholesomebabyfood.com is just what i was looking for </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501479 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:59:20 +0000 singingbee 1501479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: seriously check out the wholesome baby website lovehoneybee listed. We have the book and she has some great recipe ideas once you have a menu going on and advice how to start. Lo has liked everything so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501461 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:54:29 +0000 bunnylove08 1501461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: we used fresh baby spinach, boiled and pureed. </p> <p>If you use frozen peas make sure you keep some of the cooking water because peas are grainy when you puree them. </p> <p>The way I made DD's baby food was by going to the baby food aisle and copying what they made </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501451 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:52:46 +0000 avivoca 1501451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following, since I need ideas too! I'm glad Fiona liked the carrots. Hyla turned her nose up at them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501439 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:49:42 +0000 Chillybear 1501439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess i'm just nervous.... there's is no history of allergies in our families but the doctor recommended trying one new food every 4 days - we go back on 4/1... can you tell i'll have a lot of questions</p> <p>Apples - store bought babyfood, applesauce, or can i steam and puree them?</p> <p>Spinach - fresh or frozen? </p> <p>Peas - do i need to worry about the skin if i steam and puree? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501419 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:45:36 +0000 Mrsbells 1501419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can cook and blend sweet potato, apple, spinach, parsnips, green beans.. Lots of options!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501393 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:38:58 +0000 lovehoneybee 1501393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were advised to avoid giving him peanut butter and honey until after he was a year old, and we didn't feed him shellfish until after a year as well (but mostly because I don't eat it and won't cook it). He did have some fish, though. </p> <p>At that age he really liked enchiladas (made with a sweet potato sauce) and eggs (scrambled). I remember those were big hits. I know some people put off feeding eggs if there's an egg allergy in the family (although I think the allergen is in the whites?) </p> <p>We did BLW, so besides the things in the first paragraph I basically gave him whatever we were eating, spices and all (I've made a huge effort to cut back on salt). At 7 months he ate and loved jamabalaya and curries. Spice doesn't phase him all that much. </p> <p>I've gotten some recipes from these sites: </p> <p><a href="http://weelicious.com/" rel="nofollow">http://weelicious.com/</a><br /> <a href="http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/index.htm</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-first-foods-need-some-inspiration-and-ideas#post-1501300 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:24:21 +0000 Chillybear 1501300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fiona is almost 6 months old and breastfed with some formula supplementing. As far as solids go we started introducing a few things rice cereal, smashed banana, and this week we tried carrots (big hit!) next week we'll try sweet potato then avocado. I steamed and pureed the carrots and sweet potatoes myself but i'm not sure where to go from here. What else can i make myself? And what is better to purchase premade? What are the big no-nos at this age? At what point can we try simple seasonings? Any recipes or websites would be super helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-643128 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:46:28 +0000 Giraffe 643128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have some nice big raised beds for vegetables, but no plans to put anything in them this year. We need to work on that! LO has been keeping us busy, plus we got discouraged last year when our dogs decided they loved tomatoes and ate them all as soon as they were ripe. Then we put in a fence so the dogs couldn't get to the garden beds, and squirrels started eating all of our greens :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-641388 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:00:51 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 641388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sure do!</p> <p>I have two flower beds in the front, several flower beds in the back, and a couple apple trees in the back as well. This year we are going to plant carrots and lettuce near the apple trees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-641379 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:59:01 +0000 Lindsay05 641379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a HUGE one every year. We plant almost anything that will grow here. I am so jealous of those of you who can start planting already :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-641297 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:38:45 +0000 fussygal 641297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cherrybee Pretty!</p> <p>We had a small vegetable garden last year (6x6) but I lost steam half way through the summer. I'd like to try again this year, but now that we're expecting in Nov. I'm not sure I'd be up for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-641135 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:56:02 +0000 Cherrybee 641135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a huge garden, 110ft long. We moved in a year ago and it was a jungle - it took me all spring to salvage the established plants that I wanted to keep and then plant up the areas I'd cleared - flowers, shrubs and herbs near the house (plus a little tomato patch) and a veg patch further down the garden. Unfortunately, we had the wettest summer in living memory last year and, veg wise, what didn't get washed away was eaten by a plague of slugs! I was heartbroken!</p> <p>Here are some photos taken before the rain started! I love my garden! I hope I have the energy to tend to it when the weather perks up here - if it ever perks up!! </p> [attach=2581/13/mjo7lf.600x395.c191032b-5bd0-4b03-b424-31ef3874cdfe.jpg] [attach=2581/13/mjo7lg.600x433.dc87f058-64af-450f-bc7c-5c2a87f0cef4.jpg] [attach=2581/13/mjo7li.600x450.WP_000289.jpg] [attach=2581/13/mjo7lk.600x450.WP_000169.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-641078 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:37:30 +0000 Bao 641078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope but we are starting one this year too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-641076 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:37:03 +0000 VanillaBean 641076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love gardening but I have not garden in a while since the birth of my son two months ago. I love planting herbs because they are easy to grow and they make food taste great without the added amount of salt/sugar. We recently bought a home where the previous owners had planted tomatoes, cabbages, and kale but they were dying. The house also came with 3 orange trees, 3 lemon trees, a grapefruit tree, and a guava tree which makes for good juicing and making ceviche. I wish it came with an avocado tree, then I would be making guacamole every day. Once my son is older, then I would go back to gardening again since we have space for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640886 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:52:23 +0000 swurlygurl 640886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: Oh, that sounds so amazing. Making me dream of warm summer afternoons!</p> <p>I made my own mozzarella one time... If I used that with garden tomatoes and basil for caprese, that would be an incredible home-grown/made snack! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640854 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:47:58 +0000 Boheme 640854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Basil and tomatoes are my motivating factor for wanting to start our garden! Last summer I would eat caprese stacks every. single. day. A slice of buffalo mozzarella, tomato slices, and basil shreds with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar = HEAVEN. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640805 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:35:27 +0000 swurlygurl 640805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: I heard planting basil by your tomatoes make them taste better. Not sure I believe it, but willing to give it a try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640669 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:07:18 +0000 Honeybee 640669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is starting one this year; I have no desire to grow things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640644 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:03:05 +0000 heffalump 640644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My next door neighbor is planting one between our houses. We're paying her to do our half. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640638 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:01:54 +0000 Sweet T 640638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I want one so bad but there's a no-dig rule where we live and I don't want to have a bunch of pots all over my yard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640624 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:59:51 +0000 Boheme 640624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: That's our list too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640613 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:58:09 +0000 Mrs.Someone 640613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Started it up again last weekend. Peas and carrots are among the first seeds to go in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640607 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:56:28 +0000 pui 640607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I really want room for one at the next house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640589 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:49:37 +0000 swurlygurl 640589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I'm going to start planting this weekend! Lettuce, spinach and snow peas for now. Tomatoes, peppers, squash and basil later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640501 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:34:03 +0000 yerpie110 640501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but only because my MIL loves to garden and tends it for us as both DH and I have huge black thumbs. We grow garlic, tomatoes, peppers, romaine lettuce, and a ton of flowers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640457 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:25:45 +0000 MrsBrewer 640457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a 5x5 foot space in my backyard that would be PERFECT for a garden. Has good soil in it, and is sectioned off with bricks.......buut we just got a puppy, so I'm afraid he will dig it up. But I might try it out anyways. Maybe put some chicken wire up around it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-garden-3#post-640439 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:22:52 +0000 DillonLion 640439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I have a black thumb. The only thing we have in our yard is cacti. </p>