https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 03:39:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740627 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 17:33:59 +0000 travelgirl1 1740627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I puréed it first but then started offering shredded chicken soon after. To be honest she did best with meat on the bone, like ribs or chicken legs. She loved gnawing on steak too. I was paranoid about it at first but she handled it really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740550 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:43:35 +0000 blackbird 1740550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also started with crockpot style soft chicken. Also ground beef-she really didn't take to meat at first but she warmed up to it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740545 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:33:27 +0000 Foodnerd81 1740545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with pulled/shredded chicken, which is still one of her favorites. Ground meat in burgers or meatballs are also good-- she LOVES meatballs and spaghetti, it's so cute it's worth the mess (once in a while). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740528 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:11:39 +0000 mdf106 1740528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't start until 9 months, but I just cut the chicken into little pieces. LO had no teeth and loved chicken right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740510 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:40:58 +0000 Rockies11 1740510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine had no teeth. I did shredded rotisserie chicken from the grocery store rotisserie because it is super soft! and easy peasy as an additional bonus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740482 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:06:00 +0000 Synchronicity 1740482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: uh ohhhh, maybe she's going to be a little vegetarian, like me! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740449 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:12:48 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1740449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO really struggles with meat. No matter what, she spits it out. So far, she LOVES tofu though (cubed and baked or fried), and will sometimes eat shredded chicken or pork.<br /> I've heard sausage works well, or ground meats </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740445 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:11:06 +0000 Bubbles 1740445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has no teeth, I make him meatballs from beef, lamb or turkey mince (but more oblong shape so he can hold on to them), and they just come apart nicely in his mouth. He absolutely loves meat, it's his favourite thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740421 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 11:45:33 +0000 Mrs Spoon 1740421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do little patties of ground turkey or strips if chicken. I've also just taken some chix off the bone if we're eating rotisserie chix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740420 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 11:45:19 +0000 Ocean girl 1740420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD didn't have teeth until 9mths and we did meat from 6mths on. I agree with the PP's... Ground meats are perfect (meatballs, burgers, meat loaves, chunky meat sauces).</p> <p> Shredded pieces hasn't been a hit for her, she prefers it sliced against the grain so when she "bites" down it falls apart in her mouth and then she can gum it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740404 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 11:34:51 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1740404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ground turkey and ground chicken. :)</p> <p>Our LO is 7 months and she LOVES ground turkey seasoned with chili powder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740377 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 11:18:46 +0000 fairy 1740377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just pull off shreds from my plate. Before she got teeth, she would just gum it up and have no problem :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740331 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 10:51:17 +0000 autumnlove 1740331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did shredded chicken &amp; pork and ground beef. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740299 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 10:34:50 +0000 sarac 1740299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just shredded up really soft chicken, and she went to town. Don't forget some spice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740185 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:42:38 +0000 catlady 1740185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've given little chunks of ground turkey and little strips of chicken. She doesn't have teeth yet and she's ok. She does have the pincer grasp mostly down, so that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740162 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:14:40 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1740162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think my LO had molars really when she started meat. Ground turkey is a great alternative to chicken </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740117 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:20:51 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1740117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: She did. I'm going to say we got her first teeth at 5/6 months? (I'm so bad at remembering this stuff!) But yes, at least the bottom two. I'd think even without teeth those options would be ok? </p> <p>...you could always make some liver pate :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740111 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:10:48 +0000 lamariniere 1740111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sapphiresun: @Mrs. Taco: Thanks, those are great ideas. Another question, did your LOs have teeth when they started eating meat? DD's teeth are nowhere in sight. (I always did puréed meet with my older LO, who didn't have teeth until he was 1). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740109 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:06:57 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1740109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We found ground meat the easiest (and made us the least nervous because it wasn't stringy), so chicken meatballs or 'burger'. LO also had success with chicken sausage cut in very small pieces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740081 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 02:52:18 +0000 Sapphiresun 1740081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chicken specifically, I just would either pull some meat off the whole chicken, or if I made chicken breast I would cut it horizontally, so the grain fell apart for her. She's had chicken wings and ground chicken made into kind of a meatball stick and liked both of those too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/blw-and-meat#post-1740079 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 02:44:48 +0000 lamariniere 1740079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you did/are doing BLW, how do you cook and offer meat? My LO is 7 months and we've been doing a combo of purées and BLW. I want to introduce chicken in the next weeks, but not sure how to go about giving it to her in the BLW format. </p>