Trying to help LO gain weight - 10 mo, no teeth. We do a lot of full fat yogurt and avocado but that's getting boring. What do you feed babies that has a high fat content? Bonus points if it doesn't require a parent to spoon it in 
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Some suggestions that my LO liked from a young age:
-small cubes of softish cheese (ie monterey jack/mozzerella)
-mac and cheese (homemade without crunchies on top)
-scrambled eggs
-pulled pork (thoroughly chopped to the point where it was kind of pasty and gross to adults but she LOVED it and ate it by the fistful)
-cut up biscuits (with or without gravy)you could also add butter (or your preferred fat) to anything and everything else you're feeding either as part of the cooking process or afterwards.
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I would second @karenbme: that you can add a little olive oil, butter, or coconut oil to any purees or veggies that get cooked soft enough to mouth (like carrots). What about mashed potatoes or salmon?
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-Butter added to anything, or give baby straight up unsalted butter (they usually love it).
-Coconut oil with baked sweet potato. Again you can spoon coconut oil to baby too, haha.
-Homemade Beef or chicken Broth without the fat skimmed off, give it to baby like a soup or juice, or you can cook other foods in the broth
-Pork belly
-sausages
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@karenbme @Chuckles thank you! I made a big batch of homemade Mac and cheese (the infamous Paula Deen recipe with BUTTER) and that's been great to serve. Also gave some veg with just butter and ended up with a happy greasy baby. Win!:
@mrs.kiwi: idk why I hadn't thought about coconut oil. That's a great idea
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@Clementine12: I think avocado oil is another good one to add to things.
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This question reminds me of this awesome post from Jennifer Anderson, an awesome, realistic nutritionist on IG. She uses whole milk, but I think even adding a portion of *canned* coconut cream/milk would add a significant amount of fat! (I think using only coconut cream/milk would be a bit *too* much coconut flavor). The canned stuff meant for cooking has way more fat than the cartons.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZKVuMzroli/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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For babies I would specifically focus on animal fat. So meat, chicken, fish. I know purées are annoying but you can make like a homemade chicken soup and blend it so the meat and skin is blended into the purée. Eggs are also great. Paté if you can find or make it. And dairy as mentioned above- yogurt, cheese, sour cream, butter. Good luck!
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@Baby Boy Mom: and @clementine12: If the pate is made from liver, you need to be very careful about how much a baby ingests because of the high levels of vitamin A. I've seen anywhere between 1-2 teaspoons and 1-2 tablespoons only once or twice a week.
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