Help with foods for MSPI baby

[ZacsMumme]

Feel free to move to FSF if its better there.

T is a big eater. It is helping his reflux immensely and I think he's been a hungry boy
Problem is - rice cerial has given him terrible constipation. He can't have any milk, soy, gluten/wheat...

He has a good range of veges and limited fruit (have to avoid citrus and bananas)
I just don't know what to try next to fill him up...he's hungry YK? - meat?
Can I try him on a milk alt in cooking like rice milk? His formula is repulsive.

Here is what he has.
Pumpkin
Sweet potato
Carrots
Prunes
Pear
Courgette/zucchini
Chicken broth
Just trying to mix in apple and peach with pear starting today.

He needs filling up though. He WANTs my toast every morning what can I give him?

[Skadiver13]

Red pepper, squash, Pastina, boiled chicken, you can make pancakes no egg, or milk needed.

[Jenn+Ethan+Emily]

Avocado! Good fats to help full him up

[ENMS]

Grrr I had a post written up but lost it

I was saying I think meat should be more than fine - it is easier to digest than some fruits and veggies which require extensive action from enzymes.

http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/MeatRecipes.htm

How about avocado?

Have you tried alternative grains / seeds? Like quinoa? It is unbelievably nutritious!

[ZacsMumme]

Avocado! Good fats to help full him up

Oh yeah forgot to say avocado didn't agree with him it was one of the first ones we tried! Ill try again in a month or so but it was only about 3 weeks ago I last tried. Same thing, didn't like it, then had sore gut

[ZacsMumme]

Ohh red pepper...do you roast/grill it?
So with meats....chicken first you think? - or beef? Did you give your LOs fish ie salmon?

What do I so with quinoa ... Is it just a grain I have to google it lol

[ENMS]

Oh yeah forgot to say avocado didn't agree with him

Yeah M is bad too, I don't understand why because it's technically supposed to be ok with his intolerances, but he gets diarrhea from avocado.

I would definitely go with chicken before beef. Here lots of people talk about bovine protein intolerance rather than MPI, so it includes anything bovine as well as the milk, so beef is a no-no. I would definitely wait until he is a little older. But lamb is apparently one of the easiest meats to digest, and less likely to cause any reaction at all. Chicken is also easy to digest.

Quinoa is lovely, I love it myself. Here you can buy it in flakes and make some porridge with it  http://www.gogoquinoa.com/products/breakfast/quinoa-flakes-pre-cooked/ or you can just cook regular quinoa and put it in the blender to make it smooth.

[Skadiver13]

Here is a neat article I read a bit ago.. With recipes for Quinoa. I love it. Don't make the mistake I did though. It's puffs up pretty good. I made 1/2 a box thinking it may not be enough, we ended up eating on it for a week it was way too much.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/ways-to-eat-quinoa-and-succeed-in-life

Also,
 I get a full chicken and just boil it. Bring to a boil over medium heat, Then lower and Simmer the chicken until the chicken is done. A 3- to 4-pound broiler cooks in 60 to 75 minutes, while a 5- to 7-pound roaster takes 1 3/4 to 2 hours to cook thoroughly. The chicken will begin to separate from the bones when it is fully cooked. It just comes right off the bone. It stays super moist which I think is why Liam likes it as it's easy to gum and not dry at all.

[Hedgehog17]

Have you tried him on fish yet?

Salmon is good as it's oily so the fats will help fill him up  My DS always preferred it over white fish!

Also agree with quinoa - it's a great food and they add it to baby food pouches here to make them more nutritious 

[ZacsMumme]

Thank you!!!

Will hunt out quinoa, slow cook a chook and get some salmon

Skadiver - how did you do the peppers, finger food raw or do you roast them and take skin off?

[Skadiver13]

I roast it or grill it then put it in a plastic bag for about 10min so the skin comes off. Sometiems I have to cut off the skin if that doesn't work right. Or I cut into pieces and I steam it till it's soft enough to eat.

[Buntybear]

I would start with some meats now. Start with chicken but red meats are recommended from 6 months as they are high in iron. I always bought the best meat I could afford when weaning.

Are you on purees or BLW?

[ZacsMumme]

Purées up till now because we started at 4 mths and in Nz BlW is not rec till 6 mths.
But he is 6 months in 6 days so...want a good shopping list and plan as I know he needs more, and he is craving a bit of Blw too I think.

So I'm hoping to do som BLW as well starting next week. In NZ we have very good lamb, but it is pricey. That said he doesn't need much chicken is cheap, even free range/organic etc really. Beef is also cheep for good sirloin/porterhouse or scotch fillet steak.

You ladies rock. I'm really excited. Last week I was feeling sad about his food

[Buntybear]

Don't feel sad he is not yet 6 months even! Olly wasn't interested till then!

[ZacsMumme]

Oh I just mean I was feeling sad about what he couldn't/can't eat. Iykwim.
I forgot he is also having zucchini.

Anyone have ideas for homemade risks I could make him?