Breakfast

Breakfast this morning was carrot (for Milla, not for me!) I have crossed the psychological barrier that initially prevented me from giving her vegetables for breakfast, and since today there was no fruit ready to go, carrot it was. I think its safer to give white or pale coloured food first thing in the morning, to avoid that extra out-fit change so early on in the day! Carrot went everywhere, but she did like it. No raspberries this morning.  

I had been mixing a bit of Farex (rice cereal) in with all her meals, but lately Milla has been a horror child to try and breastfeed, so in an attempt to increase her breastmilk intake, I’ve reduced the amount of food she eats for breakfast and lunch, on the advice of the Health Nurse we see every two months. We have a great system here for healthy baby checks – we get free consultations at the Community Health Centre at 1, 2, 4 and 6 months, plus free sessions on breastfeeding, introducing solids etc.

I don’t think I need to extend this blog to include a recipe for carrot puree: 1. steam carrot, 2. mush up carrot with blender.

I use a pretty fancy stick blender, I think its a Sunbeam 600watt - its a stainless steel super power one. We did have a cheap and nasty little plastic one, but our lovely friend Freckles accidently broke it while making mango daquiries last year (they were worth it!!)  So, we invested in a super dooper one, intending to make lots of soups. Happily, Milla came along and justified our purchase! I use the stick for everything I puree, although it does make things pretty smooth. I use the mini food processor attachment if I want to do more lumpy food for her.