Re: Re: Feeding Meat to Babies

[Guest guest]

>Thanks Dan for responding. I know about the grated liver in the egg

>yolk, but that's not what I'm looking for at this time; I'm wanting

>to add servings of meat to her diet--basically the cuts that we

>would eat, but don't know how it should be prepared for a baby or if

>I'm on the right track. Does anyone know where I can turn for this

>info or who I might be able to contact?

>

>Thanks again,

>

>Cheryl

I don't know what the age cutoff is, but when they can eat

say, canned baby food, they can eat most food. Grains are

iffy because of allergy issues, but we just ground up our

table food on a little hand-grinder and fed it to the baby.

I think starting at about 6 months old.

Traditionally the mother would chew the food then spit

it into the baby's mouth, but I kind of doubt that would go

over well (though your saliva will start the food digesting,

which is actually a good thing).

Heidi [HJ] [HTG]

[Guest guest]

> Do you know if it's ok to increase egg yolk

> for iron or is meat the better way to go? I'm thinking Sally Fallon

> would have insight here, but I'm not sure how to contact her.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Cheryl

Egg yolks are a great source of iron. I think liver is better than meat

for iron, and naturally mushier for baby too. Chicken liver is my

favorite. Sally Fallon says that butter and CLO result in an

improvement of iron status, so maybe yolks with butter first and then go

on as needed?

Deanna

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/7/2004 8:21:19 PM Central Standard Time,

writes:

> Do you know if it's ok to increase egg yolk

> for iron or is meat the better way to go? I'm thinking Sally Fallon

> would have insight here, but I'm not sure how to contact her.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Cheryl

Egg yolks are a great source of iron. I think liver is better than meat

for iron, and naturally mushier for baby too. Chicken liver is my

favorite. Sally Fallon says that butter and CLO result in an

improvement of iron status, so maybe yolks with butter first and then go

on as needed?

remember the higher the quality of iron the less is needed. some types are

also just more absorbable than others. have your babies iron levels checked if

you feel it's necesary and move from there....my children always bruise very

easily when their iron stores get low at all...

we also eat beans, eat raisins, eat leafy greens, drink herbals teas

containing iron and eat some meat. i think lamb is nice for babies...nice and

tender. there's iron there too, the list of foods containing iron is lengthy.

in Christ,

stefanie

in Christ,

stefanie

[Guest guest]

>Thanks Heidi--I guess I will just prepare whatever meat we're eating

>without seasonings and go from there. What kind of a grinder do you

>have? I have a grain mill and a small food processor--would that

>work for pureeing meat? Do you know if it's ok to increase egg yolk

>for iron or is meat the better way to go? I'm thinking Sally Fallon

>would have insight here, but I'm not sure how to contact her.

>

>Thanks,

>

>Cheryl

Simple is good! Below is the one I have:

http://shop.store./nationalgardening/21-1244.html

This is good for making jam and such too.

But the littler ones are easier to carry around:

http://store.babycenter.com/product/feeding/solid_feeding/feeding_accessories/80\

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I'm not sure about babies and iron ... too much isn't good for

them, so I never worried about it. As to the earlier question

about Vit D ... the best thing is to get out in the sun (such as

it is this time of year!) with the kid. Walking around with a kid

in a sling is great for both of you. I used to garden in a sling ...

THAT was a little messy ...

Heidi [HJ] [HTG]

" Cheer up....Things could get worse "

So I cheered up.....and sure enough, things got worse

[Guest guest]

>That's kinda hard to do when the temperature is about -12C, you haven't seen a

ray of

>sunlight for days, and there is 8 inches of snow on the ground ))

Yeah, there is that!

>Here in Canada, the doctors recommend giving a vitamin D supplement to newborn

babies to

>make up for the lack of sunlight, but I am not exactly thrilled about giving

synthetic

>vitamin D to our baby.

>

>Also, isn't most of the synthetic Vitamin D of the D3 form, whereas D2 is

supposed to be

>more beneficial?

>

>The issue is breastmilk contains very little Vitamin D, so what's the option

for families

>that are BFing their baby?

Seems like our ancestors in Northern Europe would have had the same problem?

Or the Inuit? Well, they DID pack those babies around in really cold weather

(See

" Fast Runner " ... it's a great flick!). How much Vit D does a baby need? It's a

really

good question ... however, what I did on really cold days when I was in school

was

to sit in an atrium just to see the sun (I don't know if glass-filtered sunlight

triggers Vit D production?). Mercola recommends cod liver oil to supply vit D

to

infants.

Anyway, spring will be here soon ...

Heidi [HJ] [HTG]

" Cheer up....Things could get worse "

So I cheered up.....and sure enough, things got worse