We knew Reilly was ready to move on from jarred food when she gobbled up the one jar we were saving for last. We saved this jar for last because I have a policy of tasting all the foods we feed Reilly, and frankly, I didn’t want to go near this one. The flavor? Chicken and sweet potatoes. Now, were you to serve this to me at a restaurant, I’d eat it up, but in pureed form…not so much.
We started Reilly’s new food adventure with some Gerber puffed cereal. The book we’re using has suggested we try some finger foods so that Reilly can learn how to feed herself. She took to the process rather quickly, picking up the little stars:
Aiming them at her mouth:
And sticking them in:
Now, she didn’t digest every star. Some fell out of her mouth, and some she spit out, but at least she’s got the concept down.
The next day Shawn made Reilly some homemade baby food by combining avocado, banana, and oatmeal together, adding a little hot water, and serving. Reilly loved it, and greedily ate the whole bowl, which was approximately twice as much food as she has ever eaten before. Before you turn up your nose at this food combination, just imagine a sweet guacamole instead of a hot guacamole. It tasted great on a Triscuit.
Yesterday evening, Shawn made Reilly a combo of Kale and brown rice, which she cooked, cooled, and blended. She stored the mixture in the freezer in an ice cube tray. Today I popped out a kale cube, defrosted, mixed it with banana and oatmeal and served it up. The verdict:
and later, her best imitation of Popeye.
Best of all, it tasted great on corn chips.
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