I have been making my own baby food since my little one has been eating food. My question is.... He just turned 9 months today & I just made him some apples but was wondering if I can add some cinnamon to it. My pediatricians office just closed 15 min ago, so I couldnt ask them. Anyone know???
Thank you
Thank you moms. Going to try apples & cinnamon for lunch. Cant wait to see how he likes it :)
Just FYI-It might make his face red, but I still gave it to my wee ones. :)
My kids loved sweet potatoes w/ cinnamon!
Make sure you add as MANY spices, herbs, etc to everything he's eating as possible before the age of 2.
If you DON'T ... then they won't eat anything with those herbs or spices in them until they're 5 or 6. It doesn't matter if it's cillantro in chinese or cilantro in mexican... it doesn't matter if it's oregano in italian or oregano in cuban... if their brain doesn't get the chance to tag the unique chemical signatures of the herb or spice (also molds/enzymes, so don't go with mild cheeses, do the stinky cheese parade as well) as "edible", then when the brain switch happens they will be tagged as "Poisonous! Gag! Spit it out!" for 3-4 years. "Picky eaters" are almost always caused by bland baby/toddler food. Just when parents are "ready" to start with the curries, sauces, herbed chicken... their kids' brains have made all of those things taste like dog poo. Forcing those flavors creates a reeeeeally strong gag-response that takes about 20 years for the response to wear off, and sometimes it never does. ((One can mix a hated flavor in with an accepted flavor, and SOMETIMES that works, other times the accepted flavor gets the 'poison' response and that food gets crossed off the list, too. It's about 50/50.))
Anyhow... point being... treat herbs and spices just like you do other foods. Add them slowly to check for reaction but DO add them!!!
This is a perfect age to introduce different spices. Just don't add too much.
Yes--cinnamon is is many baby foods.
While it's recommended you don't add salt or sugar to baby food, the following (and cinnamon is one of them) can be safely added to your homemade baby food after 8 months of age once you've discussed with your baby's doctor any foods that may pose allergy risks to your child:
vanilla
pepper
garlic - minced or powdered
basil
rosemary
dill
oregano
lemon zest
ginger
cinnamon
mint
nutmeg
anise
Yes, and try curry powder or dill with carrots, mint with peas, whatever spices you use, serve to your baby. There is no need to serve bland food to kids, and imo doing so sets them up to prefer blandness. My 10 month-old eats from our plates, refuses all pureed baby foods and loves cumin, oregano, thyme, chili powder and others. Let you baby become accustomed to eating the food your family cooks and eats.
Oh, and as usual, Riley is right. :)
Yes. good for tummy and diarrhea
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I don't see a problem. It's good for little ones to be exposed to actual flavors and real apple sauce is so much better than the jarred stuff.
