What do you pack when you are going to be out with your infant for a few hours and want to have something for her to eat? My almost-nine-month-old is very thin (16 pounds!) so she needs to eat frequently. But her favorite foods are things that aren't very portable: scrambled egg, chunks of tofu, yogurt, pureed soups: all things that spoil easily if I try to carry them with me. She can't quite chew dried cereal yet or even chunks of cheese. I have recently discovered that she will drink almond-milk, which is a little bit more portable. Do you all have any other suggestions?
Maybe try taking some beans that have been cooked & rinsed. My son loves them and they don't have to be refrigerated and they're not too messy.
Hi E.,
I found that Kix cereal works really good at that age. Our daughter had a problem with choking on cherrios (even if we broke in half) but never had a problem with Kix. It melts in your mouth faster than anything I found. Graduates "Puffs" are another quick desolving snack. I would also steam pears or apples, cut super small then refrigerate. Then I would pack them in an insulated bottle carrier with ice pack. They are a bit messy but depending on where you are it's a healthy treat.
PS... My daughter now 3 year old was 18 pounds at her 12 month visit and my now 11 month old boy was 16 lbs at his 9 month so I know what it's like to feel like our children are starving. They have both been in the 5% group since birth. It all evens out over time so don't be too concerned unless your pediatrician is.
Hi E.. Get an insulated lunch bag and put an ice-pack into it so you can take her favorite foods along. Have you already given her a whole egg? It's best to give egg yolk and save the white for after age 1. If you've already given the egg white and she didn't have any "problems" such as difficulty breathing, rash, irritability then she's probably not allergic to them. Check w/ the Pediatrician on what foods to give and when. Good luck.
use a flexible cold pouch & take all that stuff with you. That's what i do for myself too!
Hi E.,
I used the Gerber Puffs for when we would be on the go. They melt in their mouth so you don't have to worry about choking hazards and it was a great way to train my son to self feed.
The individual apple sauce containers are good b/c they require no ice pack.
I hope that helps.
FYI -- Gerber Puffs have sugar in them!
Have you ever tried cold tofu? Sliced right out of the fridge. My girls love it and will travel well with or without an ice pack (depending on how long you'll be gone).
Cereal & Puffs, add little nutrition... try peas, no salt beans, endame (soy beans), cooked zuccini, carrots, yams, string cheese lasts a while and you can cut it up real small, yogurt probably lasts longer than you think too. The beans are great protein and iron.
I used to chop up mango and grapes in little bite sized pieces. Otherwise, there are these little puff things that Gerber makes (in a bunch of diff. flavors) that disolve pretty easily. Of course there's the old standby - Cheerios!
Hope that helps!
