Here is a list of foods in order of introduction for my second son. This is not an all-inclusive list. There are only so many foods you can introduce during this short time span. Make the most of it!
First week (5 months): Avocado, scooped out and mashed Butternut quash, roasted and mashed Banana, raw, mashed Grass-fed ground organic beef (stir fried, and processed with breast milk in mini processor)
Foods added in the second week All foods listed above, plus: Homemade rice cereal (Cooked brown rice in food mill and processed with breast milk) Homemade oatmeal cereal (same procedure as brown rice) Flattened pieces of cooked buckwheat Quinoa Organic winter squash, small pieces Steamed organic broccoli and olive oil, mashed with my fingers, fed small pieces by finger
Foods added in the third week All foods listed above, plus: Roasted Asparagus with olive oil, small pieces of the tips Baked potato Lamb shishkabob, small “strings” of meat Spelt “bread” (Baker’s brand, made from just cooked whole spelt) and coconut oil spread on it Baked barley with celery and carrots, mashed small pieces with fingers Peas, defrosted and and mashed
Foods added in the fourth week (6 months) All foods listed above, plus: Ground up meat/carrots/tomato sauce, with thyme and garlic Plain organic yogurt Egg-free whole wheat challah Organic apple sauce Organic steamed cauliflower Chickpeas, cooked and individually flattened/mashed with fingers
Foods added in the seventh month All foods listed above, plus: Beef stew with lots of veggies- peppers, onion, celery, carrots, processed in mini-processor Mashed sweet potato and lime juice Grass-fed organic lamb meatballs cut into small pieces Pieces of roasted dark meat chicken cooked with herbs Mango Chunk light tuna, plain, tiny pieces Egg yolk Kidney beans (Eden organic canned), individually flattened/mashed with fingers Flounder, baked with pepper, wine, and parsley Ricotta cheese Brussel sprouts, roasted with olive oil and thyme, gently processed in electric processor with some brown rice, carrots, and celery Indian chili (chopped meat, onions, tomatoes, dill, cumin, lots of garlic) Whole wheat noodles and spinach Wheat germ (in yogurt)
Foods added after eight months All foods listed above, plus: Cheese Cottage cheese Cucumber Kale chips Flax seeds Pumpkin seeds Sunflower seeds Hemp milk smoothie Whole wheat pancakes made with molasses EVERYTHING ELSE WE USUALLY EAT, TOO MANY TO LIST!
