My 9 month old baby is ready to move from pureed foods to more solid foods. Currently, I give her for breakfast pureed fruit combination such as avocado/banana, banana mango peach, banana and berries, etc. with some Gerber Organic Brown Rice cereal. For lunch, usually it is sweet potatoes with apples, pureed; or carrots and apples, pureed. For dinner could be a rice and lentil, squash, or carrot baby food jar, since I almost have to prepare 3 separate dinners. And her Elecare formula, which I am not happy with it, since it has corn syrup solids, but I can't give her anything with milk at this point.
Now I am being told to give her more solid food, such as meat, NOT! I committed this mistake with my first son, he rejected it automatically, though. I want to raise vegetarian kids even if it raises eyebrows in the family. I want to give them a better nutrition, the one I lacked of, not because my parents didn't care, is that they didn't know better; plus I was an EXTREMELY picky eater. I ate lots of white bread and salami when I was a kid and other processed foods, and I don't want that for my kids.
I also want to change the rice cereal for something like amaranth, for breakfast. Any suggestions? I want something that is gluten/wheat/oat free, and is packed with protein. And I am scared of giving her nuts since her brother is severely allergic to nuts. Also, I want to start her with brown rice and lentils; but freshly made. I am now buying baby food jars just for EMERGENCY only.
In my opinion, babies don't need meat at all. There are many foods with quality protein such as beans, seeds, and nuts. My 3 year old son only eats antibiotic free chicken, about 2 times a week, and in very small amount (less than an ounce); and I allow it because he is super thin, and it is not my choice.
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