Shepherd's Pie and rice!

JJ had shredded wheat, melon and blueberries for breakfast today. He is getting good at picking up blueberries!

For lunch I cooked some rice which I then whizzed briefly in my mini blender (the ones that attach onto a hand blender - sooo useful) and I rolled it into logs. It held together brilliantly but JJ turned his nose up - I don't think he likes bland things!

I mixed the other half with some mashed mango but this was a bit sloppy so I added some dessicated coconut and baby rice to firm it up. I put it in the fridge and forgot about it - its still sat there!

So he had his rice logs, some cheese and some mango (lots of mango!). I was eating some left over shepherds pie for my lunch and he seemed rather interested (I hadn't given it to him as I didn't think he'd manage it) so I gave him some and he gobbled it up.

SO for tea tonight I gave JJ some shepherd's pie of his own - well he wouldn't even touch it. We had been into town and he just wanted to play so I let him and tried him again a bit later. He half heartedly had a bit (he loved it at lunch!). So I gave him some yogurt which he practically begged for then decided he did want his shepherds pie, and the rest of his yogurt and an Organix rusk! In the end he had quite a bit to eat.

Sweet potato and mango

JJ had shredded wheat and banana for breakfast and roasted sweet potato and mango for lunch although he wasn't too interested in his lunch today. I hate to see perfectly good mango go to waste on the floor - grrrrr. Can't be too mad at him though - he has slept through the past 2 nights!

Cauliflower and Mango mania!!

Two new tastes for Jacob today - firstly he had cauliflower and was reasonably impressed (as he should be at £1.55 for a tiny organic one!!). He got the idea of holding the stalks and sucking but once again he squeezed the life out of them before he could eat much. He is getting better at picking up smaller bits that have broken off though, although ends up accidentally sucking his thumb when he tries to get them in his mouth!

Next came the mango - huge success. Definitely his favourite thing so far I would say. I was worried about the slipperiness of them so left a bit of skin on the end, but in actual fact he managed fine and I pulled the skin off as he sometimes got it in his mouth and was worried it would get sucked off. The texture of mangoes is great as they are quite fibrous so withstand a LOT of sucking. He did so well and I resisted eating the other half of mango so he could have some tomorrow (not easy as I love mango and love eating in general - its a good job he only really has veggies and fruit coz I am I the habit of snacking on his left overs!)

A great lunch all round.