Maliya takes after her parents in that she loves to eat. We spent her 4th month feeding her rice cereal and oatmeal cereal trying to teach her how to take food from a spoon and swallow. Her first few attempts were challenging but we were persistent. Within a few weeks she knew how to take food off of a spoon and actually looked forward to eating something other than milk.
In months 5-6, I fed her vegetables- everything under the sun. She tried sweet potatoes, carrots, roasted red peppers, zucchini, squash, green beans, green peas, spinach, and garlic mashed potatoes. We began to integrate different spices into each puree (cumin, cilantro, garlic powder, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, and even coriander). Maliya seemed to like everything- I was pleased because I love to eat and I love to cook. I really enjoyed making her vegetable purees and would spend Friday afternoons boiling, roasting, and blending. It was important that Maliya eat homemade food and it was a pleasure to cook for my daughter.
We introduced fruit in month 7. Maliya loves every fruit out there- grapes, strawberries, blueberries, mango, banana, applesauce- again, everything made from scratch and from the freshest ingredients I could find. We try and feed her a fruit and cream of wheat for breakfast, something savory for lunch, and then 6oz of milk for dinner.
I can't wait to see what foods she eats next. We will be introducing meat, dairy, and pasta soon.
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