Friday, August 1, 2014

Feeding Heidi

It took me seven kids to figure out how to feed a baby on a schedule/routine.  For the first time, I have actually looked at the Recommended Daily Allowances for feeding infants and have created a balanced daily meal plan.

Heidi gets baby cereal mixed with baby fruit and flaxseed or coconut oil for breakfast, baby food meat mixed with a yellow or orange vegetable and cod liver oil for lunch, and baby food meat mixed with a green vegetable and cod liver oil for dinner.  Her snack is baby fruit and a pediatric vitamin with minerals included or Cheerios.  Why the added oils and vitamins? Because I want to quit pumping bottles.  If she is getting all the vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids in her food, she won't have to drink soy formula (which no baby will) and I can give her straight rice milk.

She's pretty cute when she wants another bite.  She makes a little taekwondo ki-yap!