Last week, I wrote about Henry’s first time eating grains and meat. This week we are focusing on
vegetables.
Henry has tasted celery, peas, zucchini, spinach and leeks
through the vegetable soups that have flavored his bottles, but he did not have
much success at self-feeding on our first attempt with peas. I decided
to try again using what we learned with the pancake and pork chop experiences
where he did well with long slices he can easily grab and bring to his mouth.
First up were sautéed zucchini fingers. I set the zucchini
on Henry’s tray along with a stick of toast. As you can see, he preferred the
toast. The zucchini went unloved. The lesson for next time is to set the
vegetables out as a first course. After Henry tries the veggies, then he can
have the other food groups.
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| Henry goes straight for the toast, but leaves the zucchini on the tray. |
Next, we tried baked sweet potato discs. I sliced the sweet
potato with a mandolin and baked them in the oven with a touch of olive oil and
paprika. These were a hit even after a slice of grilled turkey arrived on his
tray.
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| Henry can't resist baked sweet potato. |
Third on the list were raw cucumber wedges. The cucumber was
served cold from the refrigerator. I removed the seeds from the center but kept
the skin on to help the cucumber keep its rigidity. Henry had no difficulty
handling these. I am guessing the cool cucumber felt good on his gums since he
seemed to use it like a teether.
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| Cool as a cucumber |
Lastly, Henry enjoyed gnawing on steamed carrot sticks. Next
time, however, I will cook them a little longer than I typically do to make them
a bit softer.
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| Steamed carrots are easy. |
Feeding Henry is getting easier now that I have a better
idea on how to prepare vegetables in ways that will work for him. We’ll come
back to peas in a few months when Henry starts practicing his pincer grip.
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