Food 'Squidgometer'

We’ve had a lot of fun playing with our Wean Machines, made lots of Guacamole for ourselves, and come up with a ‘Squidgometer’ of foods you could try preparing for your baby – it’s not an exhaustive list, just a starting point. With time, you, your baby and your Wean Machine will doubtless enjoy endless food experiments.

For best results, use your Wean Machine with ripe or well cooked foods.

Wean Machine Squidgometer	Ripe and raw	Cooked, cleaned or canned
A big green light - Working exceptionally well	Avocado Banana Blueberry Kiwi Mango Raspberry Strawberry	Apple Apple porridge Apricot Broccoli Butternut squash Carrot Cauliflower Cauliflower cheese Cottage pie Egg Lasagne Lentil Stew Macaroni cheese Mild curry with rice Minestrone soup Pasta in sauce Peach crumble Pear Plum Potato Ravioli Spaghetti Bolognese Stuffed baked tomatoes Tuna pasta bake Yam
Amber gambler, give it a go – not every variety will work, but most will	Grapefruit Melon Nectarine Oranges Peach Pear Pineapple	Aubergine Beetroot (splash guard recommended!) Courgette Fish Fish fingers Lentils and Pulses Mushroom Pumpkin Sausages Swede
Red, no go – far too tough or stringy to get a good squidge	Celery Cucumber Dried Fruits Grapes Lettuce Peas Radish Tomatoes Uncooked apple	Cabbage Chicken wings Green Beans Offal Pizza Peas T-bone steak Un-minced Meat

 

Foods to Avoid

Food trends change frequently and science is evolving from day to day.Current recommendations of foods to avoid with your baby include;

Salt	It is important not to add salt. If you are preparing food for the family, season once served; it’s a good habit to get into as too much salt isn’t good for any member of the family.
Sugar	Sugar should not be encouraged as it can develop a desire for only sweet foods. In the future, this may lead to tooth decay and bad eating habits. There are so many naturally sweet foods than can be combined to get baby eating and exploring taste and texture that you’ll find you wont need it anyway.
Honey	Honey should be avoided until your baby is one year old; due to a rare bacteria that can lead to infant botulism.
Nuts & Peanuts	Unless otherwise instructed by your Doctor or Health Visitor, it is not recommended to feed nuts and peanuts to children less than five years of age due to the risk of choking.
Low Fat Foods	Low fat foots including Fromage Frais, Yoghurt or Cheese are not suitable for babies under the age of two; they do not provide the calories and some of the Vitamins that your baby needs.
Raw Eggs and raw shellfish -	Raw eggs and shellfish may contain harmful bacteria such as Salmonella; the risk of food poisoning from these foods is too great for babies

 

Plus - 

·          Hard objects placed inside the bowl will damage your Wean Machine.

·          Always check the temperature of food before feeding your baby. 

·          Never leave your baby unattended when feeding.

·          The Wean Machine is not a toy and should not be handed to your baby to play with.