Yesterday I tried to give him a ripe organic avocado. Most of the books reccomend mashing with a fork, but that left lumps that induced the tongue-thrust reflex. I passed the mash through a fine sieved strainer, and he liked that better, but it left tiny seedy-like pieces that caused a gag reflex.
Last night I had the idea to use a morter and pestle, as this is the traditional way to macerate avocado for guacamole. It worked, he liked it! My victory over avocado texturizing was shortlived, as he developed allergic symptoms. Little red dots on his mouth, chin and neck plus lots of loose stools.
I decided to give him a day off to let his gut heal. I'm not sure what to try next. I broke down and bought some Nestle rice cereal. I noticed inulin on the ingredient list. Inulin is a trendy food additive these days showing up in many health and wellness products. It's an extract of chicory root that is used as a sugar and fat substitute, as well as a source of soluble fiber and as a prebiotic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inulin I don't like the idea of this additive showing up in baby food. My guy does not need any help in moving his bowels along! If it is used purely for organoleptic purposes (texture and consistency) to make the puree more homogeneous, then maybe. A pre-biotic might also be good to restore the gut flora that went wonky from his avocado episode. Too much inulin can cause gas and bloating....again, we don't need to inflate the boy anymore than he already is.
I wanted to try banana, but my organic bananas aren't ripe. I just baked some more sweet potato and some butternut squash. I picked up Annabel Karmel's http://www.annabelkarmel.com/ books from the library, and she reccomends the root veggies cause they are the least allergenic, naturally sweet and easy to digest. Maybe I'll stick with the root veggies for a while; Carrots, Squash, Sweet Potato, Yams, Potato and Parsnip.
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