Avocados?

[Fran27]

I bought four avocados today... It was actually for us, but then I figured we could try giving it to the babies too...

How do you prepare it? Just blend them? Also, would it be ok as first real food after cereal? We have one more day of oatmeal (which they actually seem to like, especially Lizzie), then I'll add something else... Can it be frozen too?

[mmst8788]

I'm sure it'll be fine. They're 6 months old now. When I gave avacodos to my girls, I didnt even have to blend them. If it's ripe you can just mix it around with the spoon and it'll blend itself. Mine like it chunky now anyways. I dont know about frozen though.

[momtoo]

I actually used avocado as my first food as I am not doing cereal with the girls. I simply mash it with a fork and feed it that way. You can freeze it and I do but it goes brown (it's fine, just looks gross). A great combo is banana and avocado and both are easy to just mash. They love it!

[MonkeyTamer]

We did avocado after introducing a few other foods. It might have been to early for La'a. He had a little reaction to it. I'm going to wait a while and re-introduce it later. I blended it with a hand mixer but you can just mash it.

[eatcelery]

Fran.. relax and enjoy feeding those babies! They are human and can eat food just like you.. as long as it is sorta pureed! If you can't mash it with a fork then blend it for a more even consistency. They can eat almost any single ingredient foods you would feed yourself until they get a few items on the list and then you can mix them! Have fun!!

[Bren]

Yes, you can freeze it. As pp mentioned, just blend it or mash it with a fork. I add avocado to yogurt, they like that. And I mix it with banana and hard cooked egg yolk (separately, of course!). You have a while before they are ready for the yogurt and egg though :) Have fun!

[Ladybug]

I bought four avocados today... It was actually for us, but then I figured we could try giving it to the babies too...

How do you prepare it? Just blend them? Also, would it be ok as first real food after cereal? We have one more day of oatmeal (which they actually seem to like, especially Lizzie), then I'll add something else... Can it be frozen too?

Mine had (and LOVED) avacados at 4 months. You just blend them up. You can use some formula to get the right consistency, or just water. They freeze fine, but can turn kind of brown if you don't freeze as soon as you make them. Which is no big deal. Tonight mine had avacado slices for supper. I don't even do anything to them anymore. It's by far their favorite. Plus, it's actually supposed to be really low on the allergy index.

[firefly]

Avocados are the perfect baby food! Mine love them too!

Lesli, what I great idea justs erving slices! I'm still mashing:stupido2:

they freeze fine!