Egg-cellent May 1, 2009
She’s really getting into finger foods now. This is a blessing and a curse, as they say. It’s becoming a problem because she really only wants to eat what she can put in her mouth. She doesn’t want a bottle either. She’ll take it. Sometimes she’ll drink it. Often she drinks half and then throws it down and takes off running. She’s not quite skilled at putting food in her mouth just yet; so, she doesn’t eat very much on her own. The trouble is that she doesn’t want me to feed her, either. She doesn’t get the spoon yet – it’s still a device of mystery when not in mama’s hand. I’m working on various ways to get her to eat pureed foods and trying all kinds of finger foods, probably more quickly than I would have planned. But with a baby, nothing goes as planned so here we are trying eggs and whatever else we can get our hands on.
Claire’s had egg yolks before and they were on the Do Not Eat list for some time. However, with her lack of coordination (and teeth) I am running out of options of what she will eat. So I decided to hard-boil a few eggs and give it another go. Here is the result:
She loved it. The yolks* are mushy and easy to grasp and they melt in her mouth. I’m happy because she’s eating and eggs are such an easy food to prepare. Once they are hard-boiled they last about a week in the fridge, which makes for an easy, ready-to-eat food.
*Note that the whites of the eggs are typically an allergen and it’s advised that you don’t give egg whites to a baby under 12 months.