What baby eats
In my quest to give you a well rounded post about what we eat in China, I can’t leave out the all important answer to, “What does baby eat?”
As an important member of the Simmonds household, feeding Daniel is high on my list of things to do daily. While living in China, I have had the privilege of feeding 3 babies; Ming Pai when he first left the orphanage, Lily through her dairy allergy, and now lastly Daniel.
Seaweed & Bone Cereal
Somehow the above cereal just doesn’t sound appealing to my taste buds, how about yours?
But, don’t just stop at Seaweed & Bone Cereal…Daniel has also enjoyed a mixture of garlic and lotus, liver, fish and all sorts of interesting combinations my western brain would have never thought of! He seems to be no worse for the wear.
Our biggest challenge has yet to come and we hope it stays away. It seems as though our lovable guy might have a soy allergy…we live in SOY land! (Actually, did you know the US sends more soy beans to China than any other place?!)
So, I might be on a different food adventure with Daniel than I was with Lily (dairy). We’re trying to avoid soy products as much as possible while he is under two years of age, but whenever he eats Chinese food or drinks soy milk his little cheeks flare up with eczema and his bottom is no better.
Let’s hope we can keep his “China treats to eat” soy free!
Daniel
Awesome little Guy.
Sigh…your post brings back memories to me. Michael was allergic to a list 33 items long; Ruthie was allergic to 23 items – none the same as Michael! I cried and decided they were just going to have to suffer!
Oh Lynda, that sounds so difficult, so glad it’s not that bad for me.
It can be exhausting trying to think up new recipes and ideas to keep everyone happy and well fed while avoiding allergic reactions!