What do you do when you want to go out or to the park and weaning baby?

[CantThinkOfAGoodUserName]

Would love to hear from all camps as we do a bit of finger foody stuff and spoon fed stuff
I can't reheat food out in park or in some cafés etc

[Fattyfattyyumyum]

You chill out.

"Weaning" is a transition from milk to real food. Part of this involves eating cold food in parks/cafés etc. Remember that teaching baby to be flexible now will pay dividends in the future. There are plenty of thing a you can take - banana & avocado mushed together was one of our favourites for out & about - all cafés have bowls & forks!

[CantThinkOfAGoodUserName]

Thanks fatty I most certainly do need to chill out! Can you please remind me of this about 3 times a day!
I went out yesterday and I gave her a pouch and I'm going out again today and didn't want to keep giving pouches (I'm not against them I just want her to have as much good nutrition as possible)

[MsBug]

Eating in the park is perfect at this stage as they can make a mess and the birds will eat it up. Just make a picnic eg sandwiches,fruit, yoghurt. I wouldn't bother with hot food in this weather.

[Fairylea]

Ds ate a LOT of bananas and fruit pouches when out and about!

[Notso]

Mine had a fair few sandwiches when out and about. Sometimes I cut them into fingers or small squares, I did wraps and pittas too.
DS1 used to eat them with a fork, DS2 pulled them apart and ate all the fillings. Tuna mayo, cream cheese and grated carrot, and ham and cucumber all went down well.
DD used to like cold pesto pasta, cherry tomatoes, and cheese cubes.
Sticks of veg raw or lightly cooked, grapes, blueberries, tomatoes can all be cut at home and put into little pots.
Bananas are good. Plain yoghurt with fruit purée always goes down well.
I did sometimes take a some homemade food or a jar or pouch with a flask of hot water to warm it.
In cafés I tended to give them some of whatever I was eating, jacket potato, soup, toasted tea cake.

[Norfolknway]

Cream cheese sandwiches
Hummus sandwiches
Cucumber sticks
Cold pasta salads
Halved cherry toms
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[FishWithABicycle]

Has your baby tacked bread yet? we would regularly make sandwiches using some spoon-feeding-mush as a sandwich spread.

A thermos flask of hot water brought from home, an Ellas Organics or Plum pouch of mush and a bowl large enough to immerse the pouch in hot water for a few minutes will work for a cafe, but I wouldn't try to do that at the park.

[BeanyIsPregnant]

Until my dd 'mastered' the sandwich she normally just had jars or pouches whilst out and about, when at home/ at relatives she always had 'home' food so wasn't too bothered, she could finally eat a sandwich about 13months it felt like forever! and then just sandwiches and a few easy eat bits of fruit? She's only just mastered carrot sticks now at 18mo!! Make your life as easy as you can! If it's a pouch then [shrug]

[HappyAsASandboy]

If you want to do hot food but not rely on pouches, I used to put homemade mushed dinners in breastmilk storage bags and take a flask of hot water. Stick bag of food in flask for 10 mins and hey presto, a hot pouch of food. You can heat Ella's pouches etc this way too.

If you're going to a cafe and don't want to take your flask, just ask for a tea pot of hot water. Some stingy places will charge you for a pot of tea, but most won't.