My friend has an 8 month old, her chn recommended grated cheese for him. By OMG both my dds get through bread like nobody's business! Thanks everyone. Share your stories about your children’s favourite toys with Munchkin Nursery Steriliser - £100 voucher to be won, Your questions about the Green Homes Grant have been answered by the experts from the BEIS and EST, Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. DD loved it and it has a much lower salt content. Does that mean its best to avoid a cheesy recipe for supper, if I've done a cheesy recipe at lunch-time? DM I'd agree with cornflake girl and wouldn't give 2 cheesy meals in a day. I had no idea it contained salt, let alone a lot of it. But I'm not going to get a cow in the back garden and start making my own cheese. If you check the nutrition information panel you can see that some brands have significantly less sodium. Would agree with PanicPants about not giving other high salt food in the same day. He's still not eating that much but one big hit is cheese. It would be such an easy no fuss food but I'm not sure about salt content. If you check out the "wheel of death" things that lots of the supermarkets are putting on packaging now, standard cheddar is in the red zone for salt. I'll try boots then. Ended up making our own cheese sauce with a normal cheese instead. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Babies shouldn't eat much salt, as it isn't good for their kidneys. Cheese is really high in salt. Are there any salt-free or lo-salt cheeses? Is this true? . I thought cheese is good for kids, a recommended dairy serve? !add ebm or formula saw recently also boots do realy great squash mine used to love rosehip one. If you check the nutrition information panel you can see that some brands have significantly less sodium. DanielMummy if it is the cow and gate 'baby cheese sauce' granules you are talking about, then they were discontinued ages ago so you will more than likely not be able to get hold of them. Lots of the recipes in my baby cookbooks use cheese. Well I tried looking in Waitrose this morning to see if they had the cheese granules but I couldn't find them. So far my baby has already had edam, mild cheddar, cottage cheese and cream cheese. Pear and ricotta......apparently delicious if you are an 8mo. I certainly never found them when I started weaning my dd (now 2.9years). Followers 1. Babies ; Baby and toddler food ; Cheese - too salty? Babies and toddlers need some sodium for growth and development, but parents should focus on providing whole foods for meals and snacks, like nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, whole cheese and yogurt, she recommended. Was thinking about his meals this week and realised that he had cheese (cheddar or goats) in one form or another at every meal plus I just cooked up a batch of cheese straws! Also it creates habit of stonger tasting foods with all that salt. And does it have all the goodness of cheese but without the salt? Some cheeses are much more salty, like halloumi and things, but 'normal' cheese is fine IMO. waitrose too posh!! Boots website doesn't seem to do any babyfood, and my local branch is really small, so I think it very unlikely that I'll find any there. He's 8 months old and been having dairy for about 2 months. Got to draw the line somewhere. Someone just told me that cheese is too salty to give to babies. Sign in to follow this . He loved it mixed through vege and fruit purees. Are there any salt-free or lo-salt cheeses? Totally! By WaitForMe, March 5, 2013 in Baby … So far my baby has already had edam, mild cheddar, cottage cheese and cream cheese. On the other hand, some babies could be allergic to milk and dairy products. Don't add salt to your baby's food or cooking water, and don't use stock cubes or gravy, as they're often high in salt. He's 8 months old and been having dairy for about 2 months. and most other hard cheeses. I try not to give two cheesy meals in a day (although sometimes dh thwarts me!). Is this true? Great mixed with vegies and pureed meats to make them easier to go down. Cheese - too salty? The hesitation is because cheese is a dairy product, and the milk proteins present in cheese are known to cause stomach issues in babies younger than a year old. It is salty, but such a good source of protein, fat and calcium. Any food with 25 percent or more is too high, she said. Just re-read your original msg PanicPants. I often give him toast or sandwiches for snacks, sometimes with the filling being cheese. Plus it has all the lovely calcium. Hadn't heard about he cheese granual things though so will go hunting for them as that sounds like an ideal solution. Don't forget that bread is also a high salt food - 0.5g in a slice. So be careful about the salt that you add to meals (especially hidden in curry paste, mustard, stock and other things that you might use to add flavour when not adding straight salt) - but don't get hung up on it. These include everything from your standard cheddar, to string cheese (mozzarella for those of you not in the U.S.!) Sign up for a new account in our community. They also don't do anything to train your child's palate to prefer non-salty foods, which is the thing that will help them stay healthy as an adult. It's added salt that is the real no no with the under 1's - they still need a certain amt of salt in their diet just like we do. He's nearly 1. It's easy! Slight clarification - meant to say 'has far much more else in it other than salt - honestly!!!! I am gutted that I never thought of it with DD. He really loves cheese. You might easily overdo on daily sodium intake recommended doses. 8mo I was probably introducing it but by 9mo they were eating cheddar, parmasen and ricotta. we were told by our naturopath that any white cheese is the best for babies as it has less salt, additives and is more natural : Goats cheese, feta cheese, ricotta cheese, quark, cottage cheese - so far Goats cheese is my sons absolute fav! As a PP has said, Ricotta is your friend! I feel more reassured that I haven't been overdosing him on salt now. IMO the important things are a balanced diet, and not developing your son's taste for salty flavours - because that is what is going to cause him the biggest problems later in life. He really loves cheese. Thanks everyone. I think these two were the main ones that I tried to be aware of - apart from all the processed foods that are chock full, obviously, tend to agree that cheese too salty although boots do cheese granules that are suitable for babies you just mix it up an add to recipe!think that tesco an asda do a similar version and lots of other things too. To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. I went through a big panic about it, and then calmed down and went down the moderation route as CountTo10 suggests. Sorry, should have made clear in the last post - I don't know whether these cheese granules contain a salt substitute - just guessing that they might. I think it's fine. I looked on Ocado website, and the only cheese granules on there, were a Bisto one, and the ingredients definitely weren't baby suitable, all sorts of E numbers, etc, plus salt anyhow. © 2020 Nine Digital Pty Ltd As a PP has said, Ricotta is your friend! However, some argue that milk proteins break down as the cheese matures and don’t cause any problems. Adding cheese is almost like adding salt to meals. Thanks Donnie and PanicPants. Probably cheaper and less hassle too. He's not eating any vast quantities of food but is this too much salt? A telephone call I took at work has affected me. I rescued so many discarded purees 2nd time round with ricotta. Sure. Remember this when you're cooking for the family if you plan to give the same food to your baby.

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