I've never been much of a Weetabix fan and down right lying if I say I like it. I've tried it twice and both time I found it dry, tasteless and frankly not that different from chewing on a piece cardboard. So, imagine my dismay when I found out I had to buy some for Penny.
As part of our commitment to the EAT Study, I've started weaning Penny early and began introducing new food into her diet with hopes that she will not develop any allergies later in life. We've introduced baby rice, cow's milk yoghurt (petit filous), fish, peanut butter, tahini and egg to her over the past 3 weeks and the last on the list is wheat.
We were given instructions on what, when & the amount to introduce as well as some recipes to make the weaning process easier. When it came to introducing wheat, it was suggested that we should mix Weetabix with hot water and mash banana for some natural sweetness in hopes that Penny will like it.
Penny's verdict? She wasn't bothered and refused to eat her food today. Why? She has recently discovered how to blow raspberries (no thanks to my husband) and has decided that blowing raspberries during meal time is fun! After 15 minutes of trying to, I finally gave up despite having 80% of her Weetabix & banana mix left, a huge disappointment compared to Tuesday when she hate 3/4 of her Weetabix & banana mix.
Remembering what my mum used to say to me about not wasting food, I decided to finish off the weetabix & banana mix. Did it affect my feelings for Weetabix? Not really. I'm still not keen on it although I'd say the mash banana improved the flavour significantly. Having said that, that mixture was pretty sticky & gluey not different from pre-soaked cardboard flavoured with banana. Would I eat it again? Only if it helps encourage Penny to eat her Weetabix.
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