Banana and Yogurt Drops

Jenson is eating three meals a day now, and we’ve pretty much stuck with a form of baby led weaning.  Mostly, we don’t make or buy purees.  We give him manageable bits of soft food on his tray and he mostly feeds himself, or give him slippery fruits in a silicone feeder.  Sometimes we do give him things on a spoon – because certain things have to be served on a spoon.  We usually pre-load spoons for him and let him “feed” himself.  Things like yogurt, oatmeal, hummus, guacamole, etc. have to be eaten with a utensil, so we either use spoons or this training “spoon” and help him dip.  Or you can put a bowl of yogurt on his tray and turn your back and he will try to drink it.  (thank goodness for pocket bibs!)

I’m not sure where I read about making these, but yogurt drops taste good, are healthy and a great self-feeding item, and they melt really quickly so I don’t need to worry about him choking.  He LOVES these things…I don’t know if its the cold on his teething gums, or if he likes the taste, but I think he’d be happy eating these as a whole meal if I let him.  If he’s getting fussy in his seat before he’s really done eating, I can give him a few of these and he instantly calms.  I can’t blame him, because they are actually pretty good.  I usually toss a few in my mouth while I’m giving them to him.  Babies need lots of fats, so try to buy whole milk yogurt.  I prefer greek yogurt because it’s thicker and it has more protein, but I’ve used both Greek and regular with equal success.  You can leave the banana out if you are avoiding banana or if your little on is having constipation issues, or you could use a different mashed fruit or veggie – plain yogurt is good too!