10 Baby Food To Carry While Travelling
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It is fun travelling. Where we are going does not matter
much to us. Not even what we could or couldn’t after we have reached our destination
also does not matter much to us. It is just the fun we get in our car drive,
long never ending roads and the thrill of rolling the car wheels on and on.
I would like to spend all the year in our car. :P. Sounds
super exciting. But that is just not practical.
After our baby was born it was mostly short trips for us.
Short trips and day picnics are easy when you are taking your tiny baby along
with you. With your baby, the entire baby essentials is to be carried along
with you. Diapers, napkins, baby bib, baby clothes, couple of baby toys. Feeding
bottles or sippy, and what not. It is tiresome, yet it is fun.
Especially the baby food takes the top position in the list
of must carry things. I have never ever tried giving my baby restaurant food.
I always carry food and even finger foods for him to keep
him engaged and also fills his stomach. Since I have always tried to maintain a
healthy baby food diet, I am a little doubtful about anything apart from
homemade baby food.
Here are the best and easy to carry baby food while
travelling or on a outdoor picnic with your baby.
Fruits
Fruits are a carry food for adults too. Thus fruits can
definitely help with babies too. Half a banana will fill the tiny baby stomach
easily. Apples, banana, mango slices, grapes, oranges, strawberries, all make
an excellent carry food.
If you have planned enough, you can make a fruit salad and carry in the containers. You can also consider avocado baby food.
Dates
Dates are very nutritious and one of the choicest finer food
for my baby these days. So, dates can easily help the baby when you are
travelling.
Make sure you deseed then dates before you hand over the dates to your baby. A constant watch is a must when your baby is given dates for chewing. Small babies who have not yet mastered chewing might be choked.
Nuts
Nuts are instant energy booster. Peanuts, almonds, apricots,
raisins, dried berries if any, pista nuts, all of these dry fruits are perfect
time pass munching food.
Watch your baby until he has finished chewing and eating. Don’t just pop in few nuts in his tiny fists. There is always a risk of choking in babies.
Yogurt
Yogurt is superfood for all. Babies too obtain lot of health
benefits from yogurt. From about 12 months and above, I have always given him
yogurt. It is a great filler.
One tiny tub of yogurt will cool the stomach and hunger. So, flavoured yogurt is the best choice while travelling according to me. If you can find a sealed yogurt pot t buy, then definitely a must buy baby food.
Biscuits
Biscuits are always a tea time company. The plain wheat
biscuits are my choice. There are no additional flavours or colors added to the
plain original biscuits.
I soften one biscuits with milk. Softened biscuits are easy to be fed. Baby spoons, especially those with soft edges help alot in feeding baby food.
Cornflakes
If your child has been regular with cornflakes, then this is
a perfect snack or lunch too. Little milk and cornflakes in a bowl will make an
excellent food while travelling. You can even add some fruits pieces of your choice.
Boiled Vegetables
This is something I always do when on a planned trip. I chop
the vegetables the previous day and refrigerate. The next day I pressure cook
the vegetables with little salt. Drain if any water is still there even after
cooking.
A box of boiled vegetables is always relaxing and good baby
foods. It will help even toddlers. Optionally you may add non-flavoured yogurt
to the boiled vegetables just before eating.
Porridge
Porridges are the best baby food recipes. Making homemade porridges
and carrying along is possible when you have sufficient time permit before
leaving out. I do this whenever possible.
Cook the home made baby porridge and transfer it into a flask. Don’t forget to take a wide mouthed bowl to feed your baby later. Since it has been carried in the flask, it is warm.
This cannot be carried for long trips. It is a good option when you know that you will be feeding your baby the porridge in few hours. Prolonged storing of porridges in flask is not good. Hygiene and health concerns comes into consideration here.
Instant Baby Food Mixes:
This is super easy and best option for many mothers. But for
me, this the last option. I do carry little supply of instant baby food mix
powder. Choose one of the best baby food brands.
Add half cup warm water in a bowl, and mix the instant mix.
Your baby pap food is ready.
Milk (Formula or Cow)
Milk is always a soother for babies. Whichever is in your routine,
carry your baby’s feeding bottle and milk accordingly. There are many baby
formula brands that offer instant mixing products. Babies take time to adjust
to cow milk.
This was my list of baby food while traveling according to the baby food feeding chart I have made on my own. These will not even disturb your baby food feeding schedule.
Is there anything more you carry for your baby?
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