Soy and terikyaki sauce?

Snapdragon750

Do you let your baby eat stuff cooked with soy/teriyaki sauce?  My pedi (and BWL) said just to give her what we're eating as long as I don't cook with added salt, but some sauces that I cook with, especially those, have tons of sodium in them.  I'd assume that the same rule applies to them and leave them out, but our diet is so limited already since we keep kosher and DH is lactose intolerant (and works from home, so he's here for lunch too).  I don't want to be a crazy label reader and leave out anything with salt; after all, bread and cheese have salt in them and she's allowed to have those.  WWYD?

BabyBoyNYC

idk i probably would not give DS anything with soy because the sodium is so high, i would just make something simple for him on those kind of nights like some veggies and something i pop in the microwave (i have frozen meatballs from wholefoods that he loves)

LnR70707

We use reduced sodium soy and teriyaki and so far only as marinades so he isn't getting a whole lot of it.

srs5624

We use the reduced sodium versions on a normal basis and DS has had them.

When you're cooking, pull out a portion for your daughter before you add the sauce. Especially easy if you're making stir-fry... you have to cook the veggies and meats before you add the sauce so it doesn't get soggy.

dairygirl19

I let her sometimes have some, sometimes not and like a pp will just set some aside.

I just use my best judgement based on how well she's eaten the rest of the day basically. If I feel like she's had salt/sugar/whatever at one meal I won't let her have it at a another. If she ate something really healthy at an earlier (plain veggies) I'll just give it to her.

For me it's about all day balance rather than reading labels like a crazy lady and worrying about food at every meal.

Snapdragon750

srs5624:

We use the reduced sodium versions on a normal basis and DS has had them.

When you're cooking, pull out a portion for your daughter before you add the sauce. Especially easy if you're making stir-fry... you have to cook the veggies and meats before you add the sauce so it doesn't get soggy.

Don't know why I didn't think of this...thanks! 

tokenhoser

I pull his food out before the sauce. He has had some marinaded meats, but I try to limit it because it is SO salty.