BLWer I need protien sources

isacdimi10 · April 2012

DS wont touch meat. We've tried every type in every format and the kid will either refuse to eat or will eat the non meat food in the dish.

He also refuses eggs.

I know beans is an option but how do you cook them... I hate them with a passion so never learned to cook them.

His sister was a carnivore so I could just give her meat and we'd go on our merry way.

jlsimon56 · April 2012

Hummus?

Cottage cheese?

jesstellina · April 2012

Hummus, yogurt, cream cheese, peanut butter (if you don't have reason to be concerned about an allergy), hunks of cheese, falafel. DD eats hummus and yogurt just with her hands, but she loves cream cheese on toast and peanut butter on a tortilla. She's had black beans and kidney beans cooked in chili or burritos.

XSailoretteX · April 2012

I was going to suggest cheese, but I'm wondering how badly that would stop the poor kid up if he's eating enough of it to count for anything. Cheese with a prune juice chaser?

DarlinSmarlin · April 2012

Quinoa is a grain but also a complete protien. My LO loves it.

tinaraye · April 2012

My LO loves string cheese!

mvhyde · April 2012

I soak my beans overnight, then stick them in the crockpot in the morning covered with water and throw in spices in the last hour of cooking. Usually cumin, corriander, black pepper, chilli powder and salt. Because we make them for DS I put in salt when I serve it for hubby and me.

In the BLW cookbook (which I borrowed from the library before I bought it myself so you could see if your library has it) there is a recipe for Moroccan chicken with chickpeas that we really like.

Also you could try canned tuna in oil or spring water as a protein source.

I also do hummus on rice crackers which he likes well enough.

I want to do eggy bread (french toast) that should be protien-y too. I read that you can also give babies cut up pieces of tofu and I will be trying that soon in a mild thai curry.

jetskreemr · April 2012

All dairy products have protein, so yogurt, cheese, etc are good! Hummus is good since it is made out of beans. After age 1, nuts or nut butters are good too.

MPSW · April 2012

Do you have a Trader Joe's nearby? DS loves these frozen tofu "nuggets" that have edamame in them. We do cubed tofu and smushed edamame too.

TJs also has organic canned black beans. I just drain the liquid and heat up, then he goes to town.

DD loved these as a baby - and a good way to hide chicken. You can actually puree the chicken and blend it in so he won't be able to pick around it.

Cauliflower and broccoli are also great (baby-friendly) veggies that are high in protein.

Little&BigPea · April 2012

Thank you isacdimi10 for asking this question! My DD will not eat meat either, I just started introducing it this week and she avoids it and eats around it. I am loving all the responses and I can't wait to go to Trader Joe's and try those Tofu nuggets. I love TJ's. Thank you everybody! Big Smile

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