Just wondering if it's a good or bad idea to give my 8mo cheese. DD loved it and it has a much lower salt content. I'll try boots then. !add ebm or formula saw recently also boots do realy great squash mine used to love rosehip one. I rescued so many discarded purees 2nd time round with ricotta. He's not eating any vast quantities of food but is this too much salt? I'll have a look in Asda tonight and if they have something I'll check the ingrediants. So be careful about the salt that you add to meals (especially hidden in curry paste, mustard, stock and other things that you might use to add flavour when not adding straight salt) - but don't get hung up on it. So far my baby has already had edam, mild cheddar, cottage cheese and cream cheese. I often give him toast or sandwiches for snacks, sometimes with the filling being cheese. Slight clarification - meant to say 'has far much more else in it other than salt - honestly!!!! I had no idea it contained salt, let alone a lot of it. Is this true? He's still not eating that much but one big hit is cheese. Probably cheaper and less hassle too. Babies and toddlers need some sodium for growth and development, but parents should focus on providing whole foods for meals and snacks, like nuts and seeds, fruit and vegetables, whole cheese and yogurt, she recommended. I'd better get my breadmaker out from the back of the cupboard and start making some again, as it will be easy to omit the salt from that. If you check the nutrition information panel you can see that some brands have significantly less sodium. So far my baby has already had edam, mild cheddar, cottage cheese and cream cheese. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Excess amounts of these minerals can be as bad as excess sodium. Babies shouldn't eat much salt, as it isn't good for their kidneys. By WaitForMe, March 5, 2013 in Baby … I give ds cheese, I know it's quite high in salt, but I try not to let him have any other 'salty' foods in the same day. If you were feeding him cheese throughout the day 7 days a week then it might be a concern but as part of a sauce or a small snackette here and there it's fine as cheese has far much more than salt in it and certainly not a huge amount in the grand scheme. But I'm not going to get a cow in the back garden and start making my own cheese. If you check out the "wheel of death" things that lots of the supermarkets are putting on packaging now, standard cheddar is in the red zone for salt. He loved it mixed through vege and fruit purees. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Are there any salt-free or lo-salt cheeses? Hadn't heard about he cheese granual things though so will go hunting for them as that sounds like an ideal solution. Some cheeses are much more salty, like halloumi and things, but 'normal' cheese is fine IMO. Also it creates habit of stonger tasting foods with all that salt. Lots of the recipes in my baby cookbooks use cheese. Sure. To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. I certainly never found them when I started weaning my dd (now 2.9years). I looked on Ocado website, and the only cheese granules on there, were a Bisto one, and the ingredients definitely weren't baby suitable, all sorts of E numbers, etc, plus salt anyhow. I only give cheese sporadically to my 1.5 y old as it contains lots of salt. Just a word of warning about low-salt foods - these can contain salt substitutes, where the sodium in salt (sodium chloride) is replaced with another mineral, like potassium and magnesium. Remember this when you're cooking for the family if you plan to give the same food to your baby. Babies ; Baby and toddler food ; Cheese - too salty? Cheese - too salty? As a PP has said, Ricotta is your friend! and most other hard cheeses. This is page 1 of 2 (This thread has 30 messages.). I am gutted that I never thought of it with DD. Pear and ricotta......apparently delicious if you are an 8mo. These include everything from your standard cheddar, to string cheese (mozzarella for those of you not in the U.S.!) Any food with 25 percent or more is too high, she said. He's 8 months old and been having dairy for about 2 months. Cheese is really high in salt. Followers 1. Share your stories about your children’s favourite toys with Munchkin Nursery Steriliser - £100 voucher to be won, Your questions about the Green Homes Grant have been answered by the experts from the BEIS and EST, Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. Besides all the hv and recipes, and nutrionists recomment it anyway. Didn't realise that bread was also high salt. bumping just in case you're online today PanicPants. Powered by Invision Community. It would be such an easy no fuss food but I'm not sure about salt content. You might easily overdo on daily sodium intake recommended doses. Are there any salt-free or lo-salt cheeses? I feel more reassured that I haven't been overdosing him on salt now. I went through a big panic about it, and then calmed down and went down the moderation route as CountTo10 suggests. I wouldn't worry about salt. While cheese is not an across the board “no” for babies, you do want to limit how much you give your baby of the particularly salty types. if it is the cow and gate 'baby cheese sauce' granules you are talking about, then they were discontinued ages ago so you will more than likely not be able to get hold of them. Don't add salt to your baby's food or cooking water, and don't use stock cubes or gravy, as they're often high in salt. AIBU to think SIL is being a little bit racist? AIBU by thinking my lodger is being passive aggressive? DanielMummy Anything he turned his nose up at, mix a teaspoon of ricotta in.....whammo down the hatch! The hesitation is because cheese is a dairy product, and the milk proteins present in cheese are known to cause stomach issues in babies younger than a year old. I am a huge cheese eater and try to fit it into every meal. He really loves cheese. Adding cheese is almost like adding salt to meals. © 2020 Nine Digital Pty Ltd Boots website doesn't seem to do any babyfood, and my local branch is really small, so I think it very unlikely that I'll find any there. Would agree with PanicPants about not giving other high salt food in the same day. I try not to give two cheesy meals in a day (although sometimes dh thwarts me!). Sign in to follow this . IMO the important things are a balanced diet, and not developing your son's taste for salty flavours - because that is what is going to cause him the biggest problems later in life. I think you have to remember 'everything in moderation'. Ricotta I found was a great food for DS. Does anyone know if you can buy a low salt bread? They also don't do anything to train your child's palate to prefer non-salty foods, which is the thing that will help them stay healthy as an adult. My MIL would have a pink fit over the salt content, but thats a WHOLE other thread! However, some argue that milk proteins break down as the cheese matures and don’t cause any problems. He's nearly 1. WaitForMe, March 5, 2013 in Baby and toddler food. DM I'd agree with cornflake girl and wouldn't give 2 cheesy meals in a day. By Was thinking about his meals this week and realised that he had cheese (cheddar or goats) in one form or another at every meal plus I just cooked up a batch of cheese straws! I think these two were the main ones that I tried to be aware of - apart from all the processed foods that are chock full, obviously, tend to agree that cheese too salty although boots do cheese granules that are suitable for babies you just mix it up an add to recipe!think that tesco an asda do a similar version and lots of other things too. I thought cheese is good for kids, a recommended dairy serve? Is it with the baby food? Great mixed with vegies and pureed meats to make them easier to go down. I think it's fine. Lots of the recipes in my baby cookbooks use cheese. It's easy! !try large branches of boots,they do have cheese granules for babies try them in mashed potatoes! cheese is a bit salty but I wouldn't worry - my dd2 has been wolfing down cottage cheese, cheddar etc since 7 months or so. Will have to take stock of their diet now. Someone just told me that cheese is too salty to give to babies. It is salty, but such a good source of protein, fat and calcium. 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