Egg on his face

Last week we started Tate out on his first food - eggs.  He loves them.  The first one he only ate about half of, but the next two days, he gobbled the whole thing down in no time.  Now since then, his sinus infection flared back up and he hasn't been interested in it, so we haven't tried for a few days.  But I think once we get his sinuses cleared up he'll be ready to go again. 

Traditionally, rice cereal has always been the first food for babies, but thoughts on that are changing.  So for  everyone reading this and thinking "I can't believe they fed him eggs as his first food..." Well, research now actually shows that eggs (the yolk, not the egg white) are a great first food for baby.  Eggs are very high in omega-3's which are great for brain development.  Babies also need protein and fats in their diets. Babies stomachs don't produce very much amylase, the enzyme needed to digest grains, hence the gassiness and constipation issues so many babies have with cereal.  Plus, it actually has a lot of sugar in it, which also isn't good for their little tummies. 

There can be allergy issues with egg whites, but allergies to the yolk are very rare.  Plus most of the vitamins and nutrients in eggs are in the yolk, not the white anyway. So what I do is soft boil the egg, and scoop out the yolk and feed him just that.  (The runnier the yolk, the more omega-3's as well.) 

And I'd say he loves it!

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