When Can My Baby Eat Laughing Cow Cheese
feel awful: been told "laughing cow" cheese really bad for my 10 month old
(28 Posts)
bumbly Mon 02-Jun-08 21:44:03
that am bad parent etc etc
all i thought was it was ok to give him soft cheese now as he doesnt chew much with lumps and loves cheese
yes soft and has salt - but not that salty
have i done real harm to little one??
littleboyblue Mon 02-Jun-08 21:51:21
I give that sort of stuff to my ds. He 10 months, he has dairy-lea and stuff but won't kill him and I think it all part of having a balanced diet, they gotta have a bit of crap, just not too much. He also has the odd wotsit, choclate button, ice-cream, and tbh I let him try a bit of preety much anything I eat. Not as a meal, but if I'm at Burger King, he'll have a chip or 2, won't do any harm at all. X
eddiejo Mon 02-Jun-08 21:53:25
Def ok - think it's pasturised anyway. They should try most things you eat and should be family foods totally by about a year!! Both mine had them. 
UnquietDad Mon 02-Jun-08 21:54:36
eddiejo Mon 02-Jun-08 21:57:02
Herecomesthesciencebint Mon 02-Jun-08 21:57:08
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Doodle2U Mon 02-Jun-08 21:59:05
bumbly, give him a taste of everything. There isn't a single food out there that'll kill him or do untold damage if consumed once a month or so by small children!
bumbly Mon 02-Jun-08 22:10:28
but been giving chees eevery day and thus laughing cow every toher day for finger food!
oh dear feel really bad now.........
eddiejo Mon 02-Jun-08 22:16:37
Don't bea yourself up. I think it's fine to have everything. Mine weaned on whatever we were eating at that age beit curry/chinese - and they eat the lot now!!!
eddiejo Mon 02-Jun-08 22:17:38
HHmm tired and not spelling well I think
bumbly Mon 02-Jun-08 22:17:41
but is it actually bad for them to have soft cheee that is pastuerised????
llareggub Mon 02-Jun-08 22:18:28
I've never heard of laughing cow cheese...
TotalChaos Mon 02-Jun-08 22:18:48
is it bollocks bad for your baby. don't worry.
Seona1973 Mon 02-Jun-08 22:20:02
laughing cow is a bit like dairylea and is not going to do much harm at all.
Doodle2U Mon 02-Jun-08 22:20:29
bumbly, get a grip. He's had some cheese - so what! I had mine on holiday once and fed them exclusively on crisps and shit for two weeks because the wee buggers wouldn't eat anything else (we were in a phase) and guess what? They didn't croak or turn into 6 year old bloaters!
Now start to mix in some other foods - apple, bread sticks, etc etc and get him going on a RANGE of foods. Will you be mithered about this in 6 months time? NO!!!
Furball Mon 02-Jun-08 22:21:07
I was under the impression that of all those sorts of cheeses laughing cow was the best
I've just cut and paste this from another site
thought that laughing cow was pretty "fake" too, but I just looked at the ingredients and there really aren't too many funky ingredients compared to other foods, or at least american cheese. The package says: light cheddar, swiss and semisoft cheeses, whey, cream, sodium phosphate, onion, sodium citrate, salt, natural flavor.
hope that puts your mind at rest. I would try not to worry about it. but if you are concerned about how much he eats it only give it a few times a week.
eddiejo Mon 02-Jun-08 22:21:18
No bumbly they can have any pasturised cheese!! and do you know what? I bet you not adding salt to his diet and his kidneys are mature enough now to tolerate some salt.
bumbly Mon 02-Jun-08 22:21:29
need suggestions for finger food as he liked banana before but now spits it out - so cheese goes down well...anything else???
bumbly Mon 02-Jun-08 22:22:47
thanks furball and no dotn add salt at all
was just told "laughing cow" is salty = bad mum!!!
argh!!!!!!
Doodle2U Mon 02-Jun-08 22:23:14
Oh, and a 10 months, my DS was happily munching on the dog's dried biscuits and lapping up water from the same dog's dish - good news....he survived!
(Should just add - he chose to eat and drink from the dog's stuff. It wasn't my idea of a balanced diet you understand!)
eddiejo Mon 02-Jun-08 22:24:17
Toast fingers
cut up fruit
raisens
rice cakes
scrambled egg
beans
cooked veg
melty CRISPS
choc cake
hhmm need i go on
Doodle2U Mon 02-Jun-08 22:28:07
Fingers of sliced pitta bread with humous.
quint Mon 02-Jun-08 22:32:26
The only reason I have avoided things like dairylea and laughing cow is cos I loved them and it took me a long time to get used to the flavour and texture of real cheese, so we just give DD1 and 2 'proper' cheese which they have always loved. If you're that worried give him cubes or sticks of 'proper' cheese - edam is a great one to start with.
Gingerbear Mon 02-Jun-08 22:33:59
slices of eggy bread
breadsticks
raisins
cherios
ricecakes
peanut butter on toast
strips of pitta or tortilla wrap dunked in bolognese sauce
meatballs (mix breadcrumbs, mince and an egg, roll into mini balls and deep fry - can freeze then defrost in microwave ready as needed)
MsDemeanor Mon 02-Jun-08 22:34:07
It's FINE. All cheese is quite salty, but it's fine. Full of calcium and protein.
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When Can My Baby Eat Laughing Cow Cheese
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