Is butter OK?

[beanie]

My baby is now 9 months old and I was wondering if it's OK to use butter in his food.

 

[carang]

a VERY little would be ok. it isn't really necessary at such a young age.

 

[beanie]

Thanks! I was just wondering because a lot of the baby recipes by Annabel Karmel included butter in it.

 

[carang]

she wouldn't put it in if she didn't think it was ok. again, they are small amounts and everything in moderation is ok.

 

[Neha]

we used it as our son was really low weight so the dr said it was ok to use in small qty

 

[Seb's Dad]

butter is better for a child than margarine is.

 

[joyofliving]

Babies till the age of 2 yrs, need a high fat diet to fuel their rapid growth. So full cream milk, regular yogurt, cheese, butter, avocado etc etc are all very good for them.

 

[0ze_Kid]

I love Annabel Karmel and one of my most used cookbooks are hers. When I follow what she says my kids are 80% sure to eat the meal!

The only thing I differ with these days is using more pureed veg when I can so as to hide bits!

 

[MLBW]

Butter is fine of course...babies don't need to be on a low-cal, low-fat diet. Of course, a stick of butter a day would be excessive, right? :0) And yes, margarine is really bad stuff...marketed to be transfat free etc...but it's like a few molecules away from being plastic. I will check out Annabel Karmel as I haven't heard about her before. Thanks!

 

[lindajns21]

I think its not necessary at this young age.. and even if you really wantto use it use in mall proportion