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Latest post on 16 May 2013 - 14:38

We're off to Thailand soon with our 15 month old bub. I'm starting to worry a bit about feeding her while there as she still prefers most of her meat to be pureed. She'll take chunks of veg, pasta etc but meat still has to be pureed. How the heck am I going to get meat into her while we're away?! Do hotels usually cater for toddlers and puree stuff? I'm planning to take as many Ella's Kitchen pouches as I can get in to my suitcase but I'd prefer her to eat freshly cooked food seeing we're away for about 2 weeks.

Also, when can I be more relaxed about how much salt she takes? I'd be happy for her to eat what we're having but I'm worried that most of the food there will be laden with salt and maybe MSG?

Help!

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Latest post on 19 May 2013 - 09:38

OTMG, I wouldn't worry too much. On holiday it's ok to let loose a bit & let her eat regular food IMO. When you come back you can reign it in again & eating food with salt for a few days will not harm her in any way! I think at some point they have to integrate with what we eat anyway, so on this I would not stress so much. I was exactly the same as you & it was half way through a holiday in indonesia where it was soooo difficult to feed my then 2.5 yr old vegetarian DD that I had this revelation & then kicked back a bit, relaxed & we all had a lot of fun! The fear would be her 'getting used to the taste of salt', but babies are so adjustable in general that when you get back she may fuss for a bit & then she'll get used to eating without salt! Go & have a blast :-))

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Latest post on 16 May 2013 - 21:23

Thanks all. I think she'll probably enjoy eating the same as us in restaurants when we're out and about seeing Thai food is so tasty, but I'm concerned about the additives like salt etc. At 15 months is it ok for her to be having things like curries/ stir fries/ etc from a restaurant as her main meal? I've given her these things at home, but they are prepared with a baby in mind (flavoured with herbs and spices instead of salt). I've never added salt to anything I've cooked for her so far.

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Latest post on 16 May 2013 - 21:10

Try not to worry to much about it onthemoveagain, I was in Thailand with my children last summer, the youngest was 2 1/2 so beyond puree stage but the hotel we stayed at was really accommodating to what ever food we wanted, restaurants were the same. I always find holidays a good chance to try to get my little ones to step outside their normal eating and try new foods, you never know what you might discover they like. As Feefmick says, french fries if all else fails!

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Latest post on 16 May 2013 - 20:17

I've not been but lots of my friends did go with a toddler. It seems like all the hotels are super-child friendly & go out of their way to steam, boil, food for you. Which hotel are you staying at? Maybe email them and ask?

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Latest post on 16 May 2013 - 20:06

I can't really remember but we travelled a lot with our eldest from a baby to two years. Places like Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand etc. I think she just ate what we ate - breakfast, I remember giving her bits of sausage and egg and yoghurt( not together lol) . Lots of fruit. Rice, there was a tofu with minced chicken we often gave her. French fries if all else failed. Lol. She loved cheese and I used to take some at breakfast for the rest of the day. I'm sorry I can't help more but I know we never used jars so must have just given her what ever we ate. Avocado is another good one if you're worried about not getting enough protein. I vaguely remember shredding chicken and meat into tiny, tiny, tiny pieces. If you make it tiny, tiny there will be no danger of her choking.

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Latest post on 16 May 2013 - 19:56

sarahlou123, were you in Thailand with a toddler? I'm assuming you were since you responded to my thread. How old was he/ she when you were there and what sort of food did you find on the menu that was good for them? angel joy, not really much option as to where we stay. We're going there to meet up with DH's brothers and their families and everyone is staying at this hotel.

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Latest post on 16 May 2013 - 16:46

We're off to Thailand soon with our 15 month old bub. I'm starting to worry a bit about feeding her while there as she still prefers most of her meat to be pureed. She'll take chunks of veg, pasta etc but meat still has to be pureed. How the heck am I going to get meat into her while we're away?! Do hotels usually cater for toddlers and puree stuff? I'm planning to take as many Ella's Kitchen pouches as I can get in to my suitcase but I'd prefer her to eat freshly cooked food seeing we're away for about 2 weeks. Also, when can I be more relaxed about how much salt she takes? I'd be happy for her to eat what we're having but I'm worried that most of the food there will be laden with salt and maybe MSG? Help! Edited as phone changed some words! edited by onthemoveagain on 16/05/2013 We ate out alot and i cannot say i found the food to be oversalted or MSG ridden There are so many restaurants and the menus were fantastic, we ate a mix of Thai and English food whilst there

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Latest post on 16 May 2013 - 16:26

couldn't you change your stay for hotel apartment? i have taken 1 trip with ds and prefer hotel apartments now. i have been to thailand ( when baby was not there) and food is really limited there.i mean, i am vegetarian and it was difficult to get food for me,(in bangkok, koh samui,pattaya and phuket were good) on the other hand my husband loved it very much. street food is in abundance there. i am thinking hard but for the toddler it will be difficult for you. as for the meat i would be careful in handling too as there would be climate change,hygiene all those factors. (its going to be rainy and hot at some places) where are you going exactly? sorry i am not of much help.

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