Cheese for a 1 year old

Posted by suem (110 days ago)

which kind of cheese do you give to your child of @ 13 months?

(I am based in Hong Kong)

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Posted by cara (110 days ago)

my 15 months has eaten cheese since she was about 10 months.

cheese slices (yuck)
mozerella (on pizza)
cheddar (rather salty, so only a little)
gouda
edam

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by axptguy38 (109 days ago)

Any cheese. There are really no restrictions apart from salt content.

Our #2 is now 13 months. I cannot think of a food that we eat that she has not tried and liked, including very spicy curries. It's fascinating to see a girl with only two teeth in the lower jaw consume a piece of chicken by patiently pulping it with her gums.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by neenib (109 days ago)

Perhaps you could start with a mild cheddar and fairly soft to bite through, like mainland mild cheddar, that has quite a soft texture and isn't too sharp a taste. Just please don't go for "plastic cheese" it really is truly horrible!

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by ldsllvn (109 days ago)

in addition to the above - cream cheese, cottage cheese. I still would not give them non-pasturased cheeses (not sure - maybe from 2 yrs old, but suspect they wont like it anyway) like brie, camembert etc

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by axptguy38 (109 days ago)

"I still would not give them non-pasturased cheeses (not sure - maybe from 2 yrs old, but suspect they wont like it anyway) like brie, camembert etc"

It's good to be cautions.


"Perhaps you could start with a mild cheddar and fairly soft to bite through,"

Some kids just like to have a hard piece of food they can gnaw on for a while.


"Just please don't go for "plastic cheese" it really is truly horrible!"

Agreed wholeheartedly!!!

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by suem (109 days ago)

Thanks everyone for your great help.
One more thing, when do you usually give cheese to your LO? morning, afternoon, dinner? with bread?

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by ldsllvn (109 days ago)

i started with cream cheese sandwiches as their snack between the meals. Otherwise - we use quite a bit in their cooking - grated over pasta, i grate some in their meatballs, etc..

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Posted by axptguy38 (109 days ago)

"One more thing, when do you usually give cheese to your LO? morning, afternoon, dinner? with bread?"

New foods should preferably be tried when baby is not tired. Once they're not bew anymore, any time works. Babies don't know about adult culinary conventions. Here it would typically be all of the above.

We don't give it with bread to our 13 month old. One thing at a time is enough for her. ;)

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by crj (108 days ago)

We give pieces of cheddar as the morning or afternoon snack, and for car trips, picnics, etc...

(I am based in Beijing)

Posted by jele (107 days ago)

Hello,

Our children are eating cheese, non-pasturized ones, since 10m old.
You used to have cheese at the end of lunch and dinner, with bread. After that, we have a dessert.

We are French - the country of cheese!!

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by suem (104 days ago)

Jele,
how do you distinguish pasteurized and non-pasteurized cheese?
Tks.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by cara (104 days ago)

they will say on them. generally speaking non-pasturised are soft (however, my FAVOURITE....BOURSIN... is pasturised)

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Posted by ldsllvn (104 days ago)

indeed as cara says - prob 90% of hard cheeses are pasturised (cheddar, edam, gouda, etc etc). Examples of non-pasturasied are brie, camembert, blue cheeses, and most of soft cheeses, excl mozarella - that is is pasturised. But they should say on the them.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by karenchan99 (101 days ago)

I give the baby cheese, which is called QQ baby, Japanese brand, bought from City Super or Sogo..I make it as a sandwishes roll..

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by cara (101 days ago)

but there's no reason to spend huge amounts on "special" baby cheese, when regular cheese(already expensive) will do

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Posted by PDNS (101 days ago)

is party cube cheese ok for baby at 7 months?

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by axptguy38 (101 days ago)

"is party cube cheese ok for baby at 7 months?".

Certainly, as long as he/she likes it.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by PDNS (100 days ago)

thanks axptguy38! she loves it, one cube in snack time is not enough :)

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Posted by ldsllvn (100 days ago)

sorry, was just wondering, what is a party cube?

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Posted by PDNS (100 days ago)

It is a kind of cheese that you will find in almost all the supermarket in a pack but written party cubes. inside contained i think 24 cubes of small cheese wrapped individually. 3 kinds of flavor but i only give the Plain.Nature for my son.

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Posted by the goddess kali (97 days ago)

my baby is now 15months old and has been having parmesan cheese on his pasta since he was about 7 months and pasta with cream cheese eversince i can remember..
we use kirin, president, laughing cow, galbani's ricotta....

my hubby would give him blue cheese if he could, but i am too suspicious of it so i dont let him.

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