2008-11-21

Homemaking bread

We tried to introduce bread to YS, only to find that the bread sold in local supermarkets or chain bread shops all contains preservatives (as shown in the packages) and many many other additives.

Neither do we know any reliable local shops.

Food additives (in particular preservatives) can make children more susceptible to ADHD....Ascorbic acid (E300) as antioxidant and preservative may be OK, but not things like E927(a) (Azodicarbonamide), E282 (Calcium propionate), etc..

Finally we have decided to buy a bread machine. So, we can skip cow milk powder (allergen) (we use oat milk powder instead) and of course there is no more preservative problem and we can monitor the salt level too.

On that day ... at 8:00 am we brougt YS to the kitchen, and let him watch how we shaked the loaf of wholegrain rye bread out and sliced it. Then we offered him a little bread to see his reaction ... his first bread in his life ... his eyes were shining! We immediately put him in the highchair and ate together!

We have made our breads several times since then, and served them as breakfast. YS loved our breads so much that he kept on asking more of them, whether it's with butter, nut butter or just plain!

Nothing comparable to the joy of watching a baby eating and loving good food, esp when the food is home-made.

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