Lettuce?

[ladybird]

Charlie is only three and a half months, but although I have tried him with lots of different fruits and veg, the only thing he will eat is mixed leaf salad lettuce.  I know this isn’t good for them, but is it OK to let him have a little bit now and again?   I am hoping it will lead to him trying other things..... I put a broccoli floret in yesterday, and he sat as far away from it as he possibly could 😁

[Hezz]

Course it is. Maybe you could move him on, gradually, to a mix that has other things such as rocket and baby spinach. Lettuce isn't not good for him; it's just that there are much better things for him to eat and being such a high percentage of water, can make their poops runny. The green outer leaves are fine and have the highest amount of micronutrients. (Don't give him any at any time you may feel he is not well.)

The good: This food (cos or romaine lettuce) is low in Saturated Fat and Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Thiamin, Folate, Iron, Potassium and Manganese.

Read More nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2475/2#ixzz5mop1gPSK


Try breaking the broccoli up into tiny pieces, have the lettuce and broccoli wet so that they tend to stick together. He might just get a taste of some without meaning to. Sometimes they are so easy to fool and others ... you can't slip anything past them.