Zucchini!

Shosei is almost 8 months and I think I have been taking the baby food process really slowly.  So far, he has eaten rice porridge, udon noodles, broccoli, potato, carrots, bananas, and sweet potato.  He has had one Japanese baby cracker to taste and tried to drink hot water, apple juice, and barley tea, besides the usual bottled milk and breast milk.  After careful observation, he seems to like rice, broccoli, carrots, bananas, and sweet potato. 

Today, he ate zucchini for the first time.  And he loved it!  I added a little dashi stock for taste and he just about devoured it.  After he swallows down his spoon serving, he is ready for more with an open mouth.  He follows the spoon with an eager, open mouth.  It's so cute
I must say that frozen vegetables just don't taste right to use as baby food.  We have to make a choice whether to buy fresh vegetables that happen to grow near the Fukushima plant, or buy frozen ones from overseas.  Fresh vs. frozen.  Tainted vs. all natural.  It's sometimes hard to make a decision. 
Soon, I will be feeding Shosei twice a day and I will keep adding more variety to his diet.