BLW Meals: How to Start Solids Reviews

by Megan5613

I appreciate the database of recipes and the tips on how to introduce foods to babies. The meal plan really misses the mark. There's a different person in charge of meal plans each month, but it seems that they just use the current bank of recipes already in BLWMeals and combine them to make a "plan". There is very, very little difference month to month and no seasonality. I cannot understand why cilantro lime shrimp and coconut mango chicken are in the November meal plan. Snacks of cucumbers and diced tomatoes. In November. It makes no sense. Same recipes and snacks over and over month to month. I subscribed for several months, but one month is really good enough. If they ever have the guests bring all their own recipes and keep seasonality in mind, it would be a great app.

by NasDalton

Update, March 2022, Respose to Developer:
I agree that too many big flavors too so may shock a new human, but I believe in gradually increasing the flavors over time. This is the reason I try the recipes as written first and then augment them. That’s my choice as a parent. As I said, my husband and I eat what we feed our child, and we do this because we want our child to have a happy and healthy relationship with food. So, when we come across a recipe that claims a flavor and does not provide that flavor, we will allow our child to experience it again with an increase. To be fair to BLWMeals , when I find a recipe bland, I still make “mmm” sounds to encourage my child to try it more than once, but when she doesn’t like it and won’t eat it, and I’m stuck with a whole lemon loaf that has no flavor and she won’t eat again, I would rather add to it than waste the food altogether. Giving foods to babies is trial and error, yes, and it’s all new to them, yes, but that doesn’t mean I have to adhere to your suggestions 100% and mute my child’s experience. She loves trying fresh foods, and she has a lot of teeth already and enjoys using them. I just want to allow her to enjoy everything she is able to, which, again, is my choice as a parent.

I have really enjoyed using BLWMeals. We paid for the annual access so we could get recipe ideas. We like to eat with our little one, and she likes to grab foods off our plates, so it just made sense to eat what she could eat. We all get to try new foods, expand our cooking skills, and find healthy and delicious alternatives to our old standbys. One thing I’ve noticed is that some of the recipes seem to be missing steps in the instructions. For example, we recently made the Lemon Yogurt Cake, and since we’re off sugar, decided to also make the accompanying frosting recipe. The instructions say to leave the can of coconut milk in the freezer over night, then scoop out the cream with a spatula. We made the cake the night before, but when we opened the can to scoop out the cream, the whole thing was frozen solid. Common sense says this is bound to happen, but the instructions make no indication that further action is required between the steps. I wanted to run the van under hot water before opening it, but was not sure if that would mess up the separation process, so didn’t. Now we have an opened can of frozen coconut milk that we couldn’t use for quite a while. Another example of this is the teething crackers. I wanted to add flavor to them because they are quite bland, but the instructions did not include adding flavors until after the baking instructions, but are meant to be included in the mix before cutting and baking. It’s a lot of trial and error, but I’ve learned to read all of the instructions and notes before baking anything to avoid some of these mishaps, even though I prevent to follow a recipe as written the first time around. Some updates on the insteuctuons would make this kind of incident disappear. I’ve also noticed that the flavors of the cakes and treats are so bland. I want my baby to taste a lot of flavors. Muting them, is fine, but sometimes there simply isn’t any. Using the lemon yogurt cake recipe as an example again, the batter was very doughy tasting. Our gal loves lemons, so I squeezed a bit of juice into the batter to increase the flavor. It made the cake dense and stodgy, but it tasted like lemons this time. As I said before, they’re great recipes to start with, but we definitely alter a lot of them after the first time around.

by Stella729110

I loveeee BLWMeals! It has TONS of healthy baby recipes that also show the safest way to serve them based on the babies age. You can search any food to see how to safely offer it to your baby. They also offer daily meal plans, so it just really makes life as a parent much easier. The recipes are easy to filter thru as well, which saves a lot of time. I made a bunch of freezable recipes to keep healthy meals on hand without having to cook every single day. It has been super helpful for me. I definitely recommend!

by Cynthiandrea

I started using the unpaid app version and is super useful! I go to their IG account for tips and easy recipes & is a great tool when starting out w solids. The stories of other babies and their journey has helped me tremendously!
Definitely worth to pay and get their easy recipes not just for babies but the whole family too!

Thanks!!

by Stay102

Love love love BLWMeals. So helpful to be able to look up any food and see how to best serve it, find recipes, and the meal plan helps so much with coming up with ideas for new recipes to try. Highly recommend!

by Tittttax3

Absolutely love BLWMeals and the instagram page and stories! As a new mom I felt clueless when starting solids not knowing what was safe, how to cut it, not knowing about the gaging and the coughing…I seriously thank BLWMeals! whenever I don’t know what to cook I look at recipes and try to get ideas for balanced and safe ingredients. Whenever I’m not sure how to cut something safely I go to BLWMeals and I have even dm questions in instagram and they always respond with helpful information! 10/10 recommend!

by Mimihelms

BLWMeals, alongside the creators’ blog content, has to be some of the most thorough, helpful advice on feeding a baby with the BLW method. I’ve bought countless books and it just doesn’t provide the same quality of feeding advice! My baby loves the meals and I find they’re easily adjustable to whatever you have on hand (for ex, I often swap in lamb or turkey for the beef quinoa patties, or baked apples instead of pears, etc.) Basically whatever is more readily available in the grocery store! Thank you to the team who made this, us new mamas are so grateful for resources like this!

by Cjdbshs

Really enjoyed several parts of BLWMeals. The tracking list for which foods they’ve tried is so helpful as well as the notes section. It’s an easy resource when I need to quickly search how to serve something.

by JayKayEmCee

I’m obsessed with BLWMeals. It’s so helpful in so many ways. I’ve been able to introduce my 8m old to so many different varieties of food. Everything is there even dinner for the entire family. This is my go to app everytime I’m stuck on what to feed my baby. She has loved every plate. Obsessed, period!

by Mawjs

BLWMeals is worth every penny. It gives you all the information you’ll need when introducing solids to your baby! They also provide great recipes. I recommend to any parent that have anxiety about solid introduction or just need a good quick guide for varieties and recipes!

by Alehrman

This is a HUGE lifesaver. My friend told me about it and I love how it’s a complete guide for baby led weaning. You’re shown how to cut and prepare all foods the developmentally appropriate way that your baby can handle, there’s meal plans you can get so you have a roadmap of what to feed baby when. I can’t say enough good things! It’s incredibly detailed and easy to use.

by Jaxsterjacs

BLWMeals and their Instagram account has truly given me so much confidence in feeding my little one. They show you how to prepare foods safely and strategies to do so. The recipes are SO easy and so delicious! My baby is such an amazing eater because of all their tips!

by CJC315

I’m so grateful for BLWMeals and account. It has been so informative and made starting solids feel more approachable. I have twins and am very intimidated by, everything honestly lol, but particularly by how to feed them in a safe way that can expose them to healthy eating habits and in a safe way. BLWMeals /account owners have been very responsive to questions, too!

by LindseyJPadgett

BLWMeals has been my go to from the start of BLW with my boy. Any time I have a food I want to try with him but do not know how to properly serve it I go to BLWMeals . BLWMeals shows pictures and describes how to serve food the correct way depending on what stage you are at. It is so convenient and has made BLW for us so much easier. Go download BLWMeals now you won’t regret it!

by KJL323

I am so thankful for BLWMeals. I had no idea where to begin with solids and BLWMeals has helped me build confidence in offering solids to my baby. It can be overwhelming if you try to read all of the guides in BLWMeals at once, so my advice it to just read a little information each day to build confidence. My 8 month old is progressing every day with solids.

by Ahovkrs

I use BLWMeals as a guide to safely offer solids to my son. BLWMeals provides information on how to safely prepare each food item and recipes based on your baby’s age/stage of BLW. I wish we had this resource when we had our first child.
The only negative thing I can say about BLWMeals is it sometimes freezes when opening. Closing and opening it again fixes this.

by Bev!n

I was interested in BLW and wanted to do it with my baby and from all the resources that I found on BLWMeals store, internet etc this was the best. Complete information from how to start, how to cut the food or preparing it to meal plan for the whole family. BLWMeals gave me confidence to start BLW with my baby and we’ve been enjoy and learning in this process. Thank you for all your hard work and for guiding us in this journey.

by Friskymonkey

BLWMeals has been so helpful for us when our daughter was starting solids and beyond! I loved that it shows how foods need to be served to baby. Gave me so much peace of mind in those beginning stages. We use it every week for recipes to send to daycare for our daughter. It’s so easy to meal plan from and takes so much stress away from figuring out what she is going to eat. 10/10 would recommend!

by Brieannag

Both my husband and I love BLWMeals, as we are first time parents and needed some guidance on our blw journey! Our little one is such a good eater because of our knowledge from BLWMeals. I recommend it every parent. I get told multiple times a week that our little one is the best eater. Also if you have Instagram they post a lot of helpful info there as well. You won’t regret this purchase. 😊

by Mads611

I’m not sure how much recognition BLWMeals gets but you guys are truly lifesavers. When my daughter’s pediatrician said start solids I had no clue what that meant. I saw other people’s babies eating like champs and I thought we were super behind just using purées. Well 3 months later, my 9 month old is a lil foodie in the making. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for creating this page as a resource. Keep doing the lords work! 😂
Sincerely,
A clueless new first time mama

by Morgie91011

BLWMeals won’t load. It used to. I see where the last update was supposed to fix this? I updated and it won’t load. I uninstalled and installed again. Won’t load.

by Omfgthisnicknamethingisdumb

I’m not paying for this. Deleted within 5 minutes. All the info available is available for free all over the internet. Don’t waste your money.

by MartikaJ

Love BLWMeals but it seems to always having loading issues

by Amanamanamanamanamandayuuun

I love BLWMeals so much I use it on a daily basis is. Love getting inspiration from the meal plan when making meals for my baby. The explanations for each food are excellent, showing you how to cut and serve the food at every stage.

by Aimen Sattar

You need to download BLWMeals if you are considering Blw for you little one because it helps in so many amazing ways and btw very affordable for the amount of knowledge it provides!

by Smosbon

BLWMeals is the most incredible resource for new and experienced parents! All the information you need to know about safely starting solids & feeding a family!

by Paldro

So much amazing content in BLWMeals! My new go-to. It feels so good to have a plan for baby and so much information at my fingertips!

by Myrose05

Wish I’d had this with my first! A database for exactly how to serve foods for BLW. GENIUS. I wished for this so badly and so happy I found it. Thank you for making this!

by EKRmama

The guides on BLWMeals are super helpful for starting solids! Loving all the recipes