I just think it is so ridiculous that he has a book coming out about baby weaning when he has literally only just started it with Indie. How does he know it actually works???
Interestingly he said the other day that Indie doesn't like plain veg that is served on its own, but will eat the veg when it's in something, he said most toddlers are like this. You rarely see Indie eat plain veg, it's always mixed in with the dish, with rice, pasta or sauce. To me he seems to be cherry picking what he shows on Instagram; only showing meals he knows she will eat or avoiding plain veg the majority of meal times, so all his followers see Indie eating really well and buy into his concept and purchase his book. He's thrown in the odd token "Indie isn't hungry but she ate it later" or "she must be unwell" moment and people think this is him being realistic but it's not. I think only once he's admitted and shown she hasn't liked something. Most toddlers would eat the dishes he serves as they're staple favourites, such as pasta, rice etc. I serve these types of dish but we also have a standard veg and protein meal twice a week which quite often my toddler gets annoyed about, but she eats some of the veggies and the meat but doesn't eat as much as she would of a pasta dish. Although she's not keen I still offer these meals as I don't want to build on her fussiness or avoid meals with plain veg as I want her to enjoy veggies on a roast dinner, which is the advice Joe gives but he doesn't seem to apply it to Indie's least favourite meals. Anyone's child could clear their plate every night and appear a good eater if they were only offered their favourites!
my baby also loves whole veg. He can’t claim to be this expert in weaning when his eldest isn’t even 2 yet. Just wait till she hits 3 that’s when the fun really begins!
