Well, I am adament about raising my son vegetarian, though I get called crazy by a lot of people.  My mom is like: it is okay if you don't eat meat, but he is a child, he needs that extra protein.  I try to explain that I have done a lot of research online and in books but she just mumbles some excuse and tells me that I am wrong for "denying him meat."

Anyway, he is 8 months old now.  I have given him diced up tofu and he really likes it, but mostly I just give him some Gerber baby food fruit or veggie, like peas, green beans, pears, sweet potatos, or something like that, but it is just one thing, not a meal sort of thing, and I mix it with baby oatmeal.  He is still mostly breast fed, but lately, his interest in food has really aroused, he is startin to really like food.

Tonight, I made some acorn squash, cooked it in the oven till it was soft, then pealed it and purreed it with water to make it more liquidy and then gave that to him thickened up with baby oatmeal.  He actally prefers the baby food squash over the home made stuff but I think it is because of the texture.  When I added some more water and oatmeal he seemed okay with it then and then almost ate the whole bowl.

But do you have any suggestions for recipes I can start to cook for him?  Or do you know of any websites that are good for giving suggestions as to what to feed a vegetarian baby?  I myself try to be vegan as much as possible and I also want him to be vegan as much as possible.  Is he ready for beans yet?  He is okay with tofu, but it gave him gas, no surprise, it gives me gas too.  I get this wonderful tofu from an asian grocier where they make it fresh daily...yummy, I can eat it right out of the package.  Is it okay to give him uncooked tofu?

Thanks.