evolution of a baby dinner

In honor of Paige's cutting her first tooth, I've decided to show you what she's been munching on lately. Aren't you excited?!

Here's what a typical dinner starts out as. We've started measuring Paige's diet primarily in fishes. Cubes equal two fish, and would store more food, but they're a pain to get out of the tray and then we have no ice. And they're not fishes.

The fish melt faster too, though this picture is deceptive because bananas reheat really fast. The carrots are my favorite here. They're mixed with Greek yogurt since Paige doesn't really like them by themselves. She doesn't like Greek yogurt either, but she really likes the two mixed. Go figure.

Here's the final meal, with a little plum puree drizzled on top. Elegant, huh? Lucky for me, elegance and anti-constipation go hand-in-hand.
While we're in the kitchen, I thought I'd take the chance and show you of the things we've taken note of since we've been here.

First off, the milk comes in a differently-shaped bottle, and the largest size is a half-gallon. It's made to fit in the fridge door and last for about 3 days. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the soda bottles are also skinnier and taller. Sprite is called lemonade here.
They have a lot of different fords for things. A zucchini is called a courgette, and cilantro is called coriander. Maybe I was the only person who didn't know this, but porridge is just oatmeal. My first thought when I saw this was, "Why would bears be eating oatmeal?"
The kettle is cool because it boils water in less than a minute. It's a standard house-hold appliance that I've grown fond of, though I guess they don't work in the US because the voltage is so low.
The hot chocolate is amazing, and we buy the super cheap stuff. That bag costs less than a dollar. It's half gone, by the way.
The baby food is notable because they have different brands and encourage a lot more variety of baby food here. I saw a recipe last week for baby curry and another one for baby fish pie.
Digestives are really common to have on the table for tea. We get the basic kind, but they have chocolate and caramel and other fancy ones too. They're good for digestion, I guess? I dunno. They're about a quarter for a package and taste kind of like graham crackers. Perfect for cocoa.
Not pictured: cereal. The raisin bran here has shredded coconut, banana chips and hazelnuts in it! It's really good.
Finally, in case you didn't notice, we favor the Sainsbury's Basics food. It's hands-down the cheapest anywhere, and except for their spaghetti sauce, tastes pretty good. We're definitely down with that.