It was very exciting starting solids 2 weeks ago! Before the big event, I was in two of the biggest stores to lose track of time in: Babies R Us and Target. I was checking out all their different eating accessories from bowls to spoons etc. I knew I already had a set of rubber tipped metal spoons. However, I wasn't liking any of the dishes I was seeing. Sure, I don't mind using plastics here and there to eat out of, but, if everything she ate was going to be served from a plastic bowl, BPA free or not, I thought I could do better than the selection I saw.

  I knew we had 4 small prep glass dishes at home, the kind of square dish you would use to put soy sauce in for your sushi. I started using those. While I don't always give Abigail her cereal or fruits/vegetables at ultra warm temperatures, I do like to at least take the chill off it if it just came out of the fridge. And yes, some foods are more appealing warm than cold, such as sweet potatoes. Do you like yours cold?

I discovered a little trick to keeping the food warm when serving without taking out the nutrients. Being she eats only a few tablespoons per item, I found that if I used my mini stoneware dish, ran it under hot water to warm it through, and then put the food in. It warmed the food up to at least room temp and held steady. 

Plastics are great on the go and convenient, but when we are home, I am liking the dishes I already had on hand. They are small, go right in the dishwasher without worries of melting, and work for me.

The stoneware dish I use is from Crate & Barrel that I happened to get as part of a wedding gift. However I'm sure many stores carry small stoneware baking dishes that would make a nice addition to your baby's tableware! I like mine because it's glazed on the outside, but stoneware within. It doesn't have that scratchy, chalky feel to the touch, and cleans so easily!