Mango

I absolutely love mangoes. My obsession started when Kenny and I were staying at a bed and breakfast on the Big Island in Hawaii on our honeymoon. We got a few pieces of delicious fresh mango included on our “appetizer” fruit plates every morning we were there.

A moment of silence for those fruit plates; they truly were things of beauty.

Mangoes can be a little difficult to select because there’s really no way to know if one is bad or not. I’ve had to throw away a few over the years, which is so frustrating because I had such a craving for one all of those times. And, they’re not the cheapest fruit.

Mango is one of the stage 2 fruit options, and Riley really seemed to like it the very first time I gave it to him. So when I cut up a particularly good mango for myself one recent afternoon (I’m on a great streak with mango selection right now, which makes me so happy), I decided to give him a taste of the real thing in its purest state.

Little dude went nuts and almost sucked the whole piece right out of my fingers!

I had to keep an iron grip on it so he wouldn’t accidentally choke himself.

I hope I have as much success with other “real” foods I introduce to him.

 

The possibilities are endless!