celyn,
impressive list of soups! [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif] i usually jia liao by adding either brown dates (mi zhou in mandarin) or black dates or a bit of orange peel for a citrusy kick to the soup.
orangey,
for yong tau fu, crab stick and other processed foods, you might want to hold off giving to bbO before he can walk... my elders say a lot of salt/MSG. the guideline is once they can walk, their kidneys are mature enuf to process the salt. .... but up to you la... your baby, you decide, my baby, i decide [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif]