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Comment on What do you feed a baby that will no longer take babyfood? by MommyofThree

MommyofThree — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:05:59 +0000

at 11 months old you can feed a baby a lot of differnet things you just have to watch her closely…she can eat pastas, and chicken (cut in smaller hunks), fruit chunks, crackers, cherrios, toast, outmeal, pancakes, french toast, grilled cheese, tomato soup (put it in a sippy cup), and cooked vegitables are a few things to try…hope this helps!
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mom of three…5,3,and 8 mo.

Comment on What do you feed a baby that will no longer take babyfood? by melissa s

melissa s — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:36:59 +0000

food, what do you eat, there is no need for baby food at her age, give her food, she will eat when she is hungry, just make sure to offer her lots of choices, healthy choices,
oatmeal, broc, sweet potatoes, whole grain cereals, chicken, pork, dried fruits, any fruit, carrots, peas, whole grain rice, any Campbell’s soup, prefer chunky soups, salad most children like ranch dressing or none, cut up cukes, grilled cheese on whole wheat, whole wheat toast, jello, English muffin pizza, asparagus, squash
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Comment on What do you feed a baby that will no longer take babyfood? by Curious1

Curious1 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:56:59 +0000

She’s past the baby food stage and is ready for something more substantial. Feed her what you eat but cut it really small so she can manage without choking. She may be a baby but she can tell the difference between baby food from a jar and fresh food she see’s you eat.
Our dog will wait till he is starving before he eats his tinned food but when he’s been given leftovers he dogs in straight away(pardon the pun). He’ll even eat around his dog buiscits to eat the leftovers.
Babies and dogs are smart enough to know the difference between tinned crap and fresh, nutritious tasty food. They have taste just like the rest of us.
Also she may be getting some of her back teeth so maybe a teething rusk or somethig she can chew on that won’t break up and choke her.
Last of all, she won’t starve herself, when she is hungry she will eat, even if it’s only one type of food. Both my kids have had stages where they didn’t seem to eat but they still grew and are now fit and healthy(one is 9 & the other is 13), so try not to worry too much. Good luck.
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Comment on What do you feed a baby that will no longer take babyfood? by cinnycinda

cinnycinda — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:17:59 +0000

You should be introducing regular table food to her at this point. Mashed potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, mac n cheese...Things that you can mash up and give her. I buy frozen veggies and cook them really soft and melt some velveeta on them and my son loves them. Just start trying some different things with her. She'll love it. Have you given her a sippy cup yet? Now would be a good time to give her one so she can get used to drinking out of it. Then when she switches to regular milk ( which should be at 12 months) then you can take away the bottle.
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Comment on What do you feed a baby that will no longer take babyfood? by megryanmc

megryanmc — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:04:59 +0000

i think that u can feed her what u eat but not make shure that its good for her
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Comment on What do you feed a baby that will no longer take babyfood? by Amalthea

Amalthea — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:49:59 +0000

She is probably really enjoying the sensation of chewing right now. Gerber makes some soft fruit and cereal bars for toddlers. They also make small square-shaped toddler cookies in a couple of different flavors. These products are fortified with extra vitamins and minerals, and my kids really liked them when they were in that stage of wanting to chew foods. I forget what they are called, but they are in the baby-food aisle.
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Comment on Adult meals/babyfood safe meals? by Haveitlookedat

Haveitlookedat — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:30:59 +0000

Just let her eat what you eat, only try and add variety and color to your meals. If the chicken doesn't blend well, try buying ground chicken, like the kind they use for chicken burgers and see if that works for her. Otherwise just stick to what you have been doing and stay away from the things you know she doesn't like and that choke her like crackers. You are doing just fine. My mom never did Gerber or anything like that, we pretty much went from breast to fresh fruits and stuff, thrown in a blender and eventually we did exactly what you are doing (the same thing everyone is eating only processed/cut into smaller pieces).
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Comment on What do you feed a baby that will no longer take babyfood? by motherbugs

motherbugs — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:19:59 +0000

Well with both my kids when they started to refuse what they were given I started to cut whatever I was eating up really fine, as in finger food. They have teeth so they can bite, it just takes them time to learn , and not much when they get the hang of it. My son, now 4 used to go after my rice like he hadn’t eaten in days! He loved it, even if he made a mess he loved the new food, and bread, that was always a charmer. Butter it up and watch them eat the center out, the butter ends up on their nose, cheeks..everywhere but it seems their mouth.
Still offer baby food though, but when your eating offer what ever is on your plate. If it’s good for you it’s good for them. Just remember, the tougher the food the worst choice to make, as in, they won’t get meat very easily, be careful that whatever it is you offer is small enough, (and soft)that if they can’t chew it, they can’t choke on it either, I.E. carrots, grapes ..and so on, you get the idea.
If she sees what you have is better than what she gets, she’ll go for it.
Plus she could be teething again, so adding something to chew on, or bite on may be getting two stones at once, she’ll gum it enough to sooth the pain away and learn the knew way to eat.
And if she’s like my daughter was when she was eating…she likes playing the how fast can mommy spoon the mess back into my mouth before I drool it back out again…yeah.. talk about fun at the table..

Good luck, hope something helped!
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Comment on Adult meals/babyfood safe meals? by corinicholson

corinicholson — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:15:59 +0000

I would recommend fruit smoothies there is a great recipe on the back of the Splenda artificial sweetener box that I prepare for the one year old and two year old I babysit. They call it banana milk they absolutely love it. Also we feed them cottage cheese, macaroni, sweet potato casserole, yogurt (only if they are one or older), refried beans, pudding, and green bean casserole (also good in the blender).
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Comment on what do i do after weaning baby? by KooriGirl

KooriGirl — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:02:59 +0000

Offer her milk from a sippy cup, either breast milk if you want to express, or whole milk.

My babies all weaned straight to a cup (except my son)…well actually they drank cups of whole milk in addition to being breastfed until they self weaned at around 3 and a half. I only put a small amount of milk in the cup for them, and if they finished it and wanted more, I gave them another small amount. If you fill up the cup, it makes it heavier and harder to manage for little hands, and it makes a huge mess (and waste) when it inevitably spills.
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