Help with Feeding 10 Month Old

At about 10 months my daughter (fifteen months) stopped wanting baby food too. She only wanted to eat things with her hands. So, we switched her to cut up fruit and veggies, enriched pastas (she really likes Barilla Plus rotini), rice mixed with vegetarian cooked red or black beans or low salt refried beans. She also liked whole wheat crackers and cut up cheese. And cut up hard boiled eggs.
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Hi C.,

My daughter, Emily, was the same way as your little Nadia. As soon as she got a taste of "grown-up" food, she flat out refused to eat baby food. This happened at about 10 month, too. I just had to take the extra time to plan family meals that had items that she could eat.

You said you are a vegetarian. Although I am not, my family eats a lot of meat substitutes. The vegetarian "chicken" nuggest and veggie (spinich/artichoke and broccoli/cheese) nuggest that are found in both the freezer section and the "tofu" section of the grocery store are a great choice. You can heat them in the microwave or the oven. Just be sure to cut them up into tiny little bite sized pieces for her.

A few more items that Emily liked and were healthy were whole wheat pasta, avocados, YoBaby yogurt. Make sure the avocados are pretty ripe before you serve them to her.

I hope this helps.
T.

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It sounds like the fruits and veggies are going well... that's a HUGE deal. Some other thoughts are cheeses, toast, mashed/baked potato chunks, yogurt, and other meats (if you're willing; I understand as a vegetarian certain things may be out).
My kids both refused the Gerber stuff around that age too. They were WAY too interested in mommy and daddy's dinner!
And congrats in the new baby on the way. Good luck and best wishes.

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Hi there, I'm a first time mom to my daughter who's now 13mths. She totally lost interest in baby food when she was about 10 months old also. It was hard enough trying to keep her on formula! DON'T WORRY!!! As long as she's getting healthy foods (ie: fresh fruit and veggies, and yes, some meats as long as they're cut up nice and small) she'll be FINE! My daughter now eats VERY well, and loves whole milk and fruit. Just try to keep her away from all the junk food and you'll be fine. Go with whatever feels right for you though, but if she's determined to eat big people food, just make sure it's nice and small for her little hands...Good Luck!
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When my daughter was about 7 or 8 mos old a pediatric nutitionist told me that the nutritional contents of commercial baby food are very little and advised me to get a small food processor to puree the food I was fixing for my husband and myself. Just be careful of adding salt or a lot of spices.

I have a 9 month old son(my first),Aiden, that is starting to do the same thing.In fact, if he sees "real" food he will spit out any baby food that I managed to get in his mouth. I have begun giving him small amount of what we are eating (in small pieces of course). He loves spagetti, fries(I know they're bad...he only gets a few), rice, veggies, any meat in small pieces, bread, ect. There are just a few things I have to avoid until later, like shellfish, nuts, hotdogs. Maybe she is just ready for the different textures. Also, I can still get him to eat some stage 3 baby food (though, I'm sure for how much longer)!
Good luck

Most likely your daughter has lost interest in "baby" food (assuming that this is jarred food) because she has now had a taste of something that actually tastes good, i.e. real table food. You can take the same things that you are eating and make your own "puree" or even give her chunks. At 10 months, she probably has enough teeth to be eating food that has texture.

There are some really excellent books available about making baby food, including one by Vickie Lansky called "Feed Me, I'm Yours".

Hope that helps...
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Hello -
Don't worry about baby food if she is eating a good selection of regular foods. If she has the teeth and desire to do so, let her eat like you do. Baby food is not a requirement - my son ate almost none and he is happy and healthy.
Take care of yourself and good luck with baby #2!

hi well im a vegan and i was told by my doctor that for the baby to eat big food is ok as long as you cut it up good shes getting her nutrition thats what count . my daughter did the same thing . so i have a closet full of baby food.now but i just use it to mix up with the potatoes or veggies, let her make a mess thats how they learn about food. she will eat the beaby food once in a while just play the silly game of tricks to feed her, me and my husb have to wait till we are eating then slip in the babyfood, till now well w/b id love to talk more it does seem we have some common things peace and luV NTN

I don't think my 9 month old has ever really eaten baby food. We tried a few jars and she just didn't want it. She eats like us. She has teeth, so she gets waffles, toast, fruit, yogurt and/or cheerios for breakfast. For lunch and dinner she usually has cheese, yogurt, small cut up turkety or chicken, fruit, veggies, soup, mac and cheese, and/or bread. My theory is if you cut it up small enough (if they don't have teeth) it really is no different than baby food. And, like the other mom said, "baby food is not a requirement". My first daughter never really eat baby food and now at 4.5 she loves (cooked) sushi, salad, fruits and raw veggies, corn and many things a child doesn't normally try simply because we never made special meals, she ate what we ate or some modified version. (She doesn't like cooked veggies so I just leave a few raw ones out before I cook ours)
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My 10 month old has been spitting out baby food for almost 3 months now!! Just give her what she WILL eat. Sounds like you are feeding her very healthy food! Keep up the great work, mom.... :)

Baby food is more of a transition food than a necessity. It sounds like you have healthy eating habits. Pass them on to your children. If you are worried about her getting enough nutrients at your next check up for her ask your pediatrition for any suppliments or vitamins that may work for her. You can use pedialite for extra electrolites if needed.

Again great for teaching your daughter healthy eating.

K.

My daughter was the same way. Just be sure that when you introduce any new foods, that you wait 3 days to be sure there is not an allergy. I'd also stay away from strawberries unless you've already given and know there isn't an allergy.

Hello C.,
I'm sure she is doing fine and still getting plenty of nutrients in the foods she is receiving. Have you ever tasted the baby food that you tried feeding her? I have in the past, I have even tried to alter some of the veggies / meals by adding butter and / or a smiggen of salt, no luck our food still smells better and tastes better than her's.
My second daughter refused baby food out of a jar except for fruits pretty much from day one, I had to mash or use a baby size blender to chop her food, which was usually the same as ours. Good luck and take care!

My daughter also refused to eat baby food around that age. I had started her on bits of table food and made lots of thick soups and stews for her by that time, so she was probably eating more table food than most babies her age anyway.

I'm also a vegetarian, and I'd be happy to give you some recipes that worked well for us, if you'd like. I would also highly recommend the book Super Baby Food. The author is vegetarian, and it is full of great baby-friendly recipes.

She is old enough to eat table food. Feed her that! :) It is probably cheaper to include her into your meals than to keep financing the Gerber corporation. Take advantage that this is another time to spend as a family---meal times.