Table Foods: Toddler
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Table Foods
Asked by X.M. from St. Louis
on June 2, 2011
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Hey moms! Just wanted to know what table foods are good to start with. My son is 10 months old. I gave give little pieces of melon and he almost choked! So what else c...
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- Watermelon is more watery than cantaloupe or honeydew - start with that. Raspberries? I know they aren't cheap but he won't eat a lot! Soft bread or french toast cu...
- DS gets pieces of what we eat. Anything that's soft and she can gum and swallow. Steamed veggies, pasta, meat (in small pieces - she loves steak and chicken!), scramb...
- Cut up bits of whatever you are eating that he is interested in whether it is a mashed carrot, potatoes or hamburger. At this stage mashed is good. Apple sauce rather...
When to start transitioning infant to table foods?
Asked by R.M. from Los Angeles
on March 27, 2009
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My (just turned) 7-month old is suddenly refusing almost all baby food and wants only "table" food. She has only been eating solids since 5 1/2 months. She has been ...
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- Hi R., If your little one wants table food, go for it! My eldest never ate baby food. As long as you keep an eye one how well she's able to chew/mash foods up, I ...
- Yes - my son was the same way and it was fine. It is amazing what they can mash with their gums. He eats everything from Ritz crackers to cheese to steak and chicken...
- R. M. Table food seems to be your daughters favorite, let her check it out. I used to give my kids as early as they wanted french fries, they picked up on the fing...
No Table Foods?
Asked by S.W. from Austin
on July 5, 2007
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My 16 month old son refuses to eat table foods. He'll eat crackers and maybe som oat meal (if he's in the mood), cashews and dried fruit. But that's it. He's only in t...
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- I would set up a "grazing table" for him... finger snacks on a short table so that he could eat when the mood strikes.. i.e. grilled chicken fingers (seriously thin...
- I wish I knew an easy answer. I think the important thing I have learned with my 3 kids is not to make it into a power struggle. Offer a variety of foods and some of...
- My son is pretty thin, too. I can't remember what those little drinks are called, either, but yeah, they are like Ensure Plus but for kids. I get them for my son som...
14 Month Old & Table Foods
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on September 20, 2011
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My husband tells me that we need to get our son off the 2nd & smooth 3rd stage foods... (i agree, but maybe not at his approach?) Our son has in the past eaten maybe a...
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- we never only used baby food with our third a few times... I hated baby food in general, so I just gave him mashed up people food that he was very capable of eating (I...
- My DD was able to eat most table foods (even tiny pieces of steak) back when she only had 4 teeth. You could try giving him some Gerber puffs or other 'training' foods...
- I dealt with MANY feeding issues with my son. Even had to go to a feeding therapist, but he did have a texture issue. One thing the therapist stressed to us is tha...
Table Foods
Asked by M.G. from Huntsville
on January 28, 2007
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I was just wondering if any of you have gone through this. My 14 1/2 month old daughter doesn't seem to want to even try table foods. She did in the beginning but won'...
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- Hi M., I know when my kids were that age, they didnt want their own food, they wanted to share mine with me. otherwise they wouldnt eat table food. but as long as...
- Don't worry, she'll grow out of it too. She is just playing with you.
- I would not worry about that. I have gone through this several times - my oldest, who is now 22 - went for two years wanting peanut butter sandwiches and dry cereal. M...
When to Begin Table Foods
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on November 4, 2008
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My son is almost 9-months-old and I'm not sure when the best age to introduce table foods is and what foods to start with. He doesn't seem to even like the texture of ...
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- You said you're "afraid that he won't ever begin to like the foods that we eat." Come now, do you really think that by the time he's 15, he will still be eating 1st S...
- My son went from the 2nd stage foods to table foods. He hated the 3rd stage foods and forget about those Gerber toddler meals! I would just be persistent. Around that ...
- My kids did much better with bites of food they could pick up rather than spoon fed foods. Have you tried that? I just cut up most anything we were having into small...
13 Month Old Won't Eat Table Foods...
Asked by A.W. from Austin
on August 28, 2008
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... for some odd, ODD, reason my 13 month old LOVES the Stage 2 jar foods. I have tried feeding him Stage 3 which he hates and even more oddly he doesn't like table fo...
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- A., I hear you! My daughter wouldn't start table foods until 15 months! She just didn't like anything that was not liquid smooth. She did like and eat puffs, so I s...
- My pediatrician told me to just keep introducing the table food over and over and over. My son is now 6 and still will not eat certain foods. He smells all of his fo...
- I had this problem with my daughter around the 1 yr mark and it seemed to be a texture issue for her. I just wouldn't worry about it too much right now. He's getting...
12 Month Old Not Interested in Table Foods
Asked by A.W. from Austin
on July 21, 2008
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Greetings All!
My, just turned, 1 year old son is still on jar foods. I distinctly remember my first born being off jar foods at 10 months. Is this odd? I have tried ...
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- I think I read somewhere that the whole point to starting baby food was to get the spoon assoication down. I dunno that might be cause for delay.Jar food is much bette...
- hi A. ,, stop using the food pusher and he'll eat he will get hungrey i have always disliked those things( myself )but just throw them out let him watch you tell h...
- My 15 month old has a severe gag reflex. I used one of those feeders for a while and she would NOT attempt to get used to the spoon. I took the feeder away and withi...
15 Month Old Won't Eat Table Foods!
Asked by B.C. from San Antonio
on March 11, 2008
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My son will be 15 months old next week and he is not interested in table foods. He'll eat crunchies, puffs, waffles/pancakes, teddy grahams and other snacks (dried fr...
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- Don't give him food right away. It's O.K. TO let him see something he wants and ask for it.
- I had also had a child like that, but now hw is the best eater of all my children. All you need to do is stop feeding him the baby food in jars and give him the table ...
- Hi, I think with most things, especilly eating, it is all up to you. If you give alternatives, or let thyem fill upu on any sort of snacks they will not be compelled...
Table Foods for Baby - I Am Terrified!
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on February 7, 2011
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I need to start with table foods for my baby. He is still eating just pureed gerber food. His doctor asked me to start with table foods (like small pices of fruit etc)...
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- I would start with the puffs. They dissolve when they are wet. I tried giving them to my son around 9 months but he would gag on them so he didn't really start eating ...
- I am the same... I started out giving my DD the gerber puffs when she was 7 months old, because they just dissolve and turn to mush when they get wet. So when I starte...
- At 9 months your baby can gum anything you can eat. Ok, well not anything, but most stuff. Cut the pieces itty bitty. Maybe 1/2 the size of the tip of your pinky. Star...
