Table Foods
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Difficulty Finding Table Foods 22Mo. Son Will Eat
Asked by F.H. from Dallas
on August 31, 2008
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Our son is extremely picky with his food. He always has been and is only slowly overcoming a sensitive gag-reflex. I experiment with different foods (PB&J, eggs, sou...
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- Hi F., my suggestion is to feed your son whatever you and the rest of your family eat. Cut it into small bite-sized pieces and put it on his tray or on a plate and off...
- At almost 2 - it is a phase - and I would definitely try to wean baby foods - my kids liked the baby food oatmeal texture way better than adult, but had given that up...
- My son was almost 2 1/2 before he stopped eating the baby food oatmeal with a jar of baby food fruit swirled inside for breakfast. He also had yogurt for a bedtime sn...
Eating More Table Food
Asked by T.A. from New York
on March 11, 2009
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Hello,
I am trying introduce more and more table foods to my 14 month old. I still feed him some foods from the jar- namely breakfast fruits and his dinner. Also may...
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- we never did jarred food either. Some of my son's favorites were mashed up banana or sweet potato in organic plain yogurt. He had the banana mash every morning for bre...
- My kids will only eat ground meats so I have made a lot of meatloaf, salmon loaf, meatballs, sausage and they enjoyed a lot of it. I would sometimes make it with the ...
- My son is 13m and I feed him like you do....mostly table foods, but I still add a jar of fruit at breakfast and veggies at lunch and sometimes a jar of veggies with di...
Switching Babies to Table Food
Asked by B.R. from Asheville
on April 19, 2008
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My twins are now ready to switch to table food. They're wanting to feed themselves and doing really well with it. Charlie has 16 teeth, Emilee only has 6. I would love...
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- Hi B., when my youngest went from babyfood to table food we gave her just about everything just cut up real small. Canned fruit like fruit cocktail I give her and I cu...
- With that many teeth, they are good to go with most foods. Just be sure things are cut up small & you supervise them. Cooked veggies, meat cut in tiny pieces etc, cut ...
- I had a premiee also, but he was 2 months earlier. So I understand what you mean. My suggestions is that you start with mash potatoes, green beans, chicken, carrots, b...
Introducing Table Food
Asked by R.L. from San Francisco
on July 20, 2010
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My 6 month old daughter doesnt seem to like baby food. What can I give her or introduce her to as far as table food goes. She likes the baby rice cereal in the morni...
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- Just keep offering it. If she doesn't want it, don't force it. At 6 months its not a big deal at all if she doesn't eat it. The point of starting foods at six months...
- We never used jarred baby foods, we pureed our own homemade baby foods. www.wholesomebabyfood.com and make food for her. It has more flavor, isn't processed and is way...
- She's still young and it takes time to develop a taste for the new foods. First off, have you considered trying to steam and puree' regular foods rather than serving ...
When to Start Table Food
Asked by L.W. from Pittsburgh
on March 13, 2009
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Hello I have a 9 month old will be 10 months at the end on march when is it a good time to start table food. If anyone has what kind to start with that would be great.
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- Hi there, I don't really have any good advice on table foods, but we started with soft foods like bananas and puffs. I really wanted to respond to your bio though. ...
- Hi L., My son is a year old now and he started about the same time refusing baby food. We consulted our pediatrician and he advised us to start giving him what we wer...
- L., Start with soft foods such as scrambled eggs,mashed potatoes, soft vegetables. Experiment with harder foods but cut them up in tiny pieces. Chicken is great to sta...
How Do You Feed Your Baby Table Food?
Asked by D.J. from Atlanta
on April 19, 2011
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When our babies start eating table food but dont have many teeth yet, we all have different ways of feeding them. Some do it the most sanitary way by useing a blender ...
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- I smushed up whatever was on my plate with my fork (and/or cut it into teeny-tiny pieces). I just didn't have the patience to clean all the little parts of the baby fo...
- Once we were past purees I just cut stuff up really small and they fed themselves. My kids weren't really into me feeding them, so I just made it work. My son is sti...
- i feed my DD all the ways you've mentioned. she is 6 months and 2 weeks she eats everything except pork, beef, sea foods... i bought her a mashing plate...
Table Food - How Much?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on May 11, 2011
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How much table food should a one year old have each meal? I know it depends on the baby but I want to get atleast a general idea how much I need to feed my son. He now...
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- My kids were done with baby food long before 1 year (because they didn't want me feeding them, they wanted to feed themselves), so my experience is different. I pul...
- I'm thinking that at a year: Breakfast: cereal and fruit Lunch: a jar of fruit & a jar of veggies Dinner: Jar of veggies and a meat Snacks: various healthy fruits ...
- I would start giving him whatever you're eating, just VERY well cooked and cut up. Babies that young need to 'graze'. My girls would eat every 2 hours, but their "me...
Transition from High Chair to Table
Asked by D.C. from Portland
on August 13, 2008
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Hello,
I have two 2 1/2yr old twin boys that just in the last few days have thought eating in their high chair was not cool anymore. I have a very nice oak table w...
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- I teach preschool, and toddlerhood is my specific field of study. I have taught toddlers for many years, but now teach a wider age range in my in-home daycare. In my...
- Hi D.--I wanted to add that having them help you clean up their messes can make them more aware very quickly, so they make less mess to begin with. And it's a good ha...
- I bought a cute toddler sized table & 2 chairs at Ikea for $20. I don't have to worry about ruining my nice furniture & my son was very excited that he had a little ta...
Tips on Transitioning to Table Food
Asked by B.K. from San Antonio
on June 30, 2011
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Hello there! So this is my first time on mamapedia... I'm just curious, I have a 10 1/2 month old little boy who still has no teeth (top two are almost in, working on ...
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- My little girl is not into baby food and likes to feed herself. She likes canned veggies, baby hot dogs (like vienna sausages), mac and cheese, noodles, fruit cups (t...
- I guess I'm a little confused/concerned. Are you saying that he can only be eating table food to go to this school? At 10 months old, his primary nutrition shoul...
- Give him bits of whatever you're eating! Most nights, my 10mos old DD finishes my dinner (and hers, and her brothers! :) ) Start off with pea sized bits until he...
2Nd Foods Vs. 3Rd Foods
Asked by G.G. from Dallas
on March 28, 2008
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My 9.5 month old is not crawling up on his knees yet, but is all over the place, even pulling up. I'm wondering when he is ready to move to 3rd foods or should I just ...
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- I bypassed 3rd foods altogether and figured if my kiddo could eat 3rd foods, he could try table food... the 3rd foods are NASTY! I wouldn't even want to have to eat t...
- My 1st child never made it to Stage 3 foods, around 10 months he decided he was finshed with baby jar foods and just wanted table foods (cut up into very small pieces)...
- 9 months is the time frame when they are ready for 3rd jar food. Lot's of moms do both jar food and table food at or around 9 months. Honestly though it's all up to ho...
