Vegetables: Earth's Best
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Toddler Won't Eat Vegetables
Asked by D.W. from San Francisco
on July 1, 2008
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My two year old son hardly ever eats vegetables. Sometimes we can successfully hide veggies in food - spinach is easy to hide, sometimes mashing carrots work. I woul...
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- You know what my mother in law did to get her four adult sons to eat vegetables (she has one who WILL NOT eat any vegetables)…she cooked cauliflower and then puréed...
- Dr. Praeger's Veggie Burgers(available at Trader Jo's) are lots of veggies and my toddler loves them!
- If you have a food processor or chopper, try this: get a small bag of pre-washed baby spinach and about 1.5 cups baby carrots and process/chop until they are almost p...
Introducing Solid Foods... HELP! :-)
Asked by G.M. from Los Angeles
on August 14, 2008
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HI there, I am a mom of 3 (and yes I still have a question... haha). My two older ones are 9 and 11 years old and I just had a baby girl in February she is now 5.5 mon...
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- G., as long as she pushes the food out she's not ready for solids. All babies have that reflex. I didn't start solids for my kids before they were between 6 and 8 mon...
- Hi G., I saw that you got plenty of responses. I have to agree with the mom who thought perhaps your baby just might not be quite ready yet. I'm very big on breas...
- So great that you're breast feeding. Most pediatricians recommend waiting until 6 months of age before introducing food. I would try feeding her rice cereal only with ...
Introducing Baby Foods
Asked by K.A. from Phoenix
on April 10, 2008
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Can anybody offer any advice on introducing solids to a 6 month old. I would rather stay away from rice cereal because of its digestive issues. I plan to make my own b...
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- I have not heard of the book Super Baby foods before your email. I will be checking it out. I found and liked the books First Meals by Annabel Karmel, and Baby Let's E...
- Hi K., I've been making my 10-month-old's food since we started solids at 6 months, and so far have had very good luck with it. We started with easily digestable fo...
- Super Baby food by Ruth Yaron, is a terrific book about making food and when to give certain things, etc. Just start with veggies and fruit like avacado, sweet potatoe...
Starting Solid Food
Asked by J.S. from New York
on May 3, 2010
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Hi Moms-
My baby is almost 5 mo's old and I'm thinking of starting her on solid food soon. My pediatrician says that there is no need to start her on baby cereal f...
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- If possible it's better to hold off on starting solids until your baby is AT LEAST 6 months old, because until 6 months (later for some babies) the digestive system is...
- My son is 4 months old but I JUST went to the pediatrician with him today so I can tell you wheat they told me. The reason they give rice cereal first is because 1-it ...
- Hello! I'm going to answer your questions one at a time. 1. We used rice cereal and oatmeal because it was something that was cheap and easy as an introduction to s...
Starting on Solids
Asked by D.L. from Roanoke
on February 7, 2012
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Dear mums ,
my baby has turned 6 months and it is time for solids. I have decided to start with vegetables, but what are the good vegetables to start with?
Also it...
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- I used Beech-Nut cereal, I can't remember if we started with Barley or Oatmeal. I think our first veggie was either carrot or sweet potato...
- Please don't listen to the advice you received that eating vegetables will make a baby not want formula, or that baby food has no nutrients. I'm sorry, but it's puree...
- Earth's Best and Happy Baby products (look in the organic, frozen foods section) are both great brands!!!
What Now?
Asked by L.B. from Los Angeles
on January 27, 2008
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Hi Moms. My daughter is 7 months old and we've been introducing her to solids. She's still not quite buying into it. I've been using Earth's Best organics. We've i...
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- Go to www.askdrsears.com and look up baby's first foods. Just print it out and put it on the fridge! M.
- I have made my daugher's food since she was 6 months. She is now 8 1/2 months. It has been great for her. She loves the mangos and peaches. If you have a COstco ne...
- Earth's best also makes a Stage 2 level for Infants that has more "blends" of fruits & veggies (& some meats). I buy mine @ whole foods, but this website also has som...
Introducing Vitamins
Asked by A.V. from Los Angeles
on February 14, 2008
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My son is 6 months old and just starting solids. Because he is breastfed, our doctor suggested that we give him vitamins for added iron. We tried Enfamil drops, and th...
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- since hes just starting solids i suggest to make some beans and smash them because they contain a lot of iron in them...i did that for my daughter and she loves them.....
- Hi A. I am sure you are dealing with a lot this week with just going back to work but I wanted to comment on your request. I have been giving my daughters (20 mos, 4...
- I just give my son the cereals that are fortified with iron, and make sure to give him a variety of nutrient rich foods, and that seems to work for us. It is very har...
Help! My 16 Month Old Son Won't Eat Vegetables.
Asked by L.L. from San Diego
on February 9, 2008
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My son is 16 months old and refuses to eat any kind of vegetable. He used to eat everything and now is very picky with what he puts in his mouth. I'm afraid he's not g...
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- My daughter, now 3 years old, has had picky eating habits since 6 months old. She ended up in occupational therapy when she was 16 months old to help her transition t...
- I had the same thing with my son (17 months). He used to eat anything, now not so much. I sneak in veggies - when I can. I puree veggies like butternut squash or co...
- I remember reading that it takes a kid about 17 exposures to a food to really decide if they like it or not, and that most kids are picky eaters because us parents giv...
Solids & Breastfeeding
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on February 18, 2010
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Two questions, my son is 7.5 months old and has been eating some solids since he was about 5.5 months old. He now eats sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, green beans, pe...
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- My goal was 6 months but I made it to 2 yrs. Then, it was a natural progression and hard at the same time but my daughter slowly weaned off. The World Health Organizat...
- I puree what we eat. I puree it totally at first, then gradually make it chunky. I have found that this makes it easier for us when they are older. They can simply ...
- My daughter has five-breastfeeds about 17-20 months. Does not start solids until aout 11 months and makes her own food. Avacado and banana is one of the first foods.Yo...
Baby Food: Pre-made or Make It for My 6 Month Old?
Asked by F.D. from San Francisco
on September 25, 2008
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Hi Mommies,
I have a beautiful 6 month old and we're just starting her on baby food. I've been using organic store-bought baby vegetables such as peas, squash, and sw...
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- Hi there, This is a great question. I have made all of my son's food and he is 11 1/2 months old now. Now it is getting harder to be creative; however, one of the...
- lots of answers so i won't get too into it, but make your own baby food!!!! it is a lot more work than just buying it, but it's not all that bad and it is WORTH it! ...
- I also went back to work and totally understand how you feel. Like others that have posted, I gave my son a combination of jarred and homemade food. What I found eas...
