Sweet potatoes + bananas = fail

Soon2BMrsN

I'm trying to get DS off his puree thing and onto foods with more texture.  I baked up a sweet potato and mashed some of it with some banana.... and he keeps gagging.

Guess I'll try again tomorrow.  I was so proud of myself. 

katie_cj

sweet potato and banana sounds a little gross....

try these recipes..maybe he'll like them a little better.

https://wholesomebabyfood.com/combos.htm

Janell's Nest

I'd have to agree...doesn't sound appetizing to me either...although DS gagged when we gave him green beans for the first time...it took a while for it to grow on him.

jessicaclare

Maybe try sweet potato and peaches. I used to give that to my older DD all the time and she loved it.

Also, some babies are weird about texture. I know people who had their kids on purees until 10 or 11 months and its totally normal. 

Soon2BMrsN

katie_cj@hotmail.com:

sweet potato and banana sounds a little gross....

try these recipes..maybe he'll like them a little better.

https://wholesomebabyfood.com/combos.htm

Really?  He's had that combo as an organic puree before.  Our local store brand sells it.

Hmm...

katie_cj

oh really?

My bad then, I never saw it. Jake never really ate purees for long. But I have noticed that the store bought banana purees are pretty mashed up, so they have a different consistency. It could just be the texture. I honestly have never thought to mix banana with a veggie, just fruit.

MrsBatty

Ella likes pretty much everything, but I don't think I could coax her into a sweet potato/banana mix.   I dunno ... kind sounds yucky.  (sorry)

groovygrl

sweet potato & banana sounded gross to me too (but I give mine banana avocado & I know the daycare teachers all think it is disgusting...but they eat it up!) ..have you done sweet pot & apple? maybe to ease him in use the apple pureed & the sweet potato a little chunkier so that it isnt all chunky. 

DD (8months) is a tough one w/ eating even purees and I actually just moved her to more table like food instead of doing the chunky purees b/c she always gags on everything> I still do purees but add in things like bread/pancake/waffle, small chopped cooked carrots & potatoes, ground turkey. (so far). She has done ok with those!  

DS will eat purees like crazy but also doesnt like the chunky purees & does better w/ some small finger foods too.

They are all different. the food thing was really stressing me out for awhile but now I'm just trying to be brave & try new things even thought I get freaked out.  

cphillips1021

Ha.. Sweet potato and banana sounds pretty good to me about right now.  Maybe I should eat breakfast.  Anyway, we just had lots of luck last night with sweet potato/pear combo.  No gags.