(other than honey, strawberries...etc) is there anything DS can't eat?

nugget0411 · December 2011

i'm only wondering because it'd be nice if i could give him more than avocado, sweet potato/carrots, all that.....

can i just basically puree up my dinner (as long as it's not spicy) and feed it to him!?

oh and i know this is coming across as a stupid question but i'm just wondering whether he is okay to eat really whatever and stay away from the allergy foods or just give him a few things now and wait till he's 9 months to try more?

TIA!

MsJosie · December 2011

My LO just turned 9 months and her Pedi gave me the clear to give her whatever I want except for (Steak - just cause they can't chew it, peanuts/peanut butter, honey, chocolate). Just to make sure to cut it up like the size of a pea and let her self feed. My LO absolutely loves to eat anything I give her and gets even more joy out of feeding herself. Spaghetti is probably her favorite. It gets messy but oh so fun!

CourtneyRenee9109 · December 2011

I don't think there's really a need to puree it.

Lately, I've just been feeding LO little bites of my food or feeding him it as finger food. He loves anything & everything I give him.

As far as I know, they can have everything (w/out salt) that we are eating!

GL & HTH!

darmca · December 2011

The current AAP recommendation is to avoid peanuts, honey and cows milk before 1. Strawberries are totally fine.

We started DS a little late on solids so I am now realizing I need to get brave and try some finger food instead of just purees but here's what he has had so far:

Veggies: corn, carrots, asparagus, peas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, avocado, cauliflower, spinach,

Fruit: strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, pineapple, banana, mango, grape(pureed obviously so no choking hazard), pomegranate, peach, pear, cantaloupe, prune, apple.

Cereal: Oatmeal, Mixed grain, wheat, corn, white rice (not by itself though - in the mixed cereal I am trying to keep him with whole grains)

Treats: banana rice rusks.

You can try new food every 3 days. No need to wait until 9 months.

jessika17 · December 2011

My Dr didn?t give us any restrictions. I have given her peanut butter and she has done fine with it. The only thing he suggested was give her a taste of it and see if she breaks out and if she doesn?t try it again and if she doesn?t break out then she is fine to have peanut butter. I have also given her strawberries and ice cream and so far no issues.

BrendaLou1969 · December 2011

Avoiding foods is interesting. My doc told me the only food to avoid is honey. She said something about a big study that just came out that stated avoiding foods didn't have any affect on babies having food allergies later. If they have an allergy, they have it.

MouseInLux · December 2011

Spicy is also ok as long as its not blow your head off spicy

Pennylane824 · December 2011

MouseInLux:
Spicy is also ok as long as its not blow your head off spicy

This... DD1 has always loved spicier foods... even as an infant. I noticed she went through a period of refusing a lot of foods and quickly realized it was because we were giving her bland stuff and she preferred bites of what we ate. To this day she will go to town on some fairly spicy salsa.

Anne Mommy · December 2011

DS started reaching for our food about a month ago (at 7 months). I started giving him little pieces of everything we eat. He eats everything. So far we are avoiding honey, whole milk and peanuts. We are giving him everything else.

I still use some purees. Mostly I use the fruit to top toast for DS. Yummy apple toast!

JenniCollins · December 2011

Chloe eats everything except for honey. And she LOVES spicy food. We only avoid food that is overly salted, I add the normal spices that I would add to my own food. The other day at costco she had cod fish with a spicy thai sauce, she ate the whole sample and we had to go back for another.