Still not eat table food :/

baseballcr8zd

I don't know what to do anymore with this kid!!!!! For the last couple of days he hasn't had any purees, I am refusing to give it to him in an effort to get him to eat other foods. Last night we tried to give him some roast beef, mashed potatoes and cut of steamed carrots...he ate a piece of bread instead. Today he is with my grandmothers. He ate a waffle this morning then smashed the fresh blueberries across his tray. My grandma made pasta with a little bit of butter and parmesan cheese - he threw that on the floor and refused to even put any in his mouth. I feel awful that I'm not giving him the purees but I thought a few days without would make him at least try some food. Is anyone else going through this, or does anyone have any advice?? I'm seriously stressing over this and am convinced this is why my BP is high.

kas80

It may be a texture issue.  Have you tried to increase the chunkiness of the pur?es he likes?  Then move into eating non pur?ed forms of those foods.  Then expand to other foods.

baseballcr8zd

I think it's a texture issue. But we tried-tried-tried Stage 3 foods with texture and everytime I try to give him food with texture he gags himself until he throws up which is no fun at all.

mom6311

I'm sorry you're going through this! Have you tried avacado and bananas? My DD still loves these and the texture is really smooth; so similar to purees.  Also, what about yogurt and allowing him to feed himself with a spoon?  Messy, I know, but my DD loves using the spoon and will eventually eat all her food (takes awhile with the spoon, but so neat to see!)...we started the spoon with yogurt. Maybe the spoon will be intriguing enough to eat the table food.  Just some ideas.  Good luck...he will get it!

NYBride1125

Just wanted to say that my LO is in the same boat. She won't eat anything that's not a carb. Don't know what to do anymore. She can't live on waffles, bread and crackers. Luckily, she will eat veggie purees and applesauce...but the protein is severely lacking. It's frustrating.

baseballcr8zd

NYBride1125:

Just wanted to say that my LO is in the same boat. She won't eat anything that's not a carb. Don't know what to do anymore. She can't live on waffles, bread and crackers. Luckily, she will eat veggie purees and applesauce...but the protein is severely lacking. It's frustrating.

This is soooo my son....he is a carb freak just like his mommy...and he will eat veggie and fruit puree but nothing else. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Jaytee501

Random but have you tried a steamed/baked sweet potato, cut into bite-size3 chunks?

I actually microwave the potato for a few minutes (doesn't take long...2 mins, maybe 3 depending how strong your oven, how big the sweet potato).

I add a little unsalted butter & sprinkle it with some cinnamon: it's one of the first finger foods my son really took to.

It's a carb and a very healthy one so worth a try?!

DaisyJanie

Right there with you. I'm able to get him to eat meat purees, but only homemade ones, not storebought. Spaghetti with meat sauce is one of his favorites, and he likes this chicken one I made (and blogged about). I had to puree it very smooth though. He spits out all chunks when I make a puree chunky. He also loves sweet potato fries. He loves bananas but not avocados. I have tried giving him things to dip in, like hummus for pita, but he just eats the pita plain and throws the cup of hummus. He has started to feed himself, which is easier for him with the homemade purees than with storebought, because it's a little stickier - stays on the spoon.

LauraOTR

baseballcr8zd:

NYBride1125:

Just wanted to say that my LO is in the same boat. She won't eat anything that's not a carb. Don't know what to do anymore. She can't live on waffles, bread and crackers. Luckily, she will eat veggie purees and applesauce...but the protein is severely lacking. It's frustrating.

This is soooo my son....he is a carb freak just like his mommy...and he will eat veggie and fruit puree but nothing else. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

You're definitely not the only one. We have been trying the same thing that you have, with trying to cut out purees and trying more table foods. He will eat any bread/carb (but not pasta), cheese, blueberries, strawberries, banana, avocado. That's it...no veggies, no meat. He won't even put new things in his mouth. Occasionally, I can sneak something new onto a fork and he'll put it in his mouth, but will instantly spit it out. He'll eat sweet potato fries sometimes, and other times he refuses. I can get breakfast and lunch in him no problem, but have a heck of a time with dinner, so we usually resort to purees (stage 3 Earth's Best soups) in addition to some finger foods he'll pick at.

I've been doing a lot of freeze dried things. Freeze dried mango and peas are two favorites. He won't eat regular mango or peas, though. I found these things called "Snapeas" which are dried peapods that seem like chips (they're made as salad toppers, found them in the produce section). I have been able to get him to eat grilled cheese and cream cheese on toast, so I have snuck in some tiny bits of ham or turkey (nitrate free), but it's not much. Besides the EB soups, that's the only meat he gets. I try to do greek yogurt every day for protein. I made veggie muffins, which he really likes. It doesn't get a ton of veggies in him, but it's something.

When he's had a crappy food day, I will make him a smoothie for after-dinner, as a kind of 'dessert.' I put frozen fruit, frozen spinach, milk and greek yogurt. I may add a splash of heavy cream for extra fat (My LO is tiny, so needs the fat).

Anyway, I feel your pain! I go through periods where I'm really really stressed about it, and then other times I just give him what I know he will eat and try to relax. I know they can feel our anxiety, and if we're anxious when they're eating, they can sense something is wrong, which won't help matters. I'm just going to keep offering foods (even though we end up wasting SO much), and sneaking healthy things where I can, and hoping eventually he will improve.

lauracoro

I tried to make most of dd's pur?es and when I was transitioning her I cooked her fruit for example mangos strained them and then diced them. That way they were a little chunkier but still soft.  Pears was another transition food for us and I made sure the pears were very ripe and sweet and chopped them and gave them to her.  She loved both pears and mangos so that's why I choose them as the transition foods. Hope that helps! She is now ratin table food like a champ and getting her off pur?es took us like a week or two.  

DaisyJanie

lauracoro:

I tried to make most of dd's pur?es and when I was transitioning her I cooked her fruit for example mangos strained them and then diced them. That way they were a little chunkier but still soft.  Pears was another transition food for us and I made sure the pears were very ripe and sweet and chopped them and gave them to her.  She loved both pears and mangos so that's why I choose them as the transition foods. Hope that helps! She is now ratin table food like a champ and getting her off pur?es took us like a week or two.  

Hmm, this is a good thought. My LO spits out chunky purees but most of those have been things like pasta, which he doesn't like all that much (weirdo). I might give pears a try, he does love pureed pears.