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fruits or veggies first???

pumpkinwife07pumpkinwife07 member
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I've been reading some conflicting information over what you should give first. DD is 5 months old today, has been eating cereal for about 3 months. She is still starving!

Just wondering what you do?

Do you mix the veggies or fruit with the cereal?

What does your feeding schedule look like?

Thanks!

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  • FrickandFrackFrickandFrack member
    I started rice cereal by itself and DS didn't like it so I mixed in Applesauce and he loved it.  Yesterday I bought some banana oatmeal and he LOVED it.  I have also tried prunes, which he likes and plan on trying other veggies as I heard to try those first so they don't get used to the sweet fruits and then won't eat veggies.  He eats cereal/oatmeal at night before I nurse him and then he's off to bed.
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  • ashandres228ashandres228
    Our pedi said to start with veggies first b/c if they eat the fruits they won't want to eat their veggies they will only want the yummy sweet fruits. 
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  • pumpkinwife07pumpkinwife07 member
    DD has NOT been eating cereal for 3 months, 3 weeks! Geez... I'm tired!
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  • haleymay18haleymay18 member

    We haven't started yet (obviously) but our plan is veggies first because we were told that if you introduce fruits first they may reject veggies because fruit is so sweet.

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  • Scooter359Scooter359
    Ive started rice already. But we are going to start veggies first when we do. The pedi told me to start veggies first because fruit is sweeter, and youll never really get them into liking the veggie taste if they are used to sweets. Makes sense.
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  • m0132m0132
    I have read and pedi told me to introduce veggies first and actually he said all orange veggies first then the green ones, and then do fruits so baby wont only want sweet stuff which can happen I guess if you give them fruit first.  Lo has been having cereal since she was 4mths and I will start veggies/fruits soon and I will probably just cover a spoonful of cereal with some veggies or something since she doesn't have much of an appetite for anything other than her mommy yet : )
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  • mrsmelmrsmel member

    if she'll take the cereal alone, don't mix it in. serve seperately.

    we did veggies first, but something simple like sweet potato. i'd hold off on the peas until she's usued to purees.

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  • HazelLOVEHazelLOVE
    We do oatmeal with bannas in the morning (2-3 tbsp) after his first bottle and then we do a veggie (1 jar) at night when we all sit down to eat dinner. We started with sweet potatoes then we moved to peas and now we are on squash. We are doing all of the veggies first and then moving on to fruits. He seems to be doing great with solids. The only thing he hasn't liked is the rice cereal which is why we switched to oatmeal. GL!
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  • PediNurse03PediNurse03

    imageashandres228:
    Our pedi said to start with veggies first b/c if they eat the fruits they won't want to eat their veggies they will only want the yummy sweet fruits. 

    This!

    I started DS on cereal and veggies at 4 months, but still haven't started any fruits yet. I want to make sure he really likes his veggies first. So far he's like them all...even green beans! Yuck!!

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