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# of tbsp in gerber 2nd & 3rd FOODs

#1_BadgeBunny#1_BadgeBunny member
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So this may be a dumb question but i was curious how many tbsps in in 1 gerber 2nd foods and gerber 3rd foods.  Reason i ask is i get these gerber start healthy stay healthy things and they say 3 tbsp (not 1/2 jar for the 3rd foods) and with my twins im trying to decide if that means i can just split the jar.  I also want to make certain im not feeding too much/too little
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    Amber68WAmber68W
    I've been wondering this same thing. Thanks!
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    margauxliciousmargauxlicious

    1 tbsp=1/2 oz

     

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    JinglesChicJinglesChic member

    imagerpopper:
    1 ounce = about 1 tablespoon. So if a jar has 3 oz of food in it, then its 3 tblsp. Hope that at least somewhat helps.

    This is wrong. One tablespoon = 15 mL and there are 30 mL in an ounce. So there are 2 tablespoons in every once. A tablespoon found in a cuttlery set can be +/- 5mL (the equivlant to a teaspoon) off, so use something that was actually made to be measured with. 

    I learned this all in RN school, but you can Google it.  





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    imageJinglesChic:

    imagerpopper:
    1 ounce = about 1 tablespoon. So if a jar has 3 oz of food in it, then its 3 tblsp. Hope that at least somewhat helps.

    This is wrong. One tablespoon = 15 mL and there are 30 mL in an ounce. So there are 2 tablespoons in every once. A tablespoon found in a cuttlery set can be +/- 5mL (the equivlant to a teaspoon) off, so use something that was actually made to be measured with. 

    I learned this all in RN school, but you can Google it.  

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    imageAbinormal:
    imageJinglesChic:

    imagerpopper:
    1 ounce = about 1 tablespoon. So if a jar has 3 oz of food in it, then its 3 tblsp. Hope that at least somewhat helps.

    This is wrong. One tablespoon = 15 mL and there are 30 mL in an ounce. So there are 2 tablespoons in every once. A tablespoon found in a cuttlery set can be +/- 5mL (the equivlant to a teaspoon) off, so use something that was actually made to be measured with. 

    I learned this all in RN school, but you can Google it.  

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    #1_BadgeBunny#1_BadgeBunny member

    Im clearly not thinking straight today......so the gerber 2nds are 3.5 oz that means there is 7 tbsp in 1 container (3.5x2=7) and the 3rds are 6oz so there are 12 tbsp in them? 

    that seems a bit much??? my LOs each eat (1) 2nds jar.... plus a bottle.  they sometimes eat 1/2 jar of meat which is 2.5 oz and 1/2 jar 3rd veggie which is 6oz so they are consuming... roughly 8.5 tbsp??? am i thinking about this correctly? and now i feel like i am over feeding my rugrats?

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    AbinormalAbinormal member
    My daughter gets 4 oz at breakfast, lunch and dinner and so she gets a total of 12 oz (24 tablespoons) of solids a day. She also gets 4, 6 oz bottles during the day (24 oz of total). She seems happy, satisfied and healthy. I gave up a long time ago on following a "chart" when it came to my DD.
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    image#1_BadgeBunny:

    Im clearly not thinking straight today......so the gerber 2nds are 3.5 oz that means there is 7 tbsp in 1 container (3.5x2=7) and the 3rds are 6oz so there are 12 tbsp in them? 

    that seems a bit much??? my LOs each eat (1) 2nds jar.... plus a bottle.  they sometimes eat 1/2 jar of meat which is 2.5 oz and 1/2 jar 3rd veggie which is 6oz so they are consuming... roughly 8.5 tbsp??? am i thinking about this correctly? and now i feel like i am over feeding my rugrats?

    Correct in the math. I wouldn't worry about over feeding them. So long as they're still having formula/breast milk. I get worried about the numbers too, but so long as they're happy and healthy, that's all that matters. 





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