After trying most of the fruits/veggies - what are you doing now?

tummytime123 · February 2011

I make most of the food but buy some so LO has pretty much tried it all in terms of fruits/veggies and also cereals (rice, oatmeal)

what can the next step be? what kind of other foods have you started making./buying? or should we stick to veggies/fruits/cereals for now.

msm261 · February 2011

Chicken/Turkey (I just buy the jars) and Cheerios. LO won't eat the meat plain, so I mix it with fruits or veggies. He loves broken up Cheerios as well. I also let him try super tiny bites of plain foods that I eat (grilled chicken, baked potato). He likes everything so far!

Qmommy · February 2011

yogurt, chicken, pasta

I make all my food (except the yogurt). I buy plain yogurt and mix fruit or veggies with it to add flavor.

I'm making chicken and brown rice right now actually. I'm baking the chicken and sweet potatoes and made brown rice according to the package. I just drizzled a little bit of olive oil on the chicken so it doesn't stick to the pan. Once all is cooked and cooled a little bit I'll roughly chop the chicken and sweet potatoes. Then I'll put 1 cup of chicken in the food processor with 1/2 cup of sweet potatoes and 1/4 cup of brown rice. I'll add water if I need to thin it out. I will probably freeze half of it as is and the other half add some apple puree to try something different.

MrsBalletStar05 · February 2011

DS#2 seems to take a long while to adjust to different foods, so I'm just sticking to veggies and fruits right now.

AlishaMay · February 2011

Meats are usually next. I make ours - canned/jarred meats just creep me out. I buy boneless, skinless chicken breasts, and poach them in water on the stove until they are done. Then I throw them into the food processor and grind it up, adding a bit of the poaching liquid to get the desired consistency - then freeze in ice cube trays. When I serve it, I will mix with a little veggies as they don't care for the taste on it's own too much.

giaM28 · February 2011

Tofu and organic chicken. Next is organic turkey. Just bake it and throw it in the food processer. we also have been introducing spices into his foods. He loves Dill but hates cinnamon. Ginger is also a favorite of his. I dont put much in just enough that he can get a sense of a different flavor.

giaM28 · February 2011

Also i let him eat bits of solids off my plate. I cut up whatever im eating and give it to him to pick on. So far so good!

kaylakaylakayla · February 2011

Liam's diet includes a wide variety of fruits and veggies, along with chicken, beans, eggs, toast, rice cakes...

jump4jen · February 2011

I tried chicken and it was a disaster. I put it in the food processor with my breast milk to thin it out, and it turned into a gross paste. DD projectile vomited it every time. What did I do wrong????

Qmommy · February 2011

jump4jen:
I tried chicken and it was a disaster. I put it in the food processor with my breast milk to thin it out, and it turned into a gross paste. DD projectile vomited it every time. What did I do wrong????

lol... sorry.

Try adding water to the chicken puree until you get the desired consistency. Also add apples or another fruit or vegetable to change the flavor of it. I personally don't like plain chicken either so sweeten it up a little and try again.

AlyRally · February 2011

I really like the Sprout baby food. We're on to trying Stage 3s because they're chunky. I think last night he ate some "Beef & Veggie Lasagne" and when you look at it, it looks like I squished a plate of lasagne with a fork and then gave it to him. They have a bunch of flavors and they're all organic.

He can't eat more than 1/4 of the package at a time because it takes him so long, but I feed him that with some easier things like pears & soft carrots...

carlylaura · February 2011

After all the veggies/fruits, I started my son on pureed meats (chicken, turkey, and beef) at around 6 months. He loves it all!

Mrs.Cford · February 2011

I have a fantastic book called First Meals by Annabel Karmel;

Last night I made Leek, spinach, parsnip and potato puree - DD loved it and it is something that I would never think to make myself. There are a ton of great recipes from the first purees all the way to fun toddler meals and more!!

It even has a menu so you can be sure that the LO's are getting a wide range of vitamins!

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