Do you taste everything your LO eats?

katie4253 · March 2012

I do not. I saw a post on another board that said, "I taste everything my baby eats" and then was horrified at how formula tastes.

I have tasted his breast milk, but only because I was worried I had a lipase issue so I tasted fresh and frozen to compare. But, that was really out of necessity. Other than that, I don't really taste his food. Maybe I'm the odd mom out here. I have no desire to taste his food, though.

craxyrae · March 2012

If I taste anything it is just out of curiosity, and that is pretty rare.

MOONGIRL2467 · March 2012

I taste it

I was so curious I tasted the bm once too. hehehe

dairygirl19 · March 2012

I don't taste much either.

A) I make 3/4s of her food. I know what smashed broccoli tastes like..lol. I do sometimes taste just to make sure it came out right.

The pouches I do buy come in fun flavors but nothing that sounds appealing to me (sweet potatoes and corn anyone?)

The other stuff I don't know about..meh whatever.

I did taste bmilk once because I thought I had an issue too. I tasted formula once because I thought it smelled weird and was just double checking.

It's not like any of this is a regular occurrence.

I will admit..H and I snack on her yogurt melts on occassion...She downright hates them. We kind of like them..might as well use them up. Embarrassed

FrankieandTyler · March 2012

yep, i've tasted everything. up until a few weeks ago i made everything he ate though, so i guess i just wanted to make sure my cooking wasn't absolutely horrible. now i'll give him a tub of gerber or plum here and there. i don't like avacados but i still gave them to ds and he still loves them! all the store bought stuff is decent. i actually think gerber's green beans were better than those i cooked at home.

anyone remember tuti fruiti? that stuff was amazeballs! i think the last time i had it i was 13! my mom baby sat for a couple LOs and i would steal the tuti fruiti! i guess they don't make it anymore Crying

KtGirl88 · March 2012

I taste all of it. Yes, even my BM. Some of the puree's are so gross I didn't give them to her.

kitkat145 · March 2012

I do. I've even tasted her antibiotics and the baby wash since she insists on gnawing on the washcloth.

FrankieandTyler · March 2012

kitkat145:

I do. I've even tasted her antibiotics and the baby wash since she insists on gnawing on the washcloth.

ha! totally did this too! i was worried it would leave a bad after taste, but it wasn't bad.

katie4253 · March 2012

KtGirl88:
I taste all of it. Yes, even my BM. Some of the puree's are so gross I didn't give them to her.

Really? This just seems silly to me. What is so gross that you refuse to give it to your LO? Babies don't have the same taste buds as adults.

katie4253 · March 2012

kitkat145:
I do. I've even tasted her antibiotics and the baby wash since she insists on gnawing on the washcloth.

What if it tasted gross? What would you have done? I guess I just figure, if he doesn't like something he'll stop doing it/won't eat it.

s00z · March 2012

I do. Mostly for texture and temperature, though. Not really for taste.

sallydraper · March 2012

Not everything, but most. I taste her food to make sure it's not too hot - just a lick here and there. Some of the jarred things I've tasted out of curiosity.

I've tasted BM before, but only once or twice - it's not like it's all the time. I've never tasted formula and have no plans to.

pettycrocker · March 2012

Nooooooooo. I can't imagine how nasty most of it is. I've tasted things like the baby yogurt, and the mums/puffs but those were just to see how quick they really dissolved.

My kid lives on peas, and I hate them with a fiery passion. Even things I like that I give her in puree form I would never think to want to taste. Who the hell wants to taste pureed broccoli? I made her chicken/broc/cauliflower puree that actually smelled awesome, but wtf @ pureed chicken. Ick.

kitkat145 · March 2012

katie4253:
kitkat145:
I do. I've even tasted her antibiotics and the baby wash since she insists on gnawing on the washcloth.
What if it tasted gross? What would you have done? I guess I just figure, if he doesn't like something he'll stop doing it/won't eat it.

I honestly dont know. I guess it's more of a curiosity thing!

aimeelynn116 · March 2012

I do. If it's a new kind that he's never had before I give it a taste first. I think it's just out of curiosity and really most of it is pretty good. I also taste to test the temperature before giving it to him.

swimiz500 · March 2012

I have tasted a lot of it, mainly out of curiosity. If it is something that I know I'd think is gross, I won't taste it, but otherwise I do. And DH and I snack on the puffs all the time.

Mason&Mama · March 2012

Yes, I can't help it. I was most surprised at his awful store-bought baby bananas are. I only give fresh ones now.

Amitchell0626 · March 2012

I do, but only because we're dong BLW so she eats what we're eatting

AmandaP678 · March 2012

Since I made/make everything I pretty much know what it tastes like. I dont make purees anymore. He basically eats table food now. But I have tried antibitocs and Zantac(flavored an unflavored. Unflavored was horrible. I tried a vitamin they wanted Tim to take which was the most disgusting thing ever.

A lot of it I just want to know what it tastes like. I tried formula a few weeks ago and was surprised at how gross it was and realized why Timmy never liked it when I tried to give it to him when he was a baby.

starz57182 · March 2012

Kind of yes, but mostly no.

I make most of her food, and like a PP said, I know what mashed banana and baked squash tastes like. If it's something I made and she doesn't finish it, I usually will!

I have tried a puff, just to see how crunchy/easy to chew it was.

The few things I've given her from jars look and smell gross, so I have no interest.

After a couple months of formula feeding, I licked a drop off my finger out of pure curiosity. I don't know why, I had always just rinsed it off before. Anyway, it's totally gross. I never tried my breast milk though.

chynadiva · March 2012

I taste everything, at least once. I've tasted her BM and all her Gerber babyfoods just to see if they taste like the real thing. (And they do). I haven't gotten the opportunity to make DD homemade babyfood (Still waiting on my baby bullet, hehe) But, I sure I'll be try it to.