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Does your baby prefer jarred food over homemade?

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All of a sudden, they want the jarred food (usually fruit) over the homemade stuff. I purree very fine, so I know for sure that texture is not the issue. They definitely prefer fruit over veggies, probably because of the sweetness but I'm having a really hard time getting them to eat their meals, unless is comes from a jar.

Any tips to get them to enjoy eating homemade foods? Veggies included! Thanks!

 

 

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  • opaque1997opaque1997 member
    Mix it : she had the opposite problem for a while... All she wanted was my home made pears.. So I mixed then with everything...it became quite the joke.. Then she started eating anything and we stopped
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  • rjeller32rjeller32 member

    imageopaque1997:
    Mix it : she had the opposite problem for a while... All she wanted was my home made pears.. So I mixed then with everything...it became quite the joke.. Then she started eating anything and we stopped

    I agree with this, mixing could help. I am surprised any living thing can enjoy jarred food more than homemade. It tastes like butt. Haha. I did only jarred food with DD1, and starting making some purees and freezing them for DD2, and I realize how much more homemade actually tastes like the food it claims to be. Baha.

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  • divajackie67divajackie67 member
    My son really prefers jarred over homemade. He loves all the jarred veggies and LOVES peas, but if I make the peas he won't eat them. I pureed them with the baby bullet to oblivion, but still he prefers Gerber. 
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  • carrotsoup70carrotsoup70
    My LO is the same way. I started mixing two homemade veggies together and he will eat those. I think the flavor is a lot stronger with homemade so it might take some getting used to.
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  • fennyannfennyann member
    Yeah, I think these other ladies have given you some good advice. I am in the same boat as well. LO def prefers jarred food over homemade. The only homemade food that he likes better over the jarred is sweet potatoes.
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  • smileybabyboysmileybabyboy member
    My DS has only ever had homemade food, so we have never encountered this issue. But I would say mix in their favorite fruits or veggies, that always helps when DS doesn't prefer a meal. Also I often add breastmilk or formula to the mixture to make it a little thinner and it makes it a bit sweeter too.    
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  • melody921melody921 member

    imageopaque1997:
    Mix it : she had the opposite problem for a while... All she wanted was my home made pears.. So I mixed then with everything...it became quite the joke.. Then she started eating anything and we stopped

    Exactly. Either mix homemade with jarred or mix a sweet homemade -- like applesauce -- with homemade veggies. The homemade food has a much stronger taste.


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