Another fruit question

pb_bride · May 2013

I make all of DS's food. When it comes to fruits, I give him all sorts of fruits as long as they're ripe and easy to mash (eg, banana, pear, mango, kiwi, very ripe cantaloupe, papaya, strawberries) and he has no trouble eating any of those.

However, when it comes to grapes, b/c of the skin, it's hard to mash. I try to cut them into very small pieces (like size of a rice grain), but DS always end up coughing when he eats it. I suspect he's not mashing those tiny pieces and they go down his windpipe? What do you do? Do you peel the grapes (seems like way too much trouble)!!!

Now that cherry season is upon us, I'd like him to have cherries too, but they post the same issue with the skin.

Any suggestions?

Edited for wording/clarity

ac1259 · May 2013

Grapes are one of the most frequently choked on foods. Technically they really shouldn't be given to children under 2 unless they're cut very well...they're about the size of a baby/small child's airway and are very dense..so personally, I'd skip them for now!

candaceleigh21 · May 2013

I have given him grapes but I peel them and put them in his fruit net.

Mrs.G123 · May 2013

No way would I give her grapes right now.

BabyCarryingVessel · May 2013

I like Candace's idea!

Sillygirl85 · May 2013

I will be waiting on grapes too.

HamptonsMama · May 2013

For her teething I put frozen grapes in her mesh chewer. Eventually she eats the inside but the peel stays in the mesh. She never is left unattended with any food though...just in case.

CLLDLL · May 2013

I like the idea of putting grapes in the mesh feeder. For cherries, I bought some frozen cherries a few weeks ago. I steamed them, then used a emersion blender to puree & ran it through a sieve to be sure sure I got the skins off.

You could try steaming fresh cherries and then peeling the skins off before mashing?!?!

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