Snack Foods

rsideemd · June 2013

How many do you give LO at one time (ex. puffs, cheetos, etc.)? I only give her a few at a time maybe three times a day. The food is going stale before she can even finish a container.

I think the serving size on the Gerber cheetos states sixteen. Obviously, I'm not going to give her that many at one time. But it got me thinking about how many everyone else feeds their LO at once.

NEF12812 · June 2013

We haven't offered these kinds of snacks to DS yet, but once we do I imagine I will give him a good amount and let him decide when to stop/how many to eat in one sitting.

nanabanana06 · June 2013

The only "snack food" Cade gets is puffs. I do the Plum ones though cuz they are healthier than Gerber. Not as much crap and sugar. We give him like 10 at a time right now.

ObLaDi · June 2013

I know this is snarky and I usually try to contain myself, but I honk the appropriate number of Cheetos for an infant is zero.

ETA how about some pieces of actual cheese? Berries? There are lots of finger food sized whole foods.

nanabanana06 · June 2013

ObLaDi:
I know this is snarky and I usually try to contain myself, but I honk the appropriate number of Cheetos for an infant is zero. ETA how about some pieces of actual cheese? Berries? There are lots of finger food sized whole foods.

Yeah, I was thinking the same, but they do make those Gerber cheese puff things. However, after reading the labels on that Gerber crap I just can't give my kid any. It's all crap.

mben1119 · June 2013

ObLaDi:
I know this is snarky and I usually try to contain myself, but I honk the appropriate number of Cheetos for an infant is zero.

ETA how about some pieces of actual cheese? Berries? There are lots of finger food sized whole foods.

She means the Gerber lil crunchies snacks, not actual cheetos.

Op, Ds really liked Cheerios, puffs, yogurt melts, string cheese, and yogurt at that age. Plus fruits and veggies. I would give him a decent amount, and just let him eat until he was full.

ObLaDi · June 2013

mben1119:

She means the Gerber lil crunchies snacks, not actual cheetos.

I know. They're still processed foods and are a gateway drug to real Cheetos. ::mobile winky::

rsideemd · June 2013

ObLaDi:
I know this is snarky and I usually try to contain myself, but I honk the appropriate number of Cheetos for an infant is zero. ETA how about some pieces of actual cheese? Berries? There are lots of finger food sized whole foods.

Everyone has their own opinion and I understand that. You would definitely butt heads with a friend of mine. Her twins are 9 months old and already eating pieces of pizza.

I'm nervous about giving her anything that is not made for a baby and will quickly dissolve in her mouth. I know that's being overly cautious, but she doesn't have any teeth and still occasionally has difficulty with puffs, etc. We don't plan on giving her any table food until she's a year old.

I was only trying to get an idea of how many other babies are eating, because we're just wasting food right now.

nanabanana06 · June 2013

rsideemd:
ObLaDi:
I know this is snarky and I usually try to contain myself, but I honk the appropriate number of Cheetos for an infant is zero. ETA how about some pieces of actual cheese? Berries? There are lots of finger food sized whole foods.

Everyone has their own opinion and I understand that. You would definitely butt heads with a friend of mine. Her twins are 9 months old and already eating pieces of pizza.
I'm nervous about giving her anything that is not made for a baby and will quickly dissolve in her mouth. I know that's being overly cautious, but she doesn't have any teeth and still occasionally has difficulty with puffs, etc. We don't plan on giving her any table food until she's a year old.
I was only trying to get an idea of how many other babies are eating, because we're just wasting food right now.

Many of us don't do purees. Like, my son is nomming on lasagna right now. It's suggested to start finger foods at 9 months even for puree people. Why no real food? Those baby things aren't all that great. I'd rather my kid have pizza than some nasty Gerber stuff thats marketed towards babies.

vettymama · June 2013

We do baby led weaning but he does get Puffs and Yogurt Melts occasionally. I only give about 3 or 5 along with his fruits, veggies, meat, whatever we are having. Since the other food us in larger chunks I am using the puffs and yogurt melts to help with the pinched grasp.

baloneydisc · June 2013

When we started with puffs (6mo) I would give DD 1 or 2 and if she ate them 1 or 2 more. I don't think I ever gave her more than 6 at a time. When she started eating the Lil' Crunchies we also started with just a couple, but I do keep a large bag in the diaper bag now and will use them as a snack while we're shopping. She will eat a dozen or so of the Lil' Crunchies or 6-8 Teddy Graham's.

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