MomJan
I have a very hard time introducing new foods to my children. I'm on my second child and still have 'fears' of them choking. My first child now 4 eats well now, however it was a while before he got over a gagging reflex with textures.
My 2nd child just turned 1 and I'm having a hard time feeding him. He loves the stage 2/3 fruits from Gerber, some stage 2/3 veggies and none of the 'dinners'. He will eat the Baby Oatmeal sometimes. I know I need to start giving him 'normal' foods but I just need an idiots guide and hand holding of how to do this. My doctor is not very helpful, they just say "give him it". However, I don't know how to prepare it, then do I put it on the tray and let them do it them self, do I put it on a spoon and feed them???? I know it should be basic and I should probably KNOW this, but I don't. My kids are the first kids I've been around, so I need help.
Can any one help with the basics of how to prepare the foods and then how to give them?
Answer
Well you really can just give it to them, but anyway.
To start you would probably want food that isn't particularly crunchy (like raw carrot) and you just put it in front of them and let them eat it.
Obviously make healthy food choices -nothing high in salt, sugar or preservatives.
What were you planning to cook for dinner and I will help make suggestions on how to serve it to a toddler.
My kids have never had pureed baby food, and they don't choke on food nor have they had any problem with texture or being picky
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449/
Yet experts say children over 6 months can handle most anything, with a few caveats: Be cautious if you have a family history of allergies; introduce one food at a time and watch for any problems; and make sure the food isn't a choking hazard.
Parents elsewhere in the world certainly take a more freewheeling approach, often starting babies on heartier, more flavorful fare â from meats in African countries to fish and radishes in Japan and artichokes and tomatoes in France.
The difference is cultural, not scientific, says Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' nutrition committee who says the American approach suffers from a Western bias that fails to reflect the nation's ethnic diversity.
[...]
The lack of variety in the American approach also could be a problem. Exposing infants to more foods may help them adapt to different foods later, which Ludwig says may be key to getting older children to eat healthier.
Food allergy fears get some of the blame for the bland approach. For decades doctors have said the best way to prevent allergies is to limit infants to bland foods, avoiding seasonings, citrus, nuts and certain seafood.
But Butte's review found no evidence that children without family histories of food allergies benefit from this. Others suspect avoiding certain foods or eating bland diets actually could make allergies more likely. Some exposure might be a good thing.
And bring on the spices. Science is catching up with the folklore that babies in the womb and those who are breast-fed taste â and develop a taste for â whatever Mom eats. So experts say if Mom enjoys loads of oregano, baby might, too.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6762795.stm
Solids best
After six months, Mrs Rapley said babies were capable of taking food into their mouths and chewing it.
Therefore, feeding them pureed food at this time could delay the development of chewing skills.
Instead, she said, they should be given milk and solid pieces of food which they could chew.
Mrs Rapley argued that babies fed pureed food had little control over how much food they ate, thus rendering them vulnerable to constipation, and running a risk that they would react by becoming fussy eaters later in life.
She blamed the food industry for convincing parents that they should give children pureed food.
She said: "Sound scientific research and government advice now agree that there is no longer any window of a baby's development in which they need something more than milk and less than solids."
Well you really can just give it to them, but anyway.
To start you would probably want food that isn't particularly crunchy (like raw carrot) and you just put it in front of them and let them eat it.
Obviously make healthy food choices -nothing high in salt, sugar or preservatives.
What were you planning to cook for dinner and I will help make suggestions on how to serve it to a toddler.
My kids have never had pureed baby food, and they don't choke on food nor have they had any problem with texture or being picky
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449/
Yet experts say children over 6 months can handle most anything, with a few caveats: Be cautious if you have a family history of allergies; introduce one food at a time and watch for any problems; and make sure the food isn't a choking hazard.
Parents elsewhere in the world certainly take a more freewheeling approach, often starting babies on heartier, more flavorful fare â from meats in African countries to fish and radishes in Japan and artichokes and tomatoes in France.
The difference is cultural, not scientific, says Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' nutrition committee who says the American approach suffers from a Western bias that fails to reflect the nation's ethnic diversity.
[...]
The lack of variety in the American approach also could be a problem. Exposing infants to more foods may help them adapt to different foods later, which Ludwig says may be key to getting older children to eat healthier.
Food allergy fears get some of the blame for the bland approach. For decades doctors have said the best way to prevent allergies is to limit infants to bland foods, avoiding seasonings, citrus, nuts and certain seafood.
But Butte's review found no evidence that children without family histories of food allergies benefit from this. Others suspect avoiding certain foods or eating bland diets actually could make allergies more likely. Some exposure might be a good thing.
And bring on the spices. Science is catching up with the folklore that babies in the womb and those who are breast-fed taste â and develop a taste for â whatever Mom eats. So experts say if Mom enjoys loads of oregano, baby might, too.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6762795.stm
Solids best
After six months, Mrs Rapley said babies were capable of taking food into their mouths and chewing it.
Therefore, feeding them pureed food at this time could delay the development of chewing skills.
Instead, she said, they should be given milk and solid pieces of food which they could chew.
Mrs Rapley argued that babies fed pureed food had little control over how much food they ate, thus rendering them vulnerable to constipation, and running a risk that they would react by becoming fussy eaters later in life.
She blamed the food industry for convincing parents that they should give children pureed food.
She said: "Sound scientific research and government advice now agree that there is no longer any window of a baby's development in which they need something more than milk and less than solids."
My daughter is on a super healthy diet, but WEIRD poop?
Mommyof3 B
She eats the same as the rest of the family, but about 1/4 as much... pastas, veggies (mostly broccoli), chicken, very healthy for all 3 meals. She poops like 3 times a day, and from what I see, her poop is tiny and chunky... almost like white bits, but a bit bigger than corn. Should I be concerned? She is 3 years old, this has been going on for months.
Answer
Undigested food.The way grains are processed today,the enzymes and nutrients are stripped out.Same with pasturized homogenized milk.All the good stuff is cooked out.Babies are being born with thir good gut bacteria gone,due to anti biotics.The book Gut and Psychology Syndrome explains this,and how food was properly prepared.Look at reviews at Amazon.
Undigested food.The way grains are processed today,the enzymes and nutrients are stripped out.Same with pasturized homogenized milk.All the good stuff is cooked out.Babies are being born with thir good gut bacteria gone,due to anti biotics.The book Gut and Psychology Syndrome explains this,and how food was properly prepared.Look at reviews at Amazon.
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