tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263526528245999640.post9194854498186324468..comments2010-01-15T19:44:41.051-08:00Thais of Spinach and Honeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18027203863088824812spinachandhoney@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263526528245999640.post-62902354250724113002010-01-15T19:44:41.051-08:002010-01-15T19:44:41.051-08:00jarred and boed baby foods, even the cool-lablled "organic"ones, are such a scam! I let my baby tell me she was ready to try dofy ordinary foods - she started watching and imitating the adilts chewing, then she grabbed a slice of raw red onion and put it in her mouth, anbd replaced it when it slipped. I also think that advice too many give to "mi your breast mil" with cereal etc is whacked - bleagh, I'm no dairy goat, and baby should enjoy nursing and also enjoy the varied textures and flavors of good natural foods. usually, they start taking an interest in food right about when their teeth first com in. my baby ate baked sweet potatoes, sveamed carrots, mashed pinto beans, soft corn tortillas, baked potatoes and eggplant, some lettuce and onion, and baked apples. over the neV si months I added fresh peas, steamed greens such as spinach and chard, fresh tomatoes her favorite treat at age months, brown rice and other whole grains, and by the time she was a year old she seemed to do fine eating tofu, pancakes and breads made with good quality flour, some fruit juices and fresh fruits in season, and the occasional egg as in french toast or a vegetable omelet. I held off on citrus fruit and berries until around age 1 year, and on even quality chocolate, as well as wheat breads, pasta, and baked goods, because they can be allergenic if eaten too early. she is now a healthy vegetarian teen and has a few mild food allergies - citrus peel though she loves the fruit, and fluid cows mil, which runs in our family. her second full sentence at age 1 or 20 months was, "I want Chinese food!", which she also still loves.Yipslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457333370502790782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263526528245999640.post-83060962267295921742010-01-09T05:55:32.760-08:002010-01-09T05:55:32.760-08:00Here in France no one serves rice cereal to infants...I asked our pediatrician about it when my son was 6 months old and she said it had no nutritional value and makes kids fat, so they recommend fruits and vegetables instead, followed by yogurt, cheese and meat (of course, when he was 1, I asked if there was anything he shouldn't eat and after thinking it over the only thing she could come up with was foie gras...)Debrahttp://www.dinnerwithfrogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263526528245999640.post-32592787673456909172009-12-19T12:52:43.438-08:002009-12-19T12:52:43.438-08:00Bananas were Taylor's first solid food, but I did feed her jarred food on a regular basis. My understanding and appreciation for nutrition and food just wasn't what it is now. For our next child, I'll stick to whole foods (e.g. avocados and egg yolks) and make my own purees. Those major brands can keep their puffs and crackers, thank you. :-)UrbanCrunchyMamahttp://www.urbancrunchymama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263526528245999640.post-35034209145570272192009-12-16T14:46:20.159-08:002009-12-16T14:46:20.159-08:00so true! I too just went with conventional wisdom on my first child- rice cereal, etc, but have learned a thing or two by #4! and the good news is I didn't mess up my first too ,uch- she's only 6 and loves veggies. I wish more moms knew this instead of feeding their babies things like fake dried yogurt balls!chanellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04507123270803339072noreply@blogger.com