Big people food for 6mo?

Sarh - posted on 12/30/2010

Cara, it is so hard for me cooking. I was able to cook with dairy for my hubby and if it was too much he would just suffer... lol. HIS choice!! I didn't force him.
But now with Cade eating our big people food I'm afraid to cook with dairy. Since I have stopped drinking dairy and stuff I not get a horrible tummy ache and I'd hate for Cade to get that tummy ache.
We get 1% milk on WIC and we wont get a lactaid milk until he is a yr old if I'm done breastfeeding by then. And we don't have the money to buy the lactaid milk, plus they seem to be small containers and cost more then cows milk. UGH! haha.
But thank you Cara, I was wondering what types of things to give him. I really gotta stop being lazy and make something other then hamburger helper for dinner, I doubt he can/should have this!

Heidi, I agree too extreme for me!

Heidi - posted on 12/30/2010

Check out Baby lead Weening. They give kids real food, and no baby food ever, and no spoon feeding. If the baby wants it he has to feed himself. Kind of extream we chose a middle ground

Cara - posted on 12/29/2010

My daughter was the same way. As soon as she realized that REAL food tasted better than baby food she did not want baby food any more. I started her on things like applesauce, cheerios, rice krispies, baby yogurt and small pieces of banana for breakfast. For lunch she would eat things like cooked carrots(made sure they were nice and tender), small pieces of green bean, the kid sized macaronis such as the letters. For dinner if genera;;y just make sure that something I fixed was something that would be soft enough for her. She's now 2 and is and always has been a healthy girl. I rarely went by the "normal age" kids start things at, I always let her show/tell me when SHE was ready. :)

Emily - posted on 12/27/2010

No reason you have to continue with baby food.. baby food isn't even necessary in my opinion. Commercial baby food is a modern invention ;)

Sarh - posted on 12/27/2010

Thank you all! I think we ruined the baby food for him when we tried some big people food at Thanksgiving, yes, he was only 5mo, but we gave him little pea sized pieces. After that he hasn't wanted to eat his mush.
I was just criticized for spoon feeding him cereal to help with his reflux and I found it hilarious that some of the moms criticizing me were telling me to put it in a bottle instead of spoon feeding it! HAHAHA! 1. He is breast fed! 2. It poses a huge chocking risk and nothing other then plain formula or breast milk goes in a bottle. 3. There is not difference except spoon feeding it is much safer.
But for some reason these moms thought that there was a difference between the two and the because it was spoon fed to him that he would become obese and have diabetes and BLAH BLAH BLAH!! Sorry! I guess I had to vent.

Vicki - posted on 12/27/2010

Well since I'm in the camp that thinks mush for babies is pointless anyway, I say go for it! If he wants real food I wouldn't be forcing mush on him at all.

Candace - posted on 12/27/2010

I've started to do that with my seven month old. He still eats his baby food but i've given him oatmeal, mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes! As long as baby can get it down without choking and you're watching him then it's fine to introduce him to food

Elfrieda - posted on 12/27/2010

I think you're doing a good job. I'd go on to pieces of food from your plate if that's what Cade wants. My grandma told me that's how she did it for all 8 of her kids.

Laura - posted on 12/27/2010

I have 3 kids. I think that pureed foods are just practice foods to get them ready for "real" food. I think big people food is great as long as your baby can "chew" the small pieces. I mean he can move them around in his mouth and gum them up without choking on them and swallow them with no trouble. The other thing is to make sure he is getting a HUGE variety of foods. Food in all different colors. Also remember when you are trying a new one, do one new food every couple of days to make sure he isn't allergic. Don't worry about the baby food so much. It is an industry for money making. As long as he is getting enough variety to get all of his vitamins he will be fine! Good luck.