What if a baby eats this most of the time?

Question

My child is 8 months old and only eats Guacamole (mashed up Avacodo's) she wont eat any type of baby food is this ok or what please give insight.

Answer 1

its fine. its good for her. my son would never eat baby food either. hes 15 months now.. try giving her anything u eat. my also at 8 months liked hotdogs. does she have teath. give her mashed potatos or anything try mac and cheese what ever but u need to get her to eat more than just guacamole

Answer 2

Your child needs a more balanced diet, and the only reason you think she won't eat other kinds of foods is because you haven't tried hard enough. Baby's need a wide range of foods like everyone else does, avacodos are better than some things but you need to find other things to feed your child, and maybe get some of those drinks for kids to balance their nutrition.

Answer 3

I'm assuming your baby still takes either breastmilk or formula and you mean that avocados are the only solid food she will eat. Both of my kids took a long time to really take to solids, and my son never would eat baby food, and they're both healthy and good eaters now, so I wouldn't worry too much. My daughter was about 9 months old before she'd much solid food, and my son even older. Breastmilk and formula can provide all the nutrients your baby needs. Solid foods in the first year are really just for practice and shouldn't provide the biggest share of your baby's calories. And if your baby eats only one food, avocados are an excellent choice because they contain a lot of nutrients and they're easy to digest.

Here's some helpful information, scroll down to the section about good first foods to try for more information:

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/t032000.asp

Answer 4

Guacamole has a high amount of vitamin A, is high in fat and is caloric. That means that it might make your baby fat (the calories and fat), it doesn't have enough other nutrition to benefit it, and she's too young to get so much vitamin A.

That much vitamin A is known to poison women's wombs (do any type of search on excesssive vitamin A in pregnancy) and after birth, it's linked with bone loss if used in excess, not to mention random side effects. You can get Vitamin A toxicity and poisoning just as much as with taking too much iron.

Guacamole is enjoyable as a snack (give it to your little one on some pita chips if she can chew it, or maybe on a cracker that would dissolve well with saliva). Don't replace meals with it. Try to feed her a healthy amount of food.

Consult with her pediatrician for what type of diet your child should follow based on her ethnic background, medical history and growth rate.

Answer 5

Hopefully she's also breastfeeding or drinking an iron fortified infant formula. That alone will provide adequate nutrition for the first year. I would still try to introduce cereal, vegetables, and fruit (in that order) slowly until you find a few other things she likes. Avoid juice, water, and dairy until after her 1st birthday. I have personally found that my children did not like jarred baby food. I made my own which was healthier and less expensive anyway. My oldest is now 4 years old and loves fruits and vegetables since he has been served them in their natural state since the age of 6 months.

Answer 6

from what I understand is that kids go through stages of what they will and won't eat. My daughter at the age of 9 months would eat nothing but bannanas but eventually, she grew out of it. Now all she wants at the age of 2 is hot dogs. Cold hot dogs. I just make sure that she gets a daily vitamin to make up for what she is missing and wait it out. A child can only take so much guacamole, right? lol

Answer 7

No, It's not okay, but it's not necessarily bad. Avocados are very healthy; Many people say they are unhealthy because they have alot of fat but that's NOT true. Avocados are filled with good, natural fats which are good for your body, and great for baby.
There's nothing wrong with avocados, but you should get your baby to eat other things too.
He or she needs nutrition found in other foods. I don't blame your kid for not wanting to eat anything else; Have you ever tried jarred baby food out of curiousity? It's gross! I've NEVER fed my son jarred baby food. I make him home made organic food and he loves it.

Making baby food is very easy and fast.

My son's favorite is banana puree, he always wants more.
It's very easy to make and tastes natural unlike the old, processed, baby food filled with chemicals to preserve it.
Just take a few ripe bananas (it's always better to make large amounts of baby food to have in the fridge so you don't have to constantly make food), and put them in the blender untill they are a puree. If they are still too hard, etc, you can add a tablespoon of water and blend again.

^ You can repeat that recipe substituting the banana with other fruits and vegetables. I usually also repeat that recipe with sweet potatoes, peas, and carrots. For the vegetable purees, remember to add a pinch or two of salt.
I also make him apple sauce. I just peel and slice apples and cook them on the stove with water and cinnamon. Once the water evaporates, and the apples are soft, I put them in the blender. It's very tasty, even I love it.

Anyway, you should try a few homemade recipes, i'm sure your baby will love them.

Also, If your baby refuses to drink his or her formula, you can give them whole milk. Some people say to give your baby formula not whole milk, but you can. Formula is made out of whole milk. If he or she doesn't like the formula, he/she HAS to get their protein and calcium from somewhere...

You can also make your own formula.

Good luck!

Answer 8

no, this is NOT OK.

Your baby needs a balanced diet, and isn't getting enough from eating only one kind of food. Imagine what you would look and feel like if all you ate was guacamole

Answer 9

No, this in not all right. Why would you give her that in the first place? Start mixing other foods like mashed bananas into it and reduce the amount of avocado slowly. Talk to your pediatrician.

Answer 10

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