my baby is 11 months old. Mostly on stage 2/3 food and about 15-22 ounces formula a day. I heard I should gradually transit him to adult table food, but must low in salt otherwise may hurt their tiny kidneys. I have trouble to judge what is the definition for low in salt and get very nervous about it. What is the criteria for giving baby after 1 year of age table food?
2006-09-07 08:54:03 · 12 answers · asked by Yuko 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I made the baby food for my 3 babies. They didn't eat jar food.
There's a great baby food cookbook out there that gives great instructions and recipies from the first foods to toddler foods. It's called "Baby Let's Eat" from single ingredient food preparation that takes no longer than 8 minutes from start to finish to entire entrees for the family! Super healthy, written by a nutritionist and phD, this is a great book!
2006-09-07 09:05:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is also 11 months and I struggle too about what to feed her. I make the majority of her food and I have been trying to come up with things that my husband and I eat and what we can make for her too. I've come up with mashed potatoes and grilled cheese sandwiches at this point. I have decided to work on more textures in the foods that we eat instead of meals that we eat. For example (and she LOVED it!) I made chicken noodle soup with pureed veggies for dinner tonight. I made alot and have frozen, in portions, most of it. It made me realize that I can also make chicken pot pie which my husband and I love and she will be able to eat everything in that.
I agree with you on the salt intake. For her soup I used low sodium organic chicken broth. I was a little nervous about the amount of sodium that is still in the "low sodium" so I have done some resaerch and have found it's actually good but not every day and not every meal. Honestly, I tried the soup I made and now I wish I had made more for my husband and I for dinner. I would have added spices after portioning out my daughter's meals.
Sounds to me that you are a very diligent, caring and basically good Mom!
2006-09-07 11:12:23 · answer #2 · answered by 10 pts for me? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all honesty, unless I can taste quite a bit of salt in the food, I don't worry too much about giving my baby table food. What really works well to transition them is to feed them whole, natural foods so that they enjoy the real flavors of food without the added salt. So go with fruits that he can mash with his gums, like bananas, ripe pears, peaches, melon, etc, and cooked veggies like sweet potato, well-cooked carrots, broccoli, etc. Also, you can do whole-wheat pastas, cooked until nice and soft, without salt.
2006-09-07 09:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Mellie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cook something without putting any salt in it.
Good foods for the baby are: bread, pasta, rice, really softly cooked carrots, potatoe, peas, corns, tofu, small pieces of soft meat, cheese, various fruits (cut small).
The main criteria is nothing they can choke on, so make sure all the food pieces are small enough, even if they know how to chew.
2006-09-07 08:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by mom_of_ndm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
basically just stick to the food chart no soda low sugar low sodium read packages and definitely wait until the baby is 1 yr Gerber has a lot of transition foods
2006-09-07 08:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by barbie89032 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just feed the baby what you eat - unless you think your food habits are un-healthy.
The best habits for a baby is to get used to eat family foods, and to have a good time sharing food with all s/he loves. Also, this is the best way to improve variety in her/his diet.
Let him taste and sample whatever he wants. Right now he is willing to try everything - in one year, he'll say NO to everything he hasn't tasted. So GO AHEAD!!!!
2006-09-07 09:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by OneLilithHidesAnother 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say non processed foods are best, fresh fruit and veggies low fat meats like chicken and fish....and by the way anything that is in a can is especially high in salt.
2006-09-07 09:01:13 · answer #7 · answered by patricia_hyland72 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can start him on table food now. Mostly very soft foods such as mashed potatoes, etc along with his formula(just not as much at each setting) This will help fill him up better and cut down on your formula use. Hope this helps and good luck with your new bundle. :-)
2006-09-07 09:00:49 · answer #8 · answered by Mama2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I STARTED FEEDING DAUGHTER WHEN SHE WAS 2 MONTHS OLD AND SHE LOVED EVERY INCH OF IT. ITS GOOD FOR THEM TO START EATING TABLE FOOD DON'T BE SCARED TO GIVE SOME TO THEM. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR BABY IS 11 MONTHS MINE IS A 13MONTHS AND SHE EATS EVERYTHING AND SHE DRINKS TWO BOTTLES A WHOLE OR 2%MILK A DAY WHICH IS GOOD. WATER AND JUICES, BUT MOSTLY TABLE FOOD. SENCE MY MOM TAKES CAREO F HER WHEN I WORK SHE GIVES HER ALMOST EVERYHING ON THE MENU. IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED TO FEED HER YET START TO IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU IN THE LONG RUN.
2006-09-07 09:20:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just do not add salt to the food you prepare for yourself until it is on your plate. That is all they mean. NO extra salt. If you usually add salt during preparation wait until it is prepared then salt what is on your plate.
2006-09-07 09:01:55 · answer #10 · answered by curiosity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋