I have a 6.5 month old daughter who has been eating her banana rice cereal but seems to hate jarred baby food such as carrots, mixed veggies, peas and strawberries. Each time i try to feed it to her she either spits it out, makes horrible faces and on occassion gags. I am a first time mother so i dont have an experience in any of this. Could it be just the texture or is it the taste? Are there any guidelines on how to make your own baby food? DO you think she may eat it if i make it myself? Also how long is jarred baby food good for once opened and refrigerated? Thank you in advance.
2006-10-25 06:15:41 · 12 answers · asked by Jaymie 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The texture and the taste can make her mouth pucker. Strawberries often cause allergies at an early age. Try one food a week to see what she enjoys and what could possibly cause an allergy. Do not dip spoon in the jar, feed her, and then refridgerate. Take a spoon, dip some out, put it in a bowl & put the jar in the fridge for about 2-3 days then chunk it. As far as making your own baby food:
http://www.wholefoods.com/healthinfo/wholebaby/feedingbaby.html#3
http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/4309.htm
Good luck. I plan to try that as soon as my little one starts eating.
2006-10-25 11:25:38 · answer #1 · answered by staxi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep offering her the foods. Sometimes it can take 10 or more tries on a certain food before a baby will take to it. Have you tried mixing her veggies with her fruit. This helped my neice eat her baby food.
I think 24 hours is the limit on opened baby food but I'm not for sure on that. Try gerber.com. They have a lot of helpful hints on feeding solids!
2006-10-25 06:44:44 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't blame her! Jarred baby food tastes gross! Try it, you'll see. Your daughter has good taste. It's really quite simple to make your own baby food. I had a hand cranked baby food grinder (mill)...very inexpensive. They make electric ones too. Just cook the veggie until soft, and put it through your food mill. Viola! Baby food! Bananas don't need to be cooked, neither do avocados (my daughter loved avocado and still does!). Apples, peaches, pears (orchard fruits) should be cooked. As far as how long jarred food lasts in the fridge. I don't know, I never used it. Good luck!
2006-10-25 06:26:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to keep giving her the jarred food so she can get used to it. Righ now she is not used to the taste. Jarred food last only 2Days in the refrigerator. It wont make a diff. if you make it your self. It is just healthier. I have 4 kids so i should know.
2006-10-25 06:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by gripe69_992001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really easy to make yourself, just steam the veggies and puree. Same with fruit, just fork mash or puree. You can freeze in ice cube trey then into a ziplock freezer bag for 3 months. The book "Super Baby Foods" explains it well and has chapters for each food and how to prepare it.
2006-10-25 06:29:31 · answer #5 · answered by Ellie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that food is for practice in the first year and not nutrition. They get all their nutrients from breastmilk or formula. Listen to your baby and remember that she is learning and doesn't Have to eat the food to be healthy. Here's a website that I found incredible helpful as my baby wouldn't take anything from a spoon. I started right onto finger foods at 8 months and she's doing great with them now.
http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/vast_voedsel/rapley_guidelines.html
2006-10-25 06:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
opened jar baby food maybe 2-3 days
try making your own fresh, mashed food and see if your daughter eats it; only way to know is to try!
Good luck ... and congrats on being a new mom!
2006-10-25 08:12:39 · answer #7 · answered by Daisie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should say on the jar.........isn't it around 2-3 days?
you can make your own and put it into ice cube trays and freeze it.......
My daughter has NEVER had an interest in food..........
since she was 6 months old till now......(almost 2)......
and I just basically gave her what she would eat....if she had to have chicken noodle soup 3 days in a row that's what I would do.
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyfeeding/1400680.html
Foods to avoid
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyfeeding/9195.html
some food ideas and recipes
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/
http://www.freshbaby.com/
or go into any book store and they have tons of books on baby food and kid food recipes
2006-10-25 06:22:35 · answer #8 · answered by Joogie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to try homemade baby food. There is some good infomation, recipes listed in the source
2006-10-25 06:49:57 · answer #9 · answered by Geraldine J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what I do for my niece is:
1baby bottle filled almost halfway with baby water.
then 2 scoops of baby powder milk and pour in the baby food. Shake well
Optional: you can chill it if you want. But not to cold. God Bless
2006-10-25 06:21:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋