I am starting my little girl on soft table foods and I'm kind of out of ideas. What beside bananas can I give her? She just learning to mash with her gums/teeth so it needs to be fairly soft/dissolvable til she gets the hang of it.
Thanks!
2007-01-30 02:27:12 · 15 answers · asked by totspotathome 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Just let her steal off your plate, if she can't chew it she will just spit it out, trust me.
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2007-01-30 03:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are mashing and then feeding her, squash, sweet potatoes, potatoes, green beans, peas, avocado, peaches, soft pear, plum, mango -- all these are great. Be careful of carrots because the nitrates can be high. Jarred baby food carrots(organic) carrots don't have this problem.
A really good website with feeding info is: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T032000.asp#T032004
Also, to avoid choking, I bought this little feeder net thing that lets you put the food in the net, screw on the handle, and the baby can mouth away as she gets the hang of feeding. I found it on the safety1st website under "feeding".
2007-01-30 03:01:48 · answer #2 · answered by Katie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheerios are real good. They disolve in the mouth fast. As do rice puffs. Teething biscuits are great also. As well as Zweibeck toast. She may like some apples heated in the microwave to make them soft and then cooled in the fridge. Also look in the baby isle at the Gerber Graduates. They have alot of Toddler Foods. Find one that is a food that she liked as a baby food. They are made for Toddlers and disolve easy. They have some fruit puffs that my daughter loved.
2007-01-30 05:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mashed potatoes, stewed carrots (they come in baby food jars) but if you are wanting to do this by yourself make sure that you steam the carrots so they are reeeaaaalllyyy soft when you give them to her. boil apple pieces in apple juice, stay away from grapes unless you cut them in half and take the skin off... cheerios! not the honey nut ones... the regular bland ones... put some toast in the toaster just for a minute so that its hot put a thin layer of butter on it and cut the crust off... let her have a hay day... all three of my girls LOOOVED buttered toast... just make sure its not crispy or anything!! I hope this gives you some ideas... in the baby food aisle there are alot of food she can pick up and "practice" on there!... Alot easier getting the stuff in the jar... but do what you think is best!!
2007-01-30 03:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by csmutz2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squash is a good one, my daughter loved it. Also instant mashed potatoes, or there's a lot of cheap food processors ( like hand ones, which if u go to WIC they usually can provide u with on for free) that work well with grinding up food so its nice and soft for first time feeders. Also they are nice because as she learns to chew, u can make the food chunkier to suit her needs.
Have Fun!
2007-01-30 02:50:00 · answer #5 · answered by Chuleta Ma AkA *Chu* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mashed potatoes, peas, very steamed carrots, ritz crackers (sounds crazy but they love them at that age and it helps them to learn so quick), arrowroot cookies by Gerber or Beechnut (tried the star things... they didn't dissolve very well and at 11 months old my daughter still has difficulty eating them... but can eat everything else... don't know if it's just my baby or if that is a common thing)animal crackers, english muffins (easy to knaw on and get small bites... hard to take big chunks and choke) and lots of baby food. The graduates have a good line of toddler foods... my daughter loves the ravioli... we haven't tried much else but I hope this gives you some ideas. Also, if you eat stuffing... my daugther loves that too and it's really easy for them to eat.
2007-01-30 04:19:57 · answer #6 · answered by Mel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of people will disagree with me on this because of food allergies BUT when my daughter was a baby we had the hardest time getting her to eat baby food, she wanted what we had. So I bought tons of frozen veggies and boiled some for her and cut them up real small so she could eat them easily. Her favorite was green beans. You can also try carrots, any kind of veggie that will cook soft. Also you can probably find something to help you out in the toddler food section, quick disolve things.
2007-01-30 02:34:35 · answer #7 · answered by eruff8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try mashed potatoes, apple sauce, jell-o, pudding, sweet potatoes mashed-up, cooked carrots mashed-up, Kix and Cheerios are great finger foods, plus Gerber has a choice of desolvable foods to get your baby ready for other foods.
2007-01-30 02:42:34 · answer #8 · answered by froggi6106 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will depend on how old she is but here are some ideas:
FRUIT
cantaloupe
oranges (just the pulp)
pears
VEGETABLES
Basically anything as long as it is boiled or steamed until soft. Babies usually like squash, sweet potatoes, carrots which you can give to her in small pieces not necessarily mashed
SNACKS
Cheerios
Ritz sticks
MEATS
tiny pieces of chicken (dark meat is less dry)
2007-01-30 02:41:38 · answer #9 · answered by scorpio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pees are great table foods to start the wee ones on.
My daughter loved them all even with no special seasoning.
2007-01-30 02:34:25 · answer #10 · answered by RachelCook WV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few finger foods formulated just for that purpose. They are designed to quickly dissolve in baby's saliva to prevent possible choking. We use cereal flakes shaped like little stars, I think it's Gerber but I can be wrong. Kids like this stuff. In fact, our daughter is hooked on it.
Just be sure you read the label and the recommended age and everything else matches.
2007-01-30 02:33:43 · answer #11 · answered by stopwar11112 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋