https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 09:20:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2817777 Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:41:17 +0000 MsBAM 2817777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: @kitty: I tried food chaining bc he always eats bread. I made French toast and he gagged and let it sit in his mouth. Maybe that’s why the only finger food he’ll eat now is bread and puffs bc it eventually dissolves in his mouth....? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816565 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:36:14 +0000 Becky 2816565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: they’re not bad, it’s just easy to fall back on them. Also if he is just late on eating table foods there are so many pouches that are super nutritious. I mostly made DD1’s purées at home but with DD2 I did a lot of jars and pouches because there are some really crazy varieties I’d never be able to make at home (I also wasn’t willing to put in the effort for her to just not like something/be allergic). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816562 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:23:47 +0000 gingerbebe 2816562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids never really got into BLW or self-feeding until wayyy after age 1 - like closer to 1.5 years old. They ate the basic baby finger foods and threw almost anything else on the ground. I kept offering because, you know, nothing says first world privilege like willingly wasting food.</p> <p>While they threw their food down, I would feed them some sludge we made at home. I basically just started pulsing whatever we were eating in a small food chopper and fed it to our kids, but went easier on the seasoning. We did spaghetti and meat sauce, basmati rice and a mild coconut curry, risottos, etc. Basically, it was a carb, meat, veg, with some broth or sauce of some kind, and pulsed it into a thick sludge. I think the fact that it was seasoned made it more flavorful and appealing and I could know they were eating a more well-rounded meal. Around age 1, I could load a spoon and give it to them to try and feed themselves and the novelty of that helped them be willing to eat stuff.</p> <p>DS1 was my incredibly picky, not willing to eat anything, nor drink formula or milk child and I don't know how he didn't wither away, except he's still alive now at 3.5. He doesn't eat a huge volume of food still, but he eats a huge variety (like the kid ate a plate of steamed broccoli this weekend), so all I can say is keep wasting that food and offering it up. DS1 literally refused to eat sandwiches or bread or toast until after 2.5 and now suddenly PBJs are his favorite at 3.5 Like, you really do have to just keep offering the food and throwing it away (our compost pail is intense).</p> <p>DS2 has a great appetite and ate everything we offered him as a baby - like EVERYTHING - and now at 2 is actually pickier than DS1, although he eats a good amount of whatever he DOES choose to eat. He basically just wants carbs all day.</p> <p>I would say find what he DOES like to eat and then daisy-chain all the other crap into it. DS1 loves sticky white rice. So we started adding quinoa and millet and whole grain brown and black Japonica rice and now that mixed grain rice is our standard. I'd mash some scrambled eggs and shredded nori and some soy sauce into the rice and make tiny little balls he could pick up and eat. Then I'd make risotto with all sorts of crap in it and he'd eat that. </p> <p>He didn't like pasta...but then he was okay with boxed mac n cheese. But only the next day after it clumped together because it was easier for him to pick up. So then I would make it with yellow squash grated finely on a box grater and boiled with the pasta to hide veggies. I did that with carrots, broccoli, zucchini, etc. And I'd add extra butter, heavy cream, and parmesan to it to make it nutrient dense.</p> <p>Basically, don't give up and keep trying. And don't bother making homemade veggie purees - just buy the pouches and be done with it. My kids liked the Happy Baby chicken or turkey meals a lot and we fed those for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816495 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:26:19 +0000 cake2017 2816495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Yes! I have a baby bullet but I still haven’t used it:/. Maybe I’ll try something soon but for now the organic jars of food works for us! I need to try the pouches! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816492 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:20:45 +0000 SweetiePie 2816492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: All I ever did with my first was jars and pouches. I didn’t even ask my Ped, she just proactively told me that the only reason to make his own food was if I enjoy doing that sort of thing. Otherwise the baby food these days is essentially the same. </p> <p>With this new baby I might make some simple things myself - like steam and purée carrots - just because I’m curious. But for the most part I’ll still just do store-bought, especially when we get to mixing a bunch of stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816491 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:07:44 +0000 cake2017 2816491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: Yes it’s time consuming. I actually buy a few organic baby jars. The ingredients are actually the veggies and fruit and that’s it haha. It’s the true color it should be too. You might want to look into that to save time and also help with exploration. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816490 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:05:31 +0000 cake2017 2816490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: @MsBAM: Yes! I agree with sweetie pie. Our babies are the same age and I just keep giving him the same thing. He’s still breastfed and I supplement with formula. It will take time. Also, I’ve noticed teething plays a role in what he wants to eat. So I’ve backed off alittle. Just give it time and make it fun. He may need to be fed more milk at this time anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816480 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:26:25 +0000 Pollywog 2816480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How is he on Teeth? My 2 year old was very delayed in getting teeth and it really impacted what he could and would eat. All he ate for several months was fruit. I kept offering and he began to try bites of things. Like literally one day he went from refusing all meat to eating an entire carnitas taco. </p> <p>His ped wasn't worried about nutrition because we still nursed a lot. A few things to try: pouches (especially with yogurt), black beans, veggie delights muffins, and smoothies. Also, as he gets a little older, let him try new things that are really yummy (like a milk shake or cookie). It really helped J to learn that not all new foods were scary. And a milkshake made with chocolate ice cream, natural peanut butter, and a banana has less added sugar than chocolate milk and way more calories (which he may need), so I dont feel guilty about it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816467 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:41:12 +0000 peachykeen 2816467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read several places that you may need to offer a food 15 times before a baby will come to like it. I'm constantly reminding myself this with my 8 month old who eats almost everything but seems to have no interest in random staples like banana. She's finally just started taking a few bites of banana recently so I think it's worth trying! </p> <p>On the other hand, she would just eat bamba if I continued offering it. I would probably cut back on baby's "favorites" at least temporarily to help encourage him to eat other things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816465 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:13:26 +0000 MsBAM 2816465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Becky: I give him puffs to help him to learn to chew, they’re dissolvable so it works. And I thought Cheerios were okay to give. I know grilled cheese is probably a little fatty though. I could try baked sweet potato muffins! Good to know he’s probably fine for iron! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816464 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:08:51 +0000 MsBAM 2816464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kitty: he loves peanut butter sandwiches! I usually purée fruits and veggies for him but I get the jars for meats etc and he usually likes that :) haha, I know. I think it’s karma for me that he’s so picky bc my mom said I was the same way and never wanted to eat :shocked: I survived, so maybe I should stop worrying so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816463 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:06:43 +0000 MsBAM 2816463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: I’ll have to try baked beans again! I only tried that once so far! I was giving him an extra spoon to play with and that actually worked for a long time bc he would put it in his mouth then I’d sneak food in while he did that at the same time! Now, he’s over that and thinks it’s fun just to keep dropping the spoon :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816462 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:05:46 +0000 kitty 2816462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: baby food jars of beef casserole, puree pears or peaches, weetbix, PB sandwiches, French toast sometimes, yoghurt. He might have two bites of something else but will then turn it away. So different to my first who could never get enough food! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816461 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:00:16 +0000 MsBAM 2816461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kitty: Glad I’m not the only one!!! What does your LO eat? I tried the yogurt trick. It does work but he only eats like half a yogurt so he doesn’t get much of whatever I sneak in but I guess every little bit counts :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816460 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:58:52 +0000 MsBAM 2816460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetiepie: @lctbqe: He does eat tiny bits of banana and ripe pears so that’s a plus. I like the idea about adding some salt and sugar to veggies/fruits and seeing what happens. I tried adding lemon juice and some garlic to avocado the other day and putting it on some bread... that was a no!<br /> It is a bit tiring yes to be constantly cooking and pureeing just to have it thrown on the floor lol. I’ve also thought that maybe he just isn’t ready yet, I keep trying to remind myself every baby is different and he will eat more when he’s ready. I’ll have to keep at it! Thanks for the encouragement ladies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816459 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:44:14 +0000 MsBAM 2816459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: yep! I’ve tried several times! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816450 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:08:41 +0000 SweetiePie 2816450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: Oh that’s another good point. I read an article, that I’ll try to find, by a child nutritionist about how to get kids to eat things. She said she puts butter and cheese on veggies and even sugar on fruit! She said that the fat and sugar is worth it for the nutrition of veggies and fruit. And you can slowly “wean” by reducing the amount (particularly the sugar).<br /> Let me look for it now.<br /> ETA: here it is.<br /> <a href="https://www.parents.com/kids/nutrition/healthy-eating/get-your-kids-to-eat-better/" rel="nofollow">https://www.parents.com/kids/nutrition/healthy-eating/get-your-kids-to-eat-better/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816449 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:01:03 +0000 LCTBQE 2816449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: yep, was going to say what @SweetiePie: said--my son often will decide that something is acceptable after a month of trying every few days. I hear you though, it's really frustrating to constantly be cooking/prepping food that he just instantly rejects. we just fight the good fight letting him reject all kinds of stuff, but it started paying off for us maybe around 14 months. Also, he gets VERY picky when he is teething, which is seemingly all the damn time--not sure if that is really common or not, but something to watch for. Based on your list I'd try strawberries, blueberries, banana, oatmeal (with peanut butter swirled in!), avocado with a touch of lemon juice and salt, mushy creamy mac and cheese instead of plain pasta, hummus, babaganoush. this also *totally* caught me off guard, but I realized after a few months that our baby actually strongly prefers flavored food over bland food--so he would never touch a baby food spinach puree, but for real, his favorite thing is our Indian food takeout saag paneer. he'll eat avocado with lemon and salt and pepper and a tiny sprinkle of cumin powder, but doesn't eat it plain. so if you're not already, try seasoning his food with a little salt and butter or prep it how you'd like to eat it yourself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816447 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:45:50 +0000 Becky 2816447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d say first always remember food under one is just for fun so don’t stress too much.<br /> He is still so young that maybe trying to back off the “kid” foods (grilled cheese, puffs, Cheerios, toast, etc.) and only offering heartier options might be an option (retraining his taste buds). And of course if you do offer kid foods you can always make sure to boost the nutrition (always whole grains; sneaking veggie purées into baked goods). Unless he’s getting like no protein he’s probably fine iron wise (breast milk/formula should have enough; plenty of people skip infant cereals since the recommendations have shifted away from them).<br /> Some favorites for my kids when they first started table foods (7-8 months so safety wise he’d be ready):<br /> Pasta (whole wheat) and meatballs<br /> Any kind of soup (kale white bean was a big hit which was awesome, chicken with long grain rice and extra veggies, and also puréed soups)<br /> Muffins of any variety (sweet potato blender muffins; egg cups with quinoa, broccoli or spinach, and cheese; banana oat muffins—always with 100% whole wheat flour, cut the sugar, add flax)<br /> Pancakes (again whole wheat and oatmeal and sneak in flax)<br /> Raisins. So many raisins.<br /> Beans (try kidney beans for the iron; mine just eat them drained and rinsed)<br /> Fruit (does he like just regular blueberries and raspberries? They’re easy to grasp and super mushy to eat. Fresh peaches and fruit cup peaches too.)<br /> Peas (from frozen)<br /> Fish (salmon; tuna salad; swordfish)<br /> Cheese<br /> Scrambled eggs with cheese (one of them would eat it with spinach or broccoli)<br /> Smoothies (good sneaky veggie option)<br /> Chicken<br /> Cheese<br /> Yogurt (Greek) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816446 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:41:31 +0000 SweetiePie 2816446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the list of things you’ve tried, did you try once and determine he didn’t like it/won’t eat it? Sometimes you need to try the same thing several times before they will adjust to the taste/texture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816442 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:08:14 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2816442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about cooked lentils, baked beans in tomato sauce (the canned ones). My 9 month old loves beans and it’s good for the pincer. Grasp. My first basically didn’t eat anything and refused to let me spoon feed so never got any iron aside from the very little that was in my breastmilk. It took until about 15-18 months before the food intake increased and I think most of the calories before that point, starting at 11 months, and sometimes after we’re from cows milk. </p> <p>My 9 month old is getting over spoon feeding, but I can sneak bites in while distracting with heerios or giving an extra spoon for playing with. Also, giving a reusable pouch of breastmilk mixed with baby cereal worked well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816441 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:00:25 +0000 kitty 2816441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 10 month old is the same and it is so frustrating! I sometimes have luck with French toast. Could you mix cereal with yoghurt? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/10mo-picky-eater#post-2816434 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:02:34 +0000 MsBAM 2816434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all,<br /> I posted about something similar about a month ago. Still struggling. It’s to the point now that my 10mo will only eat bread, toast with peanut butter, grilled cheese, waffles, yogurt, puffs, Cheerios and sometimes a ripe pear. </p> <p>He refuses his cereal now, refuses any vegetable puree but will eat fruit purees. He used to eat vegetable purees. I noticed he likes baby food jar food more and there’s a higher chance of him eating that than a homemade vegetable purée. </p> <p>Here’s everything I’ve offered as ginger foods that I can remember right now and he’s refused:<br /> Pasta (just sat in his mouth and didn’t chew it)<br /> Broccoli<br /> Cauliflower<br /> Raspberries<br /> Hard boiled egg<br /> Scrambled eggs<br /> No longer eats cereal<br /> Peas<br /> Soft carrots<br /> Rice<br /> Sweet potato fries</p> <p>I’m worried about his iron intake too since he refuses everything that has iron in it too. I’m running out of ideas on what to give him. I’ve tried adding cinnamon to things. I don’t know how long this will go on? It’s been at least well over a month. I’ve tried the mesh feeder and I’ve tried dipping bread in things like avocado and vegetables purees. He knows and then won’t eat it usually. </p>