https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:36:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2093124 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:00:55 +0000 regberadaisy 2093124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: ditto! I know some like using straws as well.</p> <p>My daughter learned to drink from the bowl very early on! She looooves soup!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2093109 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:57:01 +0000 LuLu Mom 2093109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD loves soup always has, I put some in a bowl with very little liquid, and it's a mess but she enjoys getting the noodles/veggies/ect. out with a spoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2093104 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:56:22 +0000 Jass 2093104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave her lentil soup but it is thicker and yeah its lot messy as compared to purees but she loves it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2093073 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:49:44 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2093073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Because so many soups contain egg noodles, we haven't even attempted and he's 2.5 (and allergic to eggs). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2093039 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:39:47 +0000 ShootingStar 2093039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've only given DS soup twice. Once was at a Japanese restaurant where we had the type of spoon @Autumnlove mentioned and it was fine. The other time was at home with a baby spoon and it was a big mess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2093038 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:39:16 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2093038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: I didn't even know anyone tried to feed their babies soup! My 18 month old definitely would just dump it on the floor.</p> <p>But I do give her the "guts" of soup a lot. This week I made turkey sausage, white bean and kale soup, so when my husband and I had that, I just drained it with a slotted spoon and gave her the soup without the broth to eat with a fork. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2093021 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:32:43 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2093021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son just turned 2 and we still haven't tried soup. Maybe in a cup so they can drink it? A shot glass perhaps? I have no idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2093017 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:30:39 +0000 autumn865 2093017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the target 1-3 dollar aisle I found a bowl with a straw attached to it. Genius! So DD (at 2.5) can use a spoon to scoop up the chunky parts of her soup like meatballs, veggies and noodles but then drink up the broth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092957 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:07:10 +0000 LiveLove 2092957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I give my son a straw for soup (after it is cooled), this strategy definitely cut down on the soup on his clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092954 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:06:42 +0000 JessKas 2092954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If the soup if pureed, LO eats the soup with a straw. Otherwise she either does a straw/spoon/fork combo, or uses a spoon. I just give her our regular adult sized spoons and she goes to town. It's really messy though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092942 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:02:47 +0000 illumina 2092942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't get it either. I've never tried to feed my 17 month old soup...sounds like a recipe for disaster! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092937 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:00:18 +0000 Adira 2092937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daycare fed soup, but it was the Earth's Best stage 3 soup, which is thick and not watery like soup at all.</p> <p><a href="http://www.earthsbest.com/node/39" rel="nofollow">http://www.earthsbest.com/node/39</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092935 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:00:02 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2092935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still don't feed her soup at 18 months...lol the combo of liquid and food confuses her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092913 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:53:57 +0000 catomd00 2092913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use soup as a quick meal and o drain the broth so she gets the veggies, noodles and chicken, etc. Prob not the best, but it beats easy mac (at least on my guilt-meter!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092829 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:19:39 +0000 LovelyPlum 2092829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: @twodoghouse: yeah, I'm not too concerned about the salt. I almost always make mine, but we eat so little with a high salt content that a bit in an otherwise healthy food doesn't worry me too much. I agree, it is so cute to see her sucking at the spoon!</p> <p>@autumnlove: WHY have I never thought of this?? G will go crazy for these! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092811 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:14:31 +0000 LovelyPlum 2092811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My child is obsessed with soup. Obsessed. I do a few things:</p> <p>Feed her soup wit a big spoon- the whole spoon doesn't have to fit, just enough so you can tilt the broth into her mouth.</p> <p>Use a baby spoon to give her the "guts" of the soup with a bit of broth-pieces of veggies, chicken, meatballs, etc.</p> <p>Give her the innards on her tray to eat by herself-this works best to give her noodles.</p> <p>For puréed soups, we also got the Twist Kiinde disposable pouches, but they don't work very well with straight broth. (I learned this the hard way :silly: ) <a href="https://www.kiinde.com/foodii_starter_kit_product.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.kiinde.com/foodii_starter_kit_product.php</a></p> <p>I've started working on getting her to drink the broth with help. We have this set that we use for her food: <a href="http://shop.greentoys.com/p/green-toys-dish-set?pp=20" rel="nofollow">http://shop.greentoys.com/p/green-toys-dish-set?pp=20</a> , and the tea cups hold a good amount of liquid for practicing. The spoons are also a little wider, so you can get more on there.</p> <p>That was probably way more detail than you bargained for ;) I hope you find something that works. Soup is a God-send around here. She will literally eat anything if I put it in broth. Girl after my own heart! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092802 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:09:09 +0000 raintreebee 2092802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: If you've made it yourself, then I wouldn't worry. It's funny that homemade soup didn't even occur to me as an option, lol. Maybe those big spoons would help. Or you could try feeding the broth separately from the noodles/vegetables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092799 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:08:25 +0000 .twist. 2092799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yea, our daycare feeds the kids a lot of soup. I am so confused by it every time I see it on the report. Black magic. I'm telling you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092795 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:07:28 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2092795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not going to happen around here for a while, too messy for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092780 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:59:59 +0000 Mamaof2 2092780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jess1483: my 4 and 6 yr old wont eat soup with a spoon! They use forks and eat the noodles or other solids only </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092775 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:58:01 +0000 twodoghouse 2092775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: I made it myself and it's really bland (like water, carrots, and noodles, almost) although it probably does have more salt than they've ever experienced before. I guess I'm not too worried about it from time to time? I'm just trying to find something they like and can tolerate (we're dealing with tummy problems from solids). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092772 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:57:13 +0000 yoursilverlining 2092772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO eats a lot of soup at daycare, and at home - - but (at least in our case) it’s kind of misleading to call it true soup, as it’s soup with most of the liquid taken out so it’s easier for them to eat. </p> <p>Also, you might need to look around for different spoons. Some baby spoons are so dang tiny they seem more suited for dollhouses than real babies/toddlers! We were able to find some wider and flatter spoons that are easier to eat soup with. My mom gave me some vintage tea spoons she found that are like the PERFECT size for little hands - I guess people were smaller back then! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092771 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:56:16 +0000 Jess1483 2092771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even at 2 my son isn't very interested in soup. Obviously, I never figured it out... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092769 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:55:53 +0000 twodoghouse 2092769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Oh that's such a good idea! We could definitely try that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092768 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:55:36 +0000 raintreebee 2092768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do soups until he was 12 months old since I thought babies aren't suppose to have salt (and most soups have lots of salt), but around 13 months he started slurping out of the spoon. It is so cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092762 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:53:20 +0000 autumnlove 2092762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use big Asian soup spoons for soup! They might be too big for the twins right now but they work well for my 22 month old.</p> <p>[attach=1791/15/nkndry.600x347.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-and-soup#post-2092758 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:51:26 +0000 twodoghouse 2092758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In today's installment of "things that should be obvious but I can't figure out" - how the heck do you feed babies soup? Is there a strategy here I'm missing?</p> <p>One drop of soup fits on those baby spoons. And the second the spoon gets anywhere near my kids they bat at it and then the one drop of soup flies off? My cousin's daycare almost exclusively feeds the kids soup for lunch. Are you kidding me? What kind of witchcraft do her teachers use to make this happen?</p> <p>I just had to fish the noodles out and give them those to eat because the soup was not happening today. I'd like to try this again someday, though, because I like making soup. I just want more soup in their mouths and less on their pjs. Help? </p>