https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:09:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500966 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:50:33 +0000 prettylizy 500966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first foods on her tray were carrots, sweet potatoes, avocado and banana. She barely ate any of them :T</p> <p>I don't think it really matters all that much though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500960 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:45:59 +0000 Ree723 500960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: lol, now that would be interesting to regulate! No, it's not that they advise against doing it, it's more that it is seen as unnecessary unless specific circumstances require the introduction of one food at a time for three days. For the most part, stage one food is a combination of two to four vegetables and fruits, so that's what we all start with. I'm quite sure there are people who introduce one food at a time but it doesn't seem to be the norm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500861 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:54:15 +0000 Mrs. Pen 500861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: not allowed in Australia? haha how could they mandate whether baby food is mixed or not? And you could make your own right, and serve just one fruit or veggie - right?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500850 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:49:54 +0000 littlek 500850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did veggies first. Supposedly fruits first can cause a sweet tooth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500695 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:22:00 +0000 sarac 500695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MungBean: exactly! I always thought the idea was a bit silly when breast milk is so sweet anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500690 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:20:11 +0000 sarac 500690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never worried about it. Now my toddler is a fruit addict and likes veggies a lot too. Pretty good outcome IMHO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500321 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:22:42 +0000 Boogs 500321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried giving veggies I made but LO really disliked them. Then, we gave him fruit and veggie mixes and he was happier to eat. In the end LO wasn't big on baby food and instead just preferred what we ate and when that's what we feed him we had the most success with his eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500311 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:19:05 +0000 skibobrown 500311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a lot of Plum Organics packets at the beginning, which pretty much all have fruits mixed in with the veggies. It seems to have worked fine for us b/c DD will still eat almost anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500306 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:14:52 +0000 Bao 500306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it matters, but we will be starting with a veggie...just because :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500267 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:53:03 +0000 mrsjazz 500267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MungBean: Yeah, the AAP says that babies already have a preference for sweeter foods when they are born, so holding off on sweeter foods doesn't make a difference.</p> <p>We started at 6 months with avocado, then banana, sweet potato, and pear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500257 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:48:19 +0000 pinkcupcake 500257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've read it doesn't matter. Breast milk/formula is sweet so I think babies already prefer sweeter foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500248 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:41:16 +0000 Weagle 500248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: We started at 5.5 months. At the 4 month appointment, the ped said to hold off until 6 months, but that we could start sooner if she was ready. She told us that we would just "know" and to skip cereal. She was right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500172 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:45:43 +0000 KT326 500172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician also told us it didn't matter. And since we didn't have any food allergies in our family we didn't have to follow the three day rule. We started at 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500140 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:08:34 +0000 matador84 500140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@weagle @belugabean @pinkelephant what age did you all start? DS is almost 5 months. Funny how opinions vary among pediatricians! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500125 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:59:03 +0000 BelugaBean 500125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician told us it didn't matter. We started with sweet potatoes though but that was mainly because it was Thanksgiving and it seemed fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500122 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:56:00 +0000 Weagle 500122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: Pears are a great first food. Especially since starting solids can cause constipation for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500119 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:52:21 +0000 PinkElephant 500119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone told me to do veg first so LO wouldn't develop a sweet tooth and later refuse veggies. We started on fruits and moved to veggies next though, since I felt like fruits were more likely to get her interested in food and less likely to give her gas pains (something that we have an issue with). Luckily she loves her fruits, but also eats her vegetables w/o objection, so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500106 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:44:26 +0000 matador84 500106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been doing cereals and I was about to start with pears and a friend freaked out in me and said not to do fruit first! I don't see why it matters either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500098 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:39:50 +0000 MaisyMay 500098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it matters, but we aren't there yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500078 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:15:20 +0000 Weagle 500078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it matters in the beginning. It took weeks for LO to actually eat and enjoy anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-500070 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:02:12 +0000 Ree723 500070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did mainly veggies but always mixed a bit of fruit in. Australia doesn't follow the one food for three days rule so we started DD at 6 months on combos like broccoli, peas, and pears or butternut squash,carrots and apples. We're visiting the US now so I mix two jars together for DD and do about 75% veggies and 25% fruit. No real reason for it other than it makes sense to me to go heavier on the veg. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fruitsveggies-or-doesnt-matter#post-499998 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:26:46 +0000 matador84 499998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tell me your opinion and why? Fruits or veggies first when starting purées or it didn't matter? </p>