https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:19:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1347601 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:53:24 +0000 Smurfette 1347601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: Holy crap!! She is a eater </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1347590 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:48:34 +0000 immabeetoo 1347590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Blueberry: there's something about cows milk before a year that messes with iron absorption I think? But cheese and yogurt are processed differently. Lots of people, myself and LO included., react to cows milk but not yogurt or cheese </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1347572 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:43:30 +0000 heartonastring 1347572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: It's basically just what we eat. I might throw on a couple other things, but if I do they're just raw fruits and veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1347568 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:42:06 +0000 JoJoGirl 1347568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: Holy moly!!! All I can think about is how long it would take to cook all of that stuff.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1347365 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:23:37 +0000 autumnlove 1347365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours are the same at 8.5 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1347352 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:18:27 +0000 heartonastring 1347352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Blueberry: I think you're just not supposed to give them cow's milk in place of breast milk or formula. You can give them dairy products though as part of their diet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1347082 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:43:50 +0000 mjane 1347082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: We are in the same place--and barely eating 3 meals a day. And they are not meals at all. Just single stuff, mostly, like you. I think it's fine. In fact, I decided it was turning me into a head case freaking out that she wasn't eating enough, so my new policy (as of this morning) is to not worry about it. </p> <p>She does luuurve yogurt, though, and veggie soup. I think because it has a little salt? Which is too bad, because then I feel like I really have to limit it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1347021 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:33:22 +0000 Blueberry 1347021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Great post! I have an 8 month old also and I have the same concerns.</p> <p>@looch: I hear/read about giving baby milk, yogurt, cheese, etc. But I thought you are not supposed to give a baby under 1 year cow's milk..am I incorrect? I have been very curious about giving baby yogurt and cheese :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346982 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:22:46 +0000 heartonastring 1346982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>W do BLW and K has taken to it really well...sometimes I think too well. She'll eat anything and everything and I'm pretty sure that, if I let her, she'd eat until she threw up. So, I'm not sure she's the best comparison, but here's what she ate yesterday and today:</p> <p>Breakfast:<br /> 1. Scrambled egg, strawberries, kiwi<br /> 2. Oatmeal with banana and blueberries, strawberries, avocado.</p> <p>Lunch:<br /> 1. Chili, avocado, Brussels sprouts.<br /> 2. Roasted chicken breast, kiwi, avocado, watermelon, cottage cheese.</p> <p>Dinner:<br /> 1. Pasta with sausage and peppers, avocado, kiwi, butternut squash, full-fat plain Greek yogurt with some fruit purée mixed in.<br /> 2. Breaded chicken breast, roasted sweet potatoes, roasted broccoli, avocado, full-fat plain Greek yogurt.</p> <p>We also offer water in a straw cup with every meal and she tends to drink quite a bit of it.</p> <p>ETA: She has ZERO teeth and this does not prove to be any sort of impediment to her ability to eat ALL. THE. FOOD. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346903 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:00:24 +0000 Revel 1346903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried eggs? I've given LO some yolk only out of hard boiled eggs and she likes it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346898 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:59:07 +0000 JoJoGirl 1346898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fascinating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346786 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:30:52 +0000 Silva 1346786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: my kid will pick through whatever is on her tray to find the bread. It's amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346782 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:29:23 +0000 immabeetoo 1346782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I bet she outgrew it! I've read it's very common to outgrow around 6 months. My LO loves breads, too. Some of his favorites are avocado naan, spinach cheese bread, and tomato basil bread. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346772 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:26:52 +0000 looch 1346772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I felt comfortable with it, but that's because my son had no allergies. We started with a whole grain sandwich bread that had very few ingredients, that was the key for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346770 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:25:58 +0000 Crisark 1346770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anna isn't real fond of baby food anymore. She instantly fusses the second she sees us with any kind of food.<br /> She has had cheese, bread, yogurt, pudding, carrots, mac n cheese and a bunch of other stuff.<br /> She loves sweet potato 'puffs' that I think Gerber makes and those Yogurt melts as well.<br /> She's still learning the feeding herself thing though lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346766 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:24:59 +0000 JoJoGirl 1346766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Is bread kosher at this age? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346764 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:24:16 +0000 looch 1346764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: sounds to me like you could play around with mixing stuff, maybe offer in some whole wheat toast sticks? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346755 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:22:18 +0000 JoJoGirl 1346755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: She's a great eater! Ate 1/4 of an entire sweet potato last night for dinner then 2 cubes of carrot puree and maybe would've eaten more if I hadn't cut her off. I just don't know if I should be giving her more kinds of foods other than fruits and veggies and am nervous she's still allergic to dairy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346739 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:18:47 +0000 looch 1346739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can she handle a straw? Smoothies are good way to get fruits into them, and you can use whatever you want, ice, yogurt, milk, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346730 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:15:41 +0000 JoJoGirl 1346730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: We had her stool tested for blood after I ate a bunch of dairy last week and all 4 samples came back negative, so it's very possible she's outgrown it. She still gets some weird rashes on her face every couple of days though so I'm nervous she's still sensitive to it. I guess only way to find out is to try..</p> <p>@Silva: Hmm good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346723 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:13:16 +0000 Silva 1346723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: my babe has front teeth but no molars. She doesn't really use her teeth for chewing. I cut things into bite sized pieces, and she moves them around her mouth and squishes them between her gums. I don't give her raw/hard veggies or anything like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346716 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:10:58 +0000 immabeetoo 1346716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Has she tried any dairy after 6 months? my LO was very sensitive to it in my diet but grew out of it at 6 months, and could eat dairy himself. </p> <p>At that age, we still did mostly simple foods and nibbles of our main dishes like you've said, and had just started 3 meals a day. Around 10 months he made it clear he needed an afternoon snack. Now at 13.5 months his meals are pretty much the same as mine, plus some added fruit/veggies</p> <p>ETA- he has been a slow teeth-er and always shocks us at what he can eat. I typically find he has an easier time if I give him a 'slice' of something instead of cutting it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346709 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:09:54 +0000 JoJoGirl 1346709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh okay so maybe I'm not so behind. A lot of "real" foods make me nervous because of her lack of teeth (ie pizza!). Although she did great with chicken. @Smurfette: Not yet, but only because I never eat/make pasta for us, so we literally never ever have it around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346702 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:07:12 +0000 Smurfette 1346702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age R was getting one thing per meal. Heck she still gets a banana for breakfast. Won't eat anything else. She loves her banana. We started at 9 months, giving her a variety at a time. Like avocado, turkey, and cheese for lunch. Dinner will be a meat and veggie. Or veggie and pasta. Have you tried pasta? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346701 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:07:06 +0000 Silva 1346701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here are a few examples:<br /> Breakfast:<br /> frozen waffle (we buy these whole grain/flax ones) and some strawberries<br /> Yogurt mixed with berries<br /> Cereal (puffed kamut) and banana</p> <p>Lunch: usually leftovers, today we went to a friends house and she ate some chicken salad and zucchini slices</p> <p>Dinner: whatever we are eating...last night she had curried sweet potato soup and a quinoa/broccoli/egg muffin thing. Tonight she will have fish, rice, and spinach. We gave her some BBQ chicken pizza (whole wheat crust) on Sunday.</p> <p>I just cut everything into small pieces and let her do what she wants. Somedays she doesn't eat very much, other days she eats a ton! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346699 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:06:41 +0000 Adira 1346699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Xander just eats purees, but here's what he often has:</p> <p>Breakfast: cereal + fruit (ex. rice cereal w/ BM, 3.5 oz Mixed Fruit)<br /> Lunch: cereal + veggie (ex. rice cereal w/ BM, 3.5 oz Carrots)<br /> Dinner: meat + veggie + fruit (ex. 1.5 oz Chicken w/ 3.5 oz Mixed Veggies, 3.5 oz Banana/Apple/Pear mix)</p> <p>ETA: I should mention that's what he eats now at 10 months. At 8 months he was still only eating 1 meal a day tops and it was just a fruit or veggie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/meals-for-an-8-month-old#post-1346683 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:02:40 +0000 JoJoGirl 1346683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I constantly feel like I'm 2 months behind when it comes to solids. At 8 months, my LO is eating 3 "meals" a day, but they are still extremely simple. Yesterday she had banana for breakfast (literally almost an entire banana...), avocado for lunch, sweet potato for dinner. We are still doing simple fruits and veggies, either purees or BLW depending on the food. </p> <p>LO was/is MSPI so I am nervous about introducing dairy in the way of yogurt or cheese. </p> <p>She's had chicken before but I don't cook it enough at home to give it to her every day.</p> <p>So what do/did meals look like for your LOs at that age? Am I supposed to be giving her more complex meals/food combos? I'm so lost! </p>