https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:03:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start/page/2#post-409400 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:59:48 +0000 chrispygal 409400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: That was my thought exactly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start/page/2#post-409325 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:15:09 +0000 mrsjazz 409325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: Was it oatmeal only? My LO won't eat oatmeal by itself, I always have to mix it with something--I've mixed it with sweet potato, butternut squash, pear, and apple. Maybe once you've tried the avocado, squash, and sweet potato and know she's ok with them--then you can mix those things with oatmeal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start/page/2#post-409302 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:03:53 +0000 chrispygal 409302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update - LO seems totally uninterested in the oatmeal. I'm not sure if its the food or the act of eating. We've stuck with it a few days and will probably move to trying some veggies in a couple of days to see if something with more flavor entices her. I'm thinking avacado, squash, or sweet potato will probably be her first. Her sitting in her high chair is too cute though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start/page/2#post-408911 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:16:11 +0000 LouLouBelle 408911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden:. I was talking about oatmeal, as was the orig poster. And, there are studies upon studies for every little thing proving lots of different theories in both directions. There is obviously a reason so many drs still recommend cereal first. No one opinion is right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start/page/2#post-408850 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:44:24 +0000 Sweet T 408850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with avocado and skipped cereal. We followed with peas, bananas, sweet potatoes, and squash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start/page/2#post-408845 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:29:50 +0000 Arden 408845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LouLouBelle: Actually, rice cereal CAN be bad for them. More and more studies are coming out saying that babies shouldn't be eating grains at all, and certainly not white rice cereal. <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/20/get-the-white-out-of-babys-first-foods.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/20/get-the-white-out-of-babys-first-foods.aspx</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start/page/2#post-406435 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:22:14 +0000 Mrsbells 406435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we started with creamy grean beans, basically green beans pureed in a blender with breast milk<br /> After that we have tried, squash, oatmeal, carrots and apple and are able to try avocado </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start/page/2#post-406434 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:21:52 +0000 yoursilverlining 406434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with avocado and then moved on to squash, sweet potatoes and peas. The only thing LO hasn’t liked were bananas and carrots…she flapped her arms and scrunched up her face for carrots and gave me a look like “WTH is wrong with you?!” lol</p> <p>We are skipping cereal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-406430 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:19:56 +0000 prettylizy 406430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I like the beef apple quinoa balls. I make them in huge batches and keep them in the freezer for when I need something for her for dinner on the quick.</p> <p>I also like their frittata recipe. I cook it with no cheese in a casserole dish and just cut it into fingers (again, freeze extra) and pull them out for breakfast </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-406420 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:17:18 +0000 banana 406420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: I know! Who wouldn't prefer fruits over veggies, especially babies? haha. My son still doesn't like veggies (he's 2.5). It's a daily battle getting him to eat 2 peas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-406405 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:14:08 +0000 chrispygal 406405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I love my veggies but c'mon, fruit definitely tastes better! Good strategy with mixing and slowly removing the fruit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-406400 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:12:43 +0000 banana 406400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: Ok good! Cause once we started feeding him fruits, he wouldn't eat his veggies! So we ended up mixing veggies + fruits and then sloooowly removed the fruit a little at a time. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-406393 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:11:25 +0000 chrispygal 406393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Yes! We are going to move on to veggies after the cereal before we give her any fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-406224 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:07:37 +0000 banana 406224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with veggies first because once they get a taste of fruit, they usually prefer that over veggies! I think we started with sweet potatoes and then peas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-406165 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:45:24 +0000 regberadaisy 406165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: which recipes are your fave?<br /> I was tempted to give her a hunk of steak to suck on buy my husband was fraidy cat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405295 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:34:31 +0000 LouLouBelle 405295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405290 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:31:10 +0000 prettylizy 405290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LouLouBelle: We just feed her whatever we're eating. For instance, I roasted some prime rib, and just cut a hunk off and give it to her to gnaw on. Same with chicken, pork and even meatballs. If I'm cooking something that I know she won't like, I really liked the website littlegrazers.com for recipes of things that I can batch cook for her and just have on hand in the freezer to fill the gaps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405289 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:30:46 +0000 runsyellowlites 405289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: Yep! We need to get a splatmat soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405286 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:26:55 +0000 prettylizy 405286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: BLW sounded like such a good idea, except it's SOOOOO messy! lol!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405285 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:26:19 +0000 LouLouBelle 405285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: we are almost at 8 mos and want to start meats, too. How do you prepare it? Although we are not doing BLW. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405283 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:25:22 +0000 runsyellowlites 405283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: A little of both. I really got it because of the probiotic factor &amp; I haven't been able to find a mspi probiotic I didn't have to order SO I'll spoon feed a couple bites (to make sure she gets some) &amp; then just give her the spoon. She REALLY likes slamming it down on her tray O_o.</p> <p>Oh, I've also frozen some in ice cube trays so I can put them in her mesh feeder.... Less messy that way. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405273 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:19:04 +0000 prettylizy 405273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did BLW too and her first foods were avocado, banana and peache slices. Avocado was the clear winner. Now at 8 months, her favorite food is meat, beef especially. She basically eats whatever we eat for dinner (soup, steak, tenderloin, potatoes, veggies). We try not to stress about how much she eats, we just let her enjoy it. </p> <p>@runsyellowlites: I was looking for your yogurt today at my grocery store and I found some :) We're going to try it tomorrow with her breakfast :) How do you give it to P? Do you spoon feed her, or let her go for it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405255 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:56:32 +0000 runsyellowlites 405255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: It's the SO Delicious brand! My local grocer HEB started carrying it! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405235 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:34:23 +0000 regberadaisy 405235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped rice cereal and went straight for veggies. I started with butternut squash because giving local &amp; in season is important to me. We've been at it almost a month and she's had roasted butternut &amp; acorn squash, carrots, bananas, peas &amp; peaches. I'm taking it nice &amp; slow due to severe allergies from both sides and I'm nursing so no rush.</p> <p>@runsyellowlites: where did you find coconut milk yogurt? I'm planning to go to 2 solids a day soon and would like to give something lighter more breakfasty in the AM. I should check our local whole food esque supermarket! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405212 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:15:18 +0000 runsyellowlites 405212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We totally skipped baby cereals since we're doing blw &amp; all the ones carried at my local stores have soy in them (DD is mspi).</p> <p>I figured sweet potatoes would be a good first but she didn't like them &amp; really didn't even eat any of them (just barely tasted) so I don't really count them. Next was a piece of unseasoned steak that she sucked &amp; gnawed on &amp; LOVED! Then some organic grass fed ground beef, bananas, preloaded spoon of coconut milk yogurt, &amp; blueberries.</p> <p>Right now since I really want to make sure she's nursing enough &amp; gets most of her calories from that I just give her whatever we have fruit/veggie wise &amp; don't stress too much.</p> <p>I plan on making some sweet potato fries again tonight &amp; see if she'll go for them this time. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405143 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:15:02 +0000 mrsjazz 405143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chrispygal: I'm not too sure yet, either steam it or sautee it in a little bit of olive oil and then puree and mix it with something else. I will probably mix it with something she's already eating like sweet potato or squash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405128 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:57:34 +0000 chrispygal 405128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: How are you going to prep the kale/spinach? Great nutrient filled greens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405127 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:56:09 +0000 chrispygal 405127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Yes! It is very nerve wracking! LO is 4 1/2 mo. She was barely aware of the spoon. haha. Cute your LO wanted to be in control already. </p> <p>@FutureMrsMcK: Oooh, I love avocado! The soft boiled egg yolk sounds great too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405123 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:52:34 +0000 littlek 405123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't started yet, we are waiting till 6 months. But we are starting with sweet potatoes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-baby-on-foods-where-to-start#post-405096 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:30:43 +0000 LouLouBelle 405096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The food pyramid obviously does not apply to babies, but they will be eating grains soon enough as they get older. The iron in the cereal is good when they are so young and can't/don't eat food like tomatoes and olives and lentils, before they start eating more adventurous. Lots of different pediatricians, lots of different perspectives! Certainly isn't going to be bad for them until they can eat a wider variety of more nutrient dense food. </p>