https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:23:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2134329 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:46:29 +0000 miramira 2134329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS has just turned 6 months and I love seeing his reactions to different foods! He has just started, so he's only had a handful of things: mashed banana, porridge with banana &amp; cinnamon, plain yoghurt, mashed avocado with lemon, pear (he insisted on gnawing on one I was eating!), baked potato with cheese, scrambled egg, broccoli florets and sliced mango. It was really fun (&amp; a little nerve-racking...) to watch him completely devour a mango slice, lleaving the skin behind. Wow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2100097 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 05:01:38 +0000 spaniellove 2100097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: I pretty much stopped using the food processor once I had this. Even now that we aren't doing purees I still use it to grind granola down to a better texture, for instance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2100070 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:19:57 +0000 gingerbebe 2100070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: He showed signs of readiness at 4 months and our doctor signed off (he had reflux so she thought some cereal might help). He just took a few spoonfuls of cereal or puree once a day during the first month, then twice a day for 2 weeks. The last 2 weeks he's been eating 3 times a day. He still takes small portions - like an ounce each time, but he likes almost everything. Last week or so he's really been wanting to gumming things so he's been eating some soft table foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2100059 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 23:28:39 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2100059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: that looks great! Were you able to just use this for all baby food making, or did you still need a blender? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2100037 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 22:19:13 +0000 spaniellove 2100037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: Depended on the vegetable, but I steamed or roasted or boiled and then mashed. I couldn't have lived without this!<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/NUK-Mash-and-Serve-Bowl/dp/B006Z6E8AG" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/NUK-Mash-and-Serve-Bowl/dp/B006Z6E8AG</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2100034 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 22:17:09 +0000 spaniellove 2100034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: I watched what textures LO was able to chew/swallow and kind of took it from there. We saw an allergist before 6 months and I have several food allergies and decided we wanted to expose him to everything early on, which has worked well. He loves to imitate us so we just make sure to take some food off his tray and eat it in front of him to let him know it's safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099987 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 21:27:54 +0000 regberadaisy 2099987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: wow! When did you start solids? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099978 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 21:15:11 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2099978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age, DD1 had tried just about everything. DD2 refuses to try anything unless it's carbs or it's in a pouch :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099959 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 20:49:46 +0000 gingerbebe 2099959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 6 months. He's tried all the stage 1 fruits and veggies, turkey and chicken baby food with veggies, oats, barley, rice, salmon, egg yolk, and whole milk yogurt. We do mostly puréed foods with some soft finger foods like steamed apples and banana. He doesn't have teeth yet so he gums at it. So far he eats pretty much everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099952 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 20:37:27 +0000 regberadaisy 2099952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: wholesomebabyfoods; it's a really awesome site. It gives you ideas on when to start certain foods and why. Ie I never started meats till 9m because that's when babies start needing extra iron. I guess the iron from the fetus is stored in their body and it's used up by 9m. So it's particularly important for BF babies to start getting iron from elsewhere after 9m.</p> <p>As a rule of thumb I try to start with non sweet foods first so they aren't turn off from foods that aren't sweet.</p> <p>Imo grains are unnecessary. Believe me, I love my carbs and so does DD1! But anyway, I didn't do any grains with my older till closer than 10m. Even then I grinded my own steel cut oats. Or I would make congee with homemade chicken stock. </p> <p>Allergen items there are rule of thumbs and what you and your ped decided. Honey is a definitive no till after one! Everything else seems to be interpretive. But I refained from eggs and shellfish till after one because my nephew is very very allergic.</p> <p>@Pumpkin Pie: I'm only doing maybe one a day for now and barely even 1/2 oz. I didn't even go to 2x a day till 9-10m when daycare told me dd 1 was wanting more. I want breastmilk to be their primary source of nutrition till one. So for me I never stressed about offering solids till after one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099947 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 20:33:33 +0000 jhd 2099947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: the website that @regberadaisy: mentioned above is the one recommended by our pediatrician's office. They have printable charts for age groups and I started with the foods recommended for 4-6 months first and then branched out from there.<br /> <a href="http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/index.htm#.VPz4U0b3bCR" rel="nofollow">http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/index.htm#.VPz4U0b3bCR</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099944 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 20:29:08 +0000 spaniellove 2099944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 9 months he's had basics plus roasted vegetables that have handles like broccoli, steamed green beans/carrots/corn on the cob, pasta, meatballs, sausage, eggs (sometimes with a hint of sriracha or salsa), lots of hummus, pancakes, seaweed soup, miso soup, bone broth, black beans, avocado toast, kalbi jjim, pretty much everything we eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099797 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 16:16:55 +0000 MenagerieMama 2099797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To tag onto this - how do you all decide what order of foods you go into? And when to do things like grains, meat, nuts, etc beyond the veggies/fruits? Any good resources? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099773 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 15:07:11 +0000 jedeve 2099773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Peas, carrots, prunes, raisins, pumpkin, avocados,blueberries, blackberries, pears, banana, applesauce, oatmeal, barley. all just purées. I haven't exposed him to nuts or dairy yet. Trigger shy after DS1's allergies.</p> <p>ETA: he is 8.5 mo but we started solids at 7 mo because he wasn't sitting up well. He has been slow to take to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099766 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 14:59:20 +0000 littlejoy 2099766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 12 months, so had tried pretty much everything we eat. No spicy foods yet, but a big selection of fruits, veggies, nuts (in butter or cream form), seeds, beans, crackers, bread, etc. </p> <p>We also started with avocado and squash. </p> <p>Frozen fruit in the teether was awesome. We also did blueberries in the feeder quite often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099723 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 13:50:55 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2099723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: how often and how much solids do you feed? Have you noticed a drop in your dd's milk intake? I just feed a couple spoons when we are eating, and not really sure how much solids to incorpate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099716 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 13:23:48 +0000 jhd 2099716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most fruits and vegetables. Zucchini sautéed in olive oil, cooked carrots, peaches, pears, bananas, and watermelon are his favorites. He love YoBaby yogurts and shredded cheese. Cottage cheese and cream cheese weren't such a hit. He loves puffs and this week we tried some other baby snacks and Cheerios. He's also had pasta, bread, cake (at a friends Bday party), and various meats. We do soft foods cut into little pieces. No BLW style because he has had some feeding issues. He will eat pretty much anything I put on his tray at 10.5 months and prefers to feed himself. At 6 months we mostly did fruit and veggies in the mesh feeder so he could be independent and explore tastes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099709 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 13:09:48 +0000 regberadaisy 2099709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: I just prepare same as for our dinner minus seasonings for now. Then I either mash with a fork or purée with a immersion blender.</p> <p>The butternut squash I was roasting for dinner and just left seasonings off some for her. Last night I made "glazed" carrots for dinner and mashed some for her. I try to minimize making separate foods to make life easier on myself!</p> <p>I made most of dd1's food and plan to do the same for #2.</p> <p>When she starts to eat more and you want to make a big batch on the weekends I suggest steaming as opposed to boiling. You retain more of the nutritional value that way.<br /> Wholesome baby food is a great site to check out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099701 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:55:21 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2099701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 5.5 months, and we've only tried rice cereal, and just tried bananas this morning. She looked the bananas.</p> <p>For vegetables, do you just boil, and then puree? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099693 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:46:13 +0000 CakeLady 2099693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Avocado, banana, squash, sweet potato, carrot, applesauce, pear, cauliflower, peas, green beans, broccoli, cherries, mango, blueberries, tofu, yogurt, raspberry, blackberry, pasta, bread, puffs, yogurt melts, oatmeal, rice cereal, hummus, cucumber, crackers, and we just tried eggs and peanut butter. He's 9 mos. haven't done any meat yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099675 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:07:58 +0000 Mae 2099675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most common fruits and veggies except citrus (she has reflux). Chicken, turkey and chicken sausage. Black beans, hummus, eggs, French toast, baby banana bread, wheat pasta, and a whole host of "kid food" ie puffs and melts and whatnot. She's 9.5 mo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-has-your-12m-and-under-baby-tried#post-2099660 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:49:02 +0000 regberadaisy 2099660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD2 is just a week over 6m. So far we've tried roasted butternut squish, she was unsure at first then grabbing for it. Then avocados which she was not a fan; she made such a face! LOL<br /> Last night she had carrots which she seemed to like. </p> <p>Both girls are sick so we're making chicken soup from scratch later. Will give her some broth. Then this week Im going to make applesauce and probably give some frozen bananas in a mesh feeder for her teething gums!</p> <p>What has your 12m &amp; under baby tried so far? </p>