Pureed raw veg for 5-month old?

"Caledonia" wrote and I snipped:

Also, note that avocado stains (this isn't a reason to delay/deny
feeding it, just something to think about if you're concerned about
clothes).

And so does banana. Be careful.

-Patty, mom of 1+2

Another thing about the fruits, sorry, I couldn't stop thinking or
wondering about it, is that most kids will alienate veggies at some
point, but they usually never do so with fruits. All my kids loved the
veggies, then one day, at around 3-4, no more broccoli, and certain
other ones, but now at 6 and 8, they are reintroducing some at their
own pace, such as asparagus even. lol.

enigma wrote:
"PattyMomVA" wrote in
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"Caledonia" wrote and I snipped:

Also, note that avocado stains (this isn't a reason to
delay/deny feeding it, just something to think about if
you're concerned about clothes).

And so does banana. Be careful.

so does milk, for that matter... and once milk dries you can't
see it to use a stain pretreatment. it only shows up again as
ugly grey stains when you take the clothes out of the dryer.
lee who presoaks *all* the 5 yo's clothes)

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Another thing about the fruits, sorry, I couldn't stop thinking or
wondering about it, is that most kids will alienate veggies at some
point, but they usually never do so with fruits. All my kids loved the
veggies, then one day, at around 3-4, no more broccoli, and certain
other ones, but now at 6 and 8, they are reintroducing some at their
own pace, such as asparagus even. lol.

There are never any guarantees, though. All my kids
were fed fruits and veggies from early in their solids. The
first one won't eat any fruits but apples, but eats a good
selection of veggies (no asparagus, brussels sprouts, or
sweet potatoes, but will eat almost everything else). The
second is a fruit fiend and will eat most veggies. The
third loves almost all fruits and is more limited in her
veggie preferences (but she's just three years old, so
I expect her veggie repertoire to expand--she's still in
the "living on air" phase).

Best wishes,
Ericka

How many fruits/vegs are there for young children which DON'T stain,
especially if pureed? I swear I needed a bib as much as she did, because I
have several shirts which still have marks from the spoon feeding days (and
a few more which are marked from the "grabbing mommy with messy hands"
stage).

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And Allison Joy, 11/25/04 (35 weeks, PIH, Pre-term labor)

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message

There are never any guarantees, though. All my kids
were fed fruits and veggies from early in their solids. The
first one won't eat any fruits but apples, but eats a good
selection of veggies (no asparagus, brussels sprouts, or
sweet potatoes, but will eat almost everything else). The
second is a fruit fiend and will eat most veggies. The
third loves almost all fruits and is more limited in her
veggie preferences (but she's just three years old, so
I expect her veggie repertoire to expand--she's still in
the "living on air" phase).

Oh I know. Kids are so weird :-)

#1 wouldn't eat fruit even as a baby. He ate almost all veggies up until
around 5yo and then he got pickier. He still eats some though. At around
5yo he finally started eating apples, watermelon, and strawberries. I think
he eats strawberries only because he can dip them in sugar.

#2 ate all pureed fruits as a baby but wouldn't switch to the whole fruit.
He would never eat any veggies. Now, at 5yo, he'll eat corn and and
occasionally one bite of broccoli or a green bean. He will have a bite or
two of apple, strawberry, and watermelon.

Neither will touch a banana which I thought all babies loved!

Other then a banana I've never seen my dh eat fruit.


--
Nikki, mama to
Hunter 4/99
Luke 4/01
Brock 4/06
Ben 4/06

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
We just snagged an industrial-style slow juicer on Craigslist and it
can puree fresh fruit and veg to a perfect consistency for baby food.

My baby is five and a half months old and I am expecting her to start
solids fairly soon now. I would like to give her exclusively home-made
meals and postpone introducing sweet foods like fruit for as long as
possible.

I was wondering what veggies might be safe to start with, and if any
can be served raw (in a pureed state).

Thanks!

We went with homemade baby food as well. Both DS#1&2 had sweet potato
first, avocado second (DS#2 never liked avocado). I don't recall the
whole list at the moment, but we found a great book (unfortunately in
storage at the moment), Super Baby Foods by Ruth Yaron.

To add to the debate, read the following regarding cooking and pureeing
your own carrots. This article (as well as other sites...google for:
carrots nitrates baby food)suggests that carrots aren't as bad once
thought, so long as the baby is at least 6 months old, and preferably 8
months old (remember that many people still start solids very early):

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm

al

Thank you everyone for your replies, I've learnt a lot! The reason I
wanted to steer away from sweet foods was just because I felt sugar is
bad, even if it's fruit sugar (somehow veggie sugar doesn't seem that
bad to me). I don't have a better explanation than that, really.

wrote:
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
We just snagged an industrial-style slow juicer on Craigslist and it
can puree fresh fruit and veg to a perfect consistency for baby food.

My baby is five and a half months old and I am expecting her to start
solids fairly soon now. I would like to give her exclusively home-made
meals and postpone introducing sweet foods like fruit for as long as
possible.

I was wondering what veggies might be safe to start with, and if any
can be served raw (in a pureed state).

Thanks!

We went with homemade baby food as well. Both DS#1&2 had sweet potato
first, avocado second (DS#2 never liked avocado). I don't recall the
whole list at the moment, but we found a great book (unfortunately in
storage at the moment), Super Baby Foods by Ruth Yaron.

To add to the debate, read the following regarding cooking and pureeing
your own carrots. This article (as well as other sites...google for:
carrots nitrates baby food)suggests that carrots aren't as bad once
thought, so long as the baby is at least 6 months old, and preferably 8
months old (remember that many people still start solids very early):

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm

al

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
Thank you everyone for your replies, I've learnt a lot! The reason I
wanted to steer away from sweet foods was just because I felt sugar is
bad, even if it's fruit sugar (somehow veggie sugar doesn't seem that
bad to me). I don't have a better explanation than that, really.

I'm not a fan of sugar (er, added sugar), but also know that one can
get spacey without enough glucose -- isn't it primarily used by the
brain?

Caledonia

"Caledonia" wrote in
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Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
Thank you everyone for your replies, I've learnt a lot!
The reason I wanted to steer away from sweet foods was
just because I felt sugar is bad, even if it's fruit sugar
(somehow veggie sugar doesn't seem that bad to me). I
don't have a better explanation than that, really.

I'm not a fan of sugar (er, added sugar), but also know
that one can get spacey without enough glucose -- isn't it
primarily used by the brain?

i can't speak for most kids, but when Boo doesn't get enough
sugar he turns into a really cranky monster. while it seems
counter-intuitive, when he's being a total brat the best way
to 'cure' it is give the kid sugar (a chocolate chip cookie
will snap him out of it in less than 10 minutes). actually,
the *best* thing to do is make sure he eats something every
few hours, but it has to be something with either starch or
sugars, like crackers & cheese or fruit.
he's not a picky eater, but, much like both his parents,
eating isn't a high priority... i really have to work at
remembering to hand him snacks.
lee

In article om,
"Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward" wrote:

Thank you everyone for your replies, I've learnt a lot! The reason I
wanted to steer away from sweet foods was just because I felt sugar is
bad, even if it's fruit sugar (somehow veggie sugar doesn't seem that
bad to me). I don't have a better explanation than that, really.

I think you need to read some nutrition books! I don't know if her books are
available in the USA, but Rosemary Stanton is highly regarded in Australia.
See also the GI books by Jennie Brand Miller -- The New Glucose Revolution
Life Plan talks about why the Mediterranean and palaeolithic diets work, and
gives good clear explanations of GI (obviously!), fatty acids, antioxidants
and so on -- all the new stuff in nutrition.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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