Food & Cooking

Vans waffles, scrambled eggs!!! 🙌🏻

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Natures path makes vegan waffles, my son usually has that and lactose free milk

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Start with veggies!!!

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I have the “big book of organic baby food”. I also have the baby bullet which came with some recipes inside

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If you’re not sure she’ll eat it then you can always ask what exactly they serve. Most daycares have a set menu that they stick to for budget purposes.

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I always go the smoothie or juiced route. I try not to worry about my boys not eating cooked veggies, cause one just won't eat them on his plate, and the other will only eat them when they're cooked very soft. At that point, the nutrients are mostly gone. So I either juice the veggies with fruit, or make smoothies. Sometimes I do both, I use the juice to blend together frozen fruit and ... More

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Be careful with peanuts or anything like that. Although, some say if you expose them early they are less likely to develop an allergy, but if you expose them too early and they already have the allergy, CPR is way harder to preform on an infant than a toddler. Obviously you as a parent knows what’s best for your children. Just something to think about!

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Started with rice cereal just before 4mos for both. After she got the hang of it we introduced fruit in the morning. Second is not as excited about it as the first so we haven’t gone to fruit yet. Once number one figured out how to feed herself she refused to be spoon fed. We never made it over 6oz bottles with her. She loved real food. These two couldn’t be more different so I’ll keep ya poste... More

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My daughters pediatrician recommended feeding her rice cereal twice a day until she got onto more solid foods like purées. Then he said to feed her as often as she wanted. She was a very chunky baby, and thinned out when she started running around. So I just offered her food and sometimes she would eat 3 times a day, and sometimes only twice. I noticed things like colds, and teething really aff... More

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I’ve heard making your own is cheaper but honestly I’m not sure. Because the Beech nut jars are only $0.94 and sometimes there on sale. Once you open the jars they last 2-3 days. If you buy your own ingredients and make it yourself I believe you’ll go over $0.94. I told myself I was going to make my own baby food but I just don’t have the time. Between working part time and taking car of a 6 mo... More

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I just found out wic gives baby food so I will do that since it’s free. And I take all the free stuff I can get cuz 7 kids get expensive.

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@kikipooh air fryers are life.. 😀😀😀

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Give them what you eat. This keeps them from being picky eaters and helps you eat a lot healthier too.

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My son is 2 years old , he eats everything! He eat rice, black or read beans , sweet potatoes, chicken, bitten eggs, eggs in different combinations, yogurt with fruits, but not vegetables, Latin food, it is more tested! My pediatra said if he eat only rice, give rice, do ni try something fancy. In the morning mix a egg with nana put a slide of bread in to cover with the mixture side to side and... More

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You could try French toast

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You can press the tofu under a weight to get the excess moisture out, cube it up, toss it in cornstarch, then pan fry it almost like a nugget and they dip it in whatever they’d like. Or you can purée it with some banana and maple syrup and cocoa powder for a pudding. Or just toss it into soups or stews.

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One of my kiddos favorites is sticky rice, tofu and asparagus!!! Put oil in the pan and keep the lid off so it gets a good, firm texture on the outside. (20 minute dinner)

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It’s up to you if you want to!! Anytime around now would be good, you should talk to your pediatrician about any feeding concerns at your next appointment. There’s obviously nutritional value to cereal crops, they make up a huge staple in the worlds diet. For my daughter, I only fed her plain cereal once or twice before I started to mix it with her stage 1 purées as a way to thicken them. Sh... More

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There’s actually no nutritional value in cereal and is really processed. Depending on the brand, baby cereal can also have high levels of heavy metals and arsenic which I found to be scary! So I never introduced cereal and went straight into vegetable purées. I also make my own baby oatmeal, I buy old fashioned rolled oats and blend it to a fine powder. A great website to use to check how clean... More

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Cheese, fruit, yogurt, half sandwich with nut or seed butter, tofu, hard-boiled egg.

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Following as well. Great ideas

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Go to party city they have tons of goody bag treats toys and candy

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They have a whole isle that is specifically for goody bag

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Usually you’re okay to eat eggs in cooked products just not eggs as a single ingredient. I would never recommend eliminating 2 things at once though...then you won’t know what worked. I’d do dairy first for at least a few weeks then consider egg.

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Yeah I’m starting with Milk first. Then work my way to eggs.

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I was going to say the same thing. As an SLP that has done some feeding therapy, playing with food is always incorporated. I would say play with him and see if he will copy what you do. During that game, put something in your mouth and see if he will do the same. If he spits it out, shake it off and praise him for trying. Play will all sorts of food, including things he likes and doesn't li... More

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Mix things into what he already likes... Like add all different kinds of cut up veggies to spaghetti etc. Blened drinks like smoothies are a great way to sneak foods as well. I wouldn't worry to much about playing woth food unless hes throwing it otherwise it can be a great way for him to get excited about new things.

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I’m always told he won’t starve himself lol but mine does. There are days he will eat absolutely nothing at all... some water and 2 cups of milk.. all day... bc he hasn’t wanted what I give him. He went three days once and would be up 4 times in the night asking for chicken nuggets and applesauce. So I said this is stupid and gave in to french fries and chicken nuggets every meal. I like sleep!

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They eat what you make or they dont eat.

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My 1-year-old eats anything we stick in her mouth, which is mostly whatever I'm eating. That's pretty much every cuisine out there: Chinese, Thai, Italian, Indian, Japanese, Afghani, American, Mexican, Filipino...you name it, I've stuck it in her mouth. The only thing she wasn't a huge fan of was seaweed salad (though she's cool with dried seaweed, the kind that wraps aroun... More

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My 6 month old loves durians. The Asian “stinky” fruit!

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My daughter went through this it's a phase but I start only giving her water to drink and only 6-8oz of milk a day toddlers only need around 1000 calories a day so try to get most of them through food not drinks

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I have been through this too many times. It’s normal, don’t stress yourself out momma. To make up for vitamins get Pedialyte and ensure the chocolate milk one. All kids love chocolate milk. That way he’s still getting everything he needs. My daughter was in love with noodles and ate noodle 3 times a day for like a month. So for drink I would give her pedialyte or ensure. That way they have all ... More

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As long as she’s getting her essential vitamins and minerals, I don’t see a reason to push meat. She’ll eat it when she’s ready

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Same with my daughter, it must be the texture thing. She does like hard boiled eggs. I also add a little bit of meat to her spaghetti sauce. I offer a bit and sometimes she’ll chew it and spit it out other times she just throws it at me😂 They don’t need all that much meat in their diet anyway so as other comments said, other sources of protein will do😊

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Smoothies! Both my kids love smoothies

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Smoothies are a great idea and if he likes frozen things like popsicles, you can blend the fruits or vegetables and freeze them into popsicles.

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My baby really likes siggis triple cream. It’s low in sugar and high in fat.

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Yo baby organic yogurt

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