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| does anyone have any suggestions of how I can get my daughter on table food? she's 1 she'll eat what my husband and i are eatting only if we're eatting alone ( she'll come to the table). also I've tried giving her different things for meals but am running out of ideas.......help what else can i give her that she can chew with 8 teeth. |
| Posted by Andrea on 05/30/2008 11:44 AM
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| I would set up her high chair at the table and give her her dinner when you are eating. I know it is a pain but it will get her used to eating with the family. As far as table food goes, I started with bananas, peas, and buttered macaroni. Stuff that she could pick up herself and would be soft enough to chew. My girl also liked salsbury steak and spaghetti and meatballs out of a TV Dinner. The meat is SO soft that she was able to chew it (I cut it up for her of course). Gerber also makes some mini raviolis that have no sauce on them that she liked. |
| posted by Katie on 06/01/2008 10:14 AM
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| thanks how many teeth did your daughter have? |
| posted by Andrea on 06/01/2008 03:12 PM
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Hi Andrea:
My one year old is just getting her first tooth...she eats chopped up bananas, really ripe chopped peach, pears, apples, loves peas, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower...all steamed and pretty well cooked, she has no problem gumming any and all of these foods, we have even given her really fine chopped chicken. what i found recently to be helpful is to buy the frozen veggies, and take a few out to cook as i need them, they taste better fresh and there's less waste. i still feed Anna the fruit out of the jars when i serve it with yogurt, she loves that too, that's usually when she's not interested in what's in front of her to eat anymore. when there are meals that are just not appropriate for her to eat with us, i usually get her started first, putting her in the high chair and near me as i am in the kitchen cooking. then we either place her in her exersaucer or on the floor to play....if that doesn't work, usually giving her a few cheerios while we eat will help to pacify her for a short period of time. hope this helps. |
| posted by stacie on 06/02/2008 09:36 AM
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| Walmart sells individual packages of vegetables-green beans, peas,and carrots-next to the canned vegetables. They are very soft, they make great finger foods, and they're so convient. Sometimes I make her instant potatoes. Also, we switched to a boosterseat shortly after my daughter turned one,so that she was really sitting at the table with us, and started giving her baby spoons to feed herself. She really does great. Maybe if you have you daughter sitting at the table she will be a better eater. My daughter also loves eating oatmeal for breakfast, as well as soft fruit bars. Spagetti is also a big hit, cut up very well. As well as slice of bread with peanut butter, or peanut butter and crackers. I hope these suggestions help. |
| posted by Keshia on 06/02/2008 08:22 PM
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Andrea,
I want to say my daugher had around 8 teeth at the time, no molars obviously just the front 4 on both top and bottom. She's 22 months now and has all of her teeth which is kind of a relief so we don't have to go through all that teething stuff for a while. |
| posted by Katie on 06/05/2008 10:39 AM
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Hey Andrea! Welcome to yet another challenge in helping our children grow! I haven't read through all the others, so I hope this isn't too redundant. :0)
Most kids like it when they are involved in "grown up" things, especially at this age! So, I'd introduce her to the table and table foods by getting her used to sitting at the table and eating when you are all eating as a family. I mean, she's part of the family, right? So, she knows this too and even if she's not eating, she's participating in the ritual of dinners together which is always a good thing! And don't worry, she won't starve. My pedi told me that anything you'd feed someone in a nursing home, you could feed to your older baby...provided it doesn't contain peanuts or is unhealthy, but as far as chewability, mash it...tear it up...grind it...and watch her and teach her to chew it up! You can do it. It's a learning time and takes patience and consistency, but it shouldn't take too long for her to get the hang of it and she'll be so proud when you tell her what a big girl she is! And you'll love the new feeding time independence too! Congratulations on your first year as her mom and dad...and good luck! |
| posted by Kelly on 06/05/2008 10:50 AM
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