OT: 10 month old done with baby food??!!

[Baloosgirl23]

Ok, so my 10 month old DD has decided that she is completely done with eating baby food! Now what?! I don't know what to feed her to make sure she's getting all of the healthy stuff she needs. She doesn't even really want the rice cereal in the morning either. And we leave for Disney in less than a month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd like to get this somewhat figured out before we get there. She eats off of our plates and does pretty well with it. I'm just not sure what to make for her. She LOVES to eat those little puffs, yogurt melts and noodles but she can't eat those at every meal...can she?!

So, here I am - a first time mom asking all of your veterans...NOW WHAT??!!! Give me a list of stuff for breakfast, lunch and dinner. TIA!!

 

[Reese'smom]

I'd try a little bit of waffle in the morning with tiny pieces of bannana. For lunch you cut cut up some deli meat and little bits of cheese. My DD loved cooked carrots at that age too. Cut up some raviloli into fourths. She can eat whatever, just make sure you cut it up into tiny pieces. Try some yobaby yogurt as well. Don't be scared, it will be so much easier than trying to force her to eat baby food.

 

[Hannathy]

There was an identical thread yesterday just look back a page and I'm sure you will find it, so everyone doesn't have to keep repeating themselves..... Lots of ideas

Mine never did eat baby food and is fine so relax at 10 months there will be no problem and it doesn't even have to be very soft at that age. They can gum just about anything! Just share whatever you are eating, if you are eating a balanced diet they will be to.

Breakfast is about the easiest-any dry cereal, waffles, pancakes, bagels, etc.

Any pasta's, mac n cheese, grilled cheese, cheese, hamburger, hot dogs BUT not cut into circles cut into strips, circles are choking hazard!!! really anything you are eating.

 

[jen2207]

Also add: scrambled eggs - great way to get in protein (as long as no allergy)

 

[Colleen27]

It really isn't hard to feed a baby without baby food. Lots of fruit & veggies, chicken, ground beef, turkey, cheese, cereal, whole grain bread/waffles/pancakes, yogurt melts. A balanced diet for a baby isn't much different than a balanced diet for an older child or adult, just in smaller quantities. My DD12mo has been off baby food for months and is thriving.

 

[CLR4321]

My DS was eating the lunches they served the preschoolers when he was 10 months old at daycare. Of course it was served using USDA standards. I had them eliminate anything that had sugar in it (no dessert or fruit juices). Because he was not into baby food, I started him early, although he was exclusively breastfed until he was 7 months old. The baby food phase really only lasted about a month before he started wanting to try "regular food". What I did was looked at USDA and AAP suggestions for meals for 1 year olds and just served a little smaller portions. Whatever you serve, just be sure to cut it into small pieces, especially things like hot dogs. A hot dog, if cut into round slices is actually the same size as an average young child's throat and is one of the main culprits of choking. Cut the hot dog long ways down the middle, then cut into slices, so the pieces are in a semi circle or even smaller. Slice fruits and veggies into equally as small pieces. If you are making meat, shred it instead of cutting into pieces. Serve a variety and expose your baby to different kinds of food. Don't worry about thinking your baby is too young for regular food...it is just fine as long as they are getting the proper portions of the different kinds of food. You may also want to talk to your pediatrician about it also, and may want to talk to them about a vitamin supplement to be sure the baby is getting the right amounts of vitamins and minerals. With foods that do have more common allergies, serve small portions at first. Keep an extra close eye out for any allergic reactions (hives, fever, rash, lethargic, vomiting, jaundice, etc). Your ped. can give you info about allergies. Once your baby has tried these foods a few times you can gradually increase the portions. Do not serve honey to your baby until he or she is 1 year old due to risk of botulism.

 

[monorailsilver]

My 3rd was like that. She had no interest in baby food pretty much from the get go.

So she had what ever we had (pretty much).

Pasta-like pastini, alphabets, orzo.

Soups (not ideal in the heat but it works).

Ham, cut up in tiny pieces, ground beef/turkey, etc...

She ate cherrios & preferred them in milk vs baby cereal as well as Rice Krispies.

 

[Mrs. Charming]

DD was off baby food around 9 months, we just fed her little teeny pieces of everything we ate. It's easier than you think it is! Good Luck!

 

[cassandrap83]

at 10mo old, your baby could eat pretty much whatever you eat.

With both of our daughters, when they lost interest in babyfood, we just cut up our food in small pieces, and they had what we had

 

[My5Mouseketeers]

Baby food sandwiches! Each time one of my kids stopped wanting to eat baby food, it seemed to be right after I had bought a bunch on sale (you would think I would have learned by the 5th time ). I would make sandwiches or fill the "holes" in whole grain waffles with the left over jars of food. Cut them into little pieces and let him pick the piece up.

Plus all the other foods already suggested.

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[disykat]

My favorite meal when my kids were that age was cubed up meatloaf I made with turkey, spinach and oatmeal served with cubed up baked sweet potatoes or yams. I would make it for dinner for all of us and freeze leftovers in little baggies for the baby because it was easy to pull out whenever what we were having wasn't appropriate. Since I didn't feed my kids wheat until they turned one I had to have other options available. My kids also enjoyed eating plain rice - just use the Asian style rices that are stickier and clump together.

 

[stacy6552]

Breathe, mom, breathe. Feed her regular food. No sweat, no worries, no baby food prices.

 

[patchchild]

Relax and celebrate! No more tiny jars of nasty smelling puree. No more technicolor poo. Just real, honest to goodness food! Give small pieces of what you are eating.

 

[tadamom]

I ditto what everyone else said...it will be easier. Just feed her tiny bites of what you are eating.

 

[JoshChristineplus3]

Ditto to the above. Whatever you eat ( within reason ) can be eaten by a 10 month old. My kids never ate babyfood for the most part after the testing of foods to make sure they werent allergic. They went onto table food, just diced upor shredded etc. I don't blame babies...that stuff smells and tastes not good!

 

[wildlandmedic]

10 months, aren't they grazing on their own by that point? Something we have learned after 2 kids and numerous foster kids is Stop, Deep breath. If it isn't big enough to choke them, and they aren't allergic, give it a shot. Balance their diet like you would yours. Not too many hot dogs, high in nitrates, too many carrots can actually make them turn orangish in color, other than that, go for it.

 

[Benducci]

My girls were the same way - at 10 months they had most of their teeth & went straight to table food - I just made sure that it was in small pieces & soft. They ate french fries, chicken, veggies, you name it, they ate it - I ended up donating 2 bags off baby food to the church pantry after my youngest decided she didn't want baby food any more!
Good luck!

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

You could also try microwave packets of oatmeal. You'll still have to feed baby, but it's something different.

DD (11 months yest) doesn't care much for baby food. I never feed either kid any baby food that had meat in it (I think it's gross!). Now that I think of it, my kids were pretty much vegetarians until they were 1... hmm.

Last week our local grocery store had frozen veggies on sale for $1/bag so I stocked up! This way we'll be able to fix her the right amount of veggies for her meal and we don't have to worry about them going bad. (AND I can leave it with the babysitter).

Last night, she ate a 1/4 of my BBQ chicken breast, potato sticks, sweet potato (part of my baked one), bit of a dinner roll plus some bananas (baby food mixed with oatmeal cereal).

You could also try feeding dry Cheerios for breakfast. Lunch meat with veggies for lunch, fruit and some type of protein for dinner. You've got lots of options.

I'd avoid seafood and fish until after the first birthday. Same with strawberries and peanut butter.

 

[WantToGoNow]

Just feed your baby what you are eating - just cut it up really small. Give a selection of meats, vegetables, fruits and grains.

 

[Baloosgirl23]

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate all of the helpful suggestions. We have been feeding her from our plates lately and that seems to be working best for now. It's just a new phase and I panicked a little... , but all is well now! It's crazy to think that I don't have a 'baby' anymore but more of a little girl, time is flying!!! Thanks again for all the help, I knew I could count on all of you!