First solid foods for babies

runmum wrote:
Stan Marks wrote:

Hello, all...

Our little boy is six months old and appears ready for solid foods.
(He has been exclusively breast-fed until now.) His pediatrician has
recommended starting him on cereals, but we do not think that cereals
are good choices for a baby's first solid foods, so we are wondering
if any of you would share your experiences and recommendations on the
subject. Links to web sites would be appreciated.

TIA,

Stan Marks


Hi Stan,

I think the "clean your plate" idea is what gets a
lot of us into weight problems.y the way is very sweet.

Donna


I grew up under that teaching. It ruined my sister's eating habits and
was probably the cause to my 3 year fat spell. I was cleaning my plate
and my daughters too when she didn’t finish her meals. Perhaps it was a
cheap, don’t waste food philosophy, but it was a bad mistake.
Especially in the world today where restaurants generally serve well
over a single serving on each entree they deliver to the table. I try
to suggest taking small portions and trying new foods. A good concept
but it seems to fall on deaf ears when I preach it to my 13 year old
daughter. I wish I would have taught it before she was so “smart”.