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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”. |
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Yes, I was concerned about chemicals. But the only 'unprocessed' fruits and
veggies I gave him were those that could be peeled (ie, bananas, potato, etc.). He's been healthy ever since. As a matter of fact, DH and I joke that he must be a 'changeling' because, while the rest of us are obese, he's a skinny little thing. He's not a big eater like the rest of us, but rather he's a 'grazer.' I applaud your resolve not to feed Morgan solids until she is 6 months old. My MIL was babysitting my daughter (firstborn) when she was a couple of months old. SHE started giving my daughter cereal, mixed in her bottle of formula to thicken it, when she was about 2 months old. Her reasoning was that she would take an 8oz. bottle and be hungry again in 2 hours. And like the inexperienced mom I was, I let MIL do it. Sometimes I wonder if that could have anything to do with her obesity. Good for you, Carol! Stick to your guns if anyone tries to sway you from your doctor's advice. -- Linda 296/208/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html "Carol Ann" wrote in message newsWhRc.264930$Oq2.201168@attbi_s52... I don't think that cereals are a 'bad' choice for baby's first food. Aramanth suggested rice cereal and that was what both of my children started on. Vegetables (sweeter vegetables like carrots are better introduced after other 'non-sweet' veggies) should be next, then fruits last. Meats are in there somewhere, maybe after veggies. With my kids, I noticed that they always liked the sweeter fruits and veggies best, so we tried to get them used to other tastes first. Also, I bought baby food in jars for my first child, but got smart with the second and never bought a jar of baby food fruit or veggies for him. I bought no-salt added veggies and used a mini food processor (Sunbeam Oscar) to puree them. Much cheaper and easier to do. I also gave him fresh veggies and fruit besides the canned. Were you at all concerned with the pesticides or other chemicals in the fresh veggies and fruits that are taken out with the jarred processed kind? I considered making Morgan's foods, but was warned against it. Morgan is 4 1/2 months old. I will try to NOT introduce solids until she is 6 months along. I will begin with Rice Cereal and then move on to veggies and fruits. She will continue to breastfeed. Meat will be introduced when she is a year old. Of course that may change.......lol! ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the FREE Monthly Weightloss Challenge http://tinyurl.com/33uk7 ---Recent Pictures of Morgan born 3.24.04 |
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Cereals, specifically rice cereal, is what many pediatricians and family
doctors recommend as a first food, as it is the most non-allergenic. As far as most cereals being bad, I have to disagree. If you are talking about baby food, the kind you have to mix with formula, it is a healthy choice. I think where we get into trouble is when we call some foods bad (okay, not including overly processed sugars, junk food, etc.), when we should be encouraging our children to have healthy attitudes and teaching them about making good nutritional choices. I know this won't apply to children with diabetes or other nutritional illnesses, and they are the exception. Where my 9 year old son is concerned, I still feel that moderation is the key, not the exclusion of a food group. Like I said before, he is thinner than the rest of the family and not food obsessed like I was when I was his age. YMMV. -- Linda 296/208/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html "Ignoramus18740" wrote in message ... In article , Lady o' the house wrote: I don't think that cereals are a 'bad' choice for baby's first food. Aramanth suggested rice cereal and that was what both of my children started I think that most cereals are bad, but some are better. Specifically, there are some unsweetened cereals, somethinglike oat bran cheerios of sorts. Mine liked them a lot. I think that it is vaulable to not teach children to depend on sweet taste too much. i |
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Cereals, specifically rice cereal, is what many pediatricians and family
doctors recommend as a first food, as it is the most non-allergenic. As far as most cereals being bad, I have to disagree. If you are talking about baby food, the kind you have to mix with formula, it is a healthy choice. I think where we get into trouble is when we call some foods bad (okay, not including overly processed sugars, junk food, etc.), when we should be encouraging our children to have healthy attitudes and teaching them about making good nutritional choices. I know this won't apply to children with diabetes or other nutritional illnesses, and they are the exception. Where my 9 year old son is concerned, I still feel that moderation is the key, not the exclusion of a food group. Like I said before, he is thinner than the rest of the family and not food obsessed like I was when I was his age. YMMV. -- Linda 296/208/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html "Ignoramus18740" wrote in message ... In article , Lady o' the house wrote: I don't think that cereals are a 'bad' choice for baby's first food. Aramanth suggested rice cereal and that was what both of my children started I think that most cereals are bad, but some are better. Specifically, there are some unsweetened cereals, somethinglike oat bran cheerios of sorts. Mine liked them a lot. I think that it is vaulable to not teach children to depend on sweet taste too much. i |
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I started mine all on solids very young, about 6 weeks and none are fat as
adults. In , Lady o' the house stated | Yes, I was concerned about chemicals. But the only 'unprocessed' | fruits and veggies I gave him were those that could be peeled (ie, | bananas, potato, etc.). He's been healthy ever since. As a matter | of fact, DH and I joke that he must be a 'changeling' because, while | the rest of us are obese, he's a skinny little thing. He's not a big | eater like the rest of us, but rather he's a 'grazer.' | | I applaud your resolve not to feed Morgan solids until she is 6 | months old. My MIL was babysitting my daughter (firstborn) when she | was a couple of months old. SHE started giving my daughter cereal, | mixed in her bottle of formula to thicken it, when she was about 2 | months old. Her reasoning was that she would take an 8oz. bottle and | be hungry again in 2 hours. And like the inexperienced mom I was, I | let MIL do it. Sometimes I wonder if that could have anything to do | with her obesity. | | Good for you, Carol! Stick to your guns if anyone tries to sway you | from your doctor's advice. | | -- | Linda | 296/208/160 | LC since Oct. 13, 2003 | http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html | | |
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I started mine all on solids very young, about 6 weeks and none are fat as
adults. In , Lady o' the house stated | Yes, I was concerned about chemicals. But the only 'unprocessed' | fruits and veggies I gave him were those that could be peeled (ie, | bananas, potato, etc.). He's been healthy ever since. As a matter | of fact, DH and I joke that he must be a 'changeling' because, while | the rest of us are obese, he's a skinny little thing. He's not a big | eater like the rest of us, but rather he's a 'grazer.' | | I applaud your resolve not to feed Morgan solids until she is 6 | months old. My MIL was babysitting my daughter (firstborn) when she | was a couple of months old. SHE started giving my daughter cereal, | mixed in her bottle of formula to thicken it, when she was about 2 | months old. Her reasoning was that she would take an 8oz. bottle and | be hungry again in 2 hours. And like the inexperienced mom I was, I | let MIL do it. Sometimes I wonder if that could have anything to do | with her obesity. | | Good for you, Carol! Stick to your guns if anyone tries to sway you | from your doctor's advice. | | -- | Linda | 296/208/160 | LC since Oct. 13, 2003 | http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html | | |
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On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 04:24:52 GMT, "Carol Ann"
wrote: Were you at all concerned with the pesticides or other chemicals in the fresh veggies and fruits that are taken out with the jarred processed kind? At first, my girls ONLY had cooked-and-pureed foods. Washed, peeled, cooked pretty much killed off any problems. I preferred home-made foods because that way I could be CERTAIN they were single-ingrediants, no added sweetening or anything else. Because we have a STRONG family history of allergies, this was really important to me. Single-foods initially are a good way of being certain it's *really* say carrots they were allergic to rather than the potatoes mashed with it. So far, we haven't identified any food allergies with them, but they do have some environmental allergies we have to consider. I considered making Morgan's foods, but was warned against it. Who warned you against it? The nurses at the Baby Health Centre I went to encouraged feeding your baby home cooked foods wholeheartedly, as did the paediatrician we took Athena to (in Oz, babies are normally seen by the family doctor but Athena got the Specialist Paedi treatment because of being a few days short of 2 months premature). They felt that the VERY slight risk of pesticide exposure was well and truly outweighed by the benefit of knowing EXACTLY what went into the foods my girls were eating. Morgan is 4 1/2 months old. I will try to NOT introduce solids until she is 6 months along. I will begin with Rice Cereal and then move on to veggies and fruits. She will continue to breastfeed. Meat will be introduced when she is a year old. Good for you. I couldn't fully breastfeed although I tried. I just didn't lactate with either baby, despite all my efforts and planning. My mother had the same problem, although my sisters were both good cows. Athena started out on cereal at 4 months of age (corrected age, 2 months) out of sheer desperation on my part because even with bottles she was ravenous every 90 minutes or so. My mother suggested that very runny cereal might 'stick with her' for longer. She didn't have it in a bottle - off a spoon and she loved every bite! She seemed to thrive on it and her paedi said it was obviously agreeing with her since her growth rate improved and her general health was excellent. She had been having a lot of the early signs of being 'ready' so I guess she was just an early developer that way. Ishtar was closer to 8 months before she showed any interest in solids. This is still within normal ranges so I didn't worry too much. Both my girls are tall, strong and healthy, on about the 90th percentile for height and weight for Athena (9 years old and extremely active) 90th and 50th for Ishtar (8 years old, a little less active and eats rather more lightly). Feeding them as I did obviously didn't have any ill effects. Of course that may change.......lol! ~Carol Ann Carol Ann, when Morgan starts in on solid foods she'll soon let you know what she likes and dislikes. You may find her 'eyeing off' your dinner (I often did) and giving her a sample of something in an appropriate texture may well open her horizons some more. You're doing a great job of raising your beautiful little girl. Aramanth |
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On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 04:24:52 GMT, "Carol Ann"
wrote: Were you at all concerned with the pesticides or other chemicals in the fresh veggies and fruits that are taken out with the jarred processed kind? At first, my girls ONLY had cooked-and-pureed foods. Washed, peeled, cooked pretty much killed off any problems. I preferred home-made foods because that way I could be CERTAIN they were single-ingrediants, no added sweetening or anything else. Because we have a STRONG family history of allergies, this was really important to me. Single-foods initially are a good way of being certain it's *really* say carrots they were allergic to rather than the potatoes mashed with it. So far, we haven't identified any food allergies with them, but they do have some environmental allergies we have to consider. I considered making Morgan's foods, but was warned against it. Who warned you against it? The nurses at the Baby Health Centre I went to encouraged feeding your baby home cooked foods wholeheartedly, as did the paediatrician we took Athena to (in Oz, babies are normally seen by the family doctor but Athena got the Specialist Paedi treatment because of being a few days short of 2 months premature). They felt that the VERY slight risk of pesticide exposure was well and truly outweighed by the benefit of knowing EXACTLY what went into the foods my girls were eating. Morgan is 4 1/2 months old. I will try to NOT introduce solids until she is 6 months along. I will begin with Rice Cereal and then move on to veggies and fruits. She will continue to breastfeed. Meat will be introduced when she is a year old. Good for you. I couldn't fully breastfeed although I tried. I just didn't lactate with either baby, despite all my efforts and planning. My mother had the same problem, although my sisters were both good cows. Athena started out on cereal at 4 months of age (corrected age, 2 months) out of sheer desperation on my part because even with bottles she was ravenous every 90 minutes or so. My mother suggested that very runny cereal might 'stick with her' for longer. She didn't have it in a bottle - off a spoon and she loved every bite! She seemed to thrive on it and her paedi said it was obviously agreeing with her since her growth rate improved and her general health was excellent. She had been having a lot of the early signs of being 'ready' so I guess she was just an early developer that way. Ishtar was closer to 8 months before she showed any interest in solids. This is still within normal ranges so I didn't worry too much. Both my girls are tall, strong and healthy, on about the 90th percentile for height and weight for Athena (9 years old and extremely active) 90th and 50th for Ishtar (8 years old, a little less active and eats rather more lightly). Feeding them as I did obviously didn't have any ill effects. Of course that may change.......lol! ~Carol Ann Carol Ann, when Morgan starts in on solid foods she'll soon let you know what she likes and dislikes. You may find her 'eyeing off' your dinner (I often did) and giving her a sample of something in an appropriate texture may well open her horizons some more. You're doing a great job of raising your beautiful little girl. Aramanth |
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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. How about whizzed up Atkins Endulge bars? grin/duck Seriously, though, rice is a pretty benign grain to begin with, but since you've got your reservations about cereal, how about bananas? |
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Apparently Atkins has been thinking about this as well. I honestly can't tell
if this article is serious or a joke though Some of the names of the items sound wayyyyy out there! http://www.usedwigs.com/weekly_61.html Atkins Introduces Low-Carb Baby Food Yesterday in Chicago, Veronica Atkins (widow of diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins) and Fred Duffner (vice president of Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.) unveiled a new line of Atkins-friendly baby and toddler foods. Prior to showing the new product to the media and public, Atkins said, "Obesity in America's children and teens has reached epidemic proportions and we here at Atkins believe the only way to stop it is to jump-start good dietary habits during infancy…the Atkins way!" Atkins then spoke at length about the "plague of obesity," "killer carbs" and the "healthening up of the babies." "God Bless America" played in the background as a PowerPoint presentation projected behind her displaying numerous graphs, charts and photos of chubby-cheeked toddlers struggling to toddle while gorging themselves on carb-laden peeled baby carrots, Goldfish crackers and Cheerios. "Forget what the pediatricians tell you, babies should start in on a big meat diet the day they switch to food from milk," Atkins proclaimed to gasps in the crowd. With the last notes of the patriotic anthem wafting through the room, a curtain was raised to unveil some of the new foods that will be on grocery-store shelves by December. Beautiful, lean female models dressed in baby outfits danced about as they pointed to oversized versions of baby food jars which sat on individual pedestals. The labels had tasty Atkins-friendly names such as: Beef-n-Bacon, Chicken Liver Jr., Li'l Ribber BBQ Puree and Hamhock Surprise (includes "surprise" bone for teething). Along with the popular jarred style of baby food, Atkins will be offering some finger foods for toddler-age kids. These snacks include Pork Rind Smileys, Dinosaur Jerky—which is actually beef jerky cut into dinosaur shapes—Groovy Gravy boxes to replace apple-juice sippy cups and Veal-ios, a baby-cow-based breakfast "cereal" with "that fun O shape that little fingers love to grab." "What we have done here…" Duffner explained, "is take longtime Atkins Diet snack favorites, and make them fun for the kids. With our jerky and rind products, kids can now learn about shapes and science while staying lean and healthy the meat-based way." Although Duffner and Atkins would not comment further, it has also been reported that Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. and fast-food giant McDonald's are in talks to produce an Atkins-approved Happy Meal. Sources at Fast Food Monthly confirm the meal will contain a quarter-pound all-beef patty between two "McOinky Buns" (100% pork, shaped and colored to resemble a bread product), a bag of Pork Rind Smileys, and an Atkins high-protein diet shake. When asked if a meat-centric, high-protein diet was healthy for babies and toddlers, Duffner replied, "We, as a people, have to reevaluate what 'healthy' is." When asked to explain, he went on to say, "America is becoming covered beneath a blanket of obesity and we here at Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. plan on turning down those covers and making the bed the correct way." |
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