Guest guest Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 About a month ago, I introduced my 7-month old boy to solids by giving him Earth Best rice cereal, which he appeared to like but doesn't eat a lot of now. About 1.5 weeks later, I gave him fresh pureed plain organic butternut squash that I cooked. He basically licked it and wouldn't eat any more for the next 2 days. About a week later, upon his pediatrician's advice, I stopped offering the squash and cooked and pureed organic carrots for him. He licked them and wouldn't eat any more. His pediatrician told me to just feed him rice cereal for a week and reintroduce vegetables to him by giving him a green vegetable like peas or green beans. I gave him fresh cooked and pureed organic green beans today, he licked them and that was it!!!! His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't eat something else. Original Message: ----------------- Maria Rasmussen amigosaqui Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:19:04 -0800 (PST) RE: need opinions/advice... Melodese, You're not alone.....we've kind of been struggling with the same thing. My dh is omni, but we made the decision together to raise the kids veg*n. However, we're the only vegetarians on either side of the family. The only person I feel that I could truly trust to raise our kids in the manner that we would is my best friend, who is really more like a sister to me. She's also vegetarian, and she shares my spiritual beliefs as well. My husband is concerned, though, that she may not be the best choice due to some past health concerns. So, like you, we still haven't made a final decision on this all-important issue. I'm glad you brought this up, actually, because I'd kind of like to hear others' opinions and experiences..... Maria mudpuddle wrote: Which brings me to something that may totally be off target, but just wondering...has anyone had difficulty in choosing guardians for your children? We have a 2 1/2 yo and another on the way and have been very bad about not legally choosing guardians yet. It just is so hard when mine and dh's siblings have very different ethics, morals, etc. from us. Anyway, this may not even be appropriate to talk about on a veg*n board, but I guess I wanted to see if others were going through the same thing... Melodese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 From what I understand, as long as he's breastfeeding often, he's getting exactly what he needs. I wouldn't worry about his lack of interest in veggies at this point. Jan > > " admartin " <admartin > 2003/12/28 Sun AM 12:04:24 EST > > Help!-7month old won't eat veggies! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 I work in child nutrition. Although your little guy is a bit young for a food neophobic response (fear of new foods ), research generally shows that many children need to be given the same food btwn 8-15 times before they are willing to eat it. By repeatedly offering the same food to your son, he gets the chance to become more familiar with the food - through playing with it, smelling it, licking it, etc. Familiarity leads to preference & preference leads to increased intake. I would just keep offering the same vegi to him over the course of a few weeks - put it on his highchair tray & let him explore it & eat it himself if he wants. Also, it is generally best to offer one new food at a time together with a familiar food. It is less intimidating that way. Good luck Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 I introduced my daughter to fruits first.. applesauce then pears and on with other fruits. I don't know that my daughter is a veggie lover.. she still eats a lot more fruit than vegetables. But I think she gets a pretty good mix of veggies, fruits, soy and grains. Maybe after you introduce applesause you could mix some of the vegetables with the applesauce to sweeten it up and make it a little more appealing to your little one. Renee " admartin " <admartin wrote: About a month ago, I introduced my 7-month old boy to solids by giving him Earth Best rice cereal, which he appeared to like but doesn't eat a lot of now. About 1.5 weeks later, I gave him fresh pureed plain organic butternut squash that I cooked. He basically licked it and wouldn't eat any more for the next 2 days. About a week later, upon his pediatrician's advice, I stopped offering the squash and cooked and pureed organic carrots for him. He licked them and wouldn't eat any more. His pediatrician told me to just feed him rice cereal for a week and reintroduce vegetables to him by giving him a green vegetable like peas or green beans. I gave him fresh cooked and pureed organic green beans today, he licked them and that was it!!!! His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't eat something else. Original Message: ----------------- Maria Rasmussen amigosaqui Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:19:04 -0800 (PST) RE: need opinions/advice... Melodese, You're not alone.....we've kind of been struggling with the same thing. My dh is omni, but we made the decision together to raise the kids veg*n. However, we're the only vegetarians on either side of the family. The only person I feel that I could truly trust to raise our kids in the manner that we would is my best friend, who is really more like a sister to me. She's also vegetarian, and she shares my spiritual beliefs as well. My husband is concerned, though, that she may not be the best choice due to some past health concerns. So, like you, we still haven't made a final decision on this all-important issue. I'm glad you brought this up, actually, because I'd kind of like to hear others' opinions and experiences..... Maria mudpuddle wrote: Which brings me to something that may totally be off target, but just wondering...has anyone had difficulty in choosing guardians for your children? We have a 2 1/2 yo and another on the way and have been very bad about not legally choosing guardians yet. It just is so hard when mine and dh's siblings have very different ethics, morals, etc. from us. Anyway, this may not even be appropriate to talk about on a veg*n board, but I guess I wanted to see if others were going through the same thing... Melodese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Your breastmilk is fine. Rice cereal is just filler. My dd didn't eat solids until well after a year old. Then, she was eating finger foods. She eats anything and everything. Your breastmilk is the best food ever!! Why rush things? IMHO, stick to breast. Your child is telling you " I'm not ready for this mom. " Lucy " admartin " <admartin wrote: About a month ago, I introduced my 7-month old boy to solids by giving him Earth Best rice cereal, which he appeared to like but doesn't eat a lot of now. About 1.5 weeks later, I gave him fresh pureed plain organic butternut squash that I cooked. He basically licked it and wouldn't eat any more for the next 2 days. About a week later, upon his pediatrician's advice, I stopped offering the squash and cooked and pureed organic carrots for him. He licked them and wouldn't eat any more. His pediatrician told me to just feed him rice cereal for a week and reintroduce vegetables to him by giving him a green vegetable like peas or green beans. I gave him fresh cooked and pureed organic green beans today, he licked them and that was it!!!! His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't eat something else. Original Message: ----------------- Maria Rasmussen amigosaqui Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:19:04 -0800 (PST) RE: need opinions/advice... Melodese, You're not alone.....we've kind of been struggling with the same thing. My dh is omni, but we made the decision together to raise the kids veg*n. However, we're the only vegetarians on either side of the family. The only person I feel that I could truly trust to raise our kids in the manner that we would is my best friend, who is really more like a sister to me. She's also vegetarian, and she shares my spiritual beliefs as well. My husband is concerned, though, that she may not be the best choice due to some past health concerns. So, like you, we still haven't made a final decision on this all-important issue. I'm glad you brought this up, actually, because I'd kind of like to hear others' opinions and experiences..... Maria mudpuddle wrote: Which brings me to something that may totally be off target, but just wondering...has anyone had difficulty in choosing guardians for your children? We have a 2 1/2 yo and another on the way and have been very bad about not legally choosing guardians yet. It just is so hard when mine and dh's siblings have very different ethics, morals, etc. from us. Anyway, this may not even be appropriate to talk about on a veg*n board, but I guess I wanted to see if others were going through the same thing... Melodese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 I think it's pretty normal behavior for a 7-month-old breastfed baby. My son liked cereal and fresh bananas and avocados at that age. Not much else. One of my twin daughters would sample solids at that age, but was not terribly interested in them until about 9 months. Her twin refused all solids until she was 15 months old. I was never concerned about it because she nursed a LOT. She is now 3 yrs old and the best eater of the bunch. go figure. Angela " admartin " <admartin wrote: About a month ago, I introduced my 7-month old boy to solids by giving him Earth Best rice cereal, which he appeared to like but doesn't eat a lot of now. About 1.5 weeks later, I gave him fresh pureed plain organic butternut squash that I cooked. He basically licked it and wouldn't eat any more for the next 2 days. About a week later, upon his pediatrician's advice, I stopped offering the squash and cooked and pureed organic carrots for him. He licked them and wouldn't eat any more. His pediatrician told me to just feed him rice cereal for a week and reintroduce vegetables to him by giving him a green vegetable like peas or green beans. I gave him fresh cooked and pureed organic green beans today, he licked them and that was it!!!! His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't eat something else. Original Message: ----------------- Maria Rasmussen amigosaqui Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:19:04 -0800 (PST) RE: need opinions/advice... Melodese, You're not alone.....we've kind of been struggling with the same thing. My dh is omni, but we made the decision together to raise the kids veg*n. However, we're the only vegetarians on either side of the family. The only person I feel that I could truly trust to raise our kids in the manner that we would is my best friend, who is really more like a sister to me. She's also vegetarian, and she shares my spiritual beliefs as well. My husband is concerned, though, that she may not be the best choice due to some past health concerns. So, like you, we still haven't made a final decision on this all-important issue. I'm glad you brought this up, actually, because I'd kind of like to hear others' opinions and experiences..... Maria mudpuddle wrote: Which brings me to something that may totally be off target, but just wondering...has anyone had difficulty in choosing guardians for your children? We have a 2 1/2 yo and another on the way and have been very bad about not legally choosing guardians yet. It just is so hard when mine and dh's siblings have very different ethics, morals, etc. from us. Anyway, this may not even be appropriate to talk about on a veg*n board, but I guess I wanted to see if others were going through the same thing... Melodese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 <<His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't eat something else.>> Like you said: your second child is different. My oldest child ate tons of fruit first (even before cereal -- she's a weird one!) and now amazes her teachers because she eats more vegetables in her packed lunch than most kids eat in two or three days. You might want to try some store-bought organic baby food, because they usually mix carrot and/or apple in for sweetener, which can work well for a baby whose tastebuds aren't keen on veggies yet. Or make your own, keeping that in mind. Meanwhile, nursing is great. The kid won't starve. Soon enough, he'll be eating everything. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 , " admartin@e... " <admartin@e...> wrote: > His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to > veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet > tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I > introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out > there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does > anyone have some advice for me? Hi, Over here (uk) We're advised to introduce sweet foods first, as milk is sweet. I gave my kids pureed apple, pear, carrot, sweet potato etc. as their first foods after they were used to baby rice. It's natural to prefer sweet foods...once they will take solids you can try more savory tastes! If they don't like the fruit/veg then mix it with baby rice/cerael to dilute the taste. HTH Lisa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 My advice, and I am not an expert here, just a well-read parent of one, is DO NOT WORRY! Your son is only 7 months old, he doesn't even need any solids. Kids can thrive on breastmilk only until age two, at least. Just keep introducing foods one at a time, keep it fun, don't worry if he eats or not. Solids at this point is just for the experience of tastes, textures, swallowing, etc. It is not a major source of nutrition yet. As for that developing a sweet tooth nonsense, have you ever tried breastmilk? It is about the sweetest of any mammal's milk. Therefore, all babies ALREADY have a sweet tooth. That is why they naturally like fruit and aren't big on vegetables which are an acquired taste. Just don't give foods with added or refined sugars, plain fruit is fine. I'm not a big fan of rice cereal, either. It's mild-tasting, easy to digest, and not likely to cause allergies, which is why it's a popular first food, but it is not very nutritious at all, and the added artificial iron interferes with absorption of iron in breastmilk. You're better off with foods that are naturally rich in iron like potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, millet, or oats if iron is a concern. Your cooking and pureeing fresh organic produce is WONDERFUL, I would continue to do just that and offer a variety of things, what he likes he likes, what he doesn't you can try again later (tastes change.) But don't worry if he doesn't like something or eats very little at all. Just keep nursing. Pediatricians always seem to be big pushers of solids - and they tell mothers with heavy babies they have to give solids to slim the baby down, and mothers of skinny babies they have to give solids to fatten the baby up! Which makes no sense. What does seem logical is to let the baby eat where his appetite leads him, babies' bodies know what they need (as long as they aren't confused by refined or sugary foods - don't give those at all.) Next thing you know he'll be grabbing everything off your plate! Best of luck to you. Jen admartin wrote: >About a month ago, I introduced my 7-month old boy to solids by giving him >Earth Best rice cereal, which he appeared to like but doesn't eat a lot of >now. About 1.5 weeks later, I gave him fresh pureed plain organic >butternut squash that I cooked. He basically licked it and wouldn't eat >any more for the next 2 days. About a week later, upon his pediatrician's >advice, I stopped offering the squash and cooked and pureed organic carrots >for him. He licked them and wouldn't eat any more. His pediatrician told >me to just feed him rice cereal for a week and reintroduce vegetables to >him by giving him a green vegetable like peas or green beans. I gave him >fresh cooked and pureed organic green beans today, he licked them and that >was it!!!! His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to >veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet >tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I >introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out >there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does >anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am >worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't >eat something else. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 >admartin wrote: > >I gave him fresh cooked and pureed organic green beans today, he licked them and that was it!!!! His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't eat something else. > > My daughter was like your second son. When I introduced solids to her at exactly 6 months, she hated it! I tried a few more days then gave up for a few weeks. I tried again, and she still wasn't interested. She wasn't really interested in food until she was about 10 months old. She ate baby food until she was 14 months old, long after most of my friends' kids were eating adult food. Even now, at 3, she's not that interested in food. The only vegetables I can get her to eat are corn and potatoes. I met Debra Wasserman from the VRG a few months ago, and even she admitted that her young son didn't like vegetables! If you're still breastfeeding, your son is getting plenty of nutrition. I read somewhere that babies can live on breastmilk exclusively until they're 12 months old. So, I wouldn't worry about it. Give your son whatever he'll eat and keep up the breastfeeding as long as possible. Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't eat something else. I've written on this topic before; but not sure if it was here. Our ped./also family Dr. has advice about feeding that is slightly different. She runs a holistic practice and was a nutritionist before going to med school. She also works with allergies and other special dietary restrictions. That being said. She does not reccommend grains as first food. She has seen tendancy toward constipation and allergies and diabeties later in life. She does advise fruits or veggies first. I believe we indroduced fruit first to my son and he is 8 now and love most every veggie and fruit. That being said. You are still nursing. That does provide a fair amount of nurishment. My suggestion is try different veggies, alternate with fruit. Hope that helps. Peace, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 My understanding is that the veggies before fruit developing a sweet tooth is a myth. Babies naturally prefer sweet things. Breast milk is very sweet tasting to babies. My now 2 1/2 year old loves both fruit and veggies and we gave her fruit first (apples, pears, bananas, peaches, prunes). She loves her sweets too, candy and chocolate of course. But she doesn't get them every day. In fact, less than once a week. At this age they have little " self control " so to speak, and we have to be the ones to monitor how much they get or don't get. Soda is another great example. She has never had any, and we don't want her to but others her age that we know are always drinking it. Our philosophy has been that showing and providing good eating habits will allow her to develop good eating habits. We don't prepare special meals for her. We always offer her what we eat. She is very willing to try everything. However, as she has gotten older she has shown more preferences for certain foods. She could eat grapes and strawberries for every meal if we let her. She is the only 2 year old we've ever know who eats brussel sprouts. This is very different than one of her cousins who is almost 6 and still pretty much only eats macaroni and cheese. I also remember something about if they eat it the first time and don't like it the second time not to panic. Just continue to offer it. Also, given his age, he might like something more textured. It may not be the food that is a problem but that it is too pureed. Hope this helps. Good luck! Happy New year. Joann --- " admartin " <admartin wrote: > About a month ago, I introduced my 7-month old boy > to solids by giving him > Earth Best rice cereal, which he appeared to like > but doesn't eat a lot of > now. About 1.5 weeks later, I gave him fresh pureed > plain organic > butternut squash that I cooked. He basically licked > it and wouldn't eat > any more for the next 2 days. About a week later, > upon his pediatrician's > advice, I stopped offering the squash and cooked and > pureed organic carrots > for him. He licked them and wouldn't eat any more. > His pediatrician told > me to just feed him rice cereal for a week and > reintroduce vegetables to > him by giving him a green vegetable like peas or > green beans. I gave him > fresh cooked and pureed organic green beans today, > he licked them and that > was it!!!! His pediatrician believes that babies > should be introduced to > veggies first and then fruit much later so that they > don't develop a sweet > tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He > ate up everything I > introduced to him but my second born is a different > breed. Does anyone out > there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced > to fruit first or does > anyone have some advice for me? I'm still > breastfeeding my son but am > worried that he will not continue to get adequate > nourishment if he doesn't > eat something else. > > Original Message: > ----------------- > Maria Rasmussen amigosaqui > Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:19:04 -0800 (PST) > > RE: need opinions/advice... > > > Melodese, > > You're not alone.....we've kind of been struggling > with the same thing. My > dh is omni, but we made the decision together to > raise the kids veg*n. > However, we're the only vegetarians on either side > of the family. The only > person I feel that I could truly trust to raise our > kids in the manner that > we would is my best friend, who is really more like > a sister to me. She's > also vegetarian, and she shares my spiritual beliefs > as well. My husband > is concerned, though, that she may not be the best > choice due to some past > health concerns. So, like you, we still haven't > made a final decision on > this all-important issue. > > I'm glad you brought this up, actually, because I'd > kind of like to hear > others' opinions and experiences..... > > Maria > > > > mudpuddle wrote: > Which brings me to something that may totally be off > target, but just > wondering...has anyone had difficulty in choosing > guardians for your > children? We have a 2 1/2 yo and another on the way > and have been very bad > about not legally choosing guardians yet. It just is > so hard when mine and > dh's siblings have very different ethics, morals, > etc. from us. Anyway, this > may not even be appropriate to talk about on a veg*n > board, but I guess I > wanted to see if others were going through the same > thing... > > Melodese > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 , " admartin@e... " <admartin@e...> wrote: > His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to > veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet > tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I > introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out > there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does > anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am > worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't > eat something else. Well, I wouldn't worry about the fruit vs. veggie controversy, given that breastmilk is extremely sweet (does your paediatrician know that?). In any case, I have three veggie kids, none of whom will touch a vegetable to save their life. They do eat fruit, and they get additional fibre from whole wheat bread, pasta and suchlike - every grain product in my house is whole wheat. They are healthy and do not seem to be suffering from any kind of malnutrition. I am an extended breastfeeder, though, nursed each of the boys until they were 4 years old, and I intend to nurse my daughter at least that long. One of the many good things about that is that you don't have to worry about what else they eat ... BTW, just as a data point, I've been a vegetarian since 1994 and neither of my sons had hypospadias. My friend, who is not vegetarian, did have a boy with that condition. I don't know whether she had flu or not, though. Be well, Hadass in Winnipeg (so not everybody here is from the US!), Ima to Rafi, 7.75 y/o, Ari, 4.5 y/o, and Shira, 13 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 You might also want to try sweet potato. My son loves those. Sometimes it's the only veggie I can get him to eat! .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 I totally agree! Any food given during the first year should be for fun. We started my son at seven months, he never ate typical baby food, never anything jarred. We just gave him some bananas cut into little pieces and let him play. Whatever he ate was fine, whatever he didn't was fine too. We gave him different foods like that. Now at seventeen months, he eats EVERYTHING!! We went for Indian food last night and he chowed. He loves broccoli, peas, carrots, pumpkin, squash, bananas, mango, pineapple, tofu, rice, pasta with nutritional yeast..etc, you get the picture. Sara - " Lucy Watkins " <lucywatkins Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:19 PM Re: Help!-7month old won't eat veggies! > Your breastmilk is fine. Rice cereal is just filler. My dd didn't eat solids until well after a year old. Then, she was eating finger foods. She eats anything and everything. Your breastmilk is the best food ever!! Why rush things? > > IMHO, stick to breast. Your child is telling you " I'm not ready for this mom. " > > Lucy > > " admartin " <admartin wrote: > About a month ago, I introduced my 7-month old boy to solids by giving him > Earth Best rice cereal, which he appeared to like but doesn't eat a lot of > now. About 1.5 weeks later, I gave him fresh pureed plain organic > butternut squash that I cooked. He basically licked it and wouldn't eat > any more for the next 2 days. About a week later, upon his pediatrician's > advice, I stopped offering the squash and cooked and pureed organic carrots > for him. He licked them and wouldn't eat any more. His pediatrician told > me to just feed him rice cereal for a week and reintroduce vegetables to > him by giving him a green vegetable like peas or green beans. I gave him > fresh cooked and pureed organic green beans today, he licked them and that > was it!!!! His pediatrician believes that babies should be introduced to > veggies first and then fruit much later so that they don't develop a sweet > tooth. This worked perfectly for my firstborn. He ate up everything I > introduced to him but my second born is a different breed. Does anyone out > there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does > anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am > worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't > eat something else. > > Original Message: > ----------------- > Maria Rasmussen amigosaqui > Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:19:04 -0800 (PST) > > RE: need opinions/advice... > > > Melodese, > > You're not alone.....we've kind of been struggling with the same thing. My > dh is omni, but we made the decision together to raise the kids veg*n. > However, we're the only vegetarians on either side of the family. The only > person I feel that I could truly trust to raise our kids in the manner that > we would is my best friend, who is really more like a sister to me. She's > also vegetarian, and she shares my spiritual beliefs as well. My husband > is concerned, though, that she may not be the best choice due to some past > health concerns. So, like you, we still haven't made a final decision on > this all-important issue. > > I'm glad you brought this up, actually, because I'd kind of like to hear > others' opinions and experiences..... > > Maria > > > > mudpuddle wrote: > Which brings me to something that may totally be off target, but just > wondering...has anyone had difficulty in choosing guardians for your > children? We have a 2 1/2 yo and another on the way and have been very bad > about not legally choosing guardians yet. It just is so hard when mine and > dh's siblings have very different ethics, morals, etc. from us. Anyway, this > may not even be appropriate to talk about on a veg*n board, but I guess I > wanted to see if others were going through the same thing... > > Melodese > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 No advice, really, but just wanted to share that my first child (7 now) has been an extremely picky eater from the beginning. She'd eat any fruit or veggie that was yellow or orange, but nothing green, back then. I also have a son (now 2) who didn't start solids until nearly a year old, but would/will eat ANYTHING in sight. Trin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, admartin wrote: > Does anyone out > there have a veggie-loving child who was introduced to fruit first or does > anyone have some advice for me? I'm still breastfeeding my son but am > worried that he will not continue to get adequate nourishment if he doesn't > eat something else. Since you're still breastfeeding and your son is still so young, you don't need to worry about feeding him veggies for their nutritional content yet. It's mostly about exploration at this point. Playing, including licking, is one of the ways that babies get to know new foods, so it's not really a negative thing at all. Keep offering solid food, and when he needs more nutrition than breastmilk provides he'll start eating with more gusto. And try to remember not to expect the same reactions from your second child that you got with your first -- their different personalities are going to lead to different behaviors in even the most ordinary of situations. I keep rediscovering this myself now that I have an infant as well as a toddler. My 2-and-a-half year old son started with fruit (even before the ubiquitous rice cereal), and he loves veggies of all sorts. Banana was his favorite and initially he was reluctant to eat much other than bananas and rice cereal, until we picked up on the idea of mixing other foods with the banana. We would mix just about anything in with it -- babies don't know that bananas and peas aren't supposed to go together. We called banana " the universal baby food solvent. " Anything was acceptable as long as it had banana in with it. We started with lots of banana and a little something extra, and over time increased the " extra " until it was most of the serving. Eventually, he was willing to eat just about anything, even without any banana at all. These days there is nothing he categorically refuses (though at any particular meal he may not be interested in everything on his plate). Mixing new foods with something your son already likes may work for you too, and if that something happens to be fruit, it's probably not going to condemn him to fighting his sweet tooth for the rest of his life. ---- Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically, discovered three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and the purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each nonexisted in an entirely different way ... -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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