My Son Won't Eat Ground up Food

Try adding seasoning's to the foods, cinnomon in the carrots and sweet potatoes, even jarred baby food adds seasonings, Also canned foods are fine your baby won't eat a whole can so the sodium will be limited, it is cheaper to do it yourself, I always did whatever we were having for dinner and never really did anything special, I would just cook with less salt and allowed us to add more if we need it. Because Of where we live I always have excess veggies during the summer so I would, cook, grind and place in an ice cube tray to freeze and then store in freezer bags. Also those grinders are ok but I would just go buy one of those little miny processors you can leave on the counter they get the food smoother, which could be part of the problem, just add a little water. Good luck.

I used to grind up whatever we were eating for dinner. Sometimes she'd eat it, sometimes not (maybe she was a bit older than 8 months at that point, I can't remember for sure). One of my daughters favorites was (and still is) baked yams, which don't have to be ground. I don't add a thing, just bake at around 375 for about and hour then remove the skin.

Go back to the baby food. If you still have some of the frozen stuff i hope you cooked it really really well. It has to be well done or it won't get smooth. He hates the texture.

good luck

M. b

Sometimes it's not the taste, but the texture. Does the grinder make a super smooth pureer or does it leave the food alittle "mealy"? My son only liked the super smooth stuff at first and then at like 10-11 mo. he would eat everything else. The veggies that I found grinded smooth the best were sw. potato, winter squash, beets, & cauliflower. Broccoli definetly stays mealy and peas have little skins that can give too much texture. Keep experimenting!!!

I made all of my son's food when he was an infant. The only time we bought baby food in a jar was when we were out of town for a funeral and didn't bring enough homemade food! I also had a grinder but never used it. Our food processor and blender did all the work for us. Maybe pass that grinder onto another friend!

Some of the foods my son loved include:

PARSNIPS - his all time fave!
Sweet Potatoes
Squash - variety
Carrots
Apples
Applesauce
Avocados
Bananas
Pears
Mangoes
Prunes - LOVES THESE!

As my son got older, we obviously introduced new foods to him and experimented with textures.

Check out this website for recipes and more ideas -
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com

Good Luck to you!!!!!!

D. in milwaukee

I didn't use a grinder, but I found my first son loved soup. I would just use my emersion blender so it was a smooth consistency. The nice thing about homemade soup is you can control what goes into it. One of my sons favorites was split pea (wierd I know), it was nice because I could sneak other vegitables into it, plus it freezes nicely. Mashed fresh bananas were also a hit with him.
Babies naturally have a sweet tooth so it takes time and patience to introduce them to other non-sweet foods. He will eventually come around if you can stick it out.

S. - I would not worry too much about solids. They don't really need anything but breast milk until a year. He is getting his nutrients from you except iron (I think) which you can get as a prescription from your ped. I have been there with tight finances too! You could try buying frozen veggies and putting them through a blender instead of the baby grinder. Most of my kids didn't like the texture that the grinder made. Add some good quality chicken stock for some flavor (you can freeze it in ice cube trays). Just keep trying - he is being exposed to all sorts of new flavors and textures just by trying so keep up the good work.

A little about me: Happy stay at home momr of 4 boys and a little girl ranging from ages 6 1/2 years to 3 months. I couldn't do it with out my wonderful husband

Most babies really enjoy sweet potatoes and carrots... they have a natural sweetness to them... see if those work you will have to cook them to soften them up. There may be things he prefers from commercial sources and some he prefers natural- depending on how much he eats though I can see you saving some money. I havn't tried to use a grinder but would like to when my baby gets to that point, so I am really interested in what other people say. Good luck

Try some sweeter vegetables like squash and carrots. You could bake a big squash and grind it all up (or put it in your blender if that's easier) and freeze the extra in an ice cube tray and store the cubes in the freezer in zip lock bags.