Texture Problems

Maybe with fruit you can peel it and dice it up? She ate a blueberry inside so maybe its the skins that are the issue

It could be a symptom of a sensory integration issue or could just be a normal part of development. Definitely discuss this with your doctor.

Buy a blender? :)

Make your own fruit/veggie moosh for your daughter. It'll be cheaper.

Every kid is different...I think my dd still has issues and she's 9 LOL!

Don't fight it...I think it's more important to make sure they have a good diet and let them grow into the regular stuff. I found the more I push, the more it back fires.

Maybe you could try making this a gradual transition? Instead of giving her the choice between puree or whole, try throwing something in a food processor or blender and make it a chunky puree. If you steam/boil the food until it's soft enough to squish easily, that might help as well.

Get a blender, and puree fruits and make veggie soups yourself.. :)

And your daughter is only a yr old, my 22 mos old still prefers smoothies and purees to solid pieces of fruits or veggies! When she was 1, she wanted to try all solid pieces, all textures, she'd try to bite and chew. When she was 18 mos, she went back to purees and smoothies. Changed again, and changed back again now. Its a cycle. I go with her mood, as long as she gets her fruits and veggies. I just keep trying the sliced fruits, cut veggies now and then so she doesn't get used to only mashed foods.

Its an age thing I believe..

Very common. My son did the same thing. Choose nutrition over texture right now, and she will grow out of it. Meantime, you can mix veggies and fruits into other things that she will eat - sneak it in there. There are a number of cookbooks on how to throw vegetable purees into all kinds of things you'd never imagine. Jessica Seinfeld's are the most famous but there are others - you can probably find them in the library if you want to review before purchasing. You can puree things like spinach and butternut squash, put it into baked goods and spaghetti sauce and mac/cheese, and much more. You wouldn't believe what I put into pancakes for my son!!! It's cheaper than baby food and you can make it for the whole family - that will get her used to eating what others are eating. She'll grow out of it eventually, and meantime you will get the nutrition into her without mealtime being a battleground.

Keep offering fresh fruit and veggies a few peices at a time. She will learn to eat them.

My oldest was a great eater until she transitioned to #2 foods that had tiny chunks in it. She would eat the soft part but spit out the chunks--- uuurrrrrggggg. She got over it and became a good eater and now eats almost anything.

I always made my kids taste everything, even if they didn't like it. It took about 2 years and one night my son said oh goodie broccoli I love the tree part. All 4 of my kids and my grandchildren eat veggeis and fruit even asparagrus and broccoli. It just takes time and patience.

As a parent educator, I can tell you that 1 yr olds get into these food jags and want what they want. The rule of thumb is to offer nutritious foods!
Keep offering a blueberry here and there. She probably won't eat it if you tell her to. Keep nutrition in mind. The Moms are right-- try blending it -- or to put the produce in a healthy smoothie.

Another idea: I would make mashed potatoes using organic red potatoes. Then, I would mash up steamed cauliflower florets and mix it all together.

This stage will pass. And most kids in a family are opposite. So, in the back of your mind, it's easy to want her to eat what your other daughter did at this age.

If it is sensory, then, I can help you w/ that. An example of a child with sensory might have food texture issues, issues w/ clothing and/or socks, issues w/ bathing/ brushing hair, sleeping...and the list goes on...I have worked w/ many, many families over the years to help determine if it was sensory integration dysfunction.