What Can I Feed Her?

Anything. Steamed veggies, pasta (if she will eat it), cheese, try morning star brand veggie bites and the chick nuggets are good as well. Any fruits (my son loves grapes) and there are those fruit chew bars that gerber makes but you can find them cheaper (and they're bigger!) at whole foods... I also get frozen waffles from there and give them to him for breakfast with a little cream cheese on them... sounds weird but he loves it! Everything that everyone else said is good to... hope that helps.

i feed our daughter cut up: turkey, chicken, green beans, carrots, peas, blueberries, strawberries, applesauce, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, pasta and sauce, i have made grilled cheese on whole wheat with turkey and cut it up into little pieces - she loves it. i buy organic forzen veggies and take out enough for each meal.

Hi!!
Looks like we have the same issue... mine actually stated using a spoon or atleast trying but there is no way i can feed her. She will be 1 in october but definitely she is independent. We have been feed ing her table food since she was 8 months... she hated jar food.
Wll we feed her anything we want to eat... If we eat at home I mae sute I make the rice a bit stickier so she can pick up more easier... the meat is usually cut into small squares. She loves pasta. I make ziti or elbows or rotini and when it is done coocking I cut it into smaller pieces. I do not put too much sauce because she insists on self feeding and it makes a BIG mess. When we order out she loves pizza!!! cut it up into small pices or she esta a cheese stick on her own. she loves chinese... basically anything we eat... now if you are in a bind and in a hurry a good family meal (done in 7 minutes) we buy Knor-Lipton rice sides. Her favorite is the creamy chicken or Chicken and brocoli... and cook it according to package directions... wheen it is almost done we put in turkey hotdogs cut up into tiny little squares.
YUMMY!!!
I can go on and on... my point is she is almost 1... introduce her to your food so she can eat it always... just cut it up into small pieces and that is it.

My suggestion would be to allow her to have soft vegetables like corn and peas that you will be eating yourself but will also allow her a transition between "little" girl food and "big" girl food. She might also like some of the fun foods like chunky applesauce and fruit cups, but also try things like Go-gurt or Danimals that can be swallowed without a spoon but still give dairy and nutrition- just don't give full portions.

What a fun time in your adventure as a mom! I'd start with simple proteins like tofu and chicken cut into very small squares. Put a few on her tray at a time. Whatever protein you use for her can be the main ingredient in your meal that night. We always gave our kids food right from our plates, spices and all. Unless you have reason to think she'd be allergic, there is no reason to withhold flavor from the kids. You can also get Gerber Graduate fruits and veggies, they are perfect for this stage. And if those foods don't appeal to you, go to the frozen section of the supermarket and get some peas and strawberries, or whatever your baby likes. Keep them in the freezer and serve them up a few at a time. Frozen fruits and veggies are always fresh and easy to take along in a tupperware. Enjoy!

I have no advice, just wanted to see your responses because I am in the same boat.

I have a sort of eclectic group of things I feed my daughter. I put out a fork and a spoon, and a bowl. (giving her tools helps the process)I give Hannah stuff she can pick up, english muffin pizza, small sandwiches, small burgers (either whole or cut into pieces) fruit, hummus and pita or fries, mac and cheese, chicken dishes, fishsticks or fillet, cheeses. We have this thing, I once made grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. I told her to dab-dab the grilled cheese sandwich into the soup and now anything she can dab, is dab-dab. She mainly eats what we eat, which is typically mediterrainian. But the main point of this is to offer the tools, even if she doesn't use it. She will get the point. Good luck! Jen

I used to make Leah eggs with the leftover baby food mixed in for breakfast. What I'd do is whisk the eggs with a tablespoon or so of the baby food carrots or peas or whatever I had and then pour it into a small frying pan and let it cook up like an omelet. I would flip it over so both sides got cooked and then you can cut it up into squares. You can even do this with regular eggs without mixinig in the veggies but it's a good way to sneak in nutrition- plus they love getting eggs that are green or orange.

Another good idea for breakfast is pancakes- the mini ones because she can pick it up and bite them and they are soft.

All kinds of veggies are great for any time- gerber has the diced carrots and green beans that are perfect for picking up- I actually buy them in a can but make sure you get the ones that say "no salt added" if you are buying canned because they add a lot of sodium to canned stuff usually.

Another great lunch is mini ravioli. You can find them in most grocery stores- and I cut them in half just to be sure. Ian's Natural Foods makes some really great stuff and you can buy it at Super Target. They have chicken nuggets, fish sticks and abc french fries and even sweet potato fries. They also have french toast sticks for breakfast. If you write to them they will even send you coupons.

For dinner, we just always give our daughter whatever we are having, just cut up smaller. Pasta is great for picking up. Cut up grilled chicken. Mashed potatoes are great for practice with a spoon because they stick so well. So is yogurt. It will get messy, so be patient and get a splat mat!

Just don't give her shellfish, fish high in mercury, or peanut butter or any tree nuts or honey until the doctor gives the okay.

If it makes you feel better, I have an 8 month old sweet baby girl who stopped eating baby food at 6 months. I tried everything but she wanted nothing to do with that stuff, even if I made it myself with a food grinder! Anyway, I am not following any rules with her as far as waiting to try new things because we have no history of allergies and she's been doing great with everything. I could tell she wanted to eat because she started to grab things from me while I was eating, so I figured, why not? So basicly, she eats from my plate or eats- fish (tilapia or occasional tuna fish), chicken, rice, tofu, scrambled eggs, avocado ... I just feed her with my fingers. I know now that she's 9 months that soon she'll be a ble to feed herself, but for now, she won't take a spoon- only my fingers. We had a really tough time with the whole food-thing so I am so much happier and so is she , now that she's eating the real stuff. Hope this helps!
-A.

Hi
I know exactly what you are going through, i just went through that stage. You can make some baked ziti or something with bow tie pasta, turkey meat loaf and break up little pieces, rotisserie chicken is moist enough and break it in little pieces, beans and rice, mashed potatoe, sweet potatoe, string cheese, cold cuts. For breakfast kids love those french toast sticks or little pancakes or scrambled eggs, break up a banana, cut up pears or a peach or cut grapes.
I hope this helps!

N.