9 month-old mommies (or BTDT moms)--what is your DC eating?

I am so totally clueless when it comes to feeding DD these days. She is TOTALLY over the purees and cereals. I know that she wants to go on, but I'm not exactly sure what I should be feeding her.

I know some people just feed their DC whatever they're having, but we eat a lot of spicy food, and I know she's not ready for that.

The other night, we were out and got her some mac & cheese and some green beans. She did pretty well on them. But I need a lot more ideas. We don't see the ped. until Friday, and I feel like I'm the only mom sending their 9 month-old to daycare with oatmeal cereal and fruit purees

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cubed grapes
frozen mixed veggies
cubed avocado (both my girls LOVE this and its SO good for them)
elbow macaroni and sauce
soft pieces of cut up chicken with BBQ sauce
peas
baked apples
rice

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Re: 9 month-old mommies (or BTDT moms)--what is your DC eating?

DS LOVES rice - white rice and DH's spanish rice - no food processing straight rice and he feeds himself

Gerber yogurt melts
gerber bitter biscuts
shredded cheese
crackers
pancakes (cut up into little pieces)
chicken (we feed little pieces when we are eating)
baked macaroni and cheese (we feed little pieces when we are eating)scrambled eggs

Message edited 9/21/2009 10:14:45 PM.

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I honestly don't remember.

But, why don't you ask DD's daycare teachers? I know that Christopher's gave great ideas (like the EB cereal bars!) for him when he was about 10/11 months old

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DS loves eating spiral pasta. I cut it up small and DS can feed himself. For lunch we give him yogurt with some fruit and a piece of string cheese. We give him chicken, beef or turkey for dinner that we puree. It is now a thicker consistency (small but chunky) with some veggies (carrots, corn, green beans, mixed veggies). DS also LOVES avocado. He says yumm as soon as he sees it. We also give him some egg yolk.

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Beth, slow start here with table food/finger food too.

So this is what I do and so far so good. Some of its finger food, some of it she can use her fingers (but make a mess) and some of it I have to feed her, its more for her to get used to consistency and taste.

Pastina with a bit of butter so its not dry
Or Pastina with american cheese melted in (mac and cheese)
Bits of American Cheese
Grilled cheese (tiny bits I rip up for her)
scrambled eggs (yolks only)
banana bits (just a few small bits, she gets constipated)
Gerber puffs
cheerios
smooshed peas (from a can, much softer) and smooshed carrot bits (from the peas and carrots in a can). I tried frozen ones but no matter HOW much I cooked them, they were too hard.
ricotta cheese (likes this)
bits of ripped up pancakes with a touch of butter so they arent dry (she loves these!)
Ditalini pasta with a touch of butter so its not dry, as a finger food (loves this)
Pastina mixed in a squash or pea puree (tastes great)
Puffed rice cereal (very blah, boring)

have tried but she hates
Bits of diced canned peaches

I plan to make mashed potatoes and mini beef meatballs (but both will be new foods to her)
Also plan to try avocado, waffles, french toast. Also plan to try rice cakes one day when I get braver.
I have Gerber yogurt melts here, gonna try those too and Gerber little crunchies, eventually.


I am trying to think of other soft foods. I dont cook alot these days so its hard....I gotta start cooking.

I have YET to hand her anything to chew on, I am too worried, I AM NOT READY to give her big things that she can get a chunk in her mouth. I had given her an arrowroot cookies about 2 mths ago, and she got a hunk in her mouth and would barely let me get back in to get it. So I am not ready for anything like that yet...want to see her mash her food around alot more to feel more comfy with this.

Message edited 9/22/2009 12:51:12 AM.

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we did eggs (ped ok'd them since alot of the meals have them in it as well as table food), pancakes, the mini-pastas, diced veggies, pizza, mini muffins (i found a great carrot/banana/apple recipe), cheese, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, cheerios, chicken nuggets, chop meat browned into meat sauce.... basically anything that we can eat i would make for him... when we went away i would just cut up someof what i ate and he was good... lasted about 2 weeks as i am preg and just couldnt give up my meals because i was STARVING so now he gets his own...

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i dont give my dd the foods we eat, i know many people do, but i just dont feel like their bellies are ready to handle all of the garbage we tend to feed ourselves..lol
anyway, i give cut up fruit for breakfast, very soft peaches, bananas, mangoes, melon, etc..with the cereal (shell still eat this)

for lunch, i do frozen organic blueberries, so she can pick them up herself, and they mash easily, with yogurt..or i do peas (same organic frozen) with small pieces of cheddar, or fresh mozzerella (be careful with american, its VERY processed) I break up whole wheat crackers, baked potatoe, sweet potatoe pieces, small shells and organic cheddar melted in..
i dont give rice yet, or pastina..she doesnt like that consistency AT ALL.

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DD eats everything, I don't really give her what we eat, but if I"m cooking I know what I"m putting in it so she'll get that...pasta with some butter and parmesean cheese, cheddar cheese, french toast, waffles, pancakes, cut up fruit, blueberries, ,peas, cut up carrots, cottage cheese, yogurt, meatloaf (looooves my meatloaf ) Bagels, bananas, avacado, she loooves Dr. Prageer spinach pancakes!!! eggs, gerber puffs, cheerios etc....

I know I'm missing tons of things but she eats everything essentially!!!

My DH claims she's eating better than he is...

Message edited 9/22/2009 8:19:57 AM.

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I make the rice so it's really soft. She just grabs handfuls and mashes it in.

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Message edited 9/22/2009 9:19:47 AM.

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Posted by dani731

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Posted by dani731

DS LOVES rice - white rice and DH's spanish rice - no food processing straight rice and he feeds himself

Gerber yogurt melts
gerber bitter biscuts
shredded cheese
crackers
pancakes (cut up into little pieces)
chicken (we feed little pieces when we are eating)
baked macaroni and cheese (we feed little pieces when we are eating)scrambled eggs

WHat are these Gerber biter biscuits? I have no idea, cant seem to find them.

Gerber Bitter Biscuits

I believe I got them in Walmart a while back. DS didn't like them then, but now he does. I haven't seen them recently though.

would you beleive that link isn't working? I wonder if they stopped making them?

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Posted by Goobster

Posted by dani731

Posted by Goobster

Posted by dani731

DS LOVES rice - white rice and DH's spanish rice - no food processing straight rice and he feeds himself

Gerber yogurt melts
gerber bitter biscuts
shredded cheese
crackers
pancakes (cut up into little pieces)
chicken (we feed little pieces when we are eating)
baked macaroni and cheese (we feed little pieces when we are eating)scrambled eggs

WHat are these Gerber biter biscuits? I have no idea, cant seem to find them.

Gerber Bitter Biscuits

I believe I got them in Walmart a while back. DS didn't like them then, but now he does. I haven't seen them recently though.

would you beleive that link isn't working? I wonder if they stopped making them?

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Beechnut Banana Cookies

Beechnut Bitter Biscuits

Earths Best Barley Teething Biscuits

Earths Best Wheat Teething Biscuits

i plan to try one of these next since I can't find the Gerber ones.

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Posted by dani731

Posted by Goobster

Posted by dani731

Posted by Goobster

Posted by dani731

DS LOVES rice - white rice and DH's spanish rice - no food processing straight rice and he feeds himself

Gerber yogurt melts
gerber bitter biscuts
shredded cheese
crackers
pancakes (cut up into little pieces)
chicken (we feed little pieces when we are eating)
baked macaroni and cheese (we feed little pieces when we are eating)scrambled eggs

WHat are these Gerber biter biscuits? I have no idea, cant seem to find them.

Gerber Bitter Biscuits

I believe I got them in Walmart a while back. DS didn't like them then, but now he does. I haven't seen them recently though.

would you beleive that link isn't working? I wonder if they stopped making them?

The linkw orks for me when I click on it. either way you can search for it on Gerbers website. that is where the link is supposed to take you.

Other brands make these biscuits too and I have seen them recently. Earths Best it the one Ihave been seeing I think.

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I made DS sweet potatos, peas, squash, rice & chicken..... basically, anything that DH and you eat you can process it and make it a little thicker than her normal puree.

If you eat spicy things, can you cook hers first and then take it out before you add spice for you and DH?