question about baby food?



ok so i asked a question about spoon feeding my daughter a week or two ago. (i also want to add that she WAS ready, she just didnt like the cereal. i tried applesauce and she gulped it down) so heres my new questions. first, i got the beechnut (i think thats what its called) instead of gerber. it says its organic. what do you think? was that a wise decision or is gerber the best? question 2- i know im supposed to introduce one food at a time so i can know if shes having any allergies. but how long do i wait? how long until you can tell if she is having an allergic reaction? im just wondering because it was so exciting to see her enjoy the applesauce so much ( she smiled and laughed the whole time i fed her. she LOVED it) and i want to see how she reacts to others. thanks:)
dyot- im just wondering, why is a slice of apple better than mushed up apple? is it just the way she eats it? thanks
mom- no i dont eat from a jar at every meal. i dont eat from a bottle or a breast either. i dont use the bathroom in a diaper and i take showers instead of baths and i can do it all by myself.
dyot- ok i get it now. thanks for that view point, but im not really into the new age thing. im trying to do things almost exactly like my mom did. she did a wonderful job and if i can replicate that, i will be happy. i dont think jarred baby food is going to hurt her, but my mom couldnt remember how long to wait between introducing new foods and beechnut wasnt around 20 something years ago. thanks everyone (except for mom which her answer is now gone for some reason so no one will get my witty reply to her)


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5 comments a "question about baby food?"

organic is almost always better than brand names anyway. Don’t worry about the ‘gerber’ on the package.
You’ll notice a food reaction within 24 hours.

Either or on the baby food. And you introduce one new food a week.

The general rule of thumb is 4 days. One food every 4 days then the next for 4 days. Really the jars are all the same. Beechnut is organic so it may be a bit better though. I had tried some of the beechnut but to be honest i found it alot runnier than the gerber ones are and since we didnt even use jars till they were over 7 months cause they do alot of self feed at that point we didnt use any purees but meals and the gerber worked better for us…

My ped follows new food guidelines i was actually told not to worry about allergy testing cause we have no food allergies….So we didnt and theyve had no reactions….People think im nuts but they eat everything….the boys does at least the girl will gladly mush it up and give it back to u lol! Well within reason and no peanuts or honey yet cause those just scare me!….lol……

Good Luck.

(1) It’s…it’s mushed-up apple. Any brand is fine. Better would be to thinly slice an apple and let her feed herself. Second best would be to take an apple, peel a spot, scrape some onto a spoon, and feed her that way. The stuff in the baby food aisle is just for convenience; it is really not necessary and offers no benefit to your baby.

(2) The “one food at a time” thing was good advice when people spoon-fed two and three month olds and caution was necessary but now it’s just sort of a leftover old wives’ tale. How are you going to determine an “allergy” — fuss? Rash? Babies fuss and get rashes for all sorts of reasons. If there is a genuine allergy it will make itself known pretty promptly and it’ll be fairly easy to figure out what baby has eaten recently even if baby is eating all manner of things. Nobody really follows the “one new food a week” for long, or else toddlers would have an extremely limited diet…

Useful:

“Experts seek to debunk baby food myths
Little evidence supports ‘any particular way of doing things’”

“Guidelines for implementing a baby-led approach to the introduction of solid food”

“Pureed food ‘isn’t natural for babies’”

“Why baby knows best when it comes to food
Spoon-feeding purée to our children is unnatural”

Sure, organic is better than non-organic baby food. Even non-organic is fine, though. The brand isn’t really that important, so go ahead and buy Beechnut if that’s what you prefer.

The standard recommendation is to introduce one new food at a time, and to wait 3 days before introducing a new food. The reason is that a baby won’t have an allergic reaction the first time they eat a food. The body needs to be exposed to a food first, then it develops a sensitivity. So an allergic reaction won’t happen until the 2nd or 3rd time a baby eats a food. I waited 3 days with my first born. With my second born, I was a lot less cautious and gave her new foods without waiting. It’s totally up to you how cautious you want to be. Go with your comfort level.

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