Transition to solid food

[KristenLilysMom]

Hello,
I am in the process of transitioning my 10 month old to solid food. We seem to be at a weight standstill. Good cause she is not losing, but bad cause she isn't gaining either (still growing though). She LOVES Minigo's and pureed fruit but seems to dislike pureed meats and baby creal. Any recommendations or reciepes out there for high fat transition foods?
Thanks!

 

[KristenLilysMom]

Hello,
I am in the process of transitioning my 10 month old to solid food. We seem to be at a weight standstill. Good cause she is not losing, but bad cause she isn't gaining either (still growing though). She LOVES Minigo's and pureed fruit but seems to dislike pureed meats and baby creal. Any recommendations or reciepes out there for high fat transition foods?
Thanks!

 

[Ratatosk]

DS didn't really like most baby foods -- he like oatmeal with pears, the orange food group -- squash, sweet potato. Stage 2 Macaroni & Cheese, most fruits, and baby food turkey and ham. Hated beef and chicken. Think they were thicker. Also had texture issues, so he'd act like he had a hairball with ground meat. I also doctored them up and added olive oil, butter, salt, cream..

When DS turned 6 months old his doctor indicated we should just grind up whatever we were eating as babyfood it low in fat and salt. So he ate a lot of chicken & dumplings, stew, pasta, soups, whole milk/greek yogurt... Daycare just ground up what the big kids were having -- fish sticks, casseroles...

We also struggled with weight and there were certain things he'd refuse to eat. So I kept him on formula until he was about a year and a half. Then he discovered hamburger patties, ham patties -- hated bread, but would eat a meat patty. We also stuck with what we KNEW he'd eat even if it was the same thing day in day out. Mac & cheese, yogurt -- I'd just shovel it in. We once went to Mexico for a wedding and I packed a dozen or so mini cans of spagettios and carnation instant breakfast 'cuz that's all he'd eat.

 

[Rebjane]

Hi there,

My daughter is 9 years old. I remember squirting a little flax seed oil in Yo baby yogurt. My daughter did not eat baby food; she pretty much went right to big people food(must have been cause she was a 2nd child).

She loved(still does) meat, pulled pork, rice and beans. If I was making Mac and cheese I would use whole milk and butter. Her oatmeal would have brown sugar and butter in it.

Even Pancakes you can "fatten" up, I would add ground flax seed into the mix, and Whole milk. Just be careful when you add extra fats you need to adjust her enzymes.

I also breastfed my daughter as well; so she got fat that way too<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I am sure others will have some great suggestions using healthy fats!

 

[Ratatosk]

DS didn't really like most baby foods -- he like oatmeal with pears, the orange food group -- squash, sweet potato. Stage 2 Macaroni & Cheese, most fruits, and baby food turkey and ham. Hated beef and chicken. Think they were thicker. Also had texture issues, so he'd act like he had a hairball with ground meat. I also doctored them up and added olive oil, butter, salt, cream..

When DS turned 6 months old his doctor indicated we should just grind up whatever we were eating as babyfood it low in fat and salt. So he ate a lot of chicken & dumplings, stew, pasta, soups, whole milk/greek yogurt... Daycare just ground up what the big kids were having -- fish sticks, casseroles...

We also struggled with weight and there were certain things he'd refuse to eat. So I kept him on formula until he was about a year and a half. Then he discovered hamburger patties, ham patties -- hated bread, but would eat a meat patty. We also stuck with what we KNEW he'd eat even if it was the same thing day in day out. Mac & cheese, yogurt -- I'd just shovel it in. We once went to Mexico for a wedding and I packed a dozen or so mini cans of spagettios and carnation instant breakfast 'cuz that's all he'd eat.

 

[Rebjane]

Hi there,

My daughter is 9 years old. I remember squirting a little flax seed oil in Yo baby yogurt. My daughter did not eat baby food; she pretty much went right to big people food(must have been cause she was a 2nd child).

She loved(still does) meat, pulled pork, rice and beans. If I was making Mac and cheese I would use whole milk and butter. Her oatmeal would have brown sugar and butter in it.

Even Pancakes you can "fatten" up, I would add ground flax seed into the mix, and Whole milk. Just be careful when you add extra fats you need to adjust her enzymes.

I also breastfed my daughter as well; so she got fat that way too<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I am sure others will have some great suggestions using healthy fats!

 

[Aboveallislove]

Our son basically went from puree to table foods, but I think that's because I had ruined his true transition period by pressuring him to eat b/c I was afraid he wasn't gaining weight. After an appointment with a OT at which they couldn't even get him to so a swallow test b/c I had him so screwed up (and diagnosis of parental mismanagement), I was recommended Child of Mine by Ellyn Satter. You don't sound at all like I was--pushy, etc., but one thing I wish every CF parent would do is read this book at the stage you are ate because it is so natural to fear the weight slow-down and to then takeover "controlling" eating and miss all the cues. We were at the point the drs starting discussing a feeding tube, but after changing my approach, he started eating and went from 6% at birth to 50% four months ago (dropped again below 50% but also had severe GI issues).

Re the foods: What I did to stick with the "division of responsibility," i.e., they are in charge of eating!, was to pick highest calorie foods and/or make it that way with butter, cheese, etc. I could probably tell you the highest cal fries, chicken nuggest, etc. and then just modifying our food but adding butter, cheese. Not sure if this helps any and feel free to ask any follow-ups on my disaster!!! Sounds like you are going so great, though--wish i could do it over again the right way!!

 

[Aboveallislove]

Our son basically went from puree to table foods, but I think that's because I had ruined his true transition period by pressuring him to eat b/c I was afraid he wasn't gaining weight. After an appointment with a OT at which they couldn't even get him to so a swallow test b/c I had him so screwed up (and diagnosis of parental mismanagement), I was recommended Child of Mine by Ellyn Satter. You don't sound at all like I was--pushy, etc., but one thing I wish every CF parent would do is read this book at the stage you are ate because it is so natural to fear the weight slow-down and to then takeover "controlling" eating and miss all the cues. We were at the point the drs starting discussing a feeding tube, but after changing my approach, he started eating and went from 6% at birth to 50% four months ago (dropped again below 50% but also had severe GI issues).

Re the foods: What I did to stick with the "division of responsibility," i.e., they are in charge of eating!, was to pick highest calorie foods and/or make it that way with butter, cheese, etc. I could probably tell you the highest cal fries, chicken nuggest, etc. and then just modifying our food but adding butter, cheese. Not sure if this helps any and feel free to ask any follow-ups on my disaster!!! Sounds like you are going so great, though--wish i could do it over again the right way!!

 

[schmj4910]

Everyone pressured me to get our son off the bottle at 12 months old. I wish I hadn't listened. He was gaining ok while on the bottle, but it was downhill after that. I assume you are already mixing the formula thicker for added calories. When your daughter is 12 months, talk to your dietitian about switching to Pediasure (250 calories) or Pediasure 1.5 (350 calories). You can put that right in a bottle. Our son didn't like it in a cup at first because it had a smell to it. Most insurances or WIC will cover the cost of the Pediasure. Our son likes vanilla (no fiber) best.

Other ideas: Stage 3 baby foods with butter/salt added, spaghettios (no meatballs or franks) with butter added, YoBaby yogurt with vegetable oil added, shredded cheese, crackers with butter, cheese, or creamy peanut butter, macaroni (very well cooked) made with whole milk, cheese, and extra butter, cream soups (like cream of broccoli, etc) made with whole milk, extra butter, and cheese. You can try adding Heavy Whipping Cream to foods, but we found the enzymes could not keep up with that. Whole milk cottage cheese is another good one, may want to stick with Small Curd until she is a bit older. You could try ice cream (no chunks). Our son didn't like the cold, but would sometimes eat soft serve.

 

[schmj4910]

Everyone pressured me to get our son off the bottle at 12 months old. I wish I hadn't listened. He was gaining ok while on the bottle, but it was downhill after that. I assume you are already mixing the formula thicker for added calories. When your daughter is 12 months, talk to your dietitian about switching to Pediasure (250 calories) or Pediasure 1.5 (350 calories). You can put that right in a bottle. Our son didn't like it in a cup at first because it had a smell to it. Most insurances or WIC will cover the cost of the Pediasure. Our son likes vanilla (no fiber) best.

Other ideas: Stage 3 baby foods with butter/salt added, spaghettios (no meatballs or franks) with butter added, YoBaby yogurt with vegetable oil added, shredded cheese, crackers with butter, cheese, or creamy peanut butter, macaroni (very well cooked) made with whole milk, cheese, and extra butter, cream soups (like cream of broccoli, etc) made with whole milk, extra butter, and cheese. You can try adding Heavy Whipping Cream to foods, but we found the enzymes could not keep up with that. Whole milk cottage cheese is another good one, may want to stick with Small Curd until she is a bit older. You could try ice cream (no chunks). Our son didn't like the cold, but would sometimes eat soft serve.

 

[LouLou]

10 month olds I would suspect to have a few teeth, right? How quickly we forget. They can eat most adult food as long as it it cut up small just in case she doesn't chew it well. I think its best to get in the habit for cooking healthy for the whole family. Add calories to her food or serve her higher quantities of the caloric main dish. Her veggies can have ranch or better where yours will have lemon pepper. You get the drift. I wouldn't buy processed crap just to give her high calorie food but that's how I was raised. How about sweet potato chunks with butter? Elbow macaroni, ground beef and crushed tomato baked in the oven. Smoothies with almond butter. Of course, if you are just introducing solids to her then you'll need to start one ingredient at a time until you know she can tolerate it.

 

[LouLou]

10 month olds I would suspect to have a few teeth, right? How quickly we forget. They can eat most adult food as long as it it cut up small just in case she doesn't chew it well. I think its best to get in the habit for cooking healthy for the whole family. Add calories to her food or serve her higher quantities of the caloric main dish. Her veggies can have ranch or better where yours will have lemon pepper. You get the drift. I wouldn't buy processed crap just to give her high calorie food but that's how I was raised. How about sweet potato chunks with butter? Elbow macaroni, ground beef and crushed tomato baked in the oven. Smoothies with almond butter. Of course, if you are just introducing solids to her then you'll need to start one ingredient at a time until you know she can tolerate it.