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Nov 29, 2007 No need for bland foods by: Malena Hi Rachel, There is no reason I know of to give toddlers bland foods. I believe you should begin giving them the same kinds of foods you eat, right from your plate as soon as they are ready for table foods. Of course you will use our judgement on hot spicy foods and sweets. This way they get used to your cooking. Also remember during your pregnancy baby was constantly swallowing amniotic fluid and some of the flavors you ate got into it and they also cross over into your breast milk if you nurse. I am a SAHM to a 15 month old and we eat the same things pretty much. Here is what he ate today Breakfast: Nurse (appetizer) Omelet (made with garlic, onion, feta chees and spinach), tangerine, 1/2 slice wheat toast, milk. Nurse (dessert) Snack: cheerios Lunch: Nurse (appetizer) Leftover lasagna and garlic bread a few bites of salad. Nurse (dessert) Snack: Apple slices Dinner: Nurse (apetizer) Garlic and lemon pepper salmon, cauliflower and broccoli with butter, and mac and cheese (after he ate his mac and cheese with pepper nd salt only he ate some of mine with hot sauce and loved it) Nurse (dessert) He nurses first thing in the morning, with meals, at naptime and bed time and tops off sometime during the early morning hours. As you can see his diet is no where near bland. He has ben eating like this since he was 10 months old. X Close Editor Nov 29, 2007 Rating Submitted by: Malena Title Comment Hi Rachel, There is no reason I know of to give toddlers bland foods. I believe you should begin giving them the same kinds of foods you eat, right from your plate as soon as they are ready for table foods. Of course you will use our judgement on hot spicy foods and sweets. This way they get used to your cooking. Also remember during your pregnancy baby was constantly swallowing amniotic fluid and some of the flavors you ate got into it and they also cross over into your breast milk if you nurse. I am a SAHM to a 15 month old and we eat the same things pretty much. Here is what he ate today Breakfast: Nurse (appetizer) Omelet (made with garlic, onion, feta chees and spinach), tangerine, 1/2 slice wheat toast, milk. Nurse (dessert) Snack: cheerios Lunch: Nurse (appetizer) Leftover lasagna and garlic bread a few bites of salad. Nurse (dessert) Snack: Apple slices Dinner: Nurse (apetizer) Garlic and lemon pepper salmon, cauliflower and broccoli with butter, and mac and cheese (after he ate his mac and cheese with pepper nd salt only he ate some of mine with hot sauce and loved it) Nurse (dessert) He nurses first thing in the morning, with meals, at naptime and bed time and tops off sometime during the early morning hours. As you can see his diet is no where near bland. He has ben eating like this since he was 10 months old. Cancel Delete Delete & Ban Updating Comments page...

Nov 22, 2007 Salt-eating baby by: charissa miller My girl(Charissa Grace)(giftsofgrace.kids.homepagenow.com) Has a condition known as "salt wasting CAH", and what is really wierd, is that she doesn't care for candies that are sweet, like suckers and such, but loves stuff like popcorn, and chocolate, which fall into the salty side. (and it happens to be what she lacks!) from birth, she has had to have an dose of salt(1/4 tsp, broken into 4 of her bottles, per day)so I know that our bodies do NEED, and Crave some things. Another thing, is that she loves spicy stuff, but unlike my brother and I ,(who lived off pickled eggs, and just plain dill pickles, as kids), she doesn't care for sour stuff.-Doesn't even like apple juice, (which alot of babies are given). I DO know that smoking, and living WITH smokers, will kill the tastebuds, but as for spices, as long as it's not MSG and stuff like that, but you stick to natural spices,(not garlic-it's a poisonous root), like ginger, and salt,and pepper,( I use onion powder) you can pretty sure that your baby will grow up to make healthy choices, as well as have great tastebuds. Don't worry, baby will let you know if he/she doesn't like something! Charissa never did go for baby food in jars, nor porridge, so I've pretty much fed her macaroni(with small onions chopped up in it, as well as carrots grated into it, and a spoon of salad dressing(or you could leave it plain) and for a change, frozen peas and carrots(though she didn't go for the mixed until about 10 months(other than that,just straight peas(frozen)) you don't even need to mash them! they're soft enough for baby to gumm! well, I hope I have given you some "Food For Thought" HA!HA!, Good Luck! X Close Editor Nov 22, 2007 Rating Submitted by: charissa miller Title Comment My girl(Charissa Grace)(giftsofgrace.kids.homepagenow.com) Has a condition known as "salt wasting CAH", and what is really wierd, is that she doesn't care for candies that are sweet, like suckers and such, but loves stuff like popcorn, and chocolate, which fall into the salty side. (and it happens to be what she lacks!) from birth, she has had to have an dose of salt(1/4 tsp, broken into 4 of her bottles, per day)so I know that our bodies do NEED, and Crave some things. Another thing, is that she loves spicy stuff, but unlike my brother and I ,(who lived off pickled eggs, and just plain dill pickles, as kids), she doesn't care for sour stuff.-Doesn't even like apple juice, (which alot of babies are given). I DO know that smoking, and living WITH smokers, will kill the tastebuds, but as for spices, as long as it's not MSG and stuff like that, but you stick to natural spices,(not garlic-it's a poisonous root), like ginger, and salt,and pepper,( I use onion powder) you can pretty sure that your baby will grow up to make healthy choices, as well as have great tastebuds. Don't worry, baby will let you know if he/she doesn't like something! Charissa never did go for baby food in jars, nor porridge, so I've pretty much fed her macaroni(with small onions chopped up in it, as well as carrots grated into it, and a spoon of salad dressing(or you could leave it plain) and for a change, frozen peas and carrots(though she didn't go for the mixed until about 10 months(other than that,just straight peas(frozen)) you don't even need to mash them! they're soft enough for baby to gumm! well, I hope I have given you some "Food For Thought" HA!HA!, Good Luck! Cancel Delete Delete & Ban Updating Comments page...

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