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To give my DS baby jar food??

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HeadOverMills · 29/03/2018 12:14

He's 12 months and can handle "normal food" now....however he won't eat it. Will actually take it out of his mouth.

He will only eat jarred from the shop, with a dessert (fruit purée) mixed in.

Do I just go with it??

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Mydoghatesthebath · 29/03/2018 12:17

Go with it but continue to offer other food.

He’s still a baby honestly trust me he will be eating you out of house and home in s few years.

Don’t worry they all get there in the end. My last child is currently on s gap trip and was always s fussy bloody eater. She’s tried all sorts in Thailand and she’s 19! Grin finally Grin

CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:18

Whatever you need to do. We never did purees or anything like that, just gave them some of whatever we were having. You could try that.

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HeadOverMills · 29/03/2018 12:19

When I offer him anything other than his jar, he turns his nose up, looks at me like I offered him poison!

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Starlighter · 29/03/2018 12:20

Yes! Do it!

Keep offering other food as well, but if he likes this at the moment, just go with it!

ghostyslovesheets · 29/03/2018 12:21

yeah - carry on with what works - just leave bits of carrot etc on the table/tray for him to pick up if he fancies

CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:22

and a child won't knowingly starve themselves, so maybe he just isn't hungry. He doesn't have to eat a certain amount. I had my own little in house experiment going on... Twins lol. One ate everything and wanted more all the time, the other was offered exactly the same but could live on fresh air.
They are both totally healthy and eat well. 7years old now, they survived.

CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:23

If the jars aren't there he will eat something else. It might take a day or two, but he will eat when he's hungry.

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HeadOverMills · 29/03/2018 12:25

He's also that fussy, he won't have it unless it's out of a jar!

I.E I have to heat it up and put it back in!

He's a fussy little one! Holiday was bad, he only had bottles, wouldn't touch any food

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HeadOverMills · 29/03/2018 12:25

So just let him go "cold turkey" so to speak??

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CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:28

Like I said if the jars aren't there then tough luck. He will eat something else.
Most important thing is you stay relaxed about it.

One thing mine used to love was apple wedges, cookied in a frying pan in butter and cinnamon, neither could ever resist that.

CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:28

*cooked

CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:32

Yeah why not. He'll be fine.
Try him on different things. Early days mine would love sucking on juicy steak strips, and loved spaghetti bolognaise (they used to find flinging it around hilarious! Put a shower curtain under his highchair).
One of mine went fish only at 11 months, the other was pure carnivore. Different kids like different things.
Just relax about it.

CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:34

With fruit leave the skin on,it's much easier to grip.

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HeadOverMills · 29/03/2018 12:36

I think it's time I get a shower curtain and just let him go to town.

He likes to graze, which isn't a problem but it means he smushes it into the carpet!

He doesn't like savoury snacks only sweet.

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lovelyjubilly · 29/03/2018 12:36

Most important thing is you stay relaxed about it

The thing is, the OP isn't going to be relaxed about it if they suddenly go cold turkey is she? She'll be worrying about what her D's is going to eat.

I think in this case, staying relaxed is going to have to involve carrying on with the jars. And there's nothing wrong with that at all!

teaandbiscuitsforme · 29/03/2018 12:40

I've never done jars and always just given them what we've been having (following the rules obviously) so at 1 I'd say drop the jars and just offer food as you would serve it rather than mashed or anything. Is he still having milk whilst you transition?

But if you do want to keep jars for now, definitely cut back on the sweet ones because that's going to be the hard bit to break. Maybe gradually reduce the amount of fruit? He's not going to want normal food if he's used to such sweetness at every meal.

Good luck! Definitely invest in some good long sleeve bibs and a shower curtain if you decide to go for it!

YourWanMajella · 29/03/2018 12:42

and a child won't knowingly starve themselves, so maybe he just isn't hungry

I wish people would stop saying that! A child can and will starve themselves, I've been there, it happens.

chocolatesun · 29/03/2018 12:43

Do they have sugar added? If so, don’t give it to him.

CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:44

Yes the OP might need a little bit of a mind shirt, but jars and mush are in no way essential. She's got a great opportunity for her DS to have a healthy relationship with food. He decides when he's had enough/wants more, what he likes/what he doesn't. It's a winner.

OP get that shower curtain and try all kinds of different things, textures, shapes, flavors. The only thing you have to watch is salt.
Other than that have fun Grin

CrampItUp · 29/03/2018 12:44

*mind shirt = mind shift.

Highhorse1981 · 29/03/2018 12:47

Why don’t you put food you have made in a jar? Sounds like it’s the jar that he is associating with eating.

soupforbrains · 29/03/2018 12:47

Have you tried putting other foods into a jar from his normal jar food?

yikesanotherbooboo · 29/03/2018 12:47

I would start to nudge him towards a more varied diet I think.
What does he eat for breakfast? Does he always eat at the table with you?
Does he use a spoon well?
I think I would start with breakfast ie porridge and a piece of toast perhaps as he will be hungry then and hopefully watching you eat the same. Then a piece of fruit afterwards and the same for morning snack.
Then gradually work on the other meals with a combination of his jar but with something that you are eating on the side eg sandwich/ bread and soup/ yoghourt/ stew/ spaghetti Bol/ curry/ avocado/ sausage/ piece of cheese etc.
He believes that the purée from a jar will make him feel nice and sate his hunger and can't understand why you are giving him something unfamiliar that might not do the same. You need to gradually teach him by example and experience.
My DD was very naturally conservative in a similar way until while away on holiday she was introduced to biscuits! She started to be more adventurous from then on and I got better at not worrying if she had missed a meal. I also tried to ensure that she was hungry at mealtimes by restricting her milk a bit.
There's no need yet to worry but it will be easier to coax him now than in a few months when he will be saying 'NO' to everything!

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Highhorse1981 · 29/03/2018 12:48

Not that I have any problem with jar food btw!

soupforbrains · 29/03/2018 12:48

X-post @Highhorse1981 ... Great minds Grin

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