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Weaning

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Do you give your babies food that you don't like yourself?

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Twinklemegan · 07/01/2007 00:16

Do you people give your LOs foods that you don't like? I'm roughly following a particular weaning schedule (so I don't have to make too many decisions) and the next food is swede. I am doing purees mostly - I tasted the swede puree I made this evening and it made me realise how much I hate swede. I can hardly bear to inflict it on DS, but then he might love it? I know I could mix it with another veg, but then I'll never know if he likes it or not. Am I being stupid??

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Quootiepie · 07/01/2007 00:19

I don't Not usually anyway. Somehow I think I'm being cruel! Silly I know, but...

expatinscotland · 07/01/2007 00:20

Yes.

I hate ALL cheese but parmesan and a smidge of mozarella. I'm a bit lactose intolerant.

The girls love all cheeses, however.

I find many Scottish foods yucky.

But I expose them to these, too, and they appear to like them.

I draw the line at sheep, lamb, mutton.

Boak.

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Twinklemegan · 07/01/2007 00:20

I know exactly what you mean lol. It's like I think it'll put him off veg for life!

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expatinscotland · 07/01/2007 00:20

DH and I both hate cabbage and cauliflower.

Both are banned from our home.

madrose · 07/01/2007 00:20

No you're not being daft. I hate mushrooms with a passion and had to force myself to give them to DD (I even hate the smell), she loved them.

But TBH now she eats what we eat, she doesn't get them.

Oh well

thelittleElf · 07/01/2007 00:21

As much variety as possible can only be a good thing, and who knows in a few yrs time she might turn her nose up at a few things which you love !!!!

Quootiepie · 07/01/2007 00:21

I mean I think I'm being cruel if I give him something I myself wouldn't eat!

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Twinklemegan · 07/01/2007 00:23

Ah yes Quootie, well that too!

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chocolatebirdy · 07/01/2007 00:23

NEVER EVER TASTE IT! ds eats lots that i do not like but he seems to, i feel that i shold not influence his decision on food.

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Twinklemegan · 07/01/2007 00:25

You're right of course ChocolateBirdy. I'm sure I will give it to him (or I might get DH to do it as I'm not sure I could smile and look positive!)

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chocolatebirdy · 07/01/2007 00:33

In the early days try to stick to single tastes as you will know the single ingredient that they may not like, or makes them have very nasty nappies. So once you know they like sweet potato and carrot introduce butternut squash if they refuse then its the squash that they dont like.

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Twinklemegan · 07/01/2007 00:40

Yeah, I've been doing that. I tend to introduce something on it's own the first couple of times, and then mix it with something he's had before if I think he'd prefer it.

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hunkermunker · 07/01/2007 01:39

I give the boys things I don't like.

DS2 can't get brussel sprouts in his mouth fast enough, and DS1 adores mushrooms.

I don't like everything, I don't expect them to, but I'm very sure it's not possible that we'll all like exactly the same things.

Califrau · 07/01/2007 01:44

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beckybrastraps · 07/01/2007 02:10

My ds likes broad beans. Last time I ate them I vomited onto my plate (nice, ). He also likes cauliflour, which I loathe. He eats them at his grandparents, who take great delight in serving up the veg his parents always hated.

beckybrastraps · 07/01/2007 02:11

cauliflower

It's late...

MerryChipmonkAndAHappyNewey · 07/01/2007 02:11

I have sometimes expressed astonishment that the boys dislike things I love. I have said to ds1, "What do you mean, you don't like peanut butter?" in much the same tone as I would say
"What do you mean, the earth is flat?" They are very picky though, and by and large, I'll eat anything not featured on "I'm a Celebrity...." so it's hard to find food that they like that I don't. Ds1 does have an annoying habit, now that he's older and has his own pocket-money of buying yucky blue-coloured sweets instead of organic Green and Black's.

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Twinklemegan · 07/01/2007 15:09

Well DS had his swede today (I did give it to him myself and managed to smile as I did so) and he really liked it, so I had nothing to worry about. Perhaps swede and carrot tomorrow?

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 07/01/2007 15:11

Yes. We all have different tastebuds.

I like to let them decide for themselves what they do adn dont like.

NotQuiteCockney · 07/01/2007 15:24

I like my boys to eat (and enjoy) foods I don't like. That being said, I've trained myself off most of my food dislikes anyway.

DizzyBint · 07/01/2007 18:00

no, but then i like most things. only big thing in this house is we don't eat meat.

Jessajam · 07/01/2007 18:09

God yes...ds has all sorts 'inflicted' upon his tastebuds...

We went out for sunday lunch today to a pretentious pub and my dessert was some poncey sorbets in odd flavours (like watermelon, I think, and possibly pear?) anyway, they didn't do much for me, but ds loved them

DH isn't keen on cauliflower or broccoli, but i cook them for ds often.

Edam · 07/01/2007 18:13

Yes, meat (am veggie). Don't think he's noticed, yet, at 3.5. Wonder how long I can keep the 'ooh, look, a yummy (organic) sausage, if you don't eat it up quick mummy will get it' line going for?

RustyBear · 07/01/2007 18:27

DS seemed to eat fish for most of his toddler meals -I'm allergic to it. At least it meant I didn't put on weight eating his leftovers. (I put on weight eating chocolate chip cookies.)

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