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AyaMiyaki
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Okay, question first:
.Alyvia is on rice cereal. We've increased her to two meals of cereal a day. The paperwork I got from my pediatrician said to start veggies before fruits (because if they get used to sweets first, they might reject the veggies) and to try the yellow veggies first.
So today I picked up some .Gerber 1st foods sweet potatoes. They're good until .October, so I figured if she isn't ready for them yet .I'll just wait a bit. But when would be a good time to try them out on her? Should I wait until we move on to another kind of cereal, or is it okay to start now while she's on rice?
~~~happy stuff~~~
.I went shopping with my baby girl today! We had a .Target gift card for $100, so I packed her up and off we went! She was such a good little thing, didn't whine or fuss the whole time. She just chewed on her platypus and sucked on her fingers. I had so much fun just taking my time, looking around at stuff.
And the best part: they had .Buffy season 7 on sale for $17.99!
I snagged it up
faaaast! But the poopie part is, they
didn't have seasons 1-6 even at regular
price, so I might be a little bit lost.
It's all good though! 
it was such a relaxing afternoon. *sigh* .I'm so happy!
.Alyvia is on rice cereal. We've increased her to two meals of cereal a day. The paperwork I got from my pediatrician said to start veggies before fruits (because if they get used to sweets first, they might reject the veggies) and to try the yellow veggies first.
So today I picked up some .Gerber 1st foods sweet potatoes. They're good until .October, so I figured if she isn't ready for them yet .I'll just wait a bit. But when would be a good time to try them out on her? Should I wait until we move on to another kind of cereal, or is it okay to start now while she's on rice?
~~~happy stuff~~~
.I went shopping with my baby girl today! We had a .Target gift card for $100, so I packed her up and off we went! She was such a good little thing, didn't whine or fuss the whole time. She just chewed on her platypus and sucked on her fingers. I had so much fun just taking my time, looking around at stuff.
And the best part: they had .Buffy season 7 on sale for $17.99!
I snagged it up
faaaast! But the poopie part is, they
didn't have seasons 1-6 even at regular
price, so I might be a little bit lost.
It's all good though!
it was such a relaxing afternoon. *sigh* .I'm so happy!
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Nataliachick7
Extremely EHEALTHy
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Kia
Supporter
Green veggies: even if baby takes them to
begin with, it is likely they will begin
to reject them.
Yes, there is a reason why kids hate greens lol
as the taste buds develop green veggies often taste "bitter" to a baby or young child.
If this happens just drop them for a while then re-introduce them later.
Orange and yellow veggies usually go down well.
And yup, as nat said, you can just go right in with the veggies.
If you are making your own just be sure to run them through a sieve of something to make certain they are totally lump free.
Yes, there is a reason why kids hate greens lol
as the taste buds develop green veggies often taste "bitter" to a baby or young child.
If this happens just drop them for a while then re-introduce them later.
Orange and yellow veggies usually go down well.
And yup, as nat said, you can just go right in with the veggies.
If you are making your own just be sure to run them through a sieve of something to make certain they are totally lump free.
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SamanthaM
Supporter
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AyaMiyaki
Especially EHEALTHy
Maybe i'll try them tonight then. Thanks
girls! 
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Nataliachick7
Extremely EHEALTHy
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Nataliachick7
Extremely EHEALTHy
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AyaMiyaki
Especially EHEALTHy
We tried a tiny taste of the sweet
potatoes tonight, and .Alyvia made an
"eww!" face and did a full-body shudder.
I let her gum the spoon for a minute (she
kept doing the faces and shudders) and
then put the rest in the fridge. We'll
try again tomorrow. 
i still have like $30 on that gift card. I think .I'll save it and keep an eye out for a cool sale or something!
i still have like $30 on that gift card. I think .I'll save it and keep an eye out for a cool sale or something!
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tigresacanela24
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foxy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
| ayamiyaki wrote: |
| we tried a tiny taste of the
sweet potatoes tonight, and .Alyvia made
an "eww!" face and did a full-body
shudder. I let her gum the spoon for a
minute (she kept doing the faces and
shudders) and then put the rest in the
fridge. We'll try again tomorrow.
i still have like $30 on that gift card. I think .I'll save it and keep an eye out for a cool sale or something! |
if you want you can mix some of the sweet potato with her cereal to dilute the flavor a bit, so that she can get used to the idea of flavor....Because milk and cereal are basically bland tasting, and introducing such a punch of flavor probably has her in a bit of shock lol
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Kia
Supporter
| foxy wrote: |
| if you want you can mix some of the sweet potato with her cereal to dilute the flavor a bit, so that she can get used to the idea of flavor....Because milk and cereal are basically bland tasting, and introducing such a punch of flavor probably has her in a bit of shock lol |
I guess you can mix in most veggies and fruits
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foxy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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tigresacanela24
Especially EHEALTHy
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lil_blaze2004
Supporter
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AyaMiyaki
Especially EHEALTHy
Ooooh good idea .I'll do that for
her lunch! Thanks girls!
.I'll do that for
her lunch! Thanks girls!
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