hi
i have a 12mnth old daughter. till now i have been giving her mashed gerber vegetables, gerber cereals, mashed rice with dhal and vegetables.now that shes 1 yr i want to stop mashing things in blender and make her eat by chewing but she wont eat anything thats not mashed (she has 4 upper and 2 lower teeth so that she can chew.. she chews on biscuits though). can anyone tell me how to make her eat without mashing it in the mixie. Payal replied. Hi Vidhya,

My daughter used to do this same thing. She ate mashed food until 18 months and gave me a tough time. I would suggest that you start with soft bananas and slowly introduce her to unmashed food. Out of 4 meals a day I had made it a point to give her atleast one meal unmashed to start with. Try putting small pieces of bread and butter on her high chair tray.... maybe she will like to pick it up and eat on her own. Just keep trying. My daughter suddenly started having unmashed food. Don't take it too hard on urself and ur baby... give her sometime.