Hi hetal & others,

My baby is 13 month old & he eats everything in paste form. I need to put every food in mixer & grind it well other wise he doesn' t eat that too very fussy in eating. How to make himm eat with griding foods.. Please help..

Hetal replied. start her lumpier foods,,as below :

1. refer message dated 2006-12-08 with poster name SUJA, with subject: ideas for finger foods for 10month old,,its in this board itself....
there are some ideas to introduce lumpierr foods..

2.put some overcooked pieces of the food you puree and mash lightly with your hand and see how he accepts that.give him lumps along with the pureed foods that you are offering,,first give mashed lumps,a couple ofthem,,he will find it abit difficult to learn to eat,,give him time to practise eating,go very slow and show happy expression instead of doubting ones when he is looking at you while eating !!
if he is fine with mashed lumps or extremly soft lumps,increase the texture of lumps and start lumpier foods,,and slowly mover further to abit harder texture,
biscuits soaked in milk,toast soaked in milk,bread pieces soaked in milk are best examples of mashed or lumpier snacks.try that..roti might be too thinn for him to learn to eat,however if you are soaking a paratha,,that might help.
also toddler cereals get very soft and lumpy and its not much a concern if baby doesnt chew them, but at the same time, they do try to chew them because of their size & texture,,one more great way to make them learn to eat !!!!
put a very small lump in his mouth,,it should be smooth enough to to dissolve in mouth, without much efforts..make him get interested that way...

3.best way to intrduce lumpier food is increasing the texture of the food you are already offering as of now..lets say you are offering dal/rice and vegies,,,
one day, give your baby mashed dal/rice,and mashed vegies,,,
day 2, give mashed dal/rice and unmashed tiny overcooked pieces of vegies which are often like lumps,,while offering in one spoon,,give one lump first. dont give dal/rice gravy with it,,see how your baby reacts,,if he throws up, the next bite what you will do is, mash the other bite with your hand and its bit unmashed but easier to eat or dissolve in mouth,,,see how he reacts and accordingly bring him to the level that he eats lumps well..
offer one lump first in first spoon and the second will be gravy,,so that his mouth/throat passage does not feel dry with lumpy texture,,sometimes thats what choke babies !!!
day 3,offer mmore number of lumps and increased texture just in the same way,,give him enough time to learn how to eat them ! babies do choke in many tries,,but you have to keep trying,,the size of lumps are very small as if like peas !!!
day 4, give more lumpier foods, with bigger size,..tell him to pick it himself..just place the bowl before him,,let him play and njoy the fun !! be ready to clear the messsss.

4. there is one more message/post that can help you with the things you are talking about,,its message by Mommy, dated 2006-12-23,with subject - hi hetal and all moms thr,,in this board...
it will give you some ideas,,

apart from that, stop griding in mixer,,offer overcooked piece and check her acceptnce to cooked piece,,once cooked pieces/lumps are acceptd, offer larger one !
other thn that, make sure to check that if he is ready or not,,you surely dont want him to choke up ! go slow...

take care n good luck