Comments on: Little jars http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/ Dada, bring my beer in the living room Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:54:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1233 mamster Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1233 <p>Hey, Duchess, thanks for the comment. I think Iris had one meal of solids a day until she started joining us at the dinner table, which was at about 9 months. Before that she went to sleep too early.</p> <p>Like I said, I'm not making a nutritional argument, nor do I want to try to overrule your pediatrician (whose guidelines sound fine to me). The crux of what I'm trying to say is: grownup food is probably more convenient than you think, and it's definitely more fun to sit around with your baby eating the same food. But slowly transitioning from jars to grownup food sounds great to me.</p> Hey, Duchess, thanks for the comment. I think Iris had one meal of solids a day until she started joining us at the dinner table, which was at about 9 months. Before that she went to sleep too early.

Like I said, I’m not making a nutritional argument, nor do I want to try to overrule your pediatrician (whose guidelines sound fine to me). The crux of what I’m trying to say is: grownup food is probably more convenient than you think, and it’s definitely more fun to sit around with your baby eating the same food. But slowly transitioning from jars to grownup food sounds great to me.

]]> By: duchess http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1226 duchess Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:02:12 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1226 <p>I found your post interesting. It made me think - and I have one more reason why a part of me still prefers baby food jars: time. I tend to cook dinner after the baby is asleep. I tend to have my lunch when the baby is down for his afternoon nap. I am trying to figure out how I am going to manage cooking with a baby (I know, I have to figure it out soon, as he is getting older!), and get his meals cooked in time for his mealtimes. At least with his food right now, when it's time to eat, open the jar and presto! </p> <p>However, we tried it a bit this weekend. We made oatmeal Saturday morning and packed them up for the rest of the week. I guess that might work - cooking his foods separately in big batches for the week. At a party, he had some rice with dal, which he enjoyed. But I kept meaning to start him on some string beans curry all weekend, and never had time to actually cook it, so he ended up having jars for dinner. I think we will still be going with jars, while we slowly add in normal food. Unless you have suggestions?</p> <p>The other question I had while reading your post, what about supposed time-frames for foods? We were told by our pediatrician to hold off on starting fish and eggs for another few months, yoghurt and cheese until he's at least 7 months, and etc. From your experience, does it matter? Or should I just go ahead and give him whatever? </p> <p>We started at 4 months, and he has thrived. My only regret is that he doesn't nurse as much so my supply is much less. But he is growing, so at least for him, 4 months didn't hurt.</p> I found your post interesting. It made me think - and I have one more reason why a part of me still prefers baby food jars: time. I tend to cook dinner after the baby is asleep. I tend to have my lunch when the baby is down for his afternoon nap. I am trying to figure out how I am going to manage cooking with a baby (I know, I have to figure it out soon, as he is getting older!), and get his meals cooked in time for his mealtimes. At least with his food right now, when it’s time to eat, open the jar and presto!

However, we tried it a bit this weekend. We made oatmeal Saturday morning and packed them up for the rest of the week. I guess that might work - cooking his foods separately in big batches for the week. At a party, he had some rice with dal, which he enjoyed. But I kept meaning to start him on some string beans curry all weekend, and never had time to actually cook it, so he ended up having jars for dinner. I think we will still be going with jars, while we slowly add in normal food. Unless you have suggestions?

The other question I had while reading your post, what about supposed time-frames for foods? We were told by our pediatrician to hold off on starting fish and eggs for another few months, yoghurt and cheese until he’s at least 7 months, and etc. From your experience, does it matter? Or should I just go ahead and give him whatever?

We started at 4 months, and he has thrived. My only regret is that he doesn’t nurse as much so my supply is much less. But he is growing, so at least for him, 4 months didn’t hurt.

]]> By: Lani http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1212 Lani Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:25:36 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1212 <p>Hm, why not post about the grown-ups that like eating baby food? We had a baby shower and the woman we hosted it for was a lady from Russia who loved the baby food tasting contest. She ate three jars of apple peach, pear and pineapple baby food. , while we laughed at her. Ah, good times.</p> Hm, why not post about the grown-ups that like eating baby food? We had a baby shower and the woman we hosted it for was a lady from Russia who loved the baby food tasting contest. She ate three jars of apple peach, pear and pineapple baby food. , while we laughed at her. Ah, good times.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1211 mamster Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:25:48 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1211 <p>Jeez, people, this was supposed to be a controversial post. You should lambaste me at 30-minute intervals.</p> Jeez, people, this was supposed to be a controversial post. You should lambaste me at 30-minute intervals.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1210 Kathleen Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:01:16 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1210 <p>LOL, I agree with Matthew on most of this...we've been following the same plan for quite some time, although we have occasionally used jars too. </p> <p>Today, for instance, everyone ate leftover pizza for breakfast, except I gave 1 year old Shelby a plate of Cheerios and some diced fruit from a jar (which, even in the Gerber jar contains no added sugar, unlike your average fruit cocktail). I'm not sure why I did that,though, because she ate pizza like everyone else last night. I guess I was thinking she deserved a good breakfast more than the rest of us? Or maybe I just didn't want to share...</p> <p>And then she was ready for lunch and a nap earlier than the rest of us, so I gave her more jar food so that she could eat early, and I put her down for her nap before fixing lunch for us.</p> <p>I'll be interested to see if Iris gravitates toward "specially packaged teen food" or sticks with the good stuff. From what I've heard, things can go either way... :-)</p> LOL, I agree with Matthew on most of this…we’ve been following the same plan for quite some time, although we have occasionally used jars too.

Today, for instance, everyone ate leftover pizza for breakfast, except I gave 1 year old Shelby a plate of Cheerios and some diced fruit from a jar (which, even in the Gerber jar contains no added sugar, unlike your average fruit cocktail). I’m not sure why I did that,though, because she ate pizza like everyone else last night. I guess I was thinking she deserved a good breakfast more than the rest of us? Or maybe I just didn’t want to share…

And then she was ready for lunch and a nap earlier than the rest of us, so I gave her more jar food so that she could eat early, and I put her down for her nap before fixing lunch for us.

I’ll be interested to see if Iris gravitates toward “specially packaged teen food” or sticks with the good stuff. From what I’ve heard, things can go either way… :-)

]]> By: Moose http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1209 Moose Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:02:36 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1209 <p>4 months to start solids is way too early, especially if your family has history of allergies (hay fever and food allergies). My 2nd son is 6 months now and I will start solids at 7 months. My 1st son started solids at 5 months (MIL pushed) and developed severe Eczema, which turned our lives into hell. Ground up brown rice porridge is a good way to start and I like feeding fresh avocados. -Moose</p> 4 months to start solids is way too early, especially if your family has history of allergies (hay fever and food allergies). My 2nd son is 6 months now and I will start solids at 7 months. My 1st son started solids at 5 months (MIL pushed) and developed severe Eczema, which turned our lives into hell. Ground up brown rice porridge is a good way to start and I like feeding fresh avocados. -Moose

]]> By: Kelly Mayer http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1205 Kelly Mayer Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:36:10 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1205 <p>Hi, I'm one of Laurie's Maud friends. I'll never forget the time I was feeding my son Jack mashed butternut squash and he was more interested in the leftover squash gratin I was eating. We ditched the plain squash and he ate the gratin -- gruyere cheese, onions and fresh thyme. Of course, now that he is eight, anything that resembles and herb offends him, so no more of that.</p> <p>My younger son's favorite meal in the WHOLE WORLD is your recipe for penne alla vodka.</p> Hi, I’m one of Laurie’s Maud friends. I’ll never forget the time I was feeding my son Jack mashed butternut squash and he was more interested in the leftover squash gratin I was eating. We ditched the plain squash and he ate the gratin — gruyere cheese, onions and fresh thyme. Of course, now that he is eight, anything that resembles and herb offends him, so no more of that.

My younger son’s favorite meal in the WHOLE WORLD is your recipe for penne alla vodka.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1203 mamster Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:35:41 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1203 <p>Should I admit that while Laurie was out of town a couple of weeks ago, Iris and I ordered from Pizza Hut?</p> Should I admit that while Laurie was out of town a couple of weeks ago, Iris and I ordered from Pizza Hut?

]]> By: Dan Shiovitz http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1200 Dan Shiovitz Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:05:18 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/#comment-1200 <p><i>But why buy it, any more than you’d buy specially packaged teen food?</i></p> <p>What, you mean Domino's Pizza and Coke?</p> But why buy it, any more than you’d buy specially packaged teen food?

What, you mean Domino’s Pizza and Coke?

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