Finger food fears
I got an email from Isaac's teacher today:
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Hi Claire!
I am writing to ask that you start bringing in some finger foods for Isaac. There are lots of options for you. You could bring in some frozen peas or veggies, cut up cheese in bite size pieces, cubed meat or sliced deli meat, etc. Another really great (and easy) option is the kind of jar food that is already diced and ready to go for you. Most of the major jar food lines make jars of green beans, diced carrots, peaches, etc. I really think Isaac is ready for more self feeding and texture in his food and we just don't have enough variety to meet his needs. Please let me know if you have any more questions about this.
Thanks, Nicole
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What was most funny about this is that I had been asking all my coworkers about expanding Isaac's finger-food repertoire. He has been excruciatingly annoyed at meals lately, and I can tell that it's because he has had it with the boring mushy stuff. He is all about the Cheerios, but I know that I need to break into some new territory soon, lest that get mind-numbingly old as well. The problem is that I keep putting off feeding him real-people food because I am deathly afraid that he will choke to death on something. I have no clue what is mushy or not mushy to babies, or, for that matter, what the precise diameter of Isaac's poor little choke-hole is. Nicole above says peas, but the new-mommy bible says no peas, they are a choking hazard. Grrrrreat. And exactly what size shall I make these "bite-sized pieces", eh? I welcome advice from been-there, done-that mommies. Please help me protect my baby's airway.
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Hi Claire!
I am writing to ask that you start bringing in some finger foods for Isaac. There are lots of options for you. You could bring in some frozen peas or veggies, cut up cheese in bite size pieces, cubed meat or sliced deli meat, etc. Another really great (and easy) option is the kind of jar food that is already diced and ready to go for you. Most of the major jar food lines make jars of green beans, diced carrots, peaches, etc. I really think Isaac is ready for more self feeding and texture in his food and we just don't have enough variety to meet his needs. Please let me know if you have any more questions about this.
Thanks, Nicole
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What was most funny about this is that I had been asking all my coworkers about expanding Isaac's finger-food repertoire. He has been excruciatingly annoyed at meals lately, and I can tell that it's because he has had it with the boring mushy stuff. He is all about the Cheerios, but I know that I need to break into some new territory soon, lest that get mind-numbingly old as well. The problem is that I keep putting off feeding him real-people food because I am deathly afraid that he will choke to death on something. I have no clue what is mushy or not mushy to babies, or, for that matter, what the precise diameter of Isaac's poor little choke-hole is. Nicole above says peas, but the new-mommy bible says no peas, they are a choking hazard. Grrrrreat. And exactly what size shall I make these "bite-sized pieces", eh? I welcome advice from been-there, done-that mommies. Please help me protect my baby's airway.
posted by Claire at 2:28 PM
1 Comments:
I'm with you... I'm totally paranoid. He does fine with Cheerios... but I tried some tiny bites of cheese the other day and he gagged. I also gave him a Gerber wagon wheel today (basically a GIANT Puff) and he did great until he got it down to about half size then he jammed the whole thing in his mouth and scared me to death. Your guess is as good as mine. With the veggies, I have heard that as long as they are mushy (the consistency of what you'd get in a can of vegetable soup) and the baby knows how to chew, you're okay. I'll probably try those gerber ones your son's teacher mentioned soon.
Let me know how Isaac does!
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