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what to feed a baby
what age should i give my baby meats and other foods my sons 1 year old and i dont want to give something to him that will harm him at this age please someone answer
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Hi. At 1 year of age, my child was eating some meats. She loved diced ham. We would sometimes give her ground beef that had been broken up into small pieces. At 1 year of age, we let her eat anything she wanted and that we ate except honey and nuts unless the texture was unmanageable. My experience with babies is that you are the best judge of what your child can do. :)
Sabine
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Well the thing you should be worried about at this age is choking. Does he have teeth yet. Maybe just the front ones coming in. But that is for biting, not for chewing. YOu can try the strained meats in the baby food jar. Or you can cut things soooo small that he couldn't possible choke on them. He does need the protein and vitamins and iron that meat and chicken provide, that is why baby food company's make strained meats. If you think he would enjoy real chicken or meat you must cut it up very very small. YOu might try a macaroni dish with tomato sauce and some chopped meat cooked into it. Because plain meat kinda doesn't have much flavor. I can remember giving my son turkey hot dogs but I cut it up into very very very small pieces. About the size of a rice krispy. He kinda of picked it up with his fingers, but for the most part the hot dog pieces stuck to his fingers, but he managed to get them into his mouth and he liked them. Have you tried cherrios yet. Those are easy to swallow. They contain protein and are made with whole grain today. It is fun to watch them eat them. Even chicken, if you can get it cut up small enough, they can eat it. Nothing larger than a rice krispy or cherrio.
You should try just one new food a week, so you can watch for allergic reactions.
Hey thanks for the memory, it's been 20 years!
It was nerve wracking being a new mom. You'll be fine. Good luck to you.
Michele
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