[blparent] food question

[Amanda Matheny]

Well, considering I too have a 14 month old who is eating lots of
finger food, maybe I can help. He loves the gerber ppuffs, strawberry,
sweet potato, pretty much any kind. He also likes the wagon wheels
which come in many varieties. When he was younger I had to break them
in small pieces, but now he bites things with his mouth full of sharp
teeth so he can eat a whole one himself. I can't remember the brand,
but there are also these crackers that are kind of squiggly on the
sides that he likes. They're rounded on top and flat on the bottom,
and about as long as a fish stick. My son is allergic to dairy, but we
can give him a little before it's a problem, so the odd piece of
cheese or macaroni is great. He loves bananas, but maybe try smaller
pieces. My little man can handle bananas cut into scallops and then
halved, but yours may need them smaller. What about green beans? My
little guy likes frozen or canned, but I think prefers canned. Oh and
potatoes are great too. Mashed are good if you are feeding him, but if
he's feeding himself I'd say diced or something. Blueberries and
strawberries are good too, and my little man just sampled a blackberry
from a sample lady at Walmart.

That's certainly not an exhaustive list, but hopefully it will get you
started. Just keep in mind that my little guy has a mouth full of 14
teeth, so he's bound to be able to handle more if yours doesn't have
as many. Only 6 more teeth to go for a full mouth of baby teeth!

On 5/27/12, Helena Bachelder <jujubean101981 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thank you very much. We did try bananas afew months ago, and he gagged on
> them so much he brought up his dinner. We tried the Mum Mum crackers
> shortly
> after that, and he did the same thing. We tried Cheerios, with  the same
> result.
>
> He is now able to finally eat the Mum Mum crackers and the Gerber puffs.
>
> His gagging problem I believe is his age. Well at least that's what I've
> been told by his doctor.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Take care,
> Helena
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:19 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] food question
>
> Go gurts, bananas, berries, cheedoh's, let me ask you a question, though
> none of my business, is the choking problem medical or just his age?
> Ritz crackers, they melt easily, what else have you tried?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Helena Bachelder
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:15 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] food question
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a question, and I'm hoping maybe someone on this list might be able
> to help. My son who is almost  14 months has not really had many finger
> foods due to a gagging problem he has. He has just learned a few weeks ago
> to eat Mum-mum crackers (they are crackers that dissolve easily) and these
> puffs that Gerber makes, that also dissolve easily.
>
> So my question is: What other things can I start to introduce him to, that
> will be easy for him to eat, without him gagging on it? Any suggestions
> would really be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
>
> I know this isn't really blind related, so if you want to reply off list
> that's fine. My email is  below.
>
> Take care and God bless,
> Helena
> email: jujubean101981 at verizon.net
>
>
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> Joyce Meyer
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