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How long do babies eat jar baby food?

I have a 13 month old who has begun to eat solid foods but we still feed him jar baby food as well. Just wondering from moms out there what their experience has been as far as how long they continued to provide baby food in addition to regular solids.

Public Response to How long do babies eat jar baby food?

1. Well as soon has my children started to eat solid foods I took away the baby jar food. I would only give the the fruit that came in the baby jar.
2. I gave my kids baby food from a jar until they wouldn't eat it anymore. My first got her first 2 teeth and refused to eat baby food, so she just gummed everything that she could. My second ate baby food until she was about 12 months, then she refused them. When he refuses to eat the baby food, then he is ready for solid foods completely. I would say no longer than until 24 months if he never refuses. Fresh fruits and veggies (even steamed) have more nutrients than the jar food. If you are still unsure, ask your doctor. I say as long as he can handle real food, he'll be fine!
3. I bought a boat load of baby food when Target put out this crazy coupon...anyway my Hannah will eat it until it is gone or until she refuses it. It can't hurt them!
4. I never fed mine jar food...just started feeding him things I could mash up at the dinner table.
5. as long as he is gettin his other nutrients i dot see anything wrong with u giving him the jar food
6. My son has never eaten pureed baby food in his life. He occasionally might eat mashed potatoes but he prefers whole potatoes. Seriously what benefit do you think jarred food has? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6762795.stm Solids best After six months, Mrs Rapley said babies were capable of taking food into their mouths and chewing it. Therefore, feeding them pureed food at this time could delay the development of chewing skills. Instead, she said, they should be given milk and solid pieces of food which they could chew. Mrs Rapley argued that babies fed pureed food had little control over how much food they ate, thus rendering them vulnerable to constipation, and running a risk that they would react by becoming fussy eaters later in life. She blamed the food industry for convincing parents that they should give children pureed food. She said: "Sound scientific research and government advice now agree that there is no longer any window of a baby's development in which they need something more than milk and less than solids."
7. i think that its a lil harder to feed babys that only have a few teeth actual food my son would eat baby food meals until he got his 4 teeth which he was about 12 mnths and then he would try an eat anything but he lucked out with french frys and mashed potatoes and Whole milk.. he is now 17 mnths and eats just about everything
8. it depends on the baby, but i had my son off at 11 months, if they needed somethin mash, theres always mash potatoes, fruit cups, bananas, smash up some green beans, refried beans, but they should be able to take regular food like ravioli, mac and cheese, hot dogs
9. I think it totally depends on your child. My daughter is 18 months old and we still give her jar food. We were trying to give her all table food for a while, but she was not eating her veggies and fruits very well. And she couldn't really eat any meats. We thought she was being very picky. And then we realized that even though she is 18 months old she has trouble chewing many of the fruits and most of the veggies we were giving her. She has only four teeth. So until more of her teeth come in we will keep her on the jarred food and have her eat the softer table foods. BTW- my daughter is very regular (she poops two daily, every day) so jarred food doesn't cause her constipation. And she her weight is very appropriate for her age (45 % percential)
10. We used jarred foods for about a week when he was around 6 1/2 months. Then we realized that he did much better with regular table food and ditched the purees. As long as the regular food you are giving your baby is healthy (fruit, veggies, whole grains, lean meats if you offer meats) then there shouldn't be a need for jarred food. Personally we choose not to use them because there wasn't any real benefit from them, and my son didn't like the idea of not being able to feed himself real food. Think about what your reasons are for giving jarred food. If it is for nutrition you could start giving your baby real nutritious food. Also remember that letting your baby have finger foods may be easier on you since you don't have to actually feed him, though he may be starting to learn to use a spoon now.
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