What do you give your 6 month old to eat?

Question

I'm always having a hard time knowing what to give my baby besides his breastmilk. Pediatrician told me I can start giving him Gerber and cereal which I have but he seems to be more interested what I'm having at the dinner table. I'm not very creative and I'm always in a hurry and have another child as well so what other kinds of food could I give my baby? Should I be worried that I don't give him a lot of solid foods? Is it necessary for him to start now since He has no teeth in yet by the way...suggestions?

Answer

Gerber is full of junk. Organic is the way to go. I love Earth's Best. I give my boy solids twice a day. At once and at dinner. And I also give him two snacks. I will give stage two fruits in the afternoon , And then stage two dinners with a bottle of milk at night. His snack is two teething wafers with water.

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It's not "necessary" but if he's showing interest in what you're eating then go ahead and give him some (with a few safe guidelines of course). Look up babyled weaning. My son wouldn't let us anywhere near him with a spoon (he acted like you were trying to poison him haha) so we chose to go the BLW route. He didn't get teeth until he was 9 months old, and by then he was eating chicken and steak and a wide range of veggies and fruit. 
My son's first food was peeled steamed carrots, soft enough to smush easily between your thumb and index finger. I cut them into sticks with a crinkle cutter so they were easy to grab. We also did sweet potato, avocado, and broccoli stems (peeled and steamed) in the first month.

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We're going to start in veggies, steamed and mashed since he has no teeth. He goes crazy when he sees us eating so hopefully he's that enthusiastic with his food

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My daughter enjoys some purees but prefers feeding herself. het favorite is black beans and cheese so far.

pancake bits bc she was super jealous of mine 😂

watermelon 😊

She did NOT like peaches! 😂   at 6 months you can give full fat yogurt as well so long as there's no dairy intolerance that you know of. her favorite purees are sweet potatoes, apple and pumpkin, sweet potato orange and pineapple, and mango (💩)  and just about anything mixed with yogurt!

What do you give your 6 month old to eat?

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