What kind of purées did you start with

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This is only for parents who did purées. Please comment the specific kind if you’d like and how it went over. 
I’ve heard people say it’s better to start with veggies so they don’t get use to the sweetness of fruit but I’ve also heard it’s better to start with fruit so they accept the food easier. 
I don’t want to hear how baby led weaning is better and easier. Please accept that it’s not for everyone.

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We did fruit with our first son and he loves veggies, he never had a preference of fruit over the veggies. Our second we started veggies and he seems to like the veggies better so far. I think it's all just individual preferences🤷🏼‍♀️

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My pediatrician told me I could give him anything as long as I spent some days on the same thing before trying something new.
We did oatmeal cereal first for like a week to practice the whole eating situation, then i gave him apple puree he loved it, then sweet potato and also loved it. 
Next week im going to start peas or green beans.

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I don’t think it really matters what you start with, regardless if you do purées or BLW. I think the most important thing is to get baby exposed and accustomed to as many flavours and textures as possible as early as you can. 
I think the real problems come when parents try to mask the flavours of veggie purées by adding fruit to sweeten it. That’s just asking for a picky eater lol.

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I started with green veggies first. He definitely wasn't a fan! Green beans were too thick. Peas were ok.
He LOVES carrots!! So much that he turned orange lol. Now he likes peas, cauliflower (beware the smell if you cook it yourself), and squash (not enough for for the effort, but tasty). 
We did more veggies because they're more nutritious than fruit, and less sweet. 
Try mixing a new food with rice cereal. It dilutes out the flavor.
I make my own and it's not hard at all! I boil/steam/pressure cook the food, blend it, then freeze in little snack size ziploc bags. Run under water to thaw (or fridge overnight) and squeeze into a container.

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I started my first with fruit and had no issues, she eats all the foods most kids wont even try 😂 my second on the other hand hated purees and has decided that she's a carnivore. Different things work for different kids, just try everything you can and you'll get the hang of it

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Definitely start with veggies… Your child will have a preference for sugar, that is guaranteed. If you start with fruits, your child will not tolerate veggies whatsoever.

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Pediatrician told me to start with some veggies so she didn't get used to the sweetness of fruit and not want anything else.

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We did both. It is very hard to buy baby food without fruit or "sweet" in it. Even "all veggie" stuff would have banana or apple in it. So, I looked for veggie only things, had to read a lot of ingredients. If I made my own, I would do mostly veggies. Kids are gonna get hooked on sweet things eventually, no need to start them on it, though.

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We started with veggies and she loved peas and sweet potatoes. Absolutely hated carrots and green beans. After I introduced fruit to her, she preferred that, but would still eat the veggies that she liked.

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I did modified baby led weaning. My son had texture issues and would gag on some textures. We did purees to start and went with carrots. Then peas, apples, green beans, pears etc. We did a fruit for breakfast and veggie for lunch and then gave him some of our dinner to try.

What kind of purées did you start with

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