15 mo only eats gerber!!!

[~Alexa~]

My lo is 15 mo and he used to eat home-made food, but since we went on vacation in August, I started giving him gerber, and now he refuses to eat everything but gerber.  I'm so guilty! 
There are some things that he does eat:
- pasta
- ham
- sausage
- crackers
- cheese

So basically, breakfasts are easy, but lunch is a nightmare! He won't eat fruit, unless it is pureed! Is this normal?
He won't eat any chicken nor meat.  He sometimes eats fish, but he doesn't like any chunks of chicken or meat. 

I've been thinking if the problem is the texture....What do you think? Should I try pureeing his food and see if that helps?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.  I'm desperate and I feel very guilty b/c I used to make my own purees, and now he only likes gerber. 

Thanks so much
Alexa

[anna*]

That's a tricky one. I think I wouldn't go the route of pureeing food, if anything you want to head the other way. Instead I think i would offer more variety of new foods, less Gerber. There's another thread about picky 1 year olds going on here with some tips for getting more variety : http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=161342.0

[Colin Macs Mom]

I would also not go the puree route - it won't do anyone any good to make steps backwards.   I would also start offering new things, but you could also try mixing gerber with regular food and gradually cut back on the gerber.

[~Alexa~]

Thanks guys! I will definitely not go back to purees! I'm sure he can chew b/c he can eat potato chips! So, I'll just have to be REALLY patient (which can be very very difficult)!!

[Colin Macs Mom]

LOL!