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« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2014, 02:00:57 am »
Did his doctor recommend starting more finger foods? Neither of my kids were gaggers but I think I would have stuck with the puréed food a bit longer while offering really dissolvable finger foods as practice during meals, like crackers. Not sure where you're located but the Gerber stage 3 food has real small, soft cooked bits in it. Also, the toddler meal food is very tender and actually tastes pretty good!

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« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2014, 07:20:36 am »
Any ideas of what to mix potatoes with to make a proper lunch? Or anything else that is creamy like that? I do consider myself a decent cook just HORRIBLE at coming up with ideas for my son
Whilst potatoes seem to be a winner for him how about broadening the 'mash' with some variety which have more/different nutrients than white potato?  So I'm thinking these things mash well and can be served to replace the mash potato or added to it for an extra veg:
sweet potato
swede
turnip
celeriac
carrot
parsnip
squash (butternut squash)

Things like squash and sweet pot can be baked in the oven (skin on to avoid getting dry/crunchy edges) and will then mash well with little effort.

For proteins:
chicken liver pate (so easy to home make and can be frozen in portions)
lentil pate
cheese and mushroom pate (sound weird but actually tasty)
humus (chickpea dip)
red kidney bean dip
white bean dip...ok any bean dip...tahini or peanut butter can be added to up the protein too
butter bean mash (is that different? just thicker I suppose, can be served in place of mashed potato)

Another lovely dip is baba ghanoush (aubergine/eggplant dip).

Whilst they are all smooth/puree/dip type foods they are also 'real' adult foods too rather than baby food iyswim so everyone could enjoy them.

I see you had a diagnosis from the GP, are you seeing a dietician to help guide you through this? If it was me I'd like some guidance as to how long to continue with the soft foods and when to go for more finger foods. I think my DS was more likely to gag at soft food than hard too (like it mushed in his mouth and moved too far back where as the harder foods he could control in his mouth more easily). He also seemed to gag at this he didn't want/like or when he was full, do you find this has any impact?


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« Reply #17 on: September 25, 2014, 15:08:51 pm »
interestingly i have gotten ZERO support in regards to diet and going back to work full time monday is just causing lots of stress since no one is helping me.

This is what i have for lunch
scrambled eggs with ---either avocado or meat
pastina pasta with pureed spinach, cauliflower, or meat sauce
mashed potato---not sure what to add to it
tuna salad with tiny pasta

this is it:( Not very creative..

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« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2014, 03:00:22 am »
well now you've gotten loads of ideas from creations and the other ladies for protein that you can add to mashed potatoes so does that help? And you've been given lots of ideas to be more creative with his diet while still offering soft mash or puree. Really most protein food will puree in a blender and you can add to the mash. My little girl was on puree for longer than average but at 21 months she's starting to catch up re finger food.
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« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2014, 08:14:29 am »
interestingly i have gotten ZERO support in regards to diet and going back to work full time monday is just causing lots of stress since no one is helping me.
Have you requested a referral to a dietician?  Not sure where you are, in the UK I basically just tell the GP I want a referral if I feel strongly about something needing specialist help.


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« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2014, 08:20:22 am »
thank you ladies! just to clarify his doctor did diagnose him with a severe gag reflex, meaning, he will vomit if its to overwhelming for him:( its stressful.

Did the Dr say to stick with soft foods? I tend to agree that he'll only learn to 'manage' his gag reflex through practice, but maybe your dr told something different.





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« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2014, 03:57:42 am »
  Also wanted to say that I was once told by a nutritionist that as parents, everyone worries about protein, but it is a nutrient that most kids with an average diet actually get MORE than enough of.  American children tend to actually eat too much of it.   :-\   I remember now that when dd was about 3 or 4, she stopped eating meat, and that is why I consulted someone.
  A good "rule" is 1/2 gram of protein per pound of body weight. So a 20 pound toddler would need 10 grams of protein per day, as an example.  That gets covered with just 2 cups of milk, or one egg and a slice of cheese.  Or about 6 oz of greek yogurt. So, based on your example, he gets plenty of protein and I wouldn't worry about that piece of the puzzle.  :)

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« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2014, 18:22:33 pm »
^^^ That's really good to know. Neither of my kids are huge meat fans (are any kids big meat fans? none I've come across) but both like eggs and dairy.