Baby Only Wants Sweeter Foods

They wont always want the same thing. My daughter was very easy, she is now 13. However, my 18 mo old son is terrible when it comes to eating. He used to hate sweet potatoes, now he likes them. He used to hate vegetables, now it is the very first thing he picks from the plate. So, just be patient and dont cook a buffet to try to please him. As long as they are healthy choices, you are fine. If he likes sweets these days, try jello with milk. You can also replace milk with tofu (wonderful protein) and it tastes just the same. Present it to him in little cubes for him to pick.

My second daughter only preferred sweet foods, too. The fact that I CRAVED sweets while pregnant with her should have been a clue to the type of foods she'd like. She is now 5 years old and LOVES sweets! My 3rd child is a picky eater...with him it's a hit or miss. What he'll eat today with gusto, he will turn away from tomorrow. I know how frustrating this can be. At 14 months, your baby doesn't need to be on any jarred foods. In all honesty, I never fed my children food from a jar. It was all whatever we ate...just in pureed form. My pediatrician had recommended to me when I had my first daughter to always introduce veggies first as opposed to fruits, which are sweeter and will undoubtedly be preferred over time. Once they get the taste of "sweet" it's hard to convince them to try a non sweet food, like green beans, or chicken. There isn't anything wrong with yogurt...just make sure it's not full of sugar. The yogurt I buy is made by Stonyfield and it's called Yo kids. It's Organic, tastes really good and it's good for you too. It's also not very sweet. They also make yogurts called Yo Baby. Those are also really good. Not very sweet tasting. With my second daughter, I often had to "hide" her food within another food. Just like you mix veggies into a soup? That's what I mean...for example, if I make chicken and peas and sweet potatoes, I grind up the chicken, mix it into the sweet potatoes and put the peas on the side since my son loves picking up the peas. Unfortunately, my son has issues with textures, so at 19 months, I'm still grinding up his meats and disguising them into other foods because for some reason he doesn't like the texture of meats. My second daughter had texture issues too. Trust me, when your baby is hungry, he will eat. With my son, I try to feed him lunch when I think it should be lunch time but he clearly lets me know that he's not ready for lunch. No matter what I do, he will refuse whatever I give him. Let your baby let you know when he's hungry. Try giving him a spoonful. IF he refuses, wait a little bit. Trying the airplane thing, that's only going to frustrate you more than you already are. IF he has weight issues (if he's not gaining weight or underweight) then you will want to discuss your concerns with his pediatrician. Chances are that you simply have a picky eater on your hands...and there's not too much you can do about it. Find something that works and stay with it until it doesn't work anymore but in the meantime, never give up trying new things. What you think your baby might not like may be the one thing he loves. Good luck and be patient with your son. But I would encourage you to give up the jar foods. It's only my opinion, but that food really doesn't taste good anyway. Fruits are OK...but the foods, maybe he just doesn't like the taste. Also, try putting a bowl of food out for him to try to feed himself. Babies this age are eager to try new things...let him make a mess if that's what it takes for him to eat. He won't master a spoon yet for some time, but let him try anyway. He's washable if he makes a mess anyway. : )

I have a 12 month old son, and two older boys (4yrs and 5 yrs). Your son may not want the blended food any more. Sometimes I just cut up the veggies, pasta, and meat in small pieces, and he loves to it up with his hands or try to feed himself. Sometimes I have to give him a spoon, and feed him with another. He wants to be so independent. And even sometimes mix one or two bite of veggies with one bite of fruit. Hope this helps...

My 15mo old went thru the same thing (not wanting to be fed) a few months ago... turns out it wasn't the food but rather that we were feeding him! I give him whatever we are eating zipped in the "Bullet" for a sec... he definately needs a bath after eating, but he's an eating champ!!! Good luck!

If Sweet is what he wants then sweet is what he gets. T. sometimes babies dont like all that healthy stuff. Sometimes you just have to give in to what they want.... Try this,, Bake a nice triple chocolate cake and let him just dig in and let him just eat the whole thing. Trust me!!! Little man would just enjoy every moment of that!!!!!!!
Also Try adding some cookies and ice cream with it too!!!
Its healthy and nurishment for the body!!! Trust me, I have lots of experience.....
Love Ya!!!

T.,
I am a nurse and also a mother and grandmother of a 16 month old. Don't be concerned about your baby only wanting sweeter foods. Like adults, children's taste for certain or different foods change. The products you say your baby eats now , will probably change later also. As long as the foods are nutritionally sound with little or no sugar added he will be fine. Stay away from refined sugars and foods that add more sugar. My grandson also likes soy milk and yogurt. For breakfast it's Gerber rice cereal with soy milk and applesauce. We do the best we can with our children the rest is up to them and God.
God Bless
B.

As they grow so does there taste buds. However it's what you introduce to him that will make the difference. fresh fruits are sweet, fresh sweet potatoes are sweet too. Maybe at first he won't wantto eat but babies do NOT starve themselves. As long as you offer him helathy foods he will eat. Sometimes they just aren't hungry when we present the foods to them. Eventually he will eat. Cut up apples, strawberries, blueberries are excellent source of vitamins and also sweet. Offer good choices.

Hope this helps. Just don't give in to junky cereals , etc.

J.

My 8 month old stopped wanting to be spoon fed and this may be your real issue. Let him eat foods he can pick up himself. Skip soups and purees and move on to finger foods.
We do cooked carrots, peas, broccoli, sweet potato, etc, all cut up into small bite sized pieces. Just put a few on the tray and let your baby eat.
If you ony offer food you want him to eat, he can only eat what you want. Variety is good, but only within your nutritional guidelines. You are the parent and you get to decide what choices he has.
He can choose not to eat, but that won't last because he will get hungry. Babies are self-regulating. They will eat when hungry, if offered fresh nutritious foods.
hth,
K.

You are the Mom, and the boss. Do not let your baby determine what he will and will not eat. This is a power struggle worth winning, otherwise he will become a very picky eater. What i would do is first give him the veggies and tell him that he can have one of his favorites after the veggies. At first this will be hard since he is already used to eating only sweets, but if you stick your ground he will realize you mean business. Maybe try making something that you like as well have eating it with him.

maybe the spoon is the problem?
try just letting him eat real food...
chunks of whatever you're eating :-)

Kids will eat when they are hungry. If you offer him healthy foods (fruits/veggies/meats) and he doesn't want them then he just doesn't eat that meal. Don't force and don't show any emotion...he will not starve, just take it away and remove him from the table. The next meal offer again your healthy options or whatever meal you are eating. He will eat when he is hungry. If you always give him what he wants he will never eat anything healthy.