It’s true! I actually feed my ten-month-old baby mild salsa.
And she likes it!
I remember reading somewhere about how if you give your babies salsa to eat it helps them be better eaters later on. I guess because it is spicy and so packed with flavor it helps them learn to like other new foods?
In other countries, babies eat the foods their parents eat, and there are many countries whose cuisine is MUCH spicier than ours!
Other “strange” things I feed Vera:
-zucchini strips
-cottage cheese
-plain yogurt (no sugar added!)
-hummus (seasoned with adobo seasoning!)
-white bean dip
-black beans
-roasted peppers
-guacamole
-salmon
Here’s what her typical daily menu looks like.
(I don’t measure out her foods – these are just approximations.)
Breakfast: 1-2 Tbsp. cottage cheese, plain yogurt, or Greek yogurt; 2 Tbsp. blueberries (halved); 2 Tbsp. other fruit (strawberries, watermelon, mango, and bananas are popular); sometimes a scrambled egg yolk; a small handful of Cheerios
Lunch: 1 Tbsp. hummus; 1 Tbsp. natural cheese; 2 Tbsp. veggies (zucchini strips, potato “fries,” sweet/regular potatoes, cooked mixed veggies, etc.); 1/2 hard boiled egg yolk; 1/4 piece of whole wheat bread; 1-2 Tbsp. fruit
Dinner: any of the things I listed above for lunch; some of whatever we are eating (potatoes, pasta, vegetables, fish, bread, etc.); 1 Tbsp. fruit/yogurt for “dessert”
Do you feed your baby anything unusual?
Yep, we did the same thing with our girls and people always laugh at what our girls will eat. However, #2 and 3 are still picky eaters though:(
Cara
Taite loves salsa 🙂 – as long as its not to spicy. I didnt eat it as a kid but its an addiction of mine now. Funny how that works. Im going to give some to owen so he eats better than my other two at this age HAHA.
Good job Vera!! Lily has pretty much eaten all of those foods you listed! I think it’s so good for kids to try lots of different things, especially nutritious foods! Lily loves spicy foods, except cajun seasoning is kind of too much for her. She coughs, sneezes and her eyes water whenever she eats it.
Nate loves squash and avocado… which maybe not be strange to anyone, but he and I are the only ones who will eat it. I love to vary their diets when they are babies b/c they really are open to lot of different foods.
Just watch out for diaper rash:) ouch!
Looks like my kind of food. Vera is so beautiful.
She’s so cute! Ours could never handle anything too spicy b/c of the diaper rash like Kelly mentioned. We had to be careful of that and even as they got to the potty training stage it would burn to go if they had to much. Looks like Vera enjoyed it 🙂
Good for you! The strangest stuff my Marie eats are foreign pieces on the floor. I do my best to keep them to a minimum, but she finds anything she can and puts it in her mouth. Otherwise, her favorite food is chicken rice soup, which I make and puree and freeze in serving size containers. After that, she loves mashed potatoes and green beans, and Moroccan Beef with Couscous. She also likes beef stew. I’m afraid we’re pretty traditional over here and don’t venture into the exotic that often. One strange thing about Marie is that she balks at eating fruits or just about anything sweet. I have to sneak applesauce (or ground up peaches or pears) into her food.
way to go Aliesha! Our pediatrician recommended that we give our daughter everything we eat from 10 months on. But I didn’t listen and only started her on curries when she turned one. Surprise of surprises my little picky eater finally started enjoying mealtimes. Indian food is spicy and my Nanma loves it!