Baby Food

[lovemykidstoo]

Does anyone have or have you had a daycare child that did transition off baby food at a year old? I have a 9 month old that the parents don't want him to have anything but baby food until like 18 months at least.

[CountryRoads]

Does anyone have or have you had a daycare child that did transition off baby food at a year old? I have a 9 month old that the parents don't want him to have anything but baby food until like 18 months at least.

At a year old, I like to transition them to my menu. It's never been a problem. I actually just had a dcg turn 1 last month and she has been on our menu since a little before she turned 1.

So they expect you to spoon feed their child until they are 18 months? Is there a reason they only want baby food for so long?

[Blackcat31]

I participate with a food program
ALL enrolled kids kids are served same meals/snacks every day.
No exceptions other than medically documented allergies or restrictions
At 12 months the menu is the same for all

[Ariana]

All of my kids start at 12 months and most are completely transitioned to my regulat menu by 18 months. Some kids come in having had everything and some kids are still on baby food at 12 months.

I would let them know that baby food until 18 months is not age appropriate eating behavior.

[lovemykidstoo]

I was really blown away. I asked dad today if they had given him anything other than baby food right now. YOu know, little baby teething biscuits, cheerios etc. I've been in business for 18 years and always was giving 9 month olds cheeries, broken up toast etc. He acted floored. They have a 3 year old that is in preschool too, so they're not first time parents. He said that both their families have intestinal issues like diverticulitis so they're being cautious. I told him that I have never had a child 12 months NOT go to regular menu. He said well what would you feed him now as far as regular menu. I said at this age, he could have tiny bits of cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt etc. He flipped and said oh no no dont give him that. I said I have to talk to my food program rep and that I think the only way at a year that I can't is with a doctors note. I think it's nuts

[Josiegirl]

If they're insistent then they'd either need to supply a drs. note to satisfy the food program or they'd have to supply their child's food.

[Pestle]

I think there is some misapprehension by some people that "baby food" is a magical category of food that is somehow substantially different from everything else. It's not. It's just regular food mushed up, with a cute label and a high price point.

[DaveA]

I've never had a child not transition to regular food at 12 months. If there really is a medical reason they need something from the doctor. Otherwise that is a request I would tell parents I couldn't comply with.

[Ac114]

Yes and I termed them for that. It was more the child couldn’t eat anything that wasn’t liquid and they withheld that information during the interview. He was 15 months old and still needed spoon fed. He couldn’t even hold the baby pouches and eat himself.

[Cat Herder]

By "baby food" do you mean jarred food? I don't even serve this. :dislike:

Could they mean steamed, clean foods; pureed or diced? No added ingredients. Mesh feeders.

[Bluemoon5]

I would let them know that baby food until 18 months is not age appropriate eating behavior.

This. It is my understanding that eating different foods and experiencing different textures helps with speech development. Chewing foods helps develop muscles used to form certain sounds. That's what our speech therapist said anyway.

[lovemykidstoo]

By "baby food" do you mean jarred food? I don't even serve this. :dislike:

Could they mean steamed, clean foods; pureed or diced? No added ingredients. Mesh feeders.

They mean they will only serve him baby food. They use jarred food and rice cereal. I talked to mom this morning and she said it's not as bad as he made it sound. She said she will talk to him and let me know. I told her food program is 12 months without a doctors note.

[Tin Blues]

My babies are all on table food by 9 to 10 months and feeding themselves.

[lovemykidstoo]

My babies are all on table food by 9 to 10 months and feeding themselves.

Mine usually are too. This is the first one in 18 years. I gave him cheerios and he had no clue at all what to do with them.

[LittleExplorers]

My kiddos are all done with baby food by 8 or 9 months typically. Some never do pureed, which I prefer. I would not feed a child that old baby food unless it was a medical necessity.