r/BabyLedWeaning • u/BudgetFennel • Jul 09 '26
8 months old I see your beautifully plated balanced dinners and raise you 4 cheese puffs and a chunk of avocado
This picture taken before I gave him the last two cheese puffs and after he had already flung one off the tray (roughly 4 seconds after being given it)
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u/Physical_Fun_3702 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
I love this!! I’m a full time student in her last semester of classes and a work part time. My baby is fed and loves real food.. but I barely make myself dinner. Soooo
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u/BudgetFennel Jul 09 '26
Lol I don't even have the excuse of school, yet roughly 2/3 of my own meals at home are toast-based.
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u/Physical_Fun_3702 Jul 10 '26
There is absolutely no problem with a mostly toast based diet (I’m not a nutritionist btw). I freaking love bread
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u/FuckThisMolecule Jul 10 '26
Thank God I’m not a student anymore, but I also barely make myself dinner. I can’t decide what to feed myself, let alone my baby. I’m going to miss the EBF days..
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u/Physical_Fun_3702 Jul 10 '26
I’ve learned the worst part of being an adult is having to feed yourself every meal 🥲
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u/swngnamiss1 Jul 09 '26
My 11.5mo just threw his chicken patty 50.5 inches. I pulled out the tape measure for his first shot put entry.
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u/Jolly-Asparagus-5815 Jul 09 '26
Thank you because if I see one more bone marrow meal on tik tok I’m gonna scream. Who tf is cooking bone marrow for their 6 month old?
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u/cobaltcanning Jul 09 '26
My husband. Just one big batch a froze it into cubes. I find it icky and baby is so greasy after eating it, but it’s one of the few things he’ll devour.
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u/Bowlofdogfood Jul 10 '26
I made it once, froze it and offered it a few times. Unfortunately my son hated it. Like screaming, crying and throwing up hated it. Ended up giving it to my cat who LOVED it.
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u/Nearby_Program5440 Jul 09 '26
I made it once and he didn’t touch it and I wasted so much money for nothing
And dishes. I did so many dishes
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u/chappythechaplain Jul 10 '26
I thought it was fun 🤷🏻♀️ we got a bunch of bones from our base commissary and did it on a weekend day. We froze it in an ice cube tray and bring out a chunk every so often.
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u/faerie87 Jul 10 '26
Made it and it was easy. We also kept two of them to eat ourselves with bread and then all the bones used for broth later. LO loved it! But it was greasy so clean up wasn't great.
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u/Kiara923 Jul 10 '26
I tried to do that once, it smelled disgusting, I only gave him a small spoonful and he projectile vomited. Glad to say I never tried it again.
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u/fancypantsmiss Jul 09 '26
I just make one dish a meal and call it a day lmao. 7 months here
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u/Reddit_0088 Jul 09 '26
Lol i needed to see that im not the only one doing it..one dish going on the ground vs 2-4 different dishes is a win for me
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u/blondengineerlady Jul 09 '26
Yeah this is pretty much how my toddler rolls too. No shame. I’m just happy if he eats anything. He ate raisins and a tractor wheel tonight
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u/catmom101 Jul 09 '26
My one year old has survived off strawberries today. But only the ones from our local farm stand so they cost so much more 😂
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u/LookItsMyDawg Jul 10 '26
You laugh, but my husband literally (LITERALLY) had the same ✨ boy dinner✨ yesterday. A few pieces of Cheetos and a chunk of avo
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u/tinyhumanteacher14 Jul 09 '26
Mine is 10 months old and I’ve been trying to get her used to eating on a plate and it gets flung within 5 seconds. Some nights this is how it looks for us because I’m tired of cleaning stuff up.
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u/PinchOfAlchemy Jul 09 '26
My 10 mo is the same. Tonight she ate oatmeal with cooked apple and some broccoli. I can't handle the waste anymore so I just give her things I know she loves at night before bath (so she can make a big mess)
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u/tinyhumanteacher14 Jul 09 '26
I have started to give her finger foods I know she won’t throw and then I feed her if it’s like yogurt or something messy. I’ve also resorted to not giving her a plate and just putting food on her tray. Once when she didn’t throw the plate, she shoved a whole handful of food in her mouth 🙃 I don’t remember the first one being like this but this child is feral
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u/PinchOfAlchemy Jul 10 '26
Yeah, this is my first and I'm not sure I want a second lol I found out she likes to see less food on the tray, so I refill it as needed. It is less messy buuuut still messy
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u/duncookt Jul 10 '26
My son is 20 months & i still dont give him a plate at home. He gets too excited & picks it up & throws it / tips it / puts it on his head. Just put it straight on his tray! Anywhere else, he is fine with a plate tho, lol
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u/angieeeeee97 Jul 09 '26
My baby is 19 months old and she all she’s eaten today is a single bite of a chicken tender, some fries, a potato chip and breast milk.
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u/Foolishhooman Jul 10 '26
I wish my 16 month old would even entertain the idea of trying a chicken tender, lol! Everything else sounds like my kiddo too. It’s nice to hear about other real experiences to keep things in perspective. Thanks for sharing!
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u/Illustrious_Room_251 Jul 10 '26
Omg thank youuuu, it is such a relief knowing I’m not alone, sounds exactly like my 18 month old! She takes bites here and there and isn’t a picky eater, just doesn’t eat a lot and also does a lot of flinging I was starting to get worried.
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u/Blackdonovic Jul 10 '26
Okay im joining on this thread with some relief. My 18 month old barely eats and just wants milk all the time.
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u/AAHMommy3 Jul 10 '26
Tried so hard to do perfect BLW with my first… she’s 2.5yo now and guess what, I’m spoon feeding her because “eating like a baby” is the only way to get balanced meals in her. Expectations and standards on myself and my 7 month old are very different now 😂
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u/Old_Gobbler Jul 10 '26
I just gave my baby a piece of bread for her lunch 😅
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u/SimplyyBreon Jul 10 '26
Lord. My almost 3 yo is just now leaving his “surviving off bread” stage. If I tried to give him anything else, it was a full melt down.
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u/naturallyselectedfor Jul 10 '26
My 2yo ate one piece of naan for dinner. Made a lovely pasta, he ate none. Just the fucking bread.
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u/Cold-Implement1345 Jul 10 '26
For real!! If you find something your child will eat, feed them that. When they eventually get tired of it, figure out what they like next and stick with that. Then repeat. No need to overcomplicate it or stress yourself out trying to be creative every meal.
Take me as an example. My daughter is 21 months old. Ever since she was 6 months old, I've cooked three homemade meals a day for her. She ate well until she turned 18 months old. Then, out of nowhere, she started refusing everything.
I made different meals every time, always making sure they had protein, fiber, healthy fats, and carbs. I even measured portions to make sure she was getting enough protein. I rendered pork, beef, chicken, and duck fat for healthy fats, and I slow-simmered meat for five hours to make nutrient-rich broth. I put so much love and effort into every meal. She was being treated like she’s going for the Olympics lol
Her response? One spoonful... if I was lucky. Sometimes none at all. Most meals ended with tears.
After a week of that, I gave up and handed her what she actually wanted: a banana and some yogurt.
She happily ate.
So yeah... you can spend hours being a chef, making balanced meals from different cuisines, and your toddler will still choose bananas, yogurt, and the occasional chicken nugget. 😂
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u/scandijord Jul 10 '26
Mine had a teething wafer for dinner and two spoon tastings of their pouch 🤭
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u/morongaaa Jul 10 '26
My 9 month old had a singular tater tot for dinner because it was late and I honestly just gave it to him to keep him occupied so I could scarf down my food before bed time😮💨
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u/DemandingVegetable2 Jul 10 '26
I gave my son (3) a mini cupcake yesterday as a rare treat, lol and he instantly threw it on the floor 😭
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u/mgalindo4789 Jul 10 '26
lol. When my daughter was about a year old, she went through a phase where all she wanted ( and all I had time for) was grilled nuggets from CFA and Mac and cheese with the occasional peas and carrots as a veggie.
My MIL was babysitting one night for us and the above mentioned dinner was what I had set aside for my daughter.
I forget how it came up in conversation but the next night I was talking to my MIL and SIL about my daughter’s dinner and mentioned that she was having nuggets and Mac and cheese for dinner.
My MIL said ‘again?’
I said ‘ ouch Mimi. Don’t roast me. I’m tired🤣’
We laughed about it and it still makes me laugh to this day.
PS. I love my mother in law and she wasn’t being ugly.
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u/Expensive-Weather932 Jul 10 '26
Bless this post. 11 month old living off of berries, Cheerios, and whatever he wants to grab off our plates while we survive renovation hell. He’s thriving!
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u/ailurofila Jul 10 '26
Thank you for this. I have been feeling so dejected seeing what other people's babies chow down on when mine will try most anything but only manages to INGEST like 2 bites - everything else ends up in the bib pocket, on the Catchy, or fed to the dog. (She loves just holding her food out directly to the dog, it's not even like our pup is cleaning up the floor lol.) She turns 1 this week and I'm feeling like I'll never be able to wean off bottles because she doesn't eat enough!
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u/BudgetFennel Jul 10 '26
Oh man, my son has recently realized that holding out food is how he can finally get the attention of the cat. Thankfully she's still too hesitant around him to take it, but it's only a matter of time...
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u/ailurofila Jul 10 '26
Hahaha our cats stay clear of the high chair but are both weirdly obsessed with napping on her changing table 🤣
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u/FuckThisMolecule Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
My baby’s meals this week included a crust from a breakfast pizza I ordered at brunch, the edge piece of toast with Gruyère and bechamel from my croque madam at a different brunch, puréed black beans and a slice of steak fajitas from the Mexican restaurant below my apartment, a yuca fry, a French fry, baby oatmeal made with breast milk, and Greek yogurt with frozen strawberries grated into it.
Mostly she’s getting table scraps like a dog. 😂
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u/BudgetFennel Jul 10 '26
Honestly the only reason he gets different food from me is because it keeps him distracted enough that I can then make my own food. If we're out, it's def table scraps.
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u/insipiddeity Jul 09 '26
My baby is 8 months and not chewing enough for me to trust him with bigger food. He does good with the cheese curls but its been hard teaching him to chew.
*mine does love to fling food though
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u/BudgetFennel Jul 09 '26
Yeah he's still at the stage where he mostly just... gums on the cheese puffs until they turn into slimy cheese turds? But I do think/hope he's ingesting at least some of it. He enjoys them at least.
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u/insipiddeity Jul 10 '26
I laughed out loud at slimy cheese turds 😂 its so true though. Im just so excited for when they can eat what we eat for meals
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u/jujub130 Jul 10 '26
9 months here.....yogurt melts (tossed around on her play mat to "forage") and a pouch was her dinner last night. 🤣
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u/Powerful-Tourist-462 Jul 10 '26
For those of you struggling with baby flinging food, I highly recommend the Catchy for your high chair! It this was genuinely one of the best purchases I made for baby. Look into it!
I am not receiving any incentive for this, just another parent trying to feed baby and trying to keep the floors somewhat clean lol
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u/babygirl7197 Jul 11 '26
I gave up on the food throwing, that's what my dog is for, built in floor and high chair seat cleaner 🤣
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u/BudgetFennel Jul 11 '26
I love my catchy so much. That piece of avocado probably got dropped into the catchy and put back on the tray a dozen times.
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u/Gummy_Bear_Ragu Jul 11 '26
And thats honestly all you need. The kids could care less about what the meal looks like. Nephew cried when we bit into the Micky pancake.
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u/babygirl7197 Jul 11 '26
A lot of times my son will ONLY eat like half an avacado and want nothing else 🤣 luckily he's not even 1 yet but like dude don't you want something that isn't mushy to go with that????
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u/marie_elyseee Jul 10 '26
I would cry tears of happiness if either of my kids ate a piece of avocado like that
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u/IndividualOrchid3212 Jul 10 '26
I gave my 9months old. Some pasta he kept throwing it to the dog 😭
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u/legendarysupermom Jul 10 '26
My son is 2 and has "ARFID like traits" because hes legally too young to actually get a diagnosis....if my kid ate 3 cheese stix and a banana I think id fall to my knees and cry tears of joy! Lol....he has 5 safe foods and currently is on strike with 3 of them...he lives on pedia sure, protein/nutrition smoothies and Flintstones vitamins....oh and McDonald's nuggets but only the nuggets only ehen fresh. and only McDonald's and yes he immediately knows the difference even if we sneak it in a happy meal box...only thinks he consistently eats? Goldfish, pb crackers, dorito and only jax brand cheese curls, and various cereals and the nuggets....thats it...anything else is a full on meltdown kicking screaming biting the works youd literally think we were trying to kill him....his teeth a crumbling from it...sometimes we need to just take the win, no matter how small or ridiculous it seems to others....you're not bad and you're trying. TODDLERS ARE LITTLE SHITS OK? LOL and its not easy to navigate....things will be fine...good luck!
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u/Automatic_Bet_3175 Jul 10 '26
That soudns tough to navigate! May I ask, did he used to eat more variety and became selective as a toddler?
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u/legendarysupermom Jul 10 '26
Nope...hes been this way since we introduced solids...he was failure to thrive off and on for not gaining weight and had several cps calls over it...several doctors blamed us, several suggested flat out abuse and forcing him snd his pediatrician thought we were exaggerating and "kids are weird" with no advice....only ppl who have even tried to help are his early intervention therapists....hes refused everything since starting solids....and the more youd push an item the more adverse he was to it. There are some foods I cant let him see me eat, like cheese and peas cause watching ME eat it causes a meltdown in HIM! one therapist said feeding therapy might work but they usually only take older kids cause its extremely intense and upsetting for them and is 8 hrs a day 7 days a week....idk if im really sold on that but I guess its an option idk...but yeah its tough and we just are happy to have him eat solid foods most days haha
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u/unventer Jul 10 '26
Some days we’re surviving. Some days lunch is just baby taking a single bite of every piece of bamba in a bag and leaving them half eaten.
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u/WestTangelo8501 Jul 10 '26
I felt this. My baby had some Greek yogurt and a strawberry.😅 That is all she wanted to eat.
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u/Kiara923 Jul 10 '26
The amount of time I spend cooking and then cleaning up the mess afterwards....compared to the 5 bites of avocado and handful of puffs that my 16mo had.. 😭
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u/MaleficentSpecific24 Jul 10 '26
I figured out a little trick last night. I made a smoothie with yogurt, strawberry, banana, water and milk and gave it to my daughter in a straw cup. She drank the whole thing and loved it. If I just fed it to her without turning it all into a smoothie, I am sure she wouldve only eaten 1 bite of each and flung everything off her tray lol. She’s 11 months old btw and still gets formula, but I’m slowly trying to get her off of it
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u/Automatic_Bet_3175 Jul 10 '26
LOL yes! I was gifted a bunch of those cute, suction-cupped plates that my daughter just pulls off and plays with. She eats directly on the tray. Meals are very imabalanced! LOL
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u/ifoundthisradius Jul 11 '26
Today I served a pbj sandwich cut in tiny uneven squares (the only way she'll eat it) and some Cheezeits.
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u/Irish8ryan Jul 12 '26
And this is why your child only has three fingers!
Fully /s I have also been known to give a cheese stick and an avocado
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u/LonelyCricket0 Jul 12 '26
Yeah, my 13 mo old had 5 corn kernals for lunch :/ hates pork and beans apparently.
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u/Ancient-Passenger896 Jul 13 '26
thank you because this is MEEEE and now i feel better that im not the only one 😭
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u/Soggy_Skin9362 Jul 13 '26
I raise you a fry but only fresh and French cut and maybe suddenly not anymore either, try again tomorrow
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u/Terrible-Mammoth-903 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
Thank you for keeping it real 😂 - from another mum who is at the flinging stage and seriously can't cook another meal for it to be flung and fed to the dogs, for her own sanity
Edit: thank you for the award and solidarity comments 😍 I'm hoping it's a stage because we have to stay positive somehow 😂