Fresh Baby Food

Okay- I will admit I can be lazy at times. It is SO easy to buy the jarred food that I just did it- but in my defense I started right away trying to puree fresh veggies for my son too- and he's hated them from the get go.


He will eat ANYTHING from the jar. We try to stick to veggies because we want him to have a taste for them as he gets older (YES- I realize it maybe a lost cause but give me a break- I like to TRY to be logical) So anyhow- he pretty much will eat anything without a problem. But the moment I try to give him anything fresh he gags and ends up throwing up.

I want my son to ENJOY fresh fruit and veggies- but I can't NOT let him eat. I FINALLY got some fresh carrots down him by mixing a TINY spoonful with a whole serving of oatmeal- and he gagged on every bite!

Yes- I know- try try again. He's a kid- things are never going to go exactly as planned. I know that from his very birth. But I would like things to go even slightly as planned? MAYBE!!!

Any ideas on how to get him to eat fresh stuff?? (He also hates finger foods- its like the texture just makes him throw up) He loves the taste of watermelon but if he has the TINIEST bite in his mouth (a bite which he voluntarily took) he gags and throws up. It's almost like a lost cause! Haha.. Oh well- you win some you lose some..

I guess I'm just in the losing categories more than I thought I would be!