At what age, did you introduce baby food meats to your child?

[JaiDiva]

I have just started my 5 month old son on stage one foods, and I really don't see any advantage in introducing meats in the first 12 months. I am just curious to know at what age did you introduce your child to baby food "meats"?

 

[Cookie]

Baby food meats don't even show up until stage 2 foods. My son started those about 8 to 9 months maybe. I gave him mostly veggies up to that point. It is important to introduce from meat before age 1. Because after age 1, most doctors want them to start table food and that usually includes some kind of ground meat.

 

[Joel F]

You can try now chicken or turkey meat really tenderized, only the white meat in a very small amount. At about 7 to 8 months old you can try small amount of pork mixed with chicken meat. Then at 1 year of age, beef. That is a very good source of protein.

 

[carogator28]

Hello,
Our pediatrician is part of a large practice, so I have seen different doctors there who've had slightly different recommendations about this. Our main doctor recommended starting Stage 1 fruits and veggies at 4-5 months, and told us we could start Stage 2 at 6-7 months. He said any of the foods within it were fine. So, once we moved onto Stage 2 at close to 7 months, I started buying her some of the Earth's Best "country dinners." These are mixtures of veggies and meats, like chicken/sweet potato and beef/corn/carrots. My daughter seems to really enjoy these and they look so much better to me than the ones that are pure meat (yuck.) I will say that I went to a different pediatrician in the practice a few weeks ago and he told me an entirely different philosophy. He recommended starting with veggies, moving onto fruits, and then adding in meats at 8-9 months. We already started them on the advice of the other pediatrician and she's had no problems, so we're continuing to use them in moderation.

 

[jade scarlette :)]

I never fed my daughter the meat from the jar. If we were having a home cooked meal, like pot roast or something, I would just shred and cut it up good and mix with her baby food. But that wasn't until she was eating I think probably stage 2 food,,,,maybe 8 months or so? The meat that they put in the baby food jars always seemed icky to me lol.