Once veggies are introduced?

[Stephanie]

My daughter is currently finishing her introduction to veggies. My question is this - Once all of the veggies are introduced, do I continue to give those for lunch/dinner AND give fruits as well or do JUST fruits until she is done being introduced to those? So far she is doing well with veggies; She loves squash, peas, and carrots. Her next one is green beans (I'm only doing 1 "flavor" every 3-4 days) and I think she is allergic to sweet potatoes (she got a light rash on her face and chest and a couple brighter red dots on her arms the day after her 4th taste of them. I had also put perfume on for the first time since she's been born that morning, but sprayed it on my lower 1/2 so that her face wasn't on it when I held her. Not sure which produced the dots, and am scared to try either again. Lol). But back to the original question. I planned on doing fruits for "breakfast" with her cereal, and have been doing veggies for "lunch". So when she can eat both, should I do fruits for "breakfast" and veggies for "lunch" or JUST fruits for "breakfast"? Should I do veggies AND fruits for "dinner" with her cereal? I know it sounds stupid, lol, but I don't know "how" to feed her the "solids". Lol. I know 1 every 3 days, but what do I do after that? I know to only feed what she wants/will eat (don't force feed). But I'm just not sure how often to feed each type (fruits/veggies) and when to start doing both veggies/fruits in the same day. Her Dr gave me a sheet on how to start her and "how much" to start with, but I'm just confused on the other details. Any help is much appreciated!!!

 

[asrai]

Fruits and veggies are the same food group so they are interchangeable. There is no reason to delay fruits becuase baby will develop a preference and prefer them over veggies- this is an old wives tale. Once shes had each individually she can have them in combonation.

You arent going to break her and you cant do it wrong. Just have fun with it.

 

[curiousgirl07]

Here is what our pediatrician said (starting from when you introduce fruits, since you're about there): cereal and fruit for breakfast; vegetable and fruit for lunch; cereal, vegetable, and fruit for dinner. Then when you introduce meat: cereal and fruit for breakfast; meat, vegetable, fruit for lunch; meat, vegetable, fruit for dinner. It can be confusing, but don't worry, you're not going to mess it up, and in the grande scheme of things, it won't matter anyway.

 

[Megan M]

Once everything was introduced, I did a half container fruit with cereal for breakfast half a container veggie for lunch, the rest for dinner, with the other half of fruit for a snack.
I would feed both so she can get used to eating both during the day.
My son loved it, and we eventually did different veggies and fruits during the day so he wouldn't get bored.
As far as the allergy thing, I would wait a few weeks, and do 1 feeding of sweet potato and see if she has a reaction, if not, she's fine. Then a few days later, spray the perfume. Its better to know what she is allergic to, then just guessing.

 

[navy wife]

You can still feed her the veggies, just one new thing at a time. Like if she's had carrots, you can give her apple carrots. As far as the sweet potatoes, you can try them again when she's a little older and if she reacts the same way, then keep them out of her diet. My daughter got a rash from avocado the first few times she ate it, but 6 months later it doesn't bother her. As long as she has had a food with no reaction, you don't have to stop when you start something new. I remember how confusing it was to start foods, you are always worried you are going to do the wrong thing. Just use your best judgement and when in doubt call your pediatrician!

 

[drop_in_the_ocean_2006]

I would do fruit and cereal for breakfast. Depends on how much of a jar she is eating but for example if she is eating a full jar at a time; for lunch I would do 1/2 veggie and 1/2 fruit kinda like a 'desert' since it is sweeter. and do the same for dinner. and maybe as she starts to eat more do more veggie and then 1/2 fruit and then a full jar or 'serving' of each. and as i'm sure you know make for sure she is still getting enough breastmilk/formula every day and not filling up on baby food