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Posted 1/14/2010 8:07 AM (GMT 0)
Well.. I went and bought some organic baby food because I want to go on a baby food diet for a few days to see if I can get this abdominal pain under control....

Well if you are ever considering a baby food diet.... DON'T buy organic baby food if you are at all into flavor.. The stuff is NASTY... I can't believe people feed that to their babies! I wonder if parents taste it before feeding it to them... Poor things!!!! OMG.. I could hardly stomach the "Sweet potato and chicken dinner" one... It had NO sweetness to it at all, in fact, it was kind of bitter tasting.... I literally was thinking about gagging... YAK!!!! Even the fruit ones tasted HORRID... MAN O MAN...

Ok, I'm done venting.. I was just totally suprised how awful it tasted.. WOW

Holy heck... I'm gonna go buy some Gerber baby food tomorrow and see if that tastes any better.... lol..
Posted 1/14/2010 12:49 PM (GMT 0)
i reckon 'organic' anything is over-rated.

good to know tho as im having a bubby soon.
i probably wouldnt buy it anyway, but now i won't for sure.
Posted 1/14/2010 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
I have tasted the gerber baby food when i gave it to my kids. Not too bad :)
Posted 1/14/2010 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
Have you thought about making your own? Maybe just making sweet pototoes and chicken and then whirling them in a food processor? It might taste better. I make my own applesauce; I just like the flavor better. I know you are a busy lady, but maybe you could give it a try if the other baby food doesn't taste very good! ;-)

Posted 1/14/2010 2:34 PM (GMT 0)

I so agree about a baby food diet.  Remember what baby pooh looks like - do you want that?  Just make your own bland, mushy food if that is what you are looking for - just as natural.  My daughter in law made all her own baby food.  AND remember liking sweet/salty/ spicey food is an aquired taste - we were not born with it.

ElaineNY

Posted 1/14/2010 3:29 PM (GMT 0)
I eat my daughter's baby food sometimes when my stomach is upset. Just the peaches, pears and apples though - the rest were bleh!
Posted 1/14/2010 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
Oh, one other thing I should note...Trader Joe's has a variety of sauces; Peach, Apple, Mango...really yummy and easy to digest. I lived on this stuff when I was flaring badly and couldn't make my own food. That and their natural creamy peanut butter! Now I'm also a Whole Foods junkie...you might want to check there too. Good luck with the diet; I hope it helps.

Posted 1/14/2010 4:44 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with Elaine to make your own with a blender, etc. Plus supplement with baby fruits possibly.

q
Posted 1/14/2010 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
Gerber fruits are great on toast. Mmm, strained bananas on toast. But the veggies and meats to me are nasty. I think it's a texture thing with me.

I agree with make your own. You don't even have to blend, just cook to death and then mash with a fork. They're also more nutritious, because if you're eating strained baby food ("firsts"), they're 70% water. Their purpose is mainly to introduce babies to new tastes.
Posted 1/14/2010 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Susie! How is your baby food diet going? Why don't you make your own baby food? It's actually really easy to make. I made my daughter's and froze them in ice cube trays and when ready to eat, just popped out a few. It was great and easy! I might have to try it for myself to try and get this flare up under control. Wishing you much success and fast healing!
Posted 1/14/2010 6:15 PM (GMT 0)
You guys have given me a great idea~! I will go online and see if I can find good baby food receipes. Then I was wondering how to store them and Trixy says she would freeze in ice cube trays.. Well I don't have to use anything that small but I can freeze in some small tupperware bowls and defrost and heat up for eating~!

Today I just had some scrambled eggs, those don't seem to bother me at all.. neither do bananas... But today I'm going to go "Baby food" shopping and try making a bunch of my own! And taking that other CRAP back to the store.. YAK!!!
Posted 1/14/2010 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
I like baby food ( vegetable only ), very nutritious, no additives and easy on the colon. Fortauntely I have a infant son so I have a good supply. I also prefer organic vegetables as they generally taste better.

Meat based food (Chicken especially) is terrible...smells like cat good IMO

 

Posted 1/14/2010 7:16 PM (GMT 0)
Susie, were any of your docs able to give you any insight as to why you have this pain? Or where it's coming from? That would worry me more than finding good baby food recipes! I'm a sucker for Ensure when things are really bad, or even if I'm just needing a day of "light" eating. But you know, check out your local health food store- they do have great fruit sauces, like apple, peach, mixed blends, etc. You could also go the smoothie route- my fave is bananas, yogurt, peanut butter, a little wheat germ & ice- so good! Plus it's way more nutritious & calorie dense than baby food. Don't underestimate the amount of calories your body needs in order to properly fight a flare- it's more than you'd think! Unless you're eating like a dozen jars of baby food 3 times a day, I doubt you're getting enough calories to help your body fight and/or heal what's going on. Good luck!!!!
Posted 1/14/2010 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
Eva is right susiebuddy...watch you caloric intake. Doc should be advising you of this as well.
last thing you need would be to "catch" something & end up worse off.
Also, have you tried the health food store, they make pre made organic bb-food in tray of six
frozen. Just in case you don't have the time to make your own. I think they are called "happy baby"
That was the best tasting I could find for the boys & I liked that I could just take it out & nuke for 30
seconds.
Posted 1/14/2010 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
If you like sweet potatoes, OreIda makes a frozen cubed sweet potato. All you have to do is stick the bag in the microwave (it's specially made) for 10 minutes, and it steams them. Then you can either eat them as-is, in chunks, or mash them up. Sweet potatoes can be hard to cut up, so this is a great time-saver! Just beware, though...the package says to use 1/2 cup of brown sugar. I used maybe 1-2 Tbsp, and it was plenty sweet. They'd have been nasty with that much sugar!
Posted 1/14/2010 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
Mmmm, love my sweet potatoes. I usually cube them or buy them cubed and bake them for about 45 minutes -- they are so sweet and carmelize nicely because of the sugar that's in them...I'm having them tonight as a matter of fact. I'll have to check into the Ore-Ida potatoes...thanks for the tip Fruitgirl!
Posted 1/14/2010 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
If you try them and bake them, let me know, ok? I wasn't sure how they'd do in the oven since they're frozen...I was kind of worried they'd get mushy or weird-textured. I just mashed them since it's easier for my kidd-o to eat mashed. Oh, and they have cubed red potatoes, yukon golds, and russets. I know the reds still have the skins on, which I love!
Posted 1/14/2010 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
Oh me too!

Posted 1/14/2010 10:19 PM (GMT 0)
You know, commercial baby foods can contain alot of salt, preservatives....and alot of parents make their own baby food for cost reasons not to mention that way they know exactly what their babies are eating...as I did when my kids were babies. All you need is a good blender.

:)
Posted 1/14/2010 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
Things might have changed since your kids were babies, pb4, because I know that all Gerber has in their purees is the fruit or veggie and water. I personally don't know about other brands, because all we bought was Gerber, but I know they're fine. And, because of my involvement in agriculture, I also know that Gerber is really strict about which pesticides they allow their growers to use (they don't just buy any old fruits and veggies...they contract with specific growers).
Posted 1/15/2010 2:33 AM (GMT 0)
Whole Foods & other markets sell Earth's Best Organic baby food, which does taste better than other brands. However, Eva Lou made an important point RE caloric intake. It's much different for adults than for infants! You don't want to weaken yourself with a nutritionally inadequate diet. On the subject of Ore-Ida potatoes: read the label to see if/what preservatives are used. I steam whole sweet potatoes in their skins & refrigerate leftovers whole. In fairly thick slices they reheat quite well in the oven w/o any additives. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
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