She hates the chicken!

I never bothered with the jarred meats because they are so gross, IMO. LOL. Myles ate the chicken/broccoli which they no longer make but otherwise none of my kids had jarred meats.

I think she is fine at that age still w/not eating much of the meats, because she is still on a lot of formula. i could be wrong though. and there are two baby formulas that shane LOVES that has chicken in them, and you wouldnt even know. They are both by the organic brands.. one is sweet potato and chicken, and the other his a hawainn chicken by healthy times (another organic brand) , i used to order almost all my baby food from that sight, he really took to them better than gerber anyhow.

I think it’s best to wait on any kind of fish until after they are one year. As for chicken, my boys liked the jarred ones like turkey and green beans, chicken & sweet potatoes, etc. Does Ariella eat any finger foods yet? What about some deli meat on bread, cut into cubes? We always did the egg yolks like Lauren suggested too.

I really wouldn’t worry about it too much. She’s still young and the texture of meet is hard for babies even when it’s blended. She’s still on BM or formula at this stage, so it’s only for exposure, really, not so much nutrition. Meat is hard one for a lot of babies at that age.

I used to make chicken for Sarah similar to the way you’re doing it- I’d get Kosher chicken (b/c they’re often more tender) and make a soup with lots of carrots. Then I’d take out the legs and use the dark meat for her food. I’d blend it up with some of the soup- adding the actual soup is what keeps it moist. Then I’d separate it into different piles- I’d keep one plain, then I’d add some carrots to another and blend, add some baked sweet potatoe to another, sweet potatoe and apple to another, etc. I found that the chicken/sweet potatoe/apple blend is really good. I think the key is not to overload it with meat. But anyhow, like I said, I wouldn’t worry about it. Neither of my kids were big meat eaters, and Sarah now loves meat.

Ben won’t eat the plain baby food meat either! Can’t say that I blame him. It looks and smells disgusting. But, as some of the others have mentioned, he seems to do ok with the Stage 2 meat and veggie or fruit combos. He really likes the chicken and apples and does ok with the chicken and vegetables.

We haven’t tried dairy with him either, so I’ve been giving him black beans to help with the protiens. He LOVES them. I just use the canned kind and heat them for a few seconds in the microwave and he eats them right up. They are the perfect size for him to pick up and eat himself. I got a can of navy beans to try next.

I would say try roasted chicken (or boiled) and pull the dark meat into tiny strips- you can use chicken stock to keep it moist and try it as fingerfood