Lumpy Texture Food

Mashed minced or lumpy.

Lumpy texture food. Banana or strawberry sticks of cooked vegetables e g. These are foods that can be picked up and require some chewing. We use many words to describe food texture foods can be soft or hard mushy or crunchy or smooth or lumpy. Studies suggest that most babies are willing and able to take on the challenge of learning to chew lumpier foods at around 6 or 7 months of age.

Babies may gag while learning to eat foods with more texture. Texture and consistency examples for. If she refuses a particular food don t offer it for a few days and then try again. Cooked pasta shapes squares of soft cheese soft cooked green beans strips of well cooked meat and chicken tuna in water chopped soft fruit e g.

Add texture to the food but still keep it all the same texture. You can do this by taking the smooth food that the child likes to eat and adding something like wheat germ or graham cookie crumbs. Food texture is defined as those properties of a food that are sensed by touch in the mouth and with the hands. Homemade food naturally varies in texture and flavour whereas jarred baby foods usually have a uniform texture.

When poop is this texture similar to pebbles it s a sign that it sat in the large intestine and. This will make the food less smooth but there will be no surprise lumps. These foods are offered by spoon and may vary in consistency from smooth thin and runny to lumpy thick or stiff. Purees dips high calorie options or ideas for the little one who loves to add a little extra something.

How delaying lumpy foods can lead to feeding difficulties later on. Hard poop will often come out in separate lumps and can be painful to pass. That is you can make the food more grainy but with no lumps. Texture is important to the enjoyment and acceptability of foods.

Gagging is caused by your baby s very sensitive gag reflex and actually helps to prevent choking. Those infants who were introduced to lumpy solids at the earliest ages consumed a greater variety of family foods at the age of 6 months while those introduced at 10 months or later had been given fewer solids of all types by 6 months of age and at 15 months were significantly less likely to be having family foods when compared to those introduced between 6 and 9 months. Either for fun calories or for added sensory information. If your baby gags try to stay calm and reassuring you ll both get through it.

A common strategy for slippery foods like banana slices avocado slices or other produce is to add a sprinkle of another food with a texture onto it to make it easier to hold and so that it won t move around your child s mouth quite so fast. If left until after 10 months introducing solid textured foods can become more difficult 4.