Fruits

K.T. hates fruit.

Everything that I have read specifically states that you should introduce fruit last to your child. Fruit is sweet and babies prefer sweet stuff. Come on, who doesn't? If you introduce fruit first, they tend to snub anything else you offer them.

So, I did as I was told. I did yellow veggies first, green veggies next and now we are on to fruit/fruit juice. Last, but not least, is meat.

Carrots didn't go over well the first time. But, now she loves them. Squash and sweet potatoes were never a problem.

We all know how green beans went. She wouldn't eat them for about a week and then all of a sudden she'll eat them without protest. Peas went the same way. We had to water them down for a while because she didn't like the chalky consistency. Now, she'll eat them straight up.

So far, everything I've fed her she's ended up liking or, I guess, tolerating.

No such luck with fruit.

We tried apples first. How could apples fail? I LOVE apples. Apple pie, apple crisp, apples and peanut butter....yummy. Well, the apples did fail. Miserably. She screwed up her face and wouldn't eat another bite. I've tried them room tempurature, warmed and ice cold out of the fridge. No luck. We've been feeding them in bits and bites for about three weeks now and she still doesn't like them.

Next we tried banana. You can't get much plainer than banana, I thought. This will definitely be a favorite. Nope. Not a chance. Again, she'll take one bite and won't open for another. I have to admit that the banana baby food has an uber-banana taste. I thought it was a bit overpowering. So, last week, GmaC (who was here for a visit) tried to mush up REAL banana. Same reaction. She wasn't going for it. I tried real banana again today to no avail.

This past weekend we went with prunes. I can't recall ever eating a prune, at least by choice. I like to taste everything that I give to K.T. (yes, I even tried the green beans). Baby food prunes taste something like raisin pudding. I can't say that I was a fan. Her first taste went the way of apples and bananas. One bite and then no more.

But, the jury is still out on prunes. The other day she ate a whole tablespoon. There were lots of scrunched up faces, but she still opened her mouth for more. I'll just keep trying.

We've got two fruits left now. Peaches and pears. After that, we move into fruit juice.

Will she eat peaches?
Will she LOVE pears?
Will K.T. decide that if apples are Mommy's favorite food, then it will be hers too?
Will K.T. realize that prunes make her poop turn a nasty brown color that makes her Mommy want to puke?

Tune in next time!