Is this okay to feed my son?

My son is 9 months and he has one tooth thats coming in. Anyways he doesn't like baby cereal or baby food. I feed him grilled cheese sandwiches i only make a half one for him and I cut it up in really small pieces and he loves it. I also gave him pasta yesterday. he loved it. I put it on his hi chair tray. and he picked it up. Is it okay if i feed my son this stuff and also what else can I feed him? Remember he doesn't really have any teeth yet. I can barly see his tooth comming in.

Is this okay to feed my son?
There is some nutritional value to grilled cheese sandwiches! You are getting two of the main food groups from this, which is more than a lot of cereals. Make sure you use whole grain breads and real cheese though, processed is bad. What about mashed potatoes and cream corn?
Reply:If baby likes it and seems happy, grilled cheese and pasta isn't the worst thing you could do. But be very careful to introduce other foods too. Avocados are a favorite and banana too. Don't do all cheese and breads, or you'll be sorry later.
Reply:They make lots of "dissolves easy" things for children his age. Check out the baby food area at your grocery store. Me personally, if its soft enough for him to eat and he seems to handle it just fine, then go for it. Just keep an eye on him at all times while he's eating (in case he chokes).





Other than that, remember that grilled cheese and pasta aren't the healthiest thing he could be eating. Its OK for a lunch of something, but not for every meal (in my opinion). Try green beans, bananas, peaches.... things like that, so that he gets some nutritional stuff too.
Reply:sure, just watch him as he's eating. I feed my kids real foods at that age!
Reply:Yeah it is ok to feed him that kind of stuff, as long as you cut things up really good and give him little portions at a time, especially with the grilled cheese. Pasta and spaghetti is fine, bananas and cheese is good too. If he likes grilled cheese try giving him bread with cheese whiz on it with no crust.
Reply:That's fine! And grilled cheese has lots of awesome calcium too!





By about 10 months my son was on table food completely...he never cared for baby foods. He ate what we ate (except for spicy things) diced, mashed, or shredded. Regardless of teeth, as long as it is small enough/soft enough to be gummed up then let him have it. Just remember to be careful about things containing allergens like peanuts.
Reply:Kudos for feeding your child real food! Too many people feed their children what I call "glue" - rice cereal. Ugh! Little nutritional value, no taste, and no point. Dehydrated, flaked white rice? Really! And "baby food" in jars bears little resemblance to the real thing in flavor or texture. I don't blame him for not liking it.





Any food that is soft will work well. Bananas were my children's first foods. Potatoes, yams (just bake or boil them - no sugary goo), peas are all good. They may need to be mashed with a fork a bit, but he would probably enjoy them. Avoid the more acidic fruits until he's older. Babies of my aquaintance don't seem to be able to handle them well until they're closer to 2 years.
Reply:I think this is just fine! My son is 7 months, and he eats small pieces of toast, and crackers. He loves the baby goldfish crackers! He also eats soup very well, he was eating campbells chicken and stars soup....perfect for his little self! One difference between our two little ones is that my son already has 4 teeth (two on top, and two on bottom). I would say just to use YOUR best judgement, and of course, always keep a watchful eye out for him!
Reply:There really is no nutritional value in Grilled cheese sandwhiches, If he's fussy and doesnt want baby food, or cereal try giving him something like soup, at lest it would have soft veggies in it which would provide some nutrients.





By the way, are you using real cheese or processed cheese? because processed cheese is even worse.





Its fine to give solids, as long as its in a form he wont choke on, cut stuff up really good... just try to provide some nutritious stuff.