Is it bad to eat baby food?

secretlobster

I thought you had to be an adult to register for MFP? This site isn't safe for toddlers

hooperkay

I've seen some pretty big babies lately... so no

cubizzle

trololololo

raynagorowitz

I wouldn't like to eat a diet of only baby food, but the so-called "kiddie" snacks are a tasty choice for when Munch Mania hits and an apple or carrot sticks just won't cut it. I love the Puffs and the yogurt kisses (although I buy the Happy Organics yogurt kisses because I'm a vegetarian and Gerber's yogurt kisses have gelatin in them

Strawblackcat

There's nothing wrong with it provided that you enjoy it and that it helps you meet your macros. I admit to liking those little freeze-dried yogurt drops and baby cereal puffs for snacks myself. Some of the little fruit/veggie puree jars are pretty yummy too.

I doubt that the "toddler meals" would be enough to keep your full for long though. After all, they're made to fill the stomach of a two-year-old, not a grown adult. I'd suggest you try some adult-sized frozen meals.

BTW: No ready-to-eat prepackaged meal looks as good in real life as it does on the package

Case-in-point:

Momepro

They won't hurt you, but they're not very tasty.

vegaslounge

Are you a baby?

I remember the "baby food diet" being popular amongst my freshman college peers in the early 2000s and I didn't get it even then. They all said the food tasted awful and in those months, I don't recall any of them getting any skinnier. And, lord, is it expensive. A couple jars of baby food can, price-wise, equal most of a week's "real" meals.

The saddest thing was that these same classmates, like myself, were living in Paris and had cheese shops and bakeries within steps of our school. I gained a few pounds freshman year, but man, they were worth it.

~VL

Wynterbourne

7 year old zombie thread.

callsitlikeiseeit

Strawblackcat wrote: »

There's nothing wrong with it provided that you enjoy it and that it helps you meet your macros. I admit to liking those little freeze-dried yogurt drops and baby cereal puffs for snacks myself. Some of the little fruit/veggie puree jars are pretty yummy too.

I doubt that the "toddler meals" would be enough to keep your full for long though. After all, they're made to fill the stomach of a two-year-old, not a grown adult. I'd suggest you try some adult-sized frozen meals.

BTW: No ready-to-eat prepackaged meal looks as good in real life as it does on the package

Case-in-point:

id rather be hungry


anyways, i didnt even feed my BABIES baby food.

I made theirs. real food, food processor. it wasnt hard.

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stevencloser

Wynterbourne wrote: »

7 year old zombie thread.

But did she die from the baby food?

WinoGelato

stevencloser wrote: »

Wynterbourne wrote: »

7 year old zombie thread.

But did she die from the baby food?

She's probably graduated to only eating chicken nuggets, Mac n cheese and butter noodles like my 9 year old...

hesn92

Seriously? They don’t look very good to me. I’ve never even bought them for my 2 year old. But Whatever floats your boat I guess. Have you looked at the regular adult people frozen meal section?

Tacklewasher

Looks like we need to be more obvious that this is a dead thread

JoRocka

emilyc92 wrote: »

I tried the "Pizza Shaped Pasta with Turley Sausage in Herb Tomato Sauce with Mixed Vegetables" one today. It was actually pretty good! I can see how some people would find them bland, but I didn't mind the taste at all. It was onyly 140 calories, and totally worth it to me!

LOL- there was a girl on one of our forums who had baby mouth- she only ate like chicken fingers and fries and used ZERO seasoning.

Perhaps you have baby mouth and need to expand your palette?

amfmmama

if they are anything like lunchables, then they are loaded with sodium. If it is the portion size you like, maybe a bento lunch box?

Wynterbourne

stevencloser wrote: »

Wynterbourne wrote: »

7 year old zombie thread.

But did she die from the baby food?

If she did, it wasn't immediately, as it shows she was last here in September of 2016.

Wynterbourne

Tacklewasher wrote: »

Looks like we need to be more obvious that this is a dead thread

I pointed that out already, but the serious replies keep coming. The sarcastic ones I don't mind. Hehe. And at seven years old, I'm not sure dead even covers it. LOL. Should have decomposed by now...

fitoverfortymom

Crap. Fell for the necro thread. Deleted.

Noreenmarie1234

Since this is such an old thread I bet OP got the idea from the fad that was going around years ago LOL https://www.thedailybeast.com/gwyneth-paltrow-jennifer-aniston-lady-gaga-and-the-baby-food-diet

Carlos_421

raynagorowitz wrote: »

I wouldn't like to eat a diet of only baby food, but the so-called "kiddie" snacks are a tasty choice for when Munch Mania hits and an apple or carrot sticks just won't cut it. I love the Puffs and the yogurt kisses (although I buy the Happy Organics yogurt kisses because I'm a vegetarian and Gerber's yogurt kisses have gelatin in them

How did you even find this thread?? It's been dead for over five years...

PikaJoyJoy

WinoGelato wrote: »

stevencloser wrote: »

Wynterbourne wrote: »

7 year old zombie thread.

But did she die from the baby food?

She's probably graduated to only eating chicken nuggets, Mac n cheese and butter noodles like my 9 year old...

raynagorowitz

@ strawblackcat I don't eat the mushy stuff, just the "munchies" The Li'l Crunchies (baked corn puffs, like a cheese puff but often flavored with something other than cheese) are plenty of tasty. But I don't eat an all-baby-food diet. These are just additional snack options. Gerber Graduates Organic Fig & Berry PUFFS for the win

pinuplove

I honestly had NO IDEA there were enough grown *kitten* adults eating baby food for this thread to warrant multiple resurrections

PikaJoyJoy

pinuplove wrote: »

I honestly had NO IDEA there were enough grown *kitten* adults eating baby food for this thread to warrant multiple resurrections

lol. Kind of defeats the purpose of teeth.

lulalacroix

I know this is a necro thread, but... The Gerber puffs are super low cal, crunchy, and taste like what they're supposed to taste like. Totally worth a try.

Jaymie

Do you have children? You might want to save eating baby food till you got a whole lotta uneaten baby food at home. You might want to think of the fiber side as well. Most prepackaged baby food is low in fiber which makes sense for little tummies.
Baby yogurt is not too dissimilar to adult ones so I wouldn’t worry about that.

paperpudding

Yes I know this is a necro thread so post isn't really to OP

But I have known quite a few adult people who eat baby food - frail elderly adults who like bland food and eat small amounts and have no teeth or have swallowing difficulties.
Quite good in palliative care situations.

Can see no reason why healthy adults can't eat them too if they want to - obviously as part of a balanced diet and at right overall calorie level - but that applies to any food.

pinuplove

paperpudding wrote: »

Yes I know this is a necro thread so post isn't really to OP

But I have known quite a few adult people who eat baby food - frail elderly adults who like bland food and eat small amounts and have no teeth or have swallowing difficulties.
Quite good in palliative care situations.

Can see no reason why healthy adults can't eat them too if they want to - obviously as part of a balanced diet and at right overall calorie level - but that applies to any food.

Palliative care/elder situations I can understand. An otherwise healthy adult perusing the baby food aisle in search of replacements for other foods smacks of at least the beginnings of disordered eating, in my opinion.

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