Baby food rotation happens automatically when the bottles are stored in alphabetical order
Mike's tip for making sure his baby gets something different to eat at each meal:
We've started feeding our five month-old baby solid food. We have six varieties of Stage 1 food (Earth's Best) and after trying them to ensure he had no reaction, we thought of how to make sure he gets a different flavor every day. It occured to us to simply give the foods in alphabetical order (Apples, Bananas, Carrots, Peas, Pears, Sweet Potatoes). This is also a great game for his 5 year-old brother, who helps us select the next food (and is quite good at remembering what his baby brother had the day before--perhaps better than his parents.)
For the more visually oriented: make sure you mix the colors together -- variety will happen naturally.
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I normally buy my Earth's Best in the little cardboard crate of 12. Then I bring all the varieties home, take them out and mix them up all over the counter. Then I just load them back up. It makes a good mix and I can just grab a crate to take to daycare without having to worry that she'll be eating winter squash every day for lunch.
Posted by: Mrs. CPA | 12 May 2009 at 07:25 AM
Thanks! My little one is almost 4 mos old, and i know solids aren't far away. We had a great problem keeping the jars all organized with our older daughter.
Posted by: Jen | 12 May 2009 at 07:54 AM
This is a great idea for keeping variety. My favorite website which provides 2 weekly suggestions for new foods for baby is
http://www.babyfood101.com
There is a course that e-mails food suggestions based on the age of your baby.
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa Cain | 12 May 2009 at 08:54 AM