Would you feed your baby s/t you wouldnt eat?

Silver Member Joined: Oct 28 2009 Posts: 788

I jsut got my frist WIC checks for the baby and they give tuv taam meats in the jar. its not a shechita I would eat. on the same topic, AFAIK the gerber finger foods are not pas yisroel. would/do you give any of this to your baby?

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 01 2009 Posts: 8186

I don't give my babies processed jarred food. Its all easy enough to make so I do.

yes.
I would not eat pureed spinach but I gave that to my dd she loved it and I intend to give it to ds
as well as other pureed veggies sometimes I did taste it if I made it myself, but I also bought jarred.
abt hechsher wise on pesach I gave dd things I would not eat on pesach so maybe that goes along the same lines...? not sure abt that

I would ask a rav, but it's not like it's not kosher from a pretty normal hechsher. The fact that you wouldn't eat it is mehudar, but I think for a baby, it should be ok. It's not like giving them hebrew national hot dogs.

Gold Member Joined: May 19 2006 Posts: 1682

I give baby milk right after meat...maybe those types of foods can be considered along the same line?

Platinum Member Joined: Jun 22 2008 Posts: 6418

I thought you meant food I don't like....

I gave her milk products even though I'm allergic to it. she loved it....I let her eat deli mustard plain cuz she likes it but I would never put it on my food....

Platinum Member Joined: Jun 22 2008 Posts: 6418

My daughter is actually on trayfa formula, I had to buy a separate can opener for it even though I'll never use it after she stops drinking formula...

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Platinum Member Joined: Jun 22 2008 Posts: 6418

ask your LOR.

I wouldn't give my baby meat from a jar that can sit on a shelf for months. Shocked

Executive Member Joined: Sep 07 2006 Posts: 481

I don't give my baby anything that I wouldn't eat (kashrus wise), except for some processed foods on Pesach when he was too young to eat most regular table foods. I also didn't give the Tuv Taam baby jars, because they looked gross! As far as baby jars, I tasted everything I offered to him before giving it.
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Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48139

We actually did - think that's why "ds is the way he is" ?

as a baby, we did only one thing like that. dh said we didnt have to pay double the price for the chalav yisroel formula, but as soon as we switched to regular milk, we only give chalav yisroel.
other than treif formula which was a necessity for our other ds, we fed them by the same standards as ourselves.

Diamond Member Joined: Nov 12 2005 Posts: 2715

Is this about kashrut? Because I guess then the answer is no - I mean if I were told to give the baby non-kosher formula for health reasons, of course I would, but if I had to take a drug that was not kosher for health reasons, I would take it too.

If it's about taste, I'm trying to get my children to like foods I don't, so yes! I hate peppers (not the spice, but bell peppers.) And they're in it seems like all salads, lots of pizzas, lots of stews, etc, so it's a pain that the slightest taste of them turns me off food.

In terms of health - I don't drink straight cow's milk (or goat's milk) because I find it bothers me. My kids like milk, though, and I have yet to be told that drinking milk can cause lactose intolerance (but would be interested if anyone has!) so I encourage it, because it's a good source of protein and vitamins.

Platinum Member Joined: Jun 22 2008 Posts: 6418