I start the pureed stage on Friday and my wife and I have been planning my menu for the next few days. My sample says I can have 1/4 cup of pureed veggies. We were talking about how best to do that before we went to the grocery store.

While we were there we saw the Gerber Stage 2 pureed veggies. When we checked the labels all they have in them is the veggie and Water. We went ahead and got some of the carrots and green Beans to see how they are. I plan on adding some stuff like Mrs Dash to them to give them some more flavor. If they are not any good then we go to another plan.

Has anybody used them?

I didn't want the true "baby food" stuff because I know the taste is different, but I figured with these just being the veggies and water they might help with meal prep. Guess I will find out tomorrow though huh

My sister and I had the surgery a few weeks a part. She didn't mind the baby food but I couldn't stand it. She ate the stage 2 chicken and veggies, I couldn't even eat the fruit, lol! I wish I could have developed a taste for it because she felt great when she started eating it, where as I wasn't getting enough calories and didn't get my energy back as quickly.

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I can vouch for the fruit, pears specifically. I didn't mind them at all, reminded me of applesauce and it was something different than applesauce (which was getting tiresome).

I have some baby food sweet potatoes in the pantry that I've yet to try. I cannot imagine that they are too terrible.

I just mushed the sweet potatoes out of the can. I drained the juice.

Thanks for all of the feedback! I didn't even think about the fruit ones since I have applesauce, but I never thought about it getting boring, that is a good suggestion.

I am going to have some at lunch today so I will let you know what I think.

I do know the sweet potatoes are not going to happen, ever since I was very little the smell of them would make me sick, don't know why. I know people say our tastes can change, not going to risk that one tho, lol.

I have a younger child so I was excited about the purée stage because some of that baby food is delicious. I used to wait for him to be done eating so I could have the rest lol I like the plain green beans, peas, prunes, and sweet potatoes. Also, Plum Organics makes some great flavor combinations, but the (natural) sugar content can get high.