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We transitioned by giving Anna everything we ate, just cut up really small. Some suggestions--pastina pasta, risotta, pancakes and french toast cut up small, omelets or quiche, and little pieces of strawberry or clementines (which are really sweet). You can make your own applesauce and leave it a little chunkier than the store brand (just peel and chop some apples, cook them on top of the stove with a little water and cinnamon--no need for sugar). I do all my own cooking from scratch, so its easy to just set aside a little bit and make sure it's not too spicy. Anna has also developed a taste for chicken pot pie, beef stew, chicken marsala, and pasta with brocolli.
Our speech therapist suggested the veggie sticks to get her used to biting and chewing--you hold one end and put it in the side of her mouth so her molars get the idea to bite. She was also big on the french toast sticks you can buy from the freezer section of the grocery store.
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Mary
Mom to Libby 6/92, Alex 9/93, Anna (DS)12/12/03
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