Beginning of a Food War?

Ever since minibeanie started on solids about 3 weeks ago, I've been wondering if and when a food war will be waged. Well, maybe it has just started ;)

There are times when it's near impossible to get him to eat more than 3 teaspoons of the lovely mash. No amount of coaxing, bribing or silly voices/faces will do the trick. Of late, he has wizened up to the laughter-causes-u-to-have-a-spoon-in-your-mouth trick so he has clammed his mouth shut :D Not that That worked well; whenever a spoonful of mash is neatly deposited into his mouth, he squished his food out again. And as if to take revenge for mummy's mean trick, he would proceed to rub his mouth and eyes thus smearing mash all over his mouth, nose, eyes, forehead and hands. We have become a paper-towel family.

I hope someone will tell me that ups & downs in appetites is normal? And is there anything one can do to make baby eat more?

So far, I've introduced him to baby rice porridge, potato, broccoli, sweet potato and apple. Next on the menu are avocado, banana and meat! I'm thinking chicken or beef and perhaps fish as well. Something that he absolutely loves is applesauce with baby rice porridge :) I think minibeanie has a sweet tooth like mummy.


minibeanie is 6 months, 2 weeks & 3 days old