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[quote=Anonymous]I can't tell if you're asking if you can skip these foods as part of the weaning process or if you can ban them from your house forever. The former is much easier than the latter. I never did specialty baby food ever; both of my kids ate naturally soft foods or foods mushed up as they learned to eat. This took me virtually no extra time or effort; I wasn't making "homemade baby food," I was steaming the broccoli for like 30 seconds longer than I'd do for myself, or opening a container of plain yogurt and mashing some strawberries in it. Very very occasionally, like on a road trip or at a party, I'd buy a pouch to have on hand just for convenience.

But banning snacks as your child grows into school age is not for the faint of heart and will likely backfire on you. You COULD do it, but you're likely to end up with a kid who steals snacks from his friend's house and hoards them, or is obsessed with getting snack food once they're old enough to have their own money. Just buy snacky stuff in moderation and expose your kids to real homemade food for most of their meals.[/quote]

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