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What fruits and veggies can I use to make teething ice cubes?

Asked by tan253 (2948points) October 14th, 2012

My darling is 6.5 months and she has her bottom teeth but now her top ones are coming through and she’s in pain poor poppet.

I want to maker her some teething cubes – I was wanting to use healthy veggies such as kale and or beet-root – watered down but not sure if I can use these kinds of veggies and can’t find anything on line, I’ve given her apple and pear – so I’m assuming these are ok to use.

Do I need to water them down so the sugar is not so concentrated?

Love your thoughts and experience.
Thanks!

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Coloma's avatar

I’d use fruits instead of veggies for better taste.
When my daughter was a teething baby I gave her frozen yogurt pops and low sugar pop cicles. Maybe freeze some watered down apple juice, pineapple juice etc.
Put her in a warm bath and let her hold and suck on the pops, easy cleanup too. haha
Frozen sliced pineapple sticks are great as long as she cannot bite off any chunks or, make your own fruit pops on sticks yourself.

Frozen bananas work well too, Of course at that age she will need constant supervision, as you know I am sure. :-)

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

I used vanilla ice cream or a cold cloth with my nephew. He loved it.I think sugar free popsicles would work too.

sarahsugs's avatar

I loved this product for my daughter, called a mesh feeder. You simply put a slice of fruit inside (peach, banana, pear, etc.) and freeze. Instant frozen treat that she can chew on to her heart’s content, with no danger of choking!

You can also use it for fresh (non-frozen) foods. We gave my daughter lots of first foods this way. The only drawback is the bags can be a little hard to clean. I would scrub with soap and water and reuse them 9 or 10 times, then discard when they got gray and replace with new bags.

tan253's avatar

hey @sarahsugs, that’s what I’m using! I’ve just bought one so wondering what to stick in it – the bath idea is a great idea @Coloma! ha ha….. Banana in there is actually a great idea – could I use beet juice do you think? I want to give her something that has a lot of nutrition if possible.

downtide's avatar

When my daughter was a baby I used to give her sticks of frozen cucumber. She loved them, and as a toddler cucumber was her favourite vegetable.

Coloma's avatar

I don’t know if this would be too rich for a baby, but..I LOVE the GNC Banana flavored whey powder and it is amazing mixed with OJ, or almost any juice. Loaded with protein and vitamins. I wonder if you could make frozen fruit juice and whey popcicles?

Unbroken's avatar

I would mix fruits and veggies together.. certain fruits do have a high sugar content. The plus side is its all natural but there should be some moderation avocados are soft and have high nutritional value try some lemon or lime to prevent them from browning. Also pumpkins or yams you could enhance them with nutmeg or cinnamon both healthy spices. Cinnamon is good for your mouth digestion stomach upsets and as anti inflammatory.

Sunny2's avatar

That’s when I started giving my kids cold food, including formula or milk.

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Adirondackwannabe's avatar

(Isn’t kale child abuse?)

tan253's avatar

ha ha kale is delicious!!!

jazmina88's avatar

frozen grapes are still one of my faves.

Seek's avatar

My son used to gnosh on cold, whole carrots. Straight from the freezer.

abbasgirl's avatar

Kind of out of the ordinary, but I gave my kids home made dear jerky, they loved it. And since it was homemade, i controlled the sodium in it. Also whole licorice root, it is a little sweet, and it provides a slight numbing effect.

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