Does any give tofu to their toddler? I am just curious if that's ok for babies (that can tolerate soy, of course). Also...I notice on most of his table time foods or gerber graduates it says "use w/in 2-3 days". Do you REALLY think that is true or could it be that they just want you to toss it and keep buying more frequently?

I don't know about tofu, since Cady's somewhat sensitive to soy...oh, plus ICK! I won't eat it, so I won't make Cady. Cady's food rarely even makes it to the 2-3 day mark, since she eats like a pig, I have kept jarred fruits and veggies in the fridge for about 5 days, tops and it never made her sick. I don't see why you shouldn't be able to keep the graduates stuff in the fridge tightly sealed for 4-5 days, if you haven't fed Zac directly from the package.

Right. I've been opening his pasta bites and some beans (for example) for him...i give him a few squares of pasta bites and a tbsp of beans ADDED to his two jars of baby food for his meals. I seal the rest of it and continue to take parts of each to add w/his meals. I dont see why they'd go bad after 2 days. I guess they dont have preservatives but still. :dontknow: hmm..

Can't give you any advice on the tofu since we don't eat it.
I usually keep the food 3-4 days in the fridge and Owen never got sick.

I love tofu, and my son has eaten it since he was able. I didn't think about giving it to Catherine, but I think I will. She eats soy yogurt, which is essentially the same thing.

Hey, I like tofu. Zac might, too!

I'm a nerd, and I keep a sharpie in the fridge :oops: , and when I open a jar, I put the date and time on the lid so that I can dispose of it before 3 days. Stop laughing....

I keep a sharpie also...and I date the food...but i just wanted to know if I could technically keep it an extra day or two.

Our neighbor is 13 months old, and he was scarfing down tofu last night at our superbowl party. He is lactose intolerant and takes the soy milk.

Um... soy/tofu - ok!

Shelf life... once opened, I only keep stuff for 2-3 days, tops. I'm like that with big people food, too. :) (Unless it's my grandma's meatloaf... that I'll keep for 4 days and nuke the heck out of it. LOL)

Okay, tofu is on the meal plan here in NZ due to our polynesian population that eat this alot. They recommend from 9-10 months on. So I'd say, go for it!
I stick to the "use in ......days" recommendations because I don't want to be responsible for any food poisoning happening in this house (that's 'cos I'm a food nerd :oops:)

Just watned to say I spoke w/ped and she said go ahead w/the tofu ;) thanks ladies

LOL, Maggie. When Emma was eating babyfood I put the date on the jar, too.

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Now i'm wondering if i can freeze tofu...i guess i dont see why not. I diddn't think that I want to try milk on him today and dont want to give him tofu same timeframe. Not that he hasn't had things w/soy in it before I'm sure.

Now i'm wondering if i can freeze tofu...i guess i dont see why not. I diddn't think that I want to try milk on him today and dont want to give him tofu same timeframe. Not that he hasn't had things w/soy in it before I'm sure.

Yes, you can freeze tofu, but it will change the texture. I have recipes that call for freezing then thawing the tofu so that it will have a choppier texture.