Do you do the taste test?...

Hi there aseretdd My boys are now 3, 5 and 7 and no longer feel it necessary to check their food is too hot for them they can see if it is and feel the heat as they bring it closer to their mouths blowing it beforehand if they need to. When they were babies I always checked the temperature of their food but never actually tasted it as I used to make my own food and knew what was in it. On occassions while we were out I would buy the odd jar of food for them as it was convenient but they would never eat much of it because the taste was so clearly different to what I would prepare. There is a company that has brought out plastic eating utensils that actually turn red if the food on them is too hot. I think the company is Tommi Tippi who make the anywayup cup. Good luck

Hello aseretdd, It depends on what kind of food. As you know, I have many types of food that I don't eat, I like to eat and I can eat but don't like to eat and etc., etc. Normally if it is hot, I will taste it first just to make sure that it won't be too hot for my son. Whether it tastes good or not, I am also not a really good eater. My son loves watermelon which I never ate in my life *laughs* He too, has a different taste in food compare to me. He is more like his daddy.

When my baby was small (I mean a baby really) the taste of the food would not matter to me as because I knew that there were very few options available to make the food tasty. It was the same Cerelac or mashed veggies or soft rice and fish etc. I would of course check whether the food was lukewarm enough for his tiny tongue. However, now that he is 9yrs, I experiment a lot with food and its taste. Recently I have started adding mild chillies to our food so that he develops the taste for that. I am cooking spicy food and other cuisines too like noodles and pasta and various fried items. I also make different milk shakes and fruit concoctions for him. However, I now don’t test how hot the food is now…I urge him to try and eat the hot food a little at a time…like soups and hot noodles.

Hi aseretdd, I can recall my MOm doing that when my Sister and I were growing up. The main reason is the same, checking if it is not too hot for the kids.. But, some of my friends will not do it, just instruct their babies to be careful and said, it might be hot! Personally for me, it's better to make it sure so that we can avoid any crying or burning their tongue! LOL!

it is advisable to taste first any for you are going to give in an infants or a kids. we are aware already about this because we know how to used our sense not like the kid who doesn't know or they react but they can't say any words about it except the children who knows to speak words. i test all the foods i give to my little brother and little sister because i am taking care of them if my mom is out of our home.

I did this when my child was very young and it became such a habit that I still find myself checking the temperature of her food. She is 9 now. I automatically do it by habit.

I NEVER do the taste test. I usually test if it is hot using my finger...but don't bother about taste. The taste of the kids are very different from that of adults. They are used to bland tastes and my kids are encouraged to eat anything irrespective (unless it's really really bad stuff). So, everything goes in and they eat everything.

When I am cooking for my 6 and 4 year old, I do stick my finger in it slightly to make sure that it isn't too hot. Especially for my younger child because she seems to be sensitive to hot things, or at least she acts that way lol. Cold things I don't worry about, they have both had the "brain freeze", so they know not to eat it too fast. If not, they can have another "brain freeze" and it will remind them lol.

I still do this with my 18 month old daughter, but I stopped doing it with my 8 year old son a long time ago. He is old enough to decide for himself if it tastes good enough to eat.

No, I don't. When my daughter was an infant I did, like baby food. That was one reason I did not give her a lot of jarred baby food, at least not the combination type things. She liked the fruits and sometimes other things, but not the things like 'chicken and noodle dinner'. I tried one of those, disgusting! I can't believe people feed that stuff to babies!

I used to test some things, but lets face it, bought baby food is horrible and even I would not test that. Tasting for temperature is very natural and necessary and also testing for sugar or salt content. Sometimes my children would get very upset if I had any of their food so I had to be a bit tricky.

hi firend,i have not married yet,but in my opinion,i will not taste the food firstly to my child if i were a parent some day.Because i heard that my parents never taste the food for me when i was a baby.They said it is not good for my teethes growing.so i think i won't taste the food for my child. good luck to you and your family.

I also have always tested food and drink before giving it to me my children when they were young. I could think of nothing worse than giving your children sour milk thinking it was still okay or food that was only warm on the outside and extremely hot in the centre. We would not like that to happen to us.My children also had very different tastes to me when they were young but providing the food was fresh and not too hot or cold for their mouth I didnt rely on my taste buds for flavour, because I could never understand what they found so appealing in pre packaged baby food. I think as parents we tender to have a six sense when it comes to evaluating food we give our children and we are usually pretty close to the mark it what they will enjoy and what is safe for them to eat and drink.

Yes, for my one year old Daughter I always give her a food before I do taste it but sometimes especially for food which is in the bottle like gerber, fruit yoghurt I do check the expiration date and taste for sure......

I haven't had any small children in my home for a very long time. But I always went by the age of the child. When they were old enough to learn the difference between hot and cold than I stopped doing the taste touch. To me it was no longer needed. Also I never served really hot food. So the kids could manage it on their own without them burning their tongue.

good day... I do exactly the same thing not only to test if it's too hot or too cold but also if it's ok. I mean drinks in can or cartoons can't be inspected by our eyes if we give it directly to our kids where their sense of taste are not yet well define, they might drink it to the last drop even if it's already sour. taste before drinking. better safe than sorry..