7mo not interested in food. Should I be worried?

[olien]

My DD doesnt like food. I never had this problem with #1.

I have tried various things (fruits) & she just doesnt like it at all. She actually pushes my hand away when she sees it coming. 

The funny thing is that she is so interested in what DS & I are doing/eating - reaching for our plates/staring/etc

At this young age should I be concerned yet?

Thanks

[cappuccinosmom]

Nope.

Two of mine were early eaters (the first one was begging for food from our plates at 5 months.  Then my third one came along and all he cared about was noonie milk.  He didn't start eating solids seriously until after 1 yo, and even then, many days his nutritional intake was 75-90% breastmilk. 

[Sfcmama]

Mine didn't become interested until very recently, once she started really crawling and got her first tooth. (eventhough she has been interested in and playing with food for months)

[Knitting Mama]

First, question: what format are you offering the food in? My daughter won't allow any spoon feeding, but she likes to self-feed-- to an extent. Which brings me to:

Anecdote: Cecilia is 8 months old next week, and she is a very casual solids eater. She loves to play and self-feed, but she doesn't ingest more than a small chunk of anything. So if I give her her favorite foods, which are fish, pears and butternut squash, she will eat one, say 1", piece and play with the rest. I don't really care since she doesn't need the food for nutrition at this point.

[Asiago]

At such a young age, I wouldn't be concerned.

This article may calm you concerns:

http://www.naturalnews.com/027418_natural_food_babies.html