Because, yuck. Except that he's eating it, so I guess why not give it to him? The meat is a problem especially when he still needs pureed stuff, but I found that blending the sweet potato or squash WITH the mean worked really well. Or with applesauce or whatever. I like Elizabeth's idea of grinding the leftovers, though, because that does not require you to cook an extra meal. My Jack eats less variety than he used to now, I think, because I don't want to make two things, but I'll be damned if I'm going to START buying toddler baby food now. So we just tend to choose meals he'll be able to eat. Sometimes it doesn't work. Also, try frozen peas as a first finger food. You don't even have to cook them! Or thaw them! Just hand them right over!