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Originally Posted by amundjoy  Hi everyone! I'm feeding Honeybee Nutro tiny bites and she loves it. It's the size of a pea. The problem is that she won't chew it. She inhales it by swallowing it whole. She has all her teeth and her gums are in good shape. They were cleaned in July but she still wont chew. Is she getting less nutrition because of this? Do you think if I should switch to a larger size to force her to chew or does it really matter?
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Actually, since Zaccheus has a cleft palate and anything he chews ends up in it, we purposely give him tiny kibble so he will swallow it whole. He digests it without any problem. Your baby is getting all the nutrition she needs if she's eating the food. The body breaks it down, even if the teeth don't.