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Try mixing some of the baby food in with a small amount of canned food and then slowly increase the amount of canned while decreasing the baby food. You can also just leave the canned out for them to nibble on throughout the day. Sometimes cats will act like you're trying to poison them when you first offer a food, but if you leave it down they'll come and sneak a few licks when you aren't looking.
Other tricks are sprinkling the top of the canned food with a really delicious treat like freeze-dried meat (Halo Liv-a-Littles or Real Food Toppers are a couple brands). Some cats really like the smell of parmesan cheese so a top-dressing of that might be enough incentive to at least try some canned. Bonito flakes (aka Kitty Kaviar) might also work.
Keep trying. Baby food is fine for an occasional treat but it's completely deficient in a whole host of nutrients that cats need. Not only taurine, but even more importantly, calcium. You definitely need to get them onto a better food. Do they eat any dry? As much as I hate dry food for cats, that would still be better than a steady diet of baby food.
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