My son just turned 1 almost a month ago. He does pretty well eating adult food but not to the point that we give him everything we are eating for our meals. I feel as though I am out of ideas of what to feed him in this transition time. Can anyone give me some meal ideas for what to feed him?
Whatever you are eating. With my first child I was able to make 2 separate dishes....the same dish but one was less seasoned. With my second it just wasn't a possibility. As long as something isn't too spicy then it's okay.
Our kids are 3.5 and 2 years old. With our son, we were told to stay away from certain foods, with our daughter we were told the opposite.
Currently, the position of the American Academy of Pediatrics is that children can eat anything with 2 exceptions:
1. It doesn't present a choking hazard
2. There is no known family food allergy
Introduce foods slowly to determine what may or may not cause an allergic reaction. But, there's really nothing they can't eat that you're eating.
Here's a suggestion from the AAP's parenting website, HealthyChildren.org:
http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/f...
http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddle...
Just about anything's fair game if it's not a choking/allergy hazard.
Just wanted to share with you that we have always fed our son what we are eating (minus choking hazards), cutting up the meat very small, etc. The result is a child who literally eats almost anything and it makes for such easy meal prep now that he is 7. He asks for shrimp, onion rings, hot wings, etc anywhere we go. Rarely does anything on the "kids menu" interest him so we often split an entree with him if we're out. It will be more healthy for him too if he avoids the customary kid fare: mac & Cheese, pizza, chicken nuggets, etc.
I know he's only 1, but now is the time to expose him to all sorts of different things!
He can eat tender breaded/baked chicken, all sorts of veggies, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rices, pastas, meatballs, pot roasts (very tender), fish, pork, salsas, crackers & hummus, all sorts of dips, etc.
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/
that's my favorite website on the whole worl. I don't know why is not mention by Pediatricians, they have evrything you needs from when to introduce to recipes and they also have the toddler version.
So take a look an I hope it helps
Someone gave me this idea for if I am having something that isn't suitable for my 16 month old that is quick and easy... And really I am not sure why i didn't think of it before...
Just drain a can of soup! We always have like the campbells selects or whatever in the house so if I need to make something on the fly, I heat up a can of soup and drain the broth so my daughter can eat the stuff with her fingers! She loves it!
I always feel that pasta with different sauces are a good idea with little bits of ground meat (beef and turkey) in it. Maybe not spaghetti noodles, but larger noodle that they can handle easier. Mashed potatoes mixed with peas was my son's favorite.
We have given our LO almost everything we eat (minus junk food) to get her used to the different tastes. Just cut it up small and watch them closely. Ex: Grilled cheese, crepes with eggs/veggies/meat rolled up, raisin toast, tuna fish, string cheese, fruit, cottage cheese, chicken & tator tots. We also strain a can of soup when we're in a hurry.
We always just gave small bits of our food to our daughter. She luckily will TRY almost anything and if she wasn't eating any of our meal after tasting it, I usually had some whole grain macaroni noodles on hand pre-cooked up for a snack, cut up fruit or bowl of cereal. She's 2 now and if she's totally not into our meal, that's still her alternate option for dinner on a rare occasion. Because we've always given her part of our meal first, she does pretty much eat anything, or at least part of the meal.
