NEED FOOD SUGGESTIONS FOR ALMOST 1 Year Old

My 1 yr old daughter only has two teeth but has decided that she's done with baby food. Ugh! She can't chew much, but I've found that a grilled cheese sandwich (without butter) melts the cheese so that she can eat it. On the inside, I lightly spread babyfood (spinach, usually) as you might spread butter or mustard on a sandwich. This way, she gets her vegetables without the fuss. (We have the same problem with peas and carrots.) Just a suggestion.

Good luck!

One year old isn't really any "magic" number, although of course it's time to start moving towards solid foods as his primary diet. But don't feel pressured if he isn't really ready, just keep showing him how much YOU enjoy different foods and offer tastes of anything from your dinner that might be interesting (and safe for his developmental level and nutritional status).

My three girls were all VERY different about what they liked, what they would not take, and when they started. I had one who really wasn't all that interested in solid foods until about 14 months, and one who rolled across the floor at 6 months before she could crawl, pulled herself up, and grabbed food with her bare hands off someone's plate left carelessly at a party! The third one was accidentally fed some orange colored squash that was too hot one time, and for two years refused ANYTHING orange colored--raw carrots, orange juice, you name it!

Some of the ones that were successful with us were...
-avocado. Mash it thickly with a fork, but don't make it goopy. Then let him have a spoon of his own and you feed him with a different spoon.
-frozen peas.
-the white part of popcorn--NOT the whole kernel, but if you pick out the hard part of the kernel, and offer just the soft white bit.
-Cheerios (or in my family, organic Oatios--much healthier). My sister in law is a pediatrician and says they are the perfect toddler food--come with their own "airway" built in!
But really, any kind of dry cereal that will quickly dissolve and has small pieces will do. Just make sure it is a natural version and does NOT contain sugar--honey or maple is ok at this age.
-My kids ALL loved the natural teething cookies--I can't remember what they are called, but they are sweetened with maple and are hard rectangles they can hold themselves.
-unsweetened apple/pear/whatever sauce.
-cooked, but again only lightly mashed potatoes or squash.
-cooked carrots.

I would actually stay away from most pasta at this point, because wheat allergies can develop pretty easily. Oats and rice are good because they don't tend to develop allergies. Cooked oatmeal and rice with a little soy sauce (very small amount) or cooked, mashed veggies stirred in for flavor.

My eldest daughter used to love soft tofu mashed together with avocado--very healthy. My third daughter hated the same thing. Just keep trying!

Fiora

Hmm. My dd is almost 18 months old now so I'm trying to remember.
It sounds like we took a different approach. We were very conservative about introducing new foods because there were lots of allergies in the family. I did not give her dairy until aft 1 yr and all other foods I introduced one at a time with a week in between. I'm lucky. She loves vegetables. In fact, she will turn away starch for a vegetable. Have you only been using canned foods like gerber?
I tried to feed her as much from our table as possible, like mashed potatoes or veggies etc. She hated canned peas (who doesn't) but she LOVES frozen peas. Even now she will gobble them up. I didn't give my daughter eggs until after a year either but once those were introduced it was nice. They are an easy protein for breakfast or lunch. I scramble them and most of the time she likes it. There is always the old standby of applesauce. Make sure to get the non-sweetened kind. Another thing that I made was a beans and rice mixture. You can make the rice first and then stir in a can of beans. Theoretically you are supposed to use the low-sodium beans but I never worried about that.
I just thought of another thing. I've just recently been using it but it sounds like it would work for you. Remember the chicken soup we got as kids when sick? Campbells usually. Well, I make up a can of the soup and then drain off most of the broth and give it to her. She feeds herself with her hands and just LOVES it.

Hope this helps. My daughter didn't start out picky but after turning 1 she's gotten more and more opinionated. The first change was refusing everything with a mashed texture like mashed potatoes or squash. I think she thinks her palate is too sofisticated for that now! I get a little frustrated but keep trying to give her a varitey and it seems to work out OK.

my son just turned one and he eats most whatever I eat, just make sure it is cut up small or mashed a bit, kids will try anything if you give it to them, I am suprised at the things he likes! He also has 8 teeth, they do not use the front teeth to chew, only mash the food with their gums anyway. good luck.