my baby boy is 15 months old.what should be his ideal diet?

Answer 1

My personal opinion entirely: minimal to no processed foods. That means nothing out of a can, nothing out of a box, no white sugar, no white flour, super duper easy on the salt, minimal added fats.... basically, the same things that are recommended for a healthy adult diet.

Encouraging your son to enjoy and eat lots of veggies and fruits, with a periodic addition of lean meats (preferably organic) is going to help him develop healthy eating habits for his adult life. A lot of toddler and infant food packaging nowadays says you should "feed your child a rainbow"... and that's great advice. Make sure your son is getting a great mix of things each day when he eats and he should be fine.

As with any of my advice, I say the BEST thing to do is talk to your pediatrician and check out various books from the library so that you can read up on what different researchers say and come to your own conclusions about what's best for your child and your family.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Quite a lot of 1 – 2 year olds prefer it if their parent/s feed them. They have been used to the breast or bottle, and then being spoon fed, and if that has continued beyond the age at which most small children can actually manage to feed themselves – usually 8 – 12 months – successfully (if somewhat messily!) then they may get to like the situation so much that self-feeding becomes too much of a bother.

Your son likes you to feed him, he is familiar with it, it could be an additional source of comfort for him, and as long as he isn’t going hungry he is in no hurry to change things.

Some parents discourage self-feeding under 1yr because, let’s face it, it is almost always a very messy learning process, and if this early window of opportunity is missed, it can be a longer process to encourage the child to feed himself after 1.

Some small children also aren’t keen on feeding themselves because they aren’t that bothered with food and/or have poor appetites. Offering very small portions and avoiding high-calorie between meal drinks and snacks may help. If he is underweight or not thriving I would see the doctor who should recommend an appointment with the community dietician, for further advice.

Otherwise, be assured that he will get round to feeding himself. Imagine him in the months and years to come when he goes to children’s parties, nursery, school, etc and he won’t eat anything unless someone else puts it in his mouth. Very unlikely. So just keep doing what you are doing, perhaps leaving him a bit longer (if you have the time) at the table with his plate of finger foods, a spoon with some porridge, or whatever. Be in no rush at all to help him. Make sure he is quite hungry. Once he starts in a small way he will soon forget his reluctance and if he is like most others with this issue, will be avidly feeding himself all the time.

Answer 3

Nursing anywhere from 3-20 times a day, plus 3 meals and 3 snacks. No sweets (except a few times a year as treats). Mostly healthy foods--raw or lightly cooked fruits and vegetables, whole (not white) grains, meat and fish (if the family isn't vegetarian), *whole* dairy and eggs (unless the family is vegan). An occasional treat won't hurt, but make the majority of his diet healthy, and he will learn to love healthy foods.

Answer 4

My son is 15 1/2 months old and he has a grown up diet. I feed him healthy things. Oatmeal with variety of fruits, cereal, milk, cheese sandwich are only some of the variety for breakfast. Fruits, yogurt, cheese as some ideas for snack. For lunch I give him meat, steamed veggies, and some fruit and the same for dinner.

You just have to think healthy and stay away from junk food. Though ice cream is not bad, you just have to not give too much. A few teaspoon of it and it's time to put it away.

Answer 5

its hard to say what an ideal diet is..some children at this age goes through a growth spurt and wont eat like they usually do...m y daughter is 16 mths and she only each 1/2 a bowl of oatmeal in the morning...1/2 chefboyrdee in the afternoon..and sometimes no dinner because she wont eat it..she also have 2 8oz milk bottles

Answer 6

Fresh/Steamed veggies. Whatever kind of juice he'll drink. Don't forget to always have him a sippy of milk ready. And all tender meats are fine. Just take it easy on the red meat...a little is OK but white is healthier. As for snacks do dried fruits or unsalted crackers.

Answer 7

There is not any excellent weigt in view that all of it depends upon how large your boy was once whilst born, they are saying they're meant to double their weight within the first six months. So if he was once 8lbs whilst born then might be 16lbs now......dont obsess over it regardless that, I did with mine, and he's best....

Answer 8

There's no excellent weigt in view that it all depends on how significant your boy was when born, they are saying they're alleged to double their weight within the first six months. So if he was 8lbs when born then probably 16lbs now......Dont obsess over it although, I did with mine, and he is fine....

Answer 9

there is no ideal diet for a 15 month old trust me my lil girl is 15 months old.

Answer 10

Let him eat as many different foods as possible at these stages in life, doing so will increase his immunity to food allergies and such. It's a good thing to let them experiment, so they can develop their own sense of taste.