What different kinds of regular food can I give a 1 year old?

Question

Would like to start giving my little one regular food for dinner. Any suggestions on what I could give him? I don't want to keep relying on baby food in jars. THANKS!

Looks like a lot of good ideas on here everyone! He is already eating some of these things such as banana, yogurt & spaghetti with sauce. So, I do appreciate the different ideas. Thanks a bunch.

Answer 1

My baby just turned 1 and he wants everything that we're having. He refuses his baby food and sits on my dads lap or his dad's lap and eats out of their plates.

You can buy a small food processor and blend up steamed chicken and other meats but I'd start with chicken and stick with it for a week at least so he'll get used to it. You can mix the chicken with boiled rice and blend them all up together.

Mac and cheese is good, blended. You can even stick a little chicken in that too...
Steamed veggies, butternut squash, pumpkin, sweet potatoes and avocados are great.

Basically anything that you can eat, he/she can eat now. Just be sure that it's at the right consistency to prevent choking.
Also watch out for his/her favs. The more things they discover the more they'll enjoy meal time.
Give him little bites from your pizza or bagel or whatever you're eating.

Btw, when I started giving him regular food at 8 mths I used to mix it with his baby food so he'd develop the taste for it.
Good luck!

Answer 2

well include your 1 yr old into the familys meal, start cuttting,mashing etc make objects no larger than a cheri-o-. let your child explore your child is working on its pence-grasp skills ex picking up dry cearle etc. you might get the gerber next step that is like a tv dinner style meal.At this age toddlers are transitioning from the foods and eating habits they had as infants toward a diet more like your own. Your job is to keep broadening your child's palate by introducing new flavors and textures. Food preferences are established early in life so help your child develop a taste for healthy foods now.

Toddlers have little tummies, so serve foods that are packed with the nutrients they need to grow healthy and strong, and limit the sweets and empty calories.

Your toddler will continue to explore self-feeding, first with fingers and then with utensils at around 15 to 18 months of age. Give your child many opportunities to practice these skills, but lend a hand when frustrations arise. As skills develop, step back and let your child take over.

Toddlers also will start to assert their independence, and the table is one place where you should give yours some sense of control. Allow your child to respond to internal cues for hunger and fullness but set the boundaries. Remember: You decide what variety of healthy foods to offer at a meal and your child decides which of those foods to eat, how much to eat, and whether to eat at all.

Answer 3

my baby boys is 8 month old and ive already started giving him dinners with us mash patato carrots and peas and i just mash it up at 1 years old he can have almost anything from toast porridge weetabix in morning a lot of varieties then for lunch maybe cheese sandwich fruit yogurt and for snacks rusks are great but messy lol also fruit and fruit drinks blendid my baby loves bananas and strawberrys then i put it in his bottle or beaker to drink then for his dinners maybe he could just have what your cooking if you think hes alright having that just stay away from nuts and other risky foods thats not good for him if you want any more answers on this why not search the internet and look it up for 1 year old babies theres plenty of good sites ive been giving my baby regular food now has he went of his formula but i still try and mix it in with his cereals hope this helps and dont forget to search the internet good luck mother of 3 wonderfull children aged 9 years 4years and 8 months

Answer 4

At that age, as long as they can gum it or chew it up it is okay to give it to them, with the exception of peanut butter and shell fish.(allergy reasons) Gerber makes a lot of different toddler cuisines, but for better value, just feed your baby small pieces of whatever you are having! My kids wouldn't touch baby food after they started on table food, so use up all those jars first!

Answer 5

Any soft fruits and cooked veggies, anything you eat try giving him only softer and in smaller peices.
Yogurt
cheese
cottage cheese
baked potatoes
Try small pieces of meat
pasta with sauce
bread
ice cream
cake
pie
Now is the time to expose him to different foods so he likes them when he is older

stay away from strawberries and peanuts

Answer 6

Get rid of all jar food and give them the same thing everyone else is eating... provided they've had it already and you know they are not allergic to it. They may protest a bit but they will get used to the texture

Answer 7

By age one most kids are off baby food altogether and able to eat most table foods. To start try things like green beans , corn , boiled carrots , broccolli , bnlss/sknless chicken breast cut in small pieces , pasta (mac and cheese/spaghetti w/meat sauce) , almost anything as long as you cut it up . Just remember to avoid hotdogs ,popcorn and nuts as they are all choking hazards.

Answer 8

Most everything. By now he has teeth and most vegs (cooked)
can be made into finger foods. Fruits, veggies, meats (cut small)
By age one he should be off of most jarred foods. But they are
really convenient if your are traveling or need to carry food in
the diaper bag.

Poached eggs, scrambled eggs, grits, rice, pasta oatmeal.
Give them a try.!!!

Answer 9

He can eat anything you can, as long as it's cooked thoroughly (meat, eggs, etc.) and cut up small enough so he won't choke on it. Avoid shellfish and honey altogether. Also, if you normally make spicey foods, try to tone that down a bit before giving it to him.

Answer 10

You can give your little one anything that you eat at that age. Just in smaller pieces.

My daughter LOVED meatloaf at that age... she still does actually. And mashed potatoes. The messier the better... and the more fun they'll have eating it.

Good luck! :)