What can my 11-month old baby eat???

Question

She doesnt want to eat baby food anymore so im not sure what she CAN and CANNOT eat... how about canned tuna? is that safe for her???

Answer 1

In terms of what she should NOT eat:
- no egg whites until after 1 yr (but she can eat cooked egg yolks now)
- no shellfish until at least 18 months
- no nuts or peanut butter til at least 2
- no raw strawberries until after 1 yr
- nothing hard
- nothing too large...be sure to cut things into small pieces, nothing very round (like if you give her a turkey dog, don't just slice it into medallions, you have to cut them into smaller pieces)

In terms of what she can eat...here is what my 11-month-old daughter eats:
- bananas, bananas, and more bananas
- baked sweet potatoes...they are firm enough that you can cut them up into pieces for your baby to pick up but still plenty soft enough for her to mash with her gums
- canned peas, carrots, green beans
- whole grain waffles, pancakes, and other soft bread; she especially loves whole wheat bread with a little cream cheese on it
- soft fresh fruits like mango, cantaloupe, and watermelon
- canned fruits like peaches, pears, and mandarin oranges
- scrambled egg yolk
- yogurt
- baby oatmeal mixed with formula
- Cheerios; and when she first started on this, I soaked them in milk or formula so they would be soft enough for her.
- veggie burgers
- meatless meatballs (made from soy protein...nice and soft)
- slices of cheese torn into small bits
- quesadillas -- made with whole wheat tortillas, smashed black beans, and shredded cheese; this could work for you once your daughter is more used to table food
- Amy's frozen broccoli pot pie -- it has a whole wheat crust and lots of soft veggies inside. She devours it.

She can also eat ground meats and soft flaky fish, so I think canned tuna would be okay, although it can be kind of dry and she could choke on that.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Any change of food habits can be hard on a little one. Slow and gradual are the important keys. However, they instinctively know more about what they need than anyone. Most infants and even older children, WILL go through periods where they will only eat a few foods, or maybe just one thing. Most pediatricians will tell you this is normal. As long as your child is eating something, he will not starve. They usually start asking for other things once these foods get old. In the mean time, you can try offering foods that are high in nutrition, or adding supplements to what he will eat, if he is very thin. Wheat germ can be added to anything, and it is packed with vitamins. Most people can't taste it or even know it is there. Do not use this if there is a wheat allergy though. Also, some babies aren't even interested in food until they are over a year old, and this is perfectly normal as well. Formula or breast milk will provide enough nutrition up to a year old. There is even formula for toddlers, to help transitions, or full fill dietary needs. I hope everything works out for the best for you and your little one.

Answer 3

Food For 11 Month Old

Answer 4

11 Month Old Food

Answer 5

I am a mother of 5 boys, so I do have experiance and know what I am talkiing about. As far as your 11 month old go's, i'd feed her anything she likes. You just have to cut it up into small pieces. I fed my 2 year old and all of my other kids everything they liked. I have fed him, hot dogs, fries, just anything as long as it is cut into timy pieces. So as she don;t choke. Just stay close to her to make sure you have cut the food up small enough so she doesn't choke. Let her decide what she wants and when she is hungry. Give her a little bit at a time or she might try to put it all in her mouth at once. I'd try putting 2-3 pieces down at a time.

Answer 6

My 10-month old is also getting tired of the mushy stuff. She loves shredded cheese, townhouse crackers, graham crackers, and cheerios. She will eat a cut-up banana or soft pear if I feed it to her. She also likes cooked broccoli and cauliflower in very tiny pieces.

The books say that they can have chicken and turkey at that age but it would still have to be pretty much pureed. We really haven't experimented too much with that yet.

I don't know about tuna.

Answer 7

Based on the development of babies digestive systems,
1st 3 months - breast milk and/or formula ( I used both as i didn't produce enough milk for my greedy babies!).
3-6 months - milk, yogurt, cheese, fruits, vegetables and baby foods.
6-9 months - Add some fish, fresh, frozen or canned, doesn't matter and soft meats.
9 - 12 months - Just give baby a pureed version of your own lunch / dinner.
What I did was mash up some cooked mixed veggies, keep enough for a few meals worth in little bottles in the fridge then added a little puree of whatever meat or fish i was eating at the time.
Always give a multi-vitamin and fluor for the teeth every single day and don't let baby fall asleep with sweet fruit juice in the bottle when they get older, fastest way to rot teeth!
This was advice i got from my childs doctor, my son walked at 7 months old and was very strong and still loves to eat anything at 11 yrs old :)

Answer 8

I let my kids eat bites of whatever I was eating when they were a year old, so long as it didn't require too many teeth. Obviously you're not going to give a 1 year old a steak, or a mile high pastrami sandwich, but let her try bites of your food, and you'll see if she's serious or not.
And by the way, Gerber Graduates are a waste of money. They make you think you still need them after your kids are off of baby food so they can keep your money rolling in. If you can cook, your kid can eat what you're having. Just make responsible choices.

Answer 9

I don't know about the tuna , but I give my 11 month old alot of what I am eating we just smash what we can or cut it in little peices .My son also has 6 teeth so he can chew things really good

Answer 10

I tried tuna (mixed with mayo) for my 11 month old. He never choked, but then again, I dont think he swallowed. I think once he got it in his mouth, he slurped up the mayo and just kept the actual tuna in his mouth, until his mouth was so full of dry tuna, I had to just use my finger to scoop it out. I think we will wait until we try it again.

He had a pancake (cut up of course) and scrambled eggs this morning. I also give him small pieces of cheese and turkey, bread w/ butter spread, cheerios, soft fruits, bananas, noodles (small pieces, or mac n cheese), pretty much anything soft that I have, Ill give him little pieces for him to try, so I know if he can have a meal of it himself next time.