Hi. I have a 15 month old and we are about to start breaking him of jar foods. Now what do I feed him?

Question

I am just a little hesitant to break from the jar foods because me nor my husband know what are good starter foods for my little guy.

Answer 1

I have a 16 month old and have been feeding her table food since 12 months.

Your son can have pretty much anything you eat, just don't give him a lot of sugar or salt. The Gerber Graduates meals are OK once in awhile, but they are loaded with salt. Here's an example of what my daughter LOVES:


Rice Krispies -- make sure they're soggy before feeding and only add minimal milk
Gerber Graduates flakes cereal
scrambled eggs
instant oatmeal, especially the fruit and cream variety
Macaroni and cheese using small shell type macaroni
peas
diced carrots
corn
squash
diced green beans
shredded raw carrots
mashed potatoes
mashed banana
mashed kiwi fruit
mashed strawberries
grapes, cut in half
yogurt!!
sugar-free pudding and Jelllo
any small noodles with a little butter
spaghetti...just the sauce and a cut up meatball
diced cheese
diced cooked chicken
shaved turkey from the deli
shaved ham from the deli
potato salad
rice
small curd cottage cheese
juice -- watered down Gerber kind....very sweet otherwise!
whole milk
diced tomatoes
diced unsweetened canned peaches and pears

Answer 2

Just start out with what you eat. A little piece of chicken here, some noodles or rice there, and always push the fruits and veggies! My daughter was very picky when she first started to get of jar foods, but after about a month she wouldn't touch that stuff anymore. That is really all that you can do, it is all by trial and error. Good luck!
Oh and at first steer clear of nuts, strawberrys and sea food. A lot of kids have alergies to these that go away when they are older.

Answer 3

I like what lanore said. Also, plan on mashing food up for a while. I relied heavily on regular cheerios, bananas, avocado, green beans and cooked carrots. Eating colorful foods helps keep it balanced not artificial colors but like this: If he's had a lot of yams and carrots, it's time to try some chopped spinach or avocado, then try grapes CUT IN HALF (same deal as hot dogs, cut th long way or avoid all together). Try plums, canaloupe, cut in pieces as thin as half a grape. He still shouldn't have nuts, lettuce, (sharp) corn chips, nuts or honey (unless it's is local), introduce one new item per month if you can or at least wait a week to see if he has a reaction before you give too many new things. He will want to eat what you eat so this is a good time to clean up your diet and eat healthy and colorfully! Smile, teach hime to enjoy mealtime!

Answer 4

Anything you eat. Really. Just make sure that things are cut up enough that he won't choke. My baby just had his 12 month check up and that is what his dr told us.

We actually started him on table food about 6 months because he just would not eat jarred baby food. Maybe it's because he saw his brothers, one of which is only 16 months older, eating real food, but he wouldn't do it. We switched him to table food, with the usual allergy exceptions, and he was fine.

Answer 5

he you can feed him real food now !he could have been started on this 5 months ago just make sure the food is really fine for him .like mashed potato's and gravy and veggies should be pureed too . As long you puree some of the food he can eat the real think now . change him over a bit at the time

Answer 6

Well by now your lil guy should have some teeth. Whatever you eat, as long as its not high in sugar or fatty foods, you can give to him. Like mashed potatoes, carrots, etc etc. Keep things mashed up a bit until hes used to them. Also try finger foods like sliced apples, carrots, cookies, grapes(cut in 1/2), stuff like that. You know what types of food he likes, whether it be vegetables, fruits, meats. You can give him cooked chicken, beef but make sure you watch him when hes eating it and have it cut really small. My sons favorite food was pizza crust. As weird as it sounds he liked it. It was something he could gum while he was teething and he could eat it once he got it all soggy. Hope this helps!

Answer 7

Assuming that your 15 month old has some chompers (my 14 month old has yet to cut her first) and your not eating spicy food every night, try to make him a little plate of his own at the dinner table. Everything should be soft enough for him to mash up with his gums and in small pieces. No raw vegetables. He can't chew them up yet. Soft fruits like bananas, peaches or apple sauce ( no raw apples) are fun and seem to be a favorite for mine. Try to stay away from processed meats. If you do give him meat make sure it is easy to gum up. Try to break it up with you fingers so that its nice and soft. You'll be surprised how much they love the fact that they can eat what the big kids are eating. Try to stay away from too many acidic foods, tomatoes and tomato sauce can give him heartburn if given too much. Have fun ;>

Answer 8

Your little one should be fine at 15 months. My daughter just turned 1 and she's already eating a lot of regular table foods. Start with things like Cheerios. They're small, and melt quickly in the mouth. Another one I used first was macaroni, cooked well so it was really soft. Again, it's small, and also soft enough for the baby to gum if he doesn't have teeth yet. Chicken breast is good, cut up into really small bites. It, too, is soft, and almost dissolves in the mouth. With veggies you can give him almost anything. My daughter loves peas, and carrots. At this age, they'll usually eat almost anything, so you can usually also give them things like broccoli and cauliflower, cooked really soft and cut up small.

Answer 9

My 15 month old is eating table food. He started eating mainly table food at 1 yr because he wanted to eat what we were eating and he would not take jar food anymore. Just make sure that what you are serving him is not too salty or too spicy! You will find that rice dishes will be very easy to transition him too.

Also, make sure that you watch the size of bites you give him because they can choke easily when learning new textures.

Answer 10

Real food only in small peices. But the same rules apply here as to jar foods! (Only try one food at a time to check for allergies). Dont do any hott things like spices or such though, no honey or peant butter til age 2.