My 17 month old still on baby food.?

Question

My 17 month old still on baby food. I am not a big cook either. Any suggestions on meals?

Answer 1

The toddler years are a time of transition, especially between 12-24 months, when they're learning to eat table food and accepting new tastes and textures. Breast milk and formula provided adequate nutrition for your child as an infant, but now it's time for your toddler to start getting what he or she needs through a variety of foods.

Grains 3 ounces (85 grams), half from whole- grain sources
Vegetables 1 cup
Fruits 1 cup
Milk 2 cups (475 milliliters)
Meat & Beans 2 ounces (60 grams)

Toddlers should have 7 milligrams of iron each day. After 12 months of age, toddlers are at risk for iron deficiency because they no longer drink iron-fortified formula and may not be eating iron-fortified infant cereal or enough other iron-containing foods to make up the difference.


We all know that children should eat less than adults. After all, they are smaller. The following are some serving size guidelines for a 1- to 2-year old that may help you out.

Milk/Dairy: Servings: 16 - 20 ounces of milk per day. Whole milk, soy or rice milk are recommended. Other equivalents: 1/2 - 3/4 ounce of cheese = 4 ounces of milk. 1/4 cup of yogurt = 2 ounces of milk.

Fruits and veggies: Servings: 5 or more per day. Serving size: 1 - 2 tablespoons - Pureed, mashed, or cubed.

Grains: Servings: 3 - 4 per day. Serving sizes: 1/2 slice of bread, 1/4 cup of cooked cereal, 1/4 cup of dry cereal. 1/4 cup of pasta, 2 - 3 saltine crackers, or 1/2 tortilla.

Non-dairy Proteins (meat, fish, beans, eggs): Servings: 2 per day. Serving sizes: 1/2 egg, 2-3 tablespoons beans (i.e., black, pinto, edamame, etc.), 1 tablespoon peanut butter, or 1 ounce of fish, lean beef, pork, or chicken.

Answer 2

An 18 month old should be at the table with the rest of the family -in a highchair or booster- and eating what is served to everyone else. Meat cut in small pieces and cooked vegetables; pbj sandwich for lunch; instant oatmeal or dry cereal for breakfast; anything that you eat would probably work fine except maybe steak which can be hard for children to chew.

Answer 3

Small snacks Like Chesse Puffs and a sandwich Cut into triangles Is a great Lunch for toddlers. Frozen pancakes and waffles are great for non-cookers Just heat them put in the moring and give your toddler a Pancake or waffle and a cup half full of juice and help them along of leave them alone. Now My daughter is 15 months old and still eats gerber grads meals and thats okay because they are made for toddlers. My daugther still take Baby milk smilic 2 made for toddlers. Just try those foods and those gerber grads. Here is a dinner meal For toddlers Mini Corn dogs and green beans Easy and good. ......Good Luck and you are doing a great job

Answer 4

My son got to a point where he wouldnt eat any baby food. He was about 10 months old. He had about 6 teeth by then. How many teeth does your child have? When I began feeding him regular food I would give him soft things: cheese, hot dogs, fruit, vegetables, ravioli, spaghetti. All of these things are easy to cook too. Now he is 21 months old and he eats everything that we eat (he has all of his teeth)

Answer 5

why? most kids start finger foods around 9months. there is lots of finger foods that don't involve cooking. cereals, can fruit and veggies.
easy things too cook is mashed potato's, mac and cheese.
also there are lots of frozen dinners(not the best but a complete meal) that are not that much money.
at her age she should be able to eat just about anything that you do.

Answer 6

u r kidding i hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UR CHILD ISNT RECIEVING THE PROPER NUTRIENTS OR CALORIE FROM BABY FOOD ALONE!! NO MORE BABY FOOD!! THEY NEED FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES!! MEAT EGG ARE U CRAZY??! SORRY BUT I AM UPSET! ARE U NOT FEEDING HIM BECAUSE U CANT COOK??! WELL.... LEARN!!! MY GOD! U HAVE INTERNET THERE IN FRONT OF U!! LOOK UP A FEEDING GUIDE FO 17 MONTH OLD CHILDREN ! U NEED HELP DOES THE DOCTOR KNOW THIS???! LOOK UP RECIPES ONLINE FOR THAT AGE!! PLEASE GIVE UR KID THE PROPER NUTRITION! YOUR CHILD CAN EAT WHAT U EAT AT THIS AGE!! EASY THINGS ARE... SMALL CHOPPED FRUIT N VEGGIES LEAN MEAT EGG POTATOES CHEESE CRACKERS TOAST WHOLE MILK 100% JUICE.. U REALLY NEED HELP ASK THE DOCTOR FOR INFO ON NUTRITION!!

Answer 7

my baby stopped eating baby food at 1 year old

Answer 8

My baby stopped eating aby food at 11 months old....i give her pretty much anything that we eat and I feel that she is able to chew up on her own

Answer 9

In the superstore, fruits are usually selected much too soon. Some are rocks, many are wrong. Some of the fruit and vegetables are right (zucchini, onions, garlic, lettuce, greens, and a few others) so I'd have to go with vegetables.

Answer 10

there are alot of good pre packaged foods out there for toddlers.At this age they can eat alot of foods so just keep it simple.Anything they can eat with thier hands is good like pasta and veggie dishes are always good.Fruit with yogurt to dip or crackers and cheese as a snack.