What kinds of table foods do you feed a one year old?

Question

My daughter is ready to start table foods, but I don't know what kinds of foods to start her on. Maybe thick-cut lunch meat, canned veggies, and soft fruits; but what else? I need examples from parents who have done this before please.

Answer 1

By one year, you should be able to feed her what you eat--within reason and if you eat healthy! I'd avoid deep fried foods, variety meat, and chunks big enough to choke on. Some docs will tell you to still hold off on egg whites, peanuts and other nuts and nut butters, shellfish, especially if your family has a history of allergies. I think they say hold off on citris too, but that may be ok after a year old.

My doc said things cut in pea-size pieces are good. Make sure the tougher veggies and other things are well cooked so they are soft, but not necessarily all mashed like babyfood.

I started at 10 months by grinding whatever we were eating and letting her taste some, even enchiladas or lasagna in a baby food mill/grinder. One meal a day was baby food and one meal was partially or all ground table food. By one year, we were phasing out babyfood altogether, using whatever we had left. Before a year, we cooked the devil out of some frozen mixed veggies, cut the green beans and other things as necessary, and let her pick them up and eat with her hands. That's slow, but it's good for them to learn.

Just try a small amount of soft, pea size pieces of fruits and veggies and add babyfood to fill the gap, see how she handles it, then increase the amount, then gradually move on to other foods like cheese and meat.

I fed my one year old the past month: mashed potatoes, potato cubes, small cubes of baked chicken, peas, carrots, pot roast, chicken noodle soup, peaches, cheese, banana, egg noodles cooked with chicken and broth, baked beans, potato salad, lasagna, cheerios, yogurt, cottage cheese, baked sweet potato.

Parents Magazine a few months back (maybe as much as 6 months back!) had a great 2-3 page picture of 25 or so finger foods that baby can feed himself.

Answer 2

I gave my one year a lot of fine chopped meat like chicken,fish, and ground beef. I also did mashed potatos and applesauce. Your baby girl can eat a lot of different foods now that she is 1, just make sure everything is well cut and mushy. Try getting a food processor or using blenders. Oh, NO HOTDOGS, children tend to choke and there have been more than a few deaths because parents gave their little ones hotdogs. Good Luck, you'll learn more as you two grow together :)

Answer 3

Ok lunch meat: no too much salt and preservatives, canned veggies: no too much salt.

I have been feeding my baby nothing but table food since he started solids at 7 months old (not pureed). He loves bananas, apples, broccoli, carrots, steak, chili, burritos, anything with garlic, lentils, fish, pickles..

You should eat a healthy diet, one high in fruits and vegetables and low in salt and unhealthy fats and just offer your daughter a plate of what you are eating. By one year she is ready for basically everything. (Except perhaps nuts and chocolate)

Answer 4

This is the time to form your child's food choices for life- salty, processed lunch meat and canned veggies almost void of nutrition are not a good idea.
Fresh steamed veggies that are soft like, all kinds of squashes, asparagus tips. broccoli (my daughters favorite veggie)
also avocados are very high in all sorts of vitatimins!
Tomatoes with skins peeled.
As for meats just steam white fish like talapia. and bake chicken with water slowly to make it soft.
The less processed and your foods the better!

Answer 5

Your choose there's toddler food .You can feed your child what you eat. Make it's cook well enough as if your child doesn't have a lot of teeth you would not he or she to chock.I started my children at around 6mos. Like mashed potato's,scrambled eggs,some meats I'd use a food proposer. My children are now 33 and 29 and no health from starting on solid foods. I hope this will help in your decision.

Answer 6

I bought frozen veggies mixed kind heated them up noodles, mashed potatoes I usually fed my baby whatever was on my plate except spicy foods. I never gave my babies lunch meat it's full of crap. I fed them meat like chicken, roast beef, and pork chops all cooked until tender (falling apart) cut very small. For lunches and quick things I would sometimes feed them Gerber Graduates.

Answer 7

I'm not a parent but I seen my cousin feed her 1 year old table foods before so yeah. Anyways you should give her stuff like jello, soft ham. Then when she starts to get older give her a bone and a lil meat on it. Good Luck.

Answer 8

I usually give them whatever I'm eating. You have to make sure that you make it bite sized or smaller. If you try hotdogs, cut it into quarters. Diced ham was always a fave at my house. Never leave her at the table by herself, she could take a bite while you're gone and forget to chew it or something. It takes them time to learn how to eat.
Good luck and good eats!!!!

Answer 9

Everything we eat, cut up small. We eat healthier now ourselves because we make sure every meal has good variety for the kids. It sets a good example for them to see you eating the same thing you serve to them.

Answer 10

Anything soft and easy to chew mash potatoes, Chicken nuggets, ect..