What are some ideal table foods for my 10 month old?

Question

I had my last WIC appointment today, and the woman told me that I will not be getting anymore checks for formula after April. My son will be a year old by then, but I obviously need to start weening him off the bottle real soon! The only table foods I've given him so far are grahm crackers, pasta, mac-n-cheese...and that's about it (except for the foods I let him try and he did not like). And is it normal for him to only have his two bottom teeth at 10 months old? I thought he'd have at least 4 by now.

Answer 1

The teeth are normal...some kids take longer to have teeth come in.

Age: 10 to 12 months
Signs of readiness for additional solid food
• Same as 8 to 10 months, PLUS
• Swallows food more easily
• Has more teeth
• No longer pushes food out with tongue
• Is trying to use a spoon
What to feed
• Breast milk or formula PLUS
• Soft pasteurized cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese (but no cows' milk until age 1)
• Iron-fortified cereals (rice, barley, wheat, oats, mixed cereals)
• Fruit cut into cubes or strips, or mashed
• Bite-size, soft-cooked vegetables (peas, carrots)
• Combo foods (macaroni and cheese, casseroles)
• Protein (egg yolk, pureed or finely ground meats and poultry, tofu, well-cooked and mashed beans)
• Finger foods (lightly toasted bread or bagels, small pieces of ripe banana, spiral pasta, teething crackers, low-sugar O-shaped cereal)
• Non-citrus juice How much per day
• 1/3 cup dairy (or ½ oz. cheese)
• ¼ to ½ cup iron-fortified cereal
• ¼ to ½ cup fruit
• ¼ to ½ cup vegetables
• 1/8 to ¼ cup combo foods
• 1/8 to ¼ cup protein foods
• 3 to 4 oz. non-citrus juices
Feeding tip
• Introduce new foods one at a time, with at least three days in between to make sure your baby's not allergic.



Age: 12 to 18 months
Signs of readiness for self-feeding
• Can start to use a spoon himself (though proficiency will take a while!)
What to feed
• Whole milk
• Other dairy (soft pasteurized cheese, full-fat yogurt and cottage cheese)
• Same food as family, mashed or chopped into bite-size pieces
• Iron-fortified cereals (rice, barley, wheat, oats, mixed cereals)
• Other grains (whole wheat bread, pasta, rice)
• New fruits: melon, papaya, apricot, grapefruit (citrus is now okay)
• New vegetables: broccoli and cauliflower "trees"
• Protein (eggs; cut-up or ground meat, poultry, boneless fish; tofu; beans; thinly spread smooth peanut butter)
• Citrus and non-citrus juice
• Honey is now okay How much per day
• 2 to 3 servings dairy (1 serving = ½ cup milk, ½ to 1 oz. cheese, 1/3 to ½ cup yogurt or cottage cheese)
• 4 to 6 servings cereals and other grains (1 serving = ¼ to 1/3 cup cereal, ¼ cup pasta or rice, ¼ to ½ slice bread or bagel)
• ¼ to ½ cup fruit
• ¼ to ½ cup vegetables
• 2 servings protein (1 serving = 2 tablespoons ground or two 1-inch cubes meat, poultry, or fish; 1 egg; ¼ cup tofu or cooked beans; 1 tablespoon smooth peanut butter)
• 3 to 4 oz. juice
Feeding tips
• Introduce new foods one at a time, with at least three days in between to make sure your child's not allergic.
• Choking hazards are still a danger

Answer 2

well the reason wic will be cutting you off on the formula is because your son will be one. they recommend switching to whole milk at age 1. but do it slowly. like 1oz milk 7oz formula for a week. then 2-6 for a week,,,etc. but i recommend by the time you reach 4-4 let him have some fruit juice. as some babies get constipated from whole milk.

the teeth part is fine. babies grow them at different rates. my 10 month old has 8 already. but i also know a baby who is 12months and still has no teeth. it's ok.

solid foods, you're doing fine. basically whatever you are eating. mainly the veggies. with him not having many teeth yet you'll still need to give him pureed meats.

Answer 3

He can pretty much have anything by now. Just cut it up into small pieces. Little babies have a hard time with hot dogs. So be careful. Also you can steam up some veggies and cut up some fruit, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, ect. About the teeth. The longer it takes them to come in the better. They say they will have better teeth while growing up. My daughter is 11 months old and has 6 teeth. I asked if she should have more, the drs. told me that they come in at all diffrent times and not to be worried about it.

Answer 4

At 10 months I was feeding my daughter peas, veggie puffs, melon cut really small, well cooked broccoli, well cooked carrots cut really small. Really anything that is very soft and no bigger than pea size is great at this age. My daughter did not like certain foods and I never pushed it, I would try it again a few weeks later. I would not worry about teeth either if his Dr is not worried. Their gums are amazing nashers. Also, as far as weaning off the bottle. Have you tried giving him a sippy cup? I used one made by Gerber that has a soft spout. I would fill it with water or diluted apple juice and let her play with it. She figured it out all on her own. I started weaning her off the bottle at 1. It was harder for me than it was for her. At that time she was taking 4 bottles and each week I would eliminate 1. The last one I eliminated was her night time bottle. Walmart has a sippy cup for about $1 called Nuby that have a very soft spout and resemble a bottle. They are great!
I hope that helps!

Answer 5

You don't need to wait! I started feeding my little ones soft foods at an early age, like mashed potatoes, bananas, bread, etc. Just don't give her big pieces. I also used a food grinder for a long time b/c my 1st child didn't get her teeth until a year old. They have little hand held food mills you can buy and take w/ you to restaurants, and use at home, which is really nice b/c it grinds the food up and they can eat what you eat. It's so nice and convenient. They like it so much better than baby food too!

Answer 6

my 10 month old eats a slice of buttered toast for breakfast. cut in small pieces of course. and she loves a hot dog, she will eat soft french fries. she likes those little microwavable bowls from graduates, she loves the pasta and raviolis. anything she can put in her mouth, she thinks she is too big for spoon fed lol. 10 months going on 20 yrs old lol.....also since you just got off wic, until you ween him off the bottle, wal marts parents choice is a inexpensive formula

Answer 7

He can eat regular food by now, you just need to make it smaller or mushy (whatever they call it so that it is softer) like if you give him chicken ,don't give him a large peice, give him a small peice and chop it into teeny peices. And the other thing is to make sure that what you give doesn't have little bits of anything in it. Like he can eat a cookie, but a chocolate chip, or candy piece cookie might get lodged into his throat or something. That's pretty much it, and of course little foods that he can hold. 2 teeth is plenty, becuase the other ones will start to come in pretty quickly now.

Answer 8

Some foods that my children loved as toddlers were fish sticks, green beans, cooked carrots, french toast, the little vienna sausage type things baby food companies make, any kind of noodles, spaghetti..not very spicy..oatmeal, grits..they were not much for chicken or beef ..other than ground beef cooked in sauces..too much chewing for them. The 2 teeth are fine..just give him easy to chew foods..