What should I be feeding my 11 month old? She eats formula and stage 3 baby food but I want to give her more.?

Question

She eats formula and stage 3 baby food but I want to give her more. How do I introduce real food to her? I am so afraid she's going to choke but I know she's ready for more. Help!

Answer 1

My son is 11 months old with NO teeth. When he was 9 months he decided that he would no longer eat baby food, so we had to improvise. He eats just about everything we do, just cut up. I buy baby goldfish crackers, little fruit and veggies cups and some of the Gerber toddler food for during the day when I don't really make a meal for myself. For breakfast he'll eat french toast, pancakes, or waffles as well. Also you can buy a mesh baby self feeder at Walmart and you can put meat or fruit or veggies in it and they can just suck on it and not choke. Good luck with everything I hope I have helped a little bit.

Answer 2

You should check with the Pediatrician. If the doctor said he could eat reg. food now, then try other stuff until you get the right foods he does like. I don't know what kind of condition he is in, and the health of the baby. But, at 11 months, I think they can eat reg. food too. Like you could cook spaghetti, and put a little cheese in it. Macaroni and cheese, he might like reg. food better, but the lighter food easy to swallow. You would have to kind of mash it. Also, potatoes, but just smash them up real good, and plenty of milk, but you could season it with a Little butter, and see how he likes it. He just might prefer more seasoned food. My baby boy weighed almost 10 lbs when he was born, and in those days, they just said to take him home and feed him cereal. He ate everything, and loved everything. He was a big baby and could handle it, so it would also depend on the size and health of the baby. Good luck. I think he is hungry for different food. Are you Italian?

Answer 3

My sister has a 10 month old baby who has two little tiny itsy bitsey teeth on her bottom gums and she eats regular crackers, she just breaks them into small pieces so she can easily break them up with her gums- also, they make these cheese puffs for babies and these things that look like big honeycombs.

They are made by Gerber and they are called Graduates. She gets them at Walmart for like 2 bucks a can and the baby loves them.

My sister sometimes gives her little tiny tiny amounts of pudding or jello, since it has a lot of sugar in it, you don't want an overweight baby- that would be no good!

She sometimes gives her dry fruit too- hope this helps!

Answer 4

My son got his first tooth at 11 months hes now 13 months and has 4 teeth... He has been eating regular table food sence hes been 7 months.. if you chop up meat, cheese, veggies, maccaroni, all that kinda stuff your baby will eat it and will not chock. My son has been doing it sence he was 7 months and he has never ever chocked. he eats all fruits. For a matter he had a full prune this afternoon for snack and ate the whole thing. ( it was also a not choped up into peaces) So i would say give it a shot and im sure shes gonna love it and not want any of that nasty baby food...

Answer 5

My daughter is 11 months old too. Get a small food chopper from wal-mart, mine cost like $16. You can put about everything in there that you eat, chop it a bit, and feed it to her. Just try to keep the realllly spicy stuff to yourselves. You can also freeze serving sizes of leftovers all chopped up and feed her other times. Its great, and saves sooo much money.

Answer 6

toddler food in the baby aisle like soft pasta and soft veggies..
u cannnot choke they smash easy and those are to help u introduce foods.... come in varietys and theres chewing biscuits and all sorts run down the aisle and see what u like read labels if u must there perfect for 12+ :)

aww well ur 11 months ur close enough :)

Answer 7

My 8 month old has home cooked semi pureed food (mainly vegetable based) and for texture and encouragement with chewing she has tiny pata shapes (mixed into purees or with mashed tomatoes and basil), she likes rice cakes as a snack (if you break one up into a fruit puree it's a bit like crumble but healthier). i finely chopping bits of chicken for her and she enjoys that. She likes grated pear and small pieces of banana and enjoys a good chew on apple slices and bread crusts. I think if you offer family foods and encourage variety your baby will enjoy it. I use and get inspiration from a lot of Annabel Karmel recipes - it really does save a lot of money.

Answer 8

My son who is now 14mos has been on table food for like 6 mos now, we started him with mashed potatoes, applesauce and stuff like that but with having quite a few teeth we also gave him chewable things...not the healthiest but he really liked cheese puffs he can hold them and they kind of melt in his mouth...the gerber graduate foods i think are a waste of money b/c most of that you already have around the house like veggies, crackers etc...I liked the idea of a chopper, trust me its more economical than the pre pkged food.

Answer 9

hi there: i would definitely give your daughter things that she has already had in baby food form. i started out giving my son things like mashed up sweet potato. canned veggies work out well too... like canned peas. since they are so soft, it makes it a little safer because they won't choke. try small small pieces of meat (if you want), but the canned veggies always worked for me. my son hated those gerber graduate things (if you taste them, they are quite awful) -- but he does like those little fruit star things that melt in their mouths. anyway, these things help them to practice chewing.

good luck.

Answer 10

Start with the finger foods. giving her scrambled eggs, green beans, Cheerios things like that. She should in joy it