What to feed a fifteen month old?

Question

My daughter is almost 15 mos old. I feed her some table food and some baby food, mostly just to make sure she's getting her veggies. I'm mostly looking for dinner ideas. She's not that into meat so I worry about her getting enough protein. Any suggestions? Thanks!!!!

Answer 1

A 15 month old should not be getting baby food anymore. They need to be fed mostly what you eat, just smaller portions and cut up small. Unless you or someone else in your family has a history of egg or peanut allergies she can have those. My son LOVED scrambled eggs at this age, especially with shredded cheese mixed in. Most toddlers I have taken care of (I am a nanny), as well as my own son and my niece don't care for meat. I think it mostly has to do with the texture. Beef stew, though, with the meat cut up VERY small, my son loves and he will eat the whole bowl and ask for more. Homemade vegetable beef soup (Not the canned stuff) is a good way to get them to eat their veggies. It is also a good time to start teaching her to use a spoon if she hasn't started already. My son liked feeding himself. Just be prepared for a mess at first.

Answer 2

Costco has a bag of frozen spinach and mozarella ravioli that are delicious!! They have a herb and parmesan packet that comes with them that you can use if you want but don't have to. My son loved them. At 15 mos he pretty much ate whatever we did, so if you eat healthy, she will too. If she eats cheese, yogurt, beans and fish (to name a few) then I'm sure she's getting enough protein. Veggies was the hard one for us too, but if you keep a few jars of veggies on hand and feed her table food I'm sure she'll be just fine.

Answer 3

At that age my son's favorite was rotelli pasta with spaghetti sauce and then I would blend in some cottage cheese too. He loved it and the cottage cheese adds in a little extra protein. ( My son always picked around meat.... and he still does)

Another favorite for my son was black beans, rice, corn, tomatos and cheese. When I would make burritos for the rest of the family I would make him a little fiesta bowl of all the extra ingredients and he had a great time making a mess and eating. It was also great practice for him to pick of small objects with his pincher grasp.

Answer 4

avoid processed lunch meat and hot dogs the nitrates are not good for little kids. It ok if she wont eat meat. try putting peanut butter in cream of wheat of oatmeal (decreases the choking risk) also beans are a good source of protein but in order to get the most out of beans they need to be served with a form of rice. you can even try baby rice cereal mixed with hummus (mashed garbonzo beans) and veggies. i wouldnt worry too much i have a friend whos little guy is 3 and only likes milk she battles with him to eat anything and hes a healthy little guy

Answer 5

By the time all my kids were that age they were only on table food just make meals that have everything they need in them. As for meat you can either hide it in something else such as mashed potatos or try dipping it in ketchup just make sure you cut the meat up in very very very small peices
Good Luck

Answer 6

if she's not into meat must replace with beans and lentils...basically pulses etc for the protein just blend them with norm food dont make any fuss or let her know ur trying new stuff on her and she will just accept and eat ...kids often fussy cos parent dosnt like something and kid will pick up on this.... i read brill book once by michael van stratten i think it was called superfoods for kids ... something along those lines loads of gorgeous recipes...try any bookshop hope it helps

Answer 7

since you give her baby veggies, buy fresh and cook them and then smash them up like sweet pots. My daughter is only 8 m/o so I really dont know. bologna Ive seen some babies that age eat, hotdogs in TINY TINY peices I have seen some eat at that age.

Answer 8

pasta has alot of protein and my kids love it,try that....also yogurt, cottage cheese,cheese cubes,my baby actually loves tiny chicken bites (chicken breast tiny cut up) and of course bbq sauce because they love to dip all things! almost any soft meat you can dip is a winner:)

Answer 9

my daughter is 19 months, and she hates meat. if yours can chew good try a peanut butter sandwhich. peanut butter has alot of protein in it.
crackers with peanut butter on them will work.
what if you mixed alot bit of hamburger meat with mac and cheese, that might work. good luck.

Answer 10

I basically feed my baby what he will eat. Spaghetti, yogurt, mashed potato, thick pumpkin soup, pasta, vegies with gravy.