Food for a 1 year old?

Question

Has anyone got any meals ideas, that are quick to make for a 1 year old baby. He like to feed himself.
Thank you

Answer 1

For my kids at this age i stopped giving commercial baby foods and just gave them whatever we were having. When I made a big meal i would keep some aside and cut it up and put the meat veggies and pasta in the freezer for another day, when what we were eating wasn't suitable, or just for a quick lunch. Another good quick meal is cheese cut up healthy luncheon meat and some peas steamed in the microwave (takes less than a minute) and a glass of milk and you have covered all the food groups!
As long as you feed a baby food that is healthy it doesn't have to be what we as adults think of as a meal, just try to make sure that you try to have at least 3 of the 4 food groups covered!

Answer 2

I give my child some of the gerber toddler foods. Also I give him a little of whatever we're eating for dinner. We aren't very fancy and do a lot of stir fries. So I just put some in a seperate pan minus the seasonings and cook it the same time as ours. Rice can be stored in the fridge and reheated. The same with pasta so you can cook a little more than you need and reheat as required. I don't give my son any sauce yet because of the acidity. Tyson sells diced chicken in a bag that I also keep on hand. Usually I'll throw some of the chicken in a frying pan with some frozen mixed vegies. It takes maybe 5 minutes to cook up. Yogurt is another good filler, with some lunch meat and cheese and crackers. My son also really likes grilled cheese. Waffles have also worked great for me. Eggo has nutrigrain waffles so they have whole grains and not just sugur.

Answer 3

Baby food is definitely good for your child, for as long as he will eat it! It has a lot of the nutrients that they need. I stopped using it because it was a little more costly and seemed to need more to fill them up. A big difference between baby food and table food is that baby food is not seasoned at all. It is very bland and that is what kids are used to. If you prefer him to eat table food, try making his without any seasoning and blending it up in a food processor. They also make "toddler" baby food that is made for them in bigger pieces to help them transition. If you still have concerns just ask or call your pediatrician they've been asked that question a million times I'm sure.

Answer 4

Scrambled eggs
Small pieces of banana
Jello
Soft macaroni and cheese just be certain its cool enough for his little tongue
Mashed potatoes
Little pieces of cooked hamburger

With little kids, almost anything can be considered a "meal" because they don't really care if they have scrambled eggs with mashed potatoes...they just want to eat. So making a balanced meal, with a couple of the food groups at least...works.

If he has teeth, and actually chews, instead of just mashing things with his tongue and then swallowing, little pieces of meat (including slender, quartered pieces of a beef hotdog) can be given to him...but you must make them small, otherwise he can choke.

Cooked carrots, if you boil them a while to ensure they are soft...and cut them small..(if you can gently press on one and it mushes under your fingertip, its soft enough for him.)

Boiled peas, cooled...are also good for him.

Little ones also love ice cream...and while a lot of parents don't agree with it, it is a good source of calcium.

Answer 5

My son is 1, he eats:

~ Gerber pasta pick-ups
~ Soft carrots, peas, green beans, other veggies
~ Grahm crackers
~ Cheese!!! kraft crumbles
~ Waffles with grape jelly
~ Fruit. small pieces, soft.
~ Veggie crackers
~ Nutra Grain bars
~ Different cereals
~ He HATES meat, so I sneak it in another food
~ Sweet potatoes
~ Squash
~ Bananas rolled in cheerio dust (so its easier to pick up)
~ Avacado rolled in cheerio dust
~ Chicken noodle-O soup, just put a bunch of the O's on his tray

Answer 6

Meals? Macaroni cheese, beans on toast, potato waffles, spaghetti hoops, fish fingers (which are now my daughters fave!!). For pudding - fruit pots, petit filous yoghurts, cheese, apple, orange, mango banana segments and for a fill up before bed, I sometimes give my daughter ambrosia creamy rice pudding - she devours it! Good luck

Answer 7

what about eggie bread beat 2eggs cover slice bread both side with the egg mixture and fry both sides leave to cool cut into finger and give to child

Answer 8

kidney beans mixed with rice and yogurt, English muffin pizzas , oatmeal, whole wheat toast, bananas, sweet potato french fries, Campbell's chunky soups are great, whole wheat pastas with different sauces, carrots and celery, with ranch , broc, and cauliflower, anything you can eat, they can eat besides honey and peanut butter,

Answer 9

My sons favorite was the Gerber pick ups the cheese ravioli... i would cut them in half at first... other than that pasta! not alot of sauce so its easy for him/her to pick up.

Answer 10

my 1 year old nephew likes gerber graduates, mac and cheese,hot dogs,tomato soup.