Moms of 1 year olds please come in...

1 year old! I still can't believe I have a 1 year old now!

Anyways now that he just about start eating a lot more of table food. I was just wondering what you all feed your menu. A sample menu would be fine. I want to do away with giving cereal in the evening so he can have more dinner food. I'm afraid of him gagging so what are some foods that are safe. Of course I will cut it up for him. I still will give him the baby food jars but I really want to start mixing it up.

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DD eats everything for dinner...
Chicken, meatballs, pasta, Dr. Praegers veggie burgers, spinach or potato pancakes, meatloaf, leftovers from my dinner, steamed veggies...etc.

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I need some ideas on how much you prepare for them. I have no idea. He's tasted table food here and there but has not any actual meals...

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she eats until she is full.
Just give him whatever and she how much he eats, it's not a science.

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Ever since she started eating table food we just give Sarah smaller portions of what we are eating, and then if she's still hungry we'll give her more of it.

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Meatless meatballs, chicken nuggets, cold cuts cut up (turkey and ham), frozen peas, waffles, eggs, pancakes, any kind of fruit, mac n cheese. DD is picky so this is all we've got so far. I'm still trying to intro new things each week. Last night I gave her mahi mahi and she hated it

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DS all of a sudden is not really interested in tasting any table foods. That could be because he is full from his baby food. That's why I want to slowly start taking some baby foods away, so that he'll have more table food. I'm afraid of giving him for fear that he will gag on it. I mean I know you cut it up to pieces but knowing me i'd make them too tiny cuz i'm too paranoid...

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Here's a sample of what we've been doing...

Breakfasts:
Scrambled Eggs with Cheese
Waffles with cinnamon and touch of syrup
Oatmeal
French Toast sticks
Mini Bagel with Cream Cheese
Pancakes
Toasted Raisin Bread

I always add some kind of fruit to breakfast...
Applesauce
Banana or other Fresh Fruit
Fruit Cups

Lunches:
Chicken Nuggets
Chicken Quesadilla
Mac and Cheese
Grilled Cheese
English Muffin Pizzas
Turkey pita

I always include a Vegetable, or possibly another fruit...
Sweet Potato
Broccoli
Peas
Asparagus
Carrots
Baked Potato
Cucumber sticks

Dinners:
Baked Ziti
Fish Sticks
Grilled/Baked Chicken
Turkey Meatloaf
Turkey Meatballs w/egg noodles
Pasta w/peas & butter

I always include a vegetable.

Hope that helps a little.

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Grace is still on baby jar food (EB stage 3), due a bad gag reflex. However, she did have some table food last night. She ate baked ziti that I mashed up for her and some broccoli.
Little by little she will get there!

She is not walking independently yet, cruising the furniture still. However she has mastered getting on and off her FP bounce and spin zebra. When she really wants to do something, she does it.

Message edited 6/7/2007 1:05:59 PM.

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Marron is 13 months and pretty much refuses all babyfood now. I too have a tough time figuring out what and how much to give her. This is what we've done so far:

Breakfast
*Cheerios (either dry or with a bit of milk)
*Cinnamon raisin toast
*Any fruit: strawberries, apples, oranges, pineapple, pears, peaches. Just not bananas -- don't know why, she just refuses them, but loved them as babyfood.
*Yogurt
*Cheese

Things she hated: French toast, pancakes, waffles, eggs.


Lunch
*Gerber Graduates ravioli
*Ham or turkey (I ask the deli to cut me a thick slice, about the thickness of a ham steak and then I cube it for her)
*Cheese
*Turkey hot dog or regular hot dog
*Any fruits mentioned above
*Mac 'n cheese
*Leftover dinner

Dinner
*Chicken (baked, fried, rotisserie, roasted)
*Meatballs
*Meatloaf
*Pizza
*Pasta (I buy the Barilla Plus, made with lentils so it's not just carbs)
*Sausages
*Ravioli
*Tortellini
*Any kind of bread
*Crabcakes
*Fried flounder
*French fries
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She just about refuses all vegetables right now, even though she ate all of them as babyfood. I keep trying, but all I've been able to get her to eat is a bit of corn, maybe some green beans, disguised with cheese from mac 'n cheese or something, and a few times she has eaten tomatoes, cucumbers, and pickles.

HTH


ETA: I find if I cut the food too small she will just swallow it whole rather than chewing it. I often have to give her pieces bigger than I am comfortable with just so she will chew. I just watch her closely. She has given us 2 scares so far.

Message edited 6/7/2007 1:14:45 PM.

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Grace is still on baby jar food (EB stage 3), due a bad gag reflex. However, she did have some table food last night. She ate baked ziti that I mashed up for her and some broccoli.
Little by little she will get there!

She is not walking independently yet, cruising the furniture still. However she has mastered getting on and off her FP bounce and spin zebra. When she really wants to do something, she does it.

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Posted by dandr10199

Grace is still on baby jar food (EB stage 3), due a bad gag reflex. However, she did have some table food last night. She ate baked ziti that I mashed up for her and some broccoli.
Little by little she will get there!

She is not walking independently yet, cruising the furniture still. However she has mastered getting on and off her FP bounce and spin zebra. When she really wants to do something, she does it.

See that's the thing Matthew is not walking. He's only cruising so that's why i'm still not a 100% sure. But I can at least start with pasta. He eats that sometimes...

Message edited 6/7/2007 1:33:59 PM.

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i usually give pastina, orzo etc. mixed with with a veggie - either chucks of eggplant, zucchini, broccoli, asparagus, carrots and potatoes

we usually steam or grill the veggies and she loves them. Then - of course we add fruit

For dinner - she will have meatloaf, chicken cutlet, pieces of steak with french fries, soup, bascially anything we eat + a veggie and some more fruit.

When i give pastina i usually boil 1.5 - 2 tbsp and then add the veggie to it at the end and mix in the bowl to measure myself.

My daughter could eat all the time so i try to portion her meals but i don't go crazy about it - when she is not hungry anymore she starts to play with her food and nods no to me so i know she is no longer hungry.

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Lauren is now 13 months, but she's rejected baby food since about 9-10 months. I have plenty of jars sitting in my pantry. She eats anything and everything we eat, just cut up and smaller.

Favorites are:
waffles (1 Eggo)
pancakes (4 small ones)
french toast sticks (she'll have two)
bananas
watermelon
cheese
grilled cheese
pasta with sauce (very messy! )
chicken nuggets
hamburger
rotisserie chicken
any and all veggies
etc.

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Posted by dandr10199

Posted by bedda26

Posted by dandr10199

Grace is still on baby jar food (EB stage 3), due a bad gag reflex. However, she did have some table food last night. She ate baked ziti that I mashed up for her and some broccoli.
Little by little she will get there!

She is not walking independently yet, cruising the furniture still. However she has mastered getting on and off her FP bounce and spin zebra. When she really wants to do something, she does it.

See that's the thing Matthew is not walking. He's only cruising so that's why i'm still not a 100% sure. But I can at least start with pasta. He eats that sometimes...

Giovanna,
I would not worry about it. I have never seen a 10yr old eating baby food or not walking. I used to get so hung up on what Grace was "not doing", now I focus on what she "is doing". She is an awesome sleeper, eater, and her fine motor skills are 4-5 months ahead of where she should be. Plus, she is so sweet. Laughs, plays independently, "swims" with her swim tube in the lake with her daddy and loves to play tickle pickle (where we tickle her belly).

One of the greatest gifts I received from having my surgery is to just enjoy Grace and not focus on the milestones she is not hitting so much. If the doctor is not worried, why should I be? She is a great kid, so happy and sweet so I must be doing something right, ya know? I hope this make sense.

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Ella is anti-baby food. She won't eat off a spoon unless its soup or yogurt. She has to feed herself (which makes for some messy meals).

She was on an eating strike for a few days but now she's back to eating everything:

She loves most vegetables & fruits, so those are a large portion of her meals. She'll fill her face with peas, carrots, tomatoes, berries, bananas, avocado, etc.

Breakfast:
waffle, yogurt and/or fruit (she's not a huge fan of eggs)

lunch/dinner:
cheese sandwich
tofu w/veggies or tomatoes
pizza
pastina w/chicken soup
little bits of whatever we're eating

she's not a huge meat eater yet, but she's getting there.

eta: I'm not sure it matters if he's walking or not. What does walking have to do with eating?

Message edited 6/7/2007 11:18:40 PM.

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I give Hayden waffles, pancakes, fruit, or yogurt with fruit for breakfast.

For lunch he gets a stage 3 fruit and some cereal when I'm at work. If at home, I give him what I eat. He likes hummus and pita bread and cheese.

For dinner he loves chicken, peas and sweet potatoes. He likes pasta, ravioili, meatballs too.

It took a few weeks for him to really get used to it, but now he eats anything.

BTW, he is not walking yet, just cruising everywhere.

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Im not looking fwd to Luciano eating table foods. Im a big chicken (the fear of choking) and avoid it at all costs...

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Posted by anna

Im not looking fwd to Luciano eating table foods. Im a big chicken (the fear of choking) and avoid it at all costs...

Message edited 6/8/2007 11:39:44 AM.

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oh wait till you see me pre-chew things for him

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Posted by anna

oh wait till you see me pre-chew things for him

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A staple in our house is still diced ham. I buy it in the resealable package...usually by the hot dogs. Jack still loves it!

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At 1 the only things I dind't let DD have were PB and shellfish. She ate whatever she wanted.