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Babies: 9 - 12 Months
More food help - Moms of 9-12 month olds
I'm so bad at this. I'm such a shitty_ nutritionalist for myself, but I don't want to screw up my kid too.
What are some typical Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner meals that you feed baby. My kid will seemingly eat anything so he's open to whatever, so I need ideas. what do you feed your kid at a meal. I think others need ideas too.
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Re: More food help - Moms of 9-12 month olds
I'm worried about this too! I have no idea what is really nutritionally good for her!
Right now this is what she has
breakfast: either pancakes, waffles or oatmeal. Also will get cheerios
Lunch: yogurt with fruit mixed in. Usually some sort of veggie to self feed
Dinner: Some sort of finger food: diced fruit, sweet potato fries, cheese. A couple cubes of veggies. And then we're starting to try to give her bits of what we have for dinner. We've tried ground turkey, ground chicken, bits of baked chicken, grilled cheese, chicken quesadillas
I wanted to work on doing more for dinner and getting her eating what we're eating. But the last few weeks she's gone from a great eater to a crappy eater at dinnertime. I'm not sure what's going on but she has a meltdown and hasn't been eating much for dinner.
Typical breakfast- yogurt, bananas, whole grain waffle, cheerios, oatmeal, applesauce (not all at once, of course)
Lunch- I try to do a protein, whether it's cheese, yogurt, avocado, or meat. I'll also give her a fruit or veggie- she likes blueberries, apples, pears. I offer lots of veggies, but she rarely eats them. My plan is to just keep offering them until she finally eats them.
Dinner- Same as lunch, I try and do a protein and some veggies. She loves scrambled egg yolks, and I mix in veggies like broccoli or spinach. I do the same for whole wheat pasta- I mix in veggies or a bean puree, so she gets some protein.
I'm reading "How To Get Your Kid To Eat, But Not Too Much" by Ellyn Satter right now. It doesn't necessarily tell you what to feed your baby, but it's all about feeding dynamics. I haven't read a lot of it, but what I have read has been enormously helpful. Basically, she says it's a parent's job to provide what the child eats, and it's the kid's job to decide how much and even whether to eat. I don't want eating to be a power struggle for us, so it's been great to keep that in mind.
Something I just tried last night is MorningStar Farms Brocolli/Cheddar bites. I won't give them often because of the sodium content, but they are high in protein and he LOVED them. Plus he's not a huge fan of brocolli by itself, so it was a good way to sneak it in.
Occasionally we do grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch or dinner. That's another huge hit with Robbie.
He loves any kind of soup!
Breakfast: yogurt, applesauce, banana, pears, pancakes, toast
Lunch/dinner: hotdish, noodles, cheese tortellini, grilled cheese, turkey, chicken, peas, potatoes, green beans
I've found this site has some helpful ideas:
https://fingerfoods.wetpaint.com/
And this one:
https://www.wholesometoddlerfood.com/
Another nestie posted this a few months ago when I was looking for different options. It is a great Nestie made site with tons of food options for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and snacks.
Good luck!
https://fingerfoods.wetpaint.com/
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Here are a few ideas. Lately I've been trying to come up with foods he can feed himself.
B -- oatmeal (quick oats) with a fruit and yogurt, blueberry pancakes, homemade muffins, cheerios in yogurt
L -- pieces of cheese, green peas (thawed) he can pick up himself, crackers, pieces of tofu, bread, crackers, chunks of fruit, graham crackers, rice cakes
D -- some sort of meat (chicken, beef) cut in pieces, cottage cheese, beans lentils, egg yolk, vegetables (in chunks or cut up), cornbread, brown rice, cous cous, quinoa
I figure if he is eating things of many different colors he is getting lots of different nutrients/vitamins.
We are trying lots of finger foods...cheese, peas, carrots, califlower, broccoli, grean beans, deli meat, whole grain pasts, lots of fruits (blueberries are his fav). For the food part I try to mix quina into the veggies often (it is a complete protein), and then a fruit as well. He loves yogurt (I have to hide it until he eats his veggies first). I am trying to expand what he is eating, and the Williams Sonoma babyfood book I have it great.
Again, I am kinda lost too, but I just try to get lots of color into his diet
Breakfast: Mini pancakes or scrambled eggs with a little cheese
Lunch/Dinner: Noodles, string cheese, green beans, peas, chicken, steak, rice, brocoli, yogurt, hamburger, turkey, ham, tortilla with cheese.
I give him whatever we eat most of the time. I've found that it's easy to pick up a package of chicken or steak strips by Tyson (the kind you'd toss onto a salad) and cut that up for lunch. I'm nervous about him getting enough protein.
Snacks: Pretzels, goldfish, Gerber finger foods, crackers, bananas, pudding, cheese, Kix, Rice Chex, or Cherrios...
She won't eat anything off the spoon, so yogurt is out, as are mashed potatoes and all purees.
for breakfast, I make her egg yolk, cheese and sometimes ham omelets. Bananas, peaches, pears, yogurt melts, pancakes, gerber diced apples (can be made at home, but i suck at making them).
lunch and dinner, I'm trying to give her more of what we are eating, but it's not always possible. She gets tortellini and ravioli cut up, mac and cheese, string cheese, quesadillas with chicken and cheese (are you sensing a cheese trend?), fruit cups, peas, green beans, carrots, broccoli (I just cut the very ends up for her), sweet potato fries, canned chicken breast (this is so easy!), and sandwiches (I give her like 1/2 piece of sandwich meat, a piece of cheese, and bread all broken up).
I'm sure there's more, but that's what I got from my head.
Michael is the complete opposite, he will only eat off the spoon or food that is in stick form.
Combinations of the following:
Breakfast: pancakes, scrambled egg yolk, grilled cheese, nutrigrain bar, cinnamon raisin bagel cut into very small pieces (sometimes with a little cream cheese) yogurt, cottage cheese, banana, pear, mandarin oranges, peaches.
Lunch: slice of whole milk american cheese, turkey or ham cubed, green beans, corn, peas or some sort of veggie or fruit, sometimes we'll give her a turkey hot dog cut into VERY small pieces.
Dinner: whatever we are eating except for any high allergenic foods. for example, last night we/she had a few plain cheese raviolis and a few ground beef raviolis. She's also had mashed potatoes, baked sweet potato, small bits of turkey, chicken, etc. She loves rice, sauteed green peppers cut into small pieces, and chick peas also.
Snacks: a few slices of mandarin orange, a triscut or 2, graham crackers(without honey), cheerios, a small sippy of water (with a spash of white grape juice)
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In general, we're at the "he eats what we eat, with a few exceptions" stage. Totally done with purees except to mix fruit into yogurt or the veggies to use as a healthy "sauce" for pasta.
Breakfast: At home I do a mix of oatmeal, fruit and plain yogurt, which he loves. Also egg yolks scrambled with cheese, toast, cheerios, pancakes, fruit, he's had a tiny bit of sausage even. I want to try blueberry pancakes this weekend. Daycare varies, but typically dry cereal, toast, fruit, yogurt.
Lunch: At daycare, it's an adjusted school lunch menu (our daycare is in the Catholic elementary school). They adjust it for the toddlers, but it's a wide variety of foods. He's getting more variety there than at home! Always a protein, grain, veggie, and fruit. At home, I often give him leftovers from dinner for lunch, so see below.
Dinner: Really, whatever we're having, if it's safe for him. Or if we're eating a salad or something too spicy, my "go to" is mac n cheese with chicken and veggies mixed in. I cut the chicken up really small. I always try to make sure he has protein and veggies to balance the starches. He loves pasta of any kind, especially ravioli, spaghetti, lasagna. I always add veggies (peas & carrots are his favorites, but also green beans, broccoli) on the side in those cases. Tonight is roast with potatoes and veggies. He loved salmon, rice, & broccoli the other night. We're still experimenting, but so far, he seems to love every table food we've given him.
Just adding things I haven't seen mentioned here:
I make lentil dal, split pea stew, red beans and rice, etc and he goes bonkers for it. These are the few things he doesn't mind being spoon fed. Very nutritious, good protein, fiber and easy to get lots of veggies. I can post recipes if anyone wants.
I also make whole wheat toast, spread hummus on it and cut into bite size pieces. He loves this too.
Bake a potato and break it into chunks.
I am not a fan of morningstar stuff (we are vegetarians) just because the ingredients are all that great, but Dr Praeger's is a fantastic brand of veggie burger. No weird chemical ingredients, tons of veggies plus oat bran and soy flour - very nutritious and I couldn't believe how good they taste. We eat them now too!
I made a very simple mac and cheese yesterday from the Cooking for Baby cookbook. The recipe calls for either cauliflower or broccoli florets and I used whole wheat macaronis. He was not interested at first pass, but by dinner he was shoveling it in.
And Friday is pizza day. Holy crap this kid loves pizza. ha!
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I,too am a vegetarian and thinking I dont want to give my kid meat. My son is still on purees. How did you get your child to eat protein at this stage? I pureed pinto beans and he thinks they are terrible, ditto for mashed egg yolk. Any advice would be appreciated.