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Healthy Foods For 1 year Old (with recipes and sample meal plan)

As you transition from feeding a baby to feeding a toddler, here are some easy and healthy foods for your one year old. I've also included tips to help you navigate through this tricky phase.

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  • Feeding a 1 year old
  • How to build a one year old's plate
  • Breakfast Ideas for 10 Months and Up
  • Lunch Ideas for 10 Months and up
  • Snack Ideas for One Year Olds
  • Dinner Ideas for 10 Months and Up
  • Food Menu for 1 Year Old Baby
  • Milk for 1 Year Old
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Feeding a 1 year old

Perhaps your baby was an amazing eater and ate everything that was put in front of them. Then they turned into a toddler.

Feeding a one year old can be tricky for many reasons.

Growth rate slows down a lot compared to infancy when they triple their birthweight. And because they’re not growing as fast, you may notice a decrease in their appetite (or not!)

Your toddler is becoming their own person, and they love to test boundaries. Their favorite word may be "NO!" Their interest in food decreases as they just want to explore the world!

They are developing their food preferences, and appetite can be very erratic and unpredictable. One day they love a certain food but want nothing to do with it the next. They may be a bottomless pit one day and live on air the next.

I say all this to highlight that if you notice a change in your child's eating, it is a NORMAL and expected part of development!

So don't be quick to say that your child is turning into a picky eater, and please don't feel like you failed or did something wrong.

The BEST thing you can do is to continue offering balanced meals and allow your child to decide what and how much to eat, even if it's just one or two bites. And whatever you do, don't pressure them! It will only backfire.

Here are some helpful resources to guide you through this stage:

  • Toddler refuses to eat: what to do
  • Help your child eat better with a feeding schedule

Is your toddler becoming picky?

Arm yourself with these strategies that will transform your mealtimes!

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How to build a one year old's plate

While I say 1 year old, these meal ideas are also suitable for babies 10 months and up who have transitioned from purees to table foods and are chewing fairly well. It's not like your baby turns one and you have to feed them differently from what you have been doing.

On the other hand, if your child is over 9 months old and struggling to move beyond purees, join my email series that will guide you through this essential transition.

Here's a formula for building a balanced meal:

Protein/Fat + Complex carb (e.g. whole grains, beans, lentils, starchy vegetables) + Fruit and/or Vegetable

  1. Specific examples of foods for each of these components can be found in this master list of finger foods.
  2. Follow this formula every time to ensure that your child is getting exposed to a variety of foods and nutrition.
  3. And this is VERY important - Do make sure to serve at least one food that your child likes most of the time.

Breakfast Ideas for 10 Months and Up

If you find yourself in a breakfast rut, you are so NOT alone! And there's nothing wrong with serving the same meal day in and day out if it means you get to preserve your sanity.

But if you are looking for quick and EASY ways to incorporate variety into your child's diet, these breakfast ideas are for you!

Lunch Ideas for 10 Months and up

Here is some inspiration to help you build your list of easy, go-to meals that are yummy and healthy. Be sure to take into consideration your child's appetite, chewing abilities, food preferences, and allergies.

While cutting food into bite-sized pieces certainly makes it easier for your little one to eat, I encourage you to offer larger pieces of food as well. This will help your child learn to take bites.

Snack Tray Lunch

There is no need to cook anything and you can get a well-balanced meal on the table in 5 minutes!

Check out my Ultimate Snack Tray Ideas for tons of ideas!

Savory French Toast (with veggies)

Add vegetables to a classic kid-favorite breakfast! This savory vegetable French toast or eggy bread is an EASY and fun way to use up leftovers!

Tip: Don't stop serving those foods that your child won't eat or else they will never learn to like them.   Instead, serve a small portion (even just one piece) WITH foods that they do enjoy. Even if they don't eat it, just seeing counts as exposure.

For example, this plate was from when my son was learning to enjoy meat and broccoli.

Pizza

If your child is learning to accept mixed foods, try serving it deconstructed along with a small piece of cooked flatbread pizza (top left) for exposure.

Recipe: Chicken Pesto Flatbread Pizza

Veggie Nuggets

Kids love finger foods and dips. If you have a picky eater, these baked veggie nuggets just may get them to gobble up their vegetables.

Pictured: beet hummus, purple sweet potatoes, shredded chicken, apple

Hummus grilled cheese sandwich

Spread your favorite hummus on bread, add some cheese and voila! Hummus grilled cheese! I have included some veggie-forward hummus recipes to try as well as step-by-step instructions and cooking tips.

Also, be sure to check out this master list of sandwich ides!

Waffles

I love developing veggie-loaded recipes, and if you've never added veggies to your waffles, now is the time!

Pictured: Vegetable waffles with tofu and sweet potatoes.

Breakfast for dinner

Simply changing the way you plate your child's food can invite more fun and encourage your perhaps fussy or picky eater to try a greater variety of foods without much effort on your part!

Zuccchini and Corn Fritters

While they won't be crispy once refrigerated, these zucchini fritters taste delicious cold and make for an easy make-ahead lunch.

Muffins

Muffins are another fabulous make-ahead option! All of my baked goods recipes are freezer-friendly so all you have to do is reheat.

These spinach muffins are super fluffy and moist and packed with nutrition.

For more ideas:

Easy toddler lunch ideas that you can enjoy at home or pack for preschool

Snack Ideas for One Year Olds

Before one, babies do not need snacks. 3 meals and breastmilk/formula is enough.

Once they turn one, You will need to plan on feeding them every 2-3 hours. While most kids need about 2 snacks per day, yours may need just one. Or perhaps none.

My daughter is currently 21 months old and doesn't care much for snacks. She brings her appetite for meals. She's happy and growing. All this to say, follow your child's lead on how many snacks they need, if any at all.

Healthy Snack Ideas for Toddlers

Dinner Ideas for 10 Months and Up

Say no more to cooking separately for your little one with these family meals!

Meatballs

If your meatballs turn out dry and tough more often than not, you need to try these tips and this turkey meatball recipe!

15 Minute Creamy Broccoli Pasta

Your child doesn't like broccoli or doesn't like foods touching each other? You can separate the broccoli from the pasta.

Recipe: 15 Minutes One Pot Creamy Broccoli Pasta

Sloppy Joes

Cut into smaller, more manageable pieces if your child has a difficult time biting into burgers (or sandwiches). But do continue offering larger pieces for exposure and practice.

And again, if your child is not a fan of foods touching, try serving it deconstructed.

Recipe: Healthy Sloppy Joes

Mushroom Quinoa Risotto

This 30 minute mushroom quinotto or quinoa risotto is much easier to make compared to traditional risotto and requires zero stirring! Its thick consistency is perfect for spoon practice.

Served with butternut squash

Tip: Encourage your child to sprinkle the parsley and squeeze the lemon into their bowl by modeling!

Chicken quinoa casserole

With a little prep work beforehand, this quinoa casserole comes together so easily!

Beef Fajitas

I'm showing a lot of deconstructed meal ideas because they are a great way to expose your toddler to a variety of foods while supporting their desire for independence and control.

If your child doesn't have any issues with mixed foods, then yay! It makes your job much easier. This is why I encourage you to serve mixed foods early on and often.

Recipe: Pressure Cooker Steak Fajitas

More Dinner Ideas for Toddlers

Here is a sample one day meal plan that includes 3 meals and 2 snacks. Remember you don't HAVE to offer 2 snacks. Always follow your perfectly unique child's lead.

  • 7 am - Breakfast: 2 minute oatmeal with fruit and milk
  • 9:30am - Snack: Sweet potato cakes with peanut/nut/seed butter
  • 11:30am - Lunch: Beetroot pesto pasta with broccoli and tofu
  • 2:30pm - Snack: Dry cereal + cheese
  • 5:30pm - Dinner: Hamburger Helper + milk

Milk for 1 Year Old

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 16-24 ounces per day.

It is best to serve the milk WITH the meals. Milk is filling and so if offered throughout the day, it can sabotage their appetite and lead to grazing and not eating their meals.

As you transition from breastmilk and/or formula, start by offering a small amount for your child to get used to the taste and to limit waste.

Also, if your child doesn't like milk, that's OK! Milk is a convenient way to provide the key nutrients that they need. However, as long as your child is getting the adequate amounts of protein, fat, calcium, and vitamin D through food, it's not required.

Here's a deep dive on the best milk for toddlers, including non-dairy options.

I also want to add that if you are breastfeeding and want to continue, do it!! Yes food takes priority BUT breastmilk still provides nutrition and protection against disease.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much should a 1 year old eat?


At 1 year of age, solid foods are now the main source of energy and nutrition.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that your baby consume around 1000 calories each day, and half of the calories should come from healthy fats.

And while there is a recommended serving size for toddlers, it is completely up to your child to decide how much and if they are going to eat. It is NOT your job to "get" your child to eat. Your job is to offer a variety of foods and set a predictable and consistent mealtime routine.

It is very normal for their appetite to fluctuate, so consider their food intake over the course of a week rather than by each meal or day, even.

To minimize mess and to make the meal less intimidating, start with small portions and offer more if your child asks.

If your baby is growing, following their unique growth curve, and happy, they are eating the amount of food that’s RIGHT for them, even if it’s less or more than the recommendations or what you think they need to be eating

What foods should a 1 year old avoid?

All of the choking hazards that you avoided as a baby continue to apply. Some foods can be modified to be safe while some need to be avoided completely until age 4.

Whole nuts and seeds - finely grind
Nut butter - thin it out
Chunks of cheese - grate or cut into small pieces
Big chunks of raw/hard fruits and vegetables - thinly slice or grate
Round foods (e.g. cherry tomatoes, grapes) - quarter
Stick and hard foods (e.g. candy and gum)
Popcorn
Hot dogs - cut lengthwise and into small pieces

And make sure they are sitting down when eating. They should never be running, walking, playing, or lying down while eating.

Also try to avoid added sugars as much as possible until age 2.

I hope this post was helpful, and I'd love to hear your thoughts! Let me know by commenting below!

Best Healthy Finger Foods for Baby

Introducing finger foods to your baby can be exciting and overwhelming! Here is everything you need to know about serving them to babies 6 months and older so that they are safe and delicious!

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  • Baby Finger Foods - FAQ
  • Choking vs. Gagging
  • Best Iron-rich Finger Foods
  • Soft Finger Foods for Baby - Vegetables
  • Best Baby Finger Foods - Fruits
  • Finger Food Recipes for Babies
  • How to Serve
  • Finger Foods for 6-8 Month Old Baby
  • Finger Foods for 9-11 Month Old Baby
  • Finger Foods for 12+ Months
  • Real-Life Baby Food Ideas

Baby Finger Foods - FAQ

When is the best time to introduce finger foods to baby?

If you've decided to start solid foods by taking the baby led weaning approach, you will be introducing big, soft-cooked finger foods from the start.

If you are taking the traditional weaning approach of starting with purees, you will most likely start offering finger foods around 8-9 months of age when you and your baby feel ready to move forward with texture.

Regardless of which method you choose, the goal is to offer finger foods by 9 months at the latest.

Here is an in-depth post on purees vs. baby led weaning.

When can babies eat non-pureed foods?

As soon as they are ready for solids!

I talk a lot about the importance of introducing a wide variety of flavors AND textures from early on, and that’s because research shows babies are much more willing and open to trying new foods than children between ages 2-8 as food neophobia has been shown to set in during this time.  

Familiarity is a BIG part of taste and acceptance, and the earlier the exposure to all the different flavors and textures, the greater their acceptance.
If your baby stays on pureed textures for too long, it may be much more difficult to get them to accept different textures later.

If you're feeling anxious about offering textured foods from the start and want to take the traditional weaning route where babies are spoon-fed purees or the combination approach (you do you!), here's how to safely move forward from purees to textured foods.

Whatever method you choose, the end goal is to introduce a wide variety of flavors and textures before the age of 1.

Can babies eat fingered foods without teeth?

While you might think babies can’t eat foods that aren’t pureed until they have teeth, the reality is they don’t need teeth to enjoy table/finger foods.

Did you know that we actually chew with our molars, not the front teeth? And if you wait until the molars come in (normally around 12-18 months)  to move on to table foods, you would totally miss that critical “window of opportunity” for developing food preferences.

Not to mention, failure to move from purees to textured foods by 9 months may lead to increased risk for feeding difficulties later in life.

So how are they able to handle table foods without the molars? With their strong gums! And it is our responsibility as parents to make sure that the foods are appropriately cooked and served, and that’s what I want to share with you!

Do keep in mind, I’m sharing general timelines & guidelines here. What’s most important is to follow your baby’s lead as every child is so different and they develop at their own pace.

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Choking vs. Gagging

Research actually shows that there’s no greater risk of choking with baby led weaning in comparison to the traditional feeding practices.

What's most important is to avoid these top choking hazards.

for 6-12 months (from the CDC)

Keep in mind, choking is different from gagging, which is very common and to be expected. Gagging is a safety mechanism to prevent choking and contrary to how it appears, it doesn’t really bother the babies. 

Sit on your hands, remain calm, and let them work through it.  Do NOT try to fish out the food from their mouth. Here are some additional tips on how to get through the first month of baby led weaning.

Best Iron-rich Finger Foods

Be sure to click on the links for more details on each of the specific foods.

Iron is arguably THE most important nutrient for babies and it is one of the primary reasons that we start solids when we do. Be sure to incorporate one of these foods at every meal to help meet their high needs.

  • Beef
  • Beans
  • Chicken
  • Eggs
  • Lentils
  • Salmon
  • Sardines
  • Shrimp
  • Tofu

Related: Top Iron-Rich Foods for Babies and Toddlers

Soft Finger Foods for Baby - Vegetables

  • Asparagus
  • Beets
  • Bell peppers
  • Broccoli
  • Butternut Squash
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Parsnips
  • Sweet potato - these sweet potato rounds are so fun!
  • Zucchini

And as you see in the image above, do not be afraid to season your baby's food from the start!

Also check out: Vegetables for babies (with 30+ recipes)

Best Baby Finger Foods - Fruits

  • Avocado - sliced into wedges or bite-sized pieces
  • Apples - serve similar to pears
  • Ripe banana - try soaking in peanut butter. Be sure to thin it out as globs of peanut butter or any nut butter is a choking hazard
  • Blueberries - smashed
  • Grapes - hold off until 9 months and be sure to serve quartered.
  • Kiwi - Halves, quarters, bite-sized
  • Mangoes
  • Melons - large thin rectangles
  • Pears
  • Peaches
  • Strawberries

First foods - Fruits vs. Vegetables

Finger Food Recipes for Babies

Here are some quick and easy ways to incorporate protein, iron, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains into your baby's diet.

Homemade Baby Oatmeal

Learn how to cook the perfect oatmeal for baby. It's easy, fast, and loaded with vegetables! Serve as is or shape into fingers or balls, baby led weaning style!

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Savory French toast

This savory vegetable French toast or eggy bread is an EASY and fun way to use up leftovers. Suitable for babies 6 months and up!

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Healthy Banana French Toast

This easy and healthy banana French toast is made with simple ingredients you probably have on hand and only takes 10 minutes to make.

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Baby Banana Pancakes

Made in a blender with simple ingredients, these banana pancakes for babies and toddlers make for a delicious and filling snack or meal. Fluffy and moist, if you are looking for a baby led weaning pancakes recipe, this is it!

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Mini crustless quiche

Packed with protein and vegetables, this mini crustless quiche is so easy to make! Enjoy as a make-ahead breakfast, snack, or pack for lunch boxes.

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Healthy Beef Meatballs

These healthy beef meatballs are made with just 5 simple ingredients and are egg free and dairy free. Tender and flavorful, these are perfect for babies and kids of all ages!

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Turkey Meatballs with rice

These oven baked kid-friendly turkey and rice meatballs are the perfect iron-rich finger food for your baby, children of all ages, and adults!

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Spinach Pancakes

These spinach pancakes are super easy to make with just a handful of wholesome ingredients. These dye free green pancakes are the perfect finger food for babies and toddlers, especially!

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Strawberry banana pancakes

Made with simple, healthy ingredients, these strawberry banana pancakes are light, fluffy, and delicious! They contain no added sugar and are a delicious breakfast for the whole family!

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Healthy Blueberry Muffins for Babies

These blueberry baby muffins are sweetened with fruits only and loaded with nutrition! They're soft and moist, making them perfect for babies

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Healthy Beet Muffins for Babies

Made entirely with healthy ingredients, like beans, peanut butter, and no added sugar, these beet muffins can be enjoyed as breakfast, snack, or added to lunchboxes!

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Vegetable Waffles with Peanut Butter

EASY to make, healthy peanut butter vegetable waffles for babies and kids! A great way to enjoy more protein, fat, and veggies for breakfast.

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Savory Baked Oatmeal with Vegetables

This savory baked oatmeal is so easy to make and a great way to enjoy vegetables for breakfast! Perfect for baby led weaning and lunchboxes.

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Healthy Baked Strawberry Oatmeal

Super easy to make, this healthy baked oatmeal recipe with juicy strawberries and bananas is the perfect make ahead breakfast or snack for the whole family!

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Iron-rich baby pasta

A baby pasta recipe that is loaded with iron and vegetables!

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For more, check out this master list of Baby Led Weaning Recipes

How to Serve

In this section, you will learn how to cut and cook the finger foods so they are the appropriate shape and texture according to age.

Finger Foods for 6-8 Month Old Baby

Food shape

Cut so that the food is about the size of 1-2 adult fingers pressed together widthwise and the length of an adult pinky finger (or longer).

Contrary to what you might think, serving big pieces of food will actually minimize choking risk and make it easier for your baby to grab with their fist (referred to as the palmar grasp). Initially, everything will likely get demolished, but with practice, your baby will learn to have better control of hand force.

Texture

Foods should be firm enough to grasp but soft enough to easily smoosh between two fingers or mash with the tongue on the roof of the mouth. 

Roll slippery foods in ground nuts, seeds, flour, etc to make it easier for your baby to pick up. Crinkle cutters can also be very helpful (this tool is great!).

Finger Foods for 9-11 Month Old Baby

By this age, babies are learning to move food side to side within their mouths as well as forward and backward. They are also starting to learn the concept of biting (hopefully anyways).

Shape

Your baby is mastering their pincer grasp and able to pick up small pieces of food between the thumb and index finger. Therefore, you can begin to cut food into small bite-sized pieces.

But do continue offering larger pieces of food so they can learn to take bites.

Texture

You can start serving slightly firmer foods by shortening the cooking time for veggies, roasting more often rather than just steaming, etc. Depending on the number of teeth your baby has, chewing ability, and your comfort level, you can start offering finely grated raw fruits and veggies.

If your baby constantly turns into a competitive food eater (like mine did), here are some things you can do to help slow them down:

  • Help set pace by placing small amounts of food in front of her at a time either directly on the table/tray or a plate. I personally just took the plate away every time his mouth was full and encouraged him to finish chewing before offering his plate again. It was tedious but worked well for us.
  • Offer utensils (here are our favorites). Using it requires fine motor skills which will help slow down pace.

You may also be interested in: healthy baby snacks

Finger Foods for 12+ Months

Shape

Again, try to encourage your child to learn to take bites by not cutting up the food as much. As always, role modeling can do wonders in helping them to learn this new skill.

If your child is continuing to shove food, learn how to teach them to take bites.

Texture

You've done the hard work! At this point your child should be able to handle almost all textures and eating like the rest of the family. Can you start offering crunchy vegetables? Yes! Here's a guide on how to introduce raw vegetables to your little one in a safe and fun way.

Real-Life Baby Food Ideas

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All the images you see in this article are actual meals I served to my babies.

If you are feeling confused and overwhelmed by what foods to serve, how to prepare foods so they are safe, how to introduce allergens and a wide variety of foods, how to adapt family meals so you don't spend hours slaving away in the kitchen making two separate meals every.single.day, and on and on...

My 3 month program will save you time, energy, money, and sanity!

I’ve done all the hard work for you so all you need to do is follow the daily and weekly game plan and watch the cooking demos for EVERY.SINGLE.MEAL you will make for 3 months. By doing so you’ll be able to serve all the meals you see here plus 130+ effortlessly! 

I’ve also heard from so many parents that an unexpected benefit to following this program for their baby was that it encouraged their older fussy eater(s) to start trying new foods and expanding their food choices.

Do you want to minimize picky eating and set a solid foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating habits?

Check out this 3 month mastering self-feeding program! It’s the closest thing to me being in your kitchen

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Menu for a child at 1 year old for a week, rules and recipes

Menu author: Natalia Dik — pediatrician. She graduated from the Chelyabinsk Medical Academy, clinical internship and residency, specialty pediatrics. She has been working in her specialty since 2007, from 2005-2008 she has been the head of the Allergy Department of the City Clinical Hospital No. 1 of Chelyabinsk, since 2008 she has been a specialist in clinical trials of drugs. She enjoys cooking and practices the Menu of the Week system in her daily life.

What food should be on a child's menu after the first birthday? Perhaps there is no mother who would not ask herself this question at least once.

The baby more and more confidently eats not only pureed dishes, but also dishes with small pieces of food, his diet at 1 year old gradually expands, the menu becomes more diverse and as a result, the mother has a lot of opportunities for culinary experiments.

It is possible and necessary to experiment, because it is at an early age that a child develops eating habits . You don't want him to turn his nose away from a plate of food in the future because it contains fried onions or baked broccoli, do you? Then start introducing him to a variety of products and how to cook them now!

Things to remember when compiling a menu for a child after 1 year:

  1. First of all, try to keep the same feeding schedule for better production of digestive enzymes . It is recommended to give "adult" food to babies 5 times a day at intervals of 3.5-4 hours: breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and milk or kefir at night. It is very good if the mother's lactation is preserved, and it is possible to continue natural feeding on demand. Usually, children ask for a breast in the morning after waking up, in the afternoon after taking regular meals, or in between and before bedtime. With artificial feeding, babies usually continue to drink formula milk in the morning and before bedtime after a year.
  2. It is not difficult to diversify the diet: it is enough to include vegetables, fruits, cereals, protein products (milk and dairy products, legumes, meat, fish) and fats (vegetable, butter, sour cream) in it daily. For example, if there was a cereal side dish for lunch, it is better to cook a vegetable dish for dinner, and vice versa.
  3. The most optimal ways of cooking are stewing, boiling (in water or steam), baking. But there are some peculiarities: if you cook soup in broth, it is better to use boneless meat and drain the first broth to avoid overstimulation of digestive enzymes
  4. You can gradually introduce child to various spices and seasonings (cinnamon, coriander, cumin, etc.). Of course, a lot of spicy additives (pepper, garlic) are best avoided, as well as products with artificial flavors (seasonings containing monosodium glutamate, etc.). It will be more useful if the baby learns to enjoy natural tastes.
  5. All mothers are well aware that water is very important for the health and well-being of babies, so make sure that your child drinks enough water between feedings (in extreme cases, unsweetened tea or a decoction of herbs, rose hips). You can pour water every morning into a sippy cup or bottle in a volume of about 300 ml and periodically offer him a drink.

MONDAY

Breakfast: Wheat porridge
Lunch: Chicken pumpkin puree soup recipe
Dinner: Zucchini and carrot casserole

Pediatrician's comment:

lunch often offers to cook broth and stewed vegetables. In my opinion, puree soups combine two dishes at the same time, thereby saving time on cooking. Complementing them with steam cutlets or meatballs (from meat, poultry or fish), we get a full meal.

TUESDAY

Breakfast: Oatmeal Porridge with Caramel Apples
Lunch: Broccoli Soup, Fish Meatballs
Dinner: Zucchini and Carrot Casserole

Pediatrician's comment:

For afternoon snack you can give your baby fruit (if there are still problems with pieces, then in the form of puree or grated), cottage cheese, yogurt or kefir with children's cookies.

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast: Cottage cheese pudding
Lunch: Broccoli soup, Fishballs
Buckwheat Dinner: 0016

Pediatrician's comment:

Many children even a year prefer to have breakfast with breast milk or formula (if they are formula-fed). Dairy porridge has always been considered a tasty and satisfying breakfast. In addition, you can cook cottage cheese casserole or scrambled eggs.

THURSDAY

Breakfast: Omelette
Lunch: Mixed Vegetable Soup, Cutlets
Dinner: 017

Pediatrician's comment:

For dinner many children have enough porridge or vegetable puree.

FRIDAY

Breakfast: Wheat porridge
Lunch: Soup-puree of various vegetables, Cutlets
Dinner: Squash stewed in sour cream 9SB0TA

4 7 0010

Breakfast: Oatmeal porridge flakes with caramel apples
Lunch: Cauliflower soup, liver sauté
Dinner: Sour cream stewed zucchini

Pediatrician's comment:

If the baby has not yet given up five meals a day, then before going to bed drinks with pleasure either breast milk or formula (yogurt, kefir), depending on the type of feeding.

SUNDAY

Breakfast : Baked apples with cottage cheese
Lunch : Cauliflower soup, liver sauté
dinner
jure , Salad of carrots and dried apricots

Such a menu for a child for a week will please not only the baby, but the whole family. Let me just remind you that for children, you need to replace mayonnaise with sour cream, and hot spices (pepper, garlic) can be added to adults in ready-made portions.

Health to your children and the whole family!

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Author: Dasha Chernenko

Menu for a 1 year old child: a detailed guide for parents

A man is already a year old, he has acquired teeth, watches with interest what adults eat and constantly tries to catch something from their plate. And here comes the one who instructively says to the parents: “It’s time to transfer to the common table!” And it won't be right. We find out what the child’s menu should be per year so that he grows up healthy, active and happy.

What to feed a child in a year

A child's menu at 1 year old should include daily dairy and meat products, vegetables and fruits, bread and cereals, vegetable and butter. Twice a week - fish and eggs. Let's figure out what exactly and in what quantity to give the baby - let's look at the pyramid of the children's diet in detail.

Milk

The very first and most important milk for a child is mother's milk. It not only nourishes, but also supports the immune system, and the feeding process itself is useful for the baby emotionally. After a year, the child ceases to be a baby by definition, but this does not mean that breastfeeding should be hastily “curtailed”. Pediatric experts, including the World Health Organization, recommend continued breastfeeding until the child is two years old. But the number of attachments to the chest can be reduced - now one or two times a day is enough.

After one year, the baby can be introduced to cow's and goat's milk. Up to a year, animal milk is prohibited, primarily because children's kidneys are not yet ready to properly remove the excess phosphorus contained in the product.

Together with phosphorus, they get rid of calcium and vitamin D, and this is fraught with the development of a severe form of rickets in a child.

Like any new product, it is necessary to introduce milk into the children's diet gradually, especially since it is often allergic. First, give half a spoonful during breakfast and observe the reaction throughout the day. If there is no allergy, you can double the portion every day. The milk standard for a one-year-old child is 200 ml per day, plus 100 ml for cooking.

When choosing milk for a child, remember that it should not be:

  • fat: no more than 2.5–3.5%, otherwise the load on the digestive organs and biliary tract is great;
  • fat-free: no nutritional value, no fat-soluble vitamins;
  • unprocessed: "live" milk from the farm must be boiled. Yes, there will be fewer vitamins, but the nutrients will remain, and the milk will become microbially safe.

Powdered milk drinks for children older than one year may be the best option. For example, a Kabrita mixture based on healthy goat milk for children from 12 months. Such a milk drink contains all the vitamins, minerals and functional nutrients necessary for growth and development - a special fat complex, prebiotics, probiotics, omega fatty acids. The mixtures are enriched with the most valuable goat milk whey, rich in useful amino acids. Two servings of such a drink per day compensate (as a percentage of the daily requirement) up to 54% calcium, 40% iron and 54% vitamin D3.

Fermented milk products

Fermented milk products appear in a child's diet even before the age of one. They are rich in protein and calcium, improve intestinal motility, increase immunity and should be on the child's menu every day. But they should be given no more than the recommended rate, so as not to overload the baby's kidneys.

40 g of cottage cheese and 150 ml of a sour-milk drink: kefir, biolact, yogurt, etc. are enough per day for a one-year-old child.

The menu of a one-year-old child can be varied with 10-15% fat sour cream. The daily norm is 5-9 g. It can be added to soup, salad or served with the same cheesecakes.

In the year of the child for the first time you can treat cheese: just give a piece to gnaw or add it to pasta, casserole, scrambled eggs. Cheese is rich in calcium - 600–900 mg per 100 g of product.

But cheese should be given to the baby in limited quantities - no more than 5 g per day, because it contains a lot of sodium. Choose hard or semi-hard varieties with a fat content of 30-35%. Remember that blue cheese, smoked, processed, spicy, brine and with various additives, such as nuts and peppers, are not suitable for baby food.

Meat

Every day in the diet of a one-year-old child should be meat, the norm is 100 g. You can give beef, veal, lean pork, rabbit meat, turkey and chicken. Offal diversifies the menu: language and heart. The liver is also useful, but it is advised to give it no more than 1 time in 7-10 days, since it contains a large amount of toxic substances.

Duck and goose meat is not suitable for baby food because it is very fatty. The same with lamb. Not a place in the children's menu and sausages. Sausages, sausages, sausages are harmful for adults, and even more so for children.

Fish

Twice a week it would be good to replace part of the meat portion with a portion of fish. 30–50 g will be enough. Fish is easily digestible, contains iodine, fluorine, copper, zinc, vitamins A and D, B vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids and iron.

For the first acquaintance with fish dishes, nutritionists advise choosing not river inhabitants, but marine inhabitants - they have a priority in terms of environmental cleanliness and the content of useful elements. In addition, they are less bony. You can start with low-fat varieties, such as pollock, cod, flounder. And later add haddock, navaga and horse mackerel to the diet.

The advantage of river fish is that it is not as allergenic as sea fish. The most suitable for the children's menu are: hake, carp, river trout and river perch.

A strict taboo in baby food for smoked and salted fish, as well as caviar - so much salt is definitely not good for a child. It is too early to indulge your baby with seafood: all kinds of crabs, shrimps, squids, mussels, lobsters and lobsters are too dangerous from an allergenic point of view.

Eggs

It is desirable that eggs be on the baby's menu 2-3 times a week. Starting from a year, a child can be given not only the yolk, but also the protein. It is better to choose chicken or quail eggs, which, by the way, are less allergenic. Eggs of waterfowl - ducks, geese, etc. - are banned, as they are most often infected with salmonella.

Due to the potential for infection, any eggs must be cooked before being placed on the baby's table. The “soft-boiled” and “pouched” options are not for the baby. The child can be fed with a hard-boiled egg, scrambled eggs with milk, or dishes with the addition of an egg.

Vegetables and fruits

About four times a day the child should eat vegetables and fruits. The kid has already met many of them. During the year, culinary acquaintances continue, you can try beets, turnips, tomatoes, cherries, cherries, strawberries, chokeberries, raspberries, blackberries, cranberries, lingonberries, apricots, peaches, kiwi and citrus fruits.

When your child is one and a half years old, you can add seaweed salad to his diet. Naturally, it should not contain vinegar! Laminaria is rich in iodine, macro- and microelements, and is easily digestible.

Do not forget about dried fruits, compared to fresh fruits, they are several times more fiber and minerals: magnesium, iron, potassium.

Slowly start introducing greens into your baby's menu: cut them finely and add them to salads, soups, main dishes. Dill, parsley, cilantro, celery are especially useful - they have a lot of vitamin C.

Legumes

Legumes contain a lot of vegetable protein, fiber, B vitamins, vitamins C, E, PP, carotene, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, iron, etc. But they should not be more often in the menu of a one-year-old child 2-3 times a week, because they are known for their ability to cause increased gas formation in the intestines. Before giving a child legumes, they must be thoroughly boiled and, if possible, cleaned of coarse fibrous skin. Green peas (fresh or frozen) and green beans are best suited for a children's menu.

Cereals

Cereals are the basis of the food pyramid, they should be present in the child's diet every day. In the morning - in the form of porridge, with or without milk. For lunch, as a side dish. Buckwheat and oatmeal have the first place in nutritional value. From these cereals, they usually cook, even before a year, the first porridge for the baby. Among the "firsts" are also corn grits and rice.

When the child has already tasted cereals from the main cereals, you can experiment with millet and cereals obtained from wheat - wheat and semolina. Note that semolina porridge is not held in high esteem by nutritionists, because it is the poorest in vitamins and minerals. It is not often advised to give it to a child, only for the sake of a variety of taste sensations.

Healthy barley and barley porridges are heavy for a delicate children's stomach. Barley porridge can be given to the baby only after one and a half years. Barley - after three.

Pasta and bread

Pasta is a lifeline for a mother who is drowning in business, but has to feed her child urgently. Kids usually like pasta too. And only nutritionists are dissatisfied, they remind that pasta:

  • can be entered into the menu of a child at 1 year old no more than 1-2 times a week;
  • is better not to give to overweight children;
  • should be excluded when the child is constipated.

Babies can be given bread per year, but not more than 60 g per day. It is better to start with wheat or rye-wheat. It is desirable to dry it slightly in advance so that it becomes easier to digest. Rye bread is made from sour dough, which causes fermentation in the intestines, so it is advised to treat a child to it only after a year and a half.

Butter

Butter not only improves the taste of dishes, but also enriches the diet with vitamins D, E, K, A. A one-year-old child can eat 10–20 g of the product per day, as part of dishes or spread on bread. The oil should not be the fattest - the optimal fat content is from 72.5 to 82%.

Vegetable oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are necessary for maintaining the health of both children and adults. It is enough for a one-year-old child to eat 10-15 ml of vegetable oil daily. In addition to the popular sunflower oil, the baby's diet may include corn oil, olive and sesame oil.

Important! Both butter and vegetable oil should be added to ready-made dishes, they should not be subjected to heat treatment.

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After a year, a very important stage should begin in the child's nutrition - a gradual transition to solid food. It is now very important for a baby to learn to chew food, so he will develop chewing muscles, improve the ability to voluntarily control the movements of the organs of articulation.

To begin with, try to offer your child vegetable stew, just thoroughly mashed with a fork, instead of “airy” puree. A little later, you don’t need to knead the vegetables, it will be enough to chop them finely. Start cooking cereals from ordinary, not ground, cereals. Make salads with finely chopped fruits and vegetables.

An important principle in the preparation of children's food is to preserve the beneficial substances contained in the products as much as possible. Therefore, use gentle technologies: boil, bake, stew, steam.

Remember that a significant part of the vitamins is destroyed by heat and exposure to moisture and air. Never peel vegetables ahead of time - just before putting them in the pot. The water should be boiling by now. To preserve minerals in vegetables, boil them in salted water. The rule does not apply to beets - boiling in salted water worsens their taste.

Cook baby soup without toasting. If the soup is meat, be sure to drain the first broth.

Is it possible to use salt and spices

Food for a one year old baby can be slightly salted. To an adult, children's food should seem undersalted.

It is acceptable to use spices, but in very small quantities - only until a light shade of taste is achieved. Bay leaves, basil, cumin, thyme, coriander, marjoram, rosemary, allspice, vanilla, cinnamon can be added to the dishes of a child from one to three years old. Spices such as red and black pepper, horseradish, mustard are too hot and are not suitable for children's dishes.

What about sweets

In our culture it is customary to treat children with candy, and this is completely wrong. Sweets increase allergic reactions, lead to overweight and provoke the appearance of caries, so the later the baby gets to know them, the better.

You can sweeten foods only if the baby refuses to eat unleavened food - cottage cheese, porridge, etc. But first, try to improve the taste with berries, fruits or dried fruits.

If you still can't wait to pamper your child with something sweet, let it be marshmallows, marshmallows, marmalade, jam, marmalade, jam or children's cookies. But only after the main meal.

What you can and cannot drink

For a child, as well as for an adult, the ideal drink is ordinary water. You can offer the baby boiled water from the tap or buy a special one - in a bottle marked "for baby food".

Compotes from vegetables, fruits and dried fruits diversify the drinking diet. Try to cook them without sugar, most likely, the baby will be delicious anyway. Vegetable and fruit juices are also better to make yourself. However, it is often not worth giving them to a child to drink: there are no dietary fibers in them, but there is plenty of sugar and acids.

At the age of one year, the child can already be given weak herbal and fruit teas. It is useful to drink cocoa, it contains proteins, carbohydrates, fats and a biologically active component that can stimulate the activity of the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Sometimes you can treat your baby to surrogate coffee, which is made from barley, oats, rye, chicory, soybeans, chestnuts, etc.

Do not give your child tea, cocoa, or surrogate coffee after fish or meat dishes. These drinks contain substances that prevent the absorption of certain nutrients, such as iron.

Do not treat your baby to carbonated drinks, even mineral water - the carbon dioxide contained in them irritates the gastric mucosa.

How to make a menu for a 1-year-old child

Experts advise to prepare a menu for a child for a week in advance. This makes it easier to ensure that the baby's nutrition is balanced. It is important to immediately build a regular meal schedule and, if possible, do not deviate from it for more than 30 minutes. Thanks to the regime, the child develops a conditioned food reflex, and this helps to digest and assimilate food well.

A one-year-old child is recommended to be fed five times a day. three main meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and two additional ones: afternoon tea and bedtime feeding.

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