Need Ideas for Feeding My 15 Months Old

www.wholesomebabyfood.com has great ideas. But at his age, I'd feed him what you are eating, just dice it up smaller or mash it a little. My son liked:
refried beans with itty bitty bites of chicken in it, mac n cheese n chick (mac n cheese with chicken diced up in it), tuna with italian dressing on it (or my MIL made it for him with mustard and pear juice), pumpkin......
I can't remember all that we fed him. I think that's because I fed him what we ate too.

. . .What do you eat? Feed him that.

one of the foods my son first tried when off baby food (acutually I guess it was even before we got him completely off it) was cheesey scrambled eggs. he also loves oatmeal, he just started using a spoon and fork so we mage it thick and let him eat it with his fingers. also chopped bananas are good

Anything soft that he can grab - mushy veg and fruit cut small, noodles, brown rice, small chunks of cheese, crackers (Ritz, goldfish), small bites of meat and egg....try giving him little bits of stuff on his tray and see what he'll take. My daughter prefers "what we have" so sometimes I deliberately cut up meat or something on my plate and transfer to hers so she thinks she's getting something special. I started offering my daughter utensils around 12 mo. and didn't really reinforce it til later. So what if she picks up a noodle, puts it ON her spoon and then eats? ;) I'd sit back and encourage him to feed himself and see what he REALLY needs help with or what he can manage.

Hi S.,

I agree that, as long as your family eats a pretty healthy diet, he can eat what you do. I used a plunger-style food chopper to cut food into small enough bits quickly.

Good ideas for finger foods:
Large cottage cheese curds
Bits of soft cheese
Soft fruits (banana, pear) cut into small cubes
Cubes of sweet potato (you can cook one in the microwave)
Thawed frozen peas
Small bits of chicken or other meats you eat
Dry cereal
Whole beans

Make sure hard, brittle foods like carrots or apples are cooked until they're soft to avoid choking hazards. Cut anything round, like grapes or hot dogs, into wedges for the same reason.

For food you feed him:
Try yogurt, hot cereal, mashed vegetables, stew/soup (cooled)

As he gets used to textures and chewing his food, you can increase the size of pieces and give him things that need to be bitten, like toast spread with nut or seed butter.

We were successful with a two-spoon approach. My daughter held one, and I held the other. That way, she could experiment with self feeding, but I made sure the food actually made its way into her mouth.

Remember, he's a little person. He doesn't really need anything different. Be prepared for messes, and enjoy!

Mac and cheese, eggs - scrambled, yogurt, carrots, veggies raw or lightly steamed, meat (cut up bite size), hot dogs, finger food, raisins, pancakes, french toast, (no syrup), basically adult food but not spicy and bite size so he can put it in his mouth and chew.

Whatever you are cooking but again not too seasoned because babies have really strong taste buds so they will want the natural stuff.

N.

eggs, veggie burgers, yogurt, veggies (small, steamed), pasta, fruits...anything you eat, basically!

Move on to real food ~ he may be ready more textures and flavors. Mash up the food or give him things he can hold that are easy to chew. Start with toddler finger foods - green beans, bananas, oatmeal, mashed sweet potatoes... You can still help him feed. Also pay attention because there could be something else wrong, but most likely he's messin' with you! Good luck!!
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I have a 10 month old and have never fed her baby food. I just feed her what we are eating. Just cut it up into small pieces or mash it up or put it in a food processor. She eats everything I put in front of her.

Lisa