Foods for a 12 month old baby: What To Feed Your Baby | 12 months plus | Weaning

Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old (for Parents)

By 8 months old, most babies are pros at handling the iron-fortified infant cereals and the puréed foods that are part of their diet, along with breast milk or formula.

Over the next few months, they will start to explore table foods.

Changing Eating Habits

Offer your baby a variety of tastes and textures from all food groups. Start any new food with a trial run (a few days to a week) to look for any allergic reactions. Babies younger than 12 months old should not have:

• honey until after a baby’s first birthday. It can cause botulism in babies.
• unpasteurized juice, milk, yogurt, or cheese 
• regular cow’s milk or soy drinks before 12 months instead of breast milk or formula. It’s OK to offer pasteurized yogurt and cheese.
• foods that may cause choking, such as hot dogs, raw vegetables, grapes, hard cheese, popcorn, and nuts
• foods with added sugars and no-calorie sweeteners
• high-sodium foods

Babies this age are likely showing more interest in table foods. You can fork-mash, cut up, blend, or grind whatever foods the rest of the family eats. To prevent choking, cook table foods a little longer, until very soft, and cut or shred them into small pieces that your baby can handle safely.

Around 9 months old, infant usually can pick food up between their finger and thumb so they can try feeding themselves.

If you haven’t already, have your baby join the rest of the family at meals. They enjoy being at the table.

After the first birthday, babies are ready to switch to cow’s milk. If you’re breastfeeding, you can continue beyond 1 year, if desired. If you decide to stop breastfeeding before your baby’s first birthday, give iron-fortified formula. If your baby is over 12 months, give whole milk.

Let your baby keep working on drinking from a cup, but do not give juice to infants younger than 12 months. After 12 months, you can serve whole milk in a cup, which will help with the move from the bottle.

Feeding Safety

Always supervise when your child is eating. Make sure your child sits up in a high chair or other safe place. Don’t serve foods that your baby could choke on. 

If you’re unsure about whether a finger food is safe, ask yourself:

• Does it melt in the mouth? Some dry cereals will melt in the mouth, and so will light and flaky crackers.
• Is it cooked enough so that it mashes easily? Well-cooked vegetables and fruits will mash easily. So will canned fruits and vegetables. (Choose canned foods that don’t have added sugar or salt.)
• Is it naturally soft? Cottage cheese, shredded cheese, and small pieces of tofu are soft.
• Can it be gummed? Pieces of ripe banana and well-cooked pasta can be gummed.

Making Meals Work

Keep your baby’s personality in mind when feeding your baby. A child who likes a lot of stimulation may enjoy it when you “play airplane” with the spoon to get the food into their mouth. But a more sensitive tot might need the focus kept on eating with few distractions.  

If your baby rejects new tastes and textures, serve new foods in small portions and don’t give up. It can take 8-10 tries before a baby accepts a new food.

How Much Should My Baby Eat?

Infant formula and breast milk continue to provide important nutrients for growing infants. But babies will start to drink less as they learn to eat variety of solid foods.

Watch for signs that your child is hungry or full. Respond to these cues and let your child stop when full. A child who is full may suck with less enthusiasm, stop, or turn away from the breast or the bottle. With solid foods, they may turn away, refuse to open their mouth, or spit the food out.

Let your baby finger feed or hold a spoon while you do the actual feeding. This is good preparation for the toddler years, when kids take charge of feeding themselves. And if you haven’t already, set regular meal and snack times.

Food for 1-year-old: Menu and nutrition

Choosing the right foods for a 1-year-old can help them embrace new flavors and see meals as fun.

No single meal plan is right for all children, but these guidelines can help with feeding a toddler.

Share on PinterestToddlers can often safely eat many fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains.

Toddlers can eat the same foods that their family members eat, though it may be necessary to modify some foods to make them easier and safer to eat.

Children may need to try a food many times before they like it. Parents and caregivers should never force a food, and never punish children, but continue offering a wide variety of nourishing options.

Some toddler-friendly foods to consider include:

• Fruits: Avocados, bananas, oranges, berries, mangoes, and other fruits are great choices. It is important to cut berries, grapes, or hard fruits into small pieces.
• Vegetables: Toddlers can enjoy all of the same vegetables as adults, so parents and caregivers can introduce new ones on an ongoing basis. Some toddlers enjoy baby food purees that include both vegetables and fruits, providing a sweet taste.
• Protein: Toddlers can eat bits of meat in baby-sized bites. They may also enjoy other proteins, such as lentils, beans, or tofu.
• Grains: Grains such as oatmeal offer healthful fiber that can prevent constipation.

There is no need to disguise food, add sugar to it, or try to make it taste better in other ways. Children learn to eat the things that parents or caregivers give them.

Toddlers respond to texture and shape changes. If a child dislikes a specific fruit, try cutting it into different shapes, arranging it into a smiley face, or offering it in a smoothie. Make food fun and creative, and do not try to control how much the child eats.

Eat together at mealtimes, and offer the toddler the same foods as the rest of the family rather than creating special toddler meals. Offer the child something that they like and be willing to give them a second portion if they indicate that they want more.

Where possible, it is best to develop an eating schedule and stick with it. Although toddlers should not have unhealthful snacks, such as cookies, with no nutritional value, they may need several healthful snacks throughout the day, particularly during a growth spurt.

The schedule only applies to foods, as it is important to give children water whenever they indicate that they want some.

Between the ages of 1 and 2 years, toddlers can begin enjoying the same foods as their parents or caregivers, as long as the food is in a child-friendly form.

Young children face a very high risk of choking on certain foods. Choking is a leading cause of childhood injury and death. Parents and caregivers can reduce the risk of choking by:

• Being mindful of dense foods that change shape: Peanut butter, squeezy cheese, and similar foods can block the airway. Avoid giving them on a spoon or in large globs. Some people prefer to thin these foods with water or spread a small amount over a cracker.
• Giving peanuts in smaller pieces: Doctors used to think that parents and caregivers should delay giving babies peanuts, but research now shows that the early introduction of peanuts reduces the risk of allergies. Cut peanuts into small pieces or blend them into peanut butter.
• Cutting small, round foods: Blueberries, grapes, and similarly sized foods present a significant choking hazard. Cut them into very small pieces — for example, divide a large grape into eighths. The same is true of canteloupe or other dense melon-type fruits.
• Avoiding choking hazards that offer no nutritional value: Popcorn and some other snacks, such as tortilla chips, present a high risk of choking. As they also offer few health benefits, it is best to avoid them.

It is also advisable to monitor children while they eat, discourage them from eating while playing, and remind them not to talk and eat at the same time. In addition, never allow a child to eat alone or in the backseat of a car, as choking is usually silent.

Sweet beverages, such as sodas and sugary juices, encourage tooth decay. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) note that there is no reason to give healthy children juice. If parents or caregivers want to give juice, the AAP recommend no more than 4 ounces of juice per day.

However, babies and toddlers should always have access to water.

There is no need to feed children differently, just because they are sick. If the child’s appetite is unaffected, and they are not vomiting, it is fine to continue giving them their usual meals. However, some children regress when they are sick.

Toddlers who are still breastfeeding may want to breastfeed more. Those who have just switched to solid foods may want purees or baby food instead. Encourage the child to listen to their body, then offer them healthful foods based on their needs. For example, a child who does not want to chew food can still get excellent nourishment from a fruit smoothie.

When a child cannot keep down food or does not want to eat, it is essential to continue giving them water. If a child has diarrhea or a very high fever or is vomiting frequently, ask a doctor about giving them an electrolyte drink to replace lost fluids and prevent dehydration.

Some doctors recommend sticking to a very bland diet for a few hours after a child has had diarrhea or been vomiting. People can use the acronym BRAT to remember suitable foods:

• Bananas
• Rice
• Applesauce
• Toast

Learn more about the BRAT diet here.

Most toddlers need 1,000–1,400 calories per day. Larger and more active children may need slightly more.

Parents and caregivers should not worry about trying to provide perfect portion sizes. Instead, they can offer a wide array of healthful foods and allow the child to decide what to eat. Many toddlers achieve balance over time by eating large meals one day and almost nothing the next.

Toddlers should eat every 2 to 3 hours, or five to six times per day. A sample daily schedule might look like this:

Breakfast options

• one-half of a cup of oatmeal and one-half of a cup of fruit, such as sliced blueberries or bananas
• fruit smoothie containing avocado, frozen berries, and banana
• cottage cheese
• scrambled eggs

Mid-morning snack options

• fruit and vegetable smoothie containing kale, apple, mango, banana, and carrot
• yogurt
• hummus or nut butters with dippable fruit or soft crackers

Lunch options

• sliced chicken or cheese and a fruit salad
• tuna and crackers
• lentil soup
• peanut butter sandwich with fruit on the side
• Greek yogurt with fruit

Postnap snack options

• frozen fruit smoothie “popsicle,” consisting of apple, mango, banana, and orange frozen in a popsicle mold
• cottage cheese with sliced avocado
• a few pieces of cheese
• mild salsa with pita bread

Dinner options

• cooked quinoa, lentils, or beans
• tofu stir-fry
• tender chopped hamburger with beans or macaroni and cheese on the side (or black bean burger for a plant-based option)
• grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup
• vegetable soup and an egg omelet
• cooked vegetables and ground beef or other chopped tender meats

Toddlers who eat dinner several hours before bedtime may also need a pre-bedtime snack.

Some 1-year-olds still drink breast milk. All major public health agencies say that it is fine to continue giving breast milk for as long as the breastfeeding adult and child mutually desire. Breast milk provides nutrition, so breastfed 1-year-olds may eat slightly less than those who have already weaned.

Once the child is ready to wean, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise replacing breast milk with milk rather than with formula.

Every toddler is different. Some have barely started eating solids at 1 year of age, while others enjoy a wide range of complex flavors. However, children will eventually start trying new foods.

The job of parents and caregivers is to introduce new foods and turn meals into a pleasurable experience.

It might be helpful to discuss nutritional goals with a pediatrician or dietitian.

What would you like to eat? Nutrition for a child from one to one and a half years. What to feed a baby at 15 months

Your baby is one year old. It is very good if you continue to breastfeed your baby in the morning and at night. But it is also necessary to introduce more “adult” products into his diet.

Is it necessary to wean a year?

If you continue to feed your baby with your milk, then do not rush to wean him from the breast. There are studies that support the value of occasional breastfeeding even at this age. you give the child not only food, but also a sense of peace, security and confidence in mother’s love. In addition, milk contains protective antibodies that help the baby resist infectious diseases. nine0005

It is almost impossible to overfeed with breast milk (this is one of its unique properties – the ability to “automatically” adjust to the needs of the child), i.e. the mother produces the amount of milk and with the properties that the baby needs at the moment. But this does not apply to feeding with mixtures. So if your child is an “artificial”, measure the volumes strictly in accordance with his age and the recommendations of the pediatrician.

How much cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt to give a child per year

So, the first group of products needed by a baby who has crossed the one-year milestone is dairy products. They include proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals. What to choose from a variety of dairy products: mixtures (the so-called subsequent formulas), milk, cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir or cheese? The use of “following formulas” (if the child is “artificial”) is hardly to be abandoned, despite the indicated age – “from 6 to 12 months”.

This is due to the fact that in recent years, many nutritionists are increasingly recommending to postpone the baby’s acquaintance with whole milk to a later age (2-2.5 years) due to the increased number of cases of food allergy to cow’s milk protein. nine0005

Any yogurt is prepared on the basis of yogurt sourdough – bulgarian sticks and thermophilic streptococcus. It is these lactic acid cultures that make a tasty product also useful. However, the healing properties of these bacteria are preserved only in “live” or “short” yoghurts that have not undergone heat treatment. The shelf life of such yoghurts does not exceed 30 days at temperatures from + 2 to +8 “C. “Long” yoghurts can be stored for more than three months even without being in the refrigerator. They can be extended either with the help of preservatives or due to heat treatment. All useful mineral At the same time, substances and vitamins are preserved, and bacteria die.Most yoghurts contain natural fruits, their taste in some cases compensates for the absence of sugar or its substitutes.
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Kefir contains lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria that regulate the normal microflora of the human gastrointestinal tract, which not only improves digestion, but also has a positive effect on the immune system.

However, it should be remembered that fermented milk products are highly acidic and in large quantities are not very useful for the child’s body. Studies conducted by the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS) showed that the use of kefir in the amount of 400 ml by children of 6-8 months old can lead to small punctate hemorrhages in the intestine (accompanied by loss of hemoglobin and iron). Do not forget about this and introduce kefir into the diet of 6-7 month old babies. According to the new recommendations of the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, this product can be given to children from 9-12 months in an amount not exceeding 200 ml per day.

Yogurt is also a fermented milk product.

Kefir is a traditional diet food product. To obtain kefir, kefir fungi are used, which are a symbiosis of many microbes (lactic acid streptococci, lactic acid bacilli, acetic acid bacteria, aroma-forming bacteria and yeast). The use of kefir tones the cardiovascular and nervous system, normalizes and improves the functioning of the kidneys and intestines.
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A one-year-old baby can only receive specialized children’s milk (not cream) yogurt with a moderate fat and carbohydrate content. These yogurts are made in baby food factories, have a limited shelf life (a few days) and are sold in baby food departments. They can be given to children from 8-12 months.

Cottage cheese as a source of protein and calcium is necessary for a child, but within reasonable limits – about 50 g per day. It must be remembered that due to the high protein content, cottage cheese is not a very easily digestible product. In addition, the search for the protein part of the diet is not at all harmless – in some babies it can lead to a decrease in appetite, and in the future will lead to an increased risk of atherosclerosis ¹ , obesity, other disorders.

Sour cream, cream and cheese are used in the nutrition of a baby of the second year of life in small quantities (just like cottage cheese and yogurt, it is better not to give them every day). Sour cream is added to ready-made dishes. It is desirable to grind the cheese (for example, on a grater). This product can be given in combination with pasta, or can be used as a separate dish.

What kind of porridge to cook for a child

The next group of products is cereals, which are a source of carbohydrates, vegetable proteins, vitamins, and minerals. In the first place in terms of nutritional value are buckwheat and oatmeal. A lot has already been written about the influence of semolina porridge, beloved and still widely used in the nutrition of young children. But it must be recalled: semolina refers to cereals containing gluten (a cereal protein that can cause allergies, especially in infants). And there are not so many vitamins and minerals in semolina. Therefore, you should not get involved in such a product. nine0005

Rice is very easy to digest and absorb into the body. It is widely used for children with digestive problems. Unfortunately, the content of vitamins (eg E and B1) and minerals (eg potassium) in rice is even lower than in semolina.

Corn also cannot boast of a special value of vitamin and mineral composition. In addition, it contains a lot of starch. But corn is one of the sources of selenium. After a long park, such porridge is easily absorbed by the baby. nine0005

Fruits and vegetables in the diet of children after a year

It is useful for a child of the second year of life to add fruits or vegetables to cereals (for example, apples in rice, pumpkin in oatmeal).

At this age, it is already possible to expand the assortment of fruits offered to the baby (fresh and in the form of juices, puree) by oranges, apricots, strawberries, kiwi (in limited quantities; if juice – 100 ml, if puree – 100 ml).

Pureed gooseberries, cherries, currants, cranberries, raspberries, cranberries, and blackberries are very useful. Biologically valuable vitamin drink can be prepared from rose hips,

Grapes have the ability to enhance the processes of fermentation in the intestines. In addition, it oversaturates the child’s diet with carbohydrates. Combined with the relatively low vitamin content, this makes it a product intended for older children.

Vegetable menu can be enriched with beets, turnips, green peas, beans. Legumes should be given with great care and only in a well-steamed, carefully chopped form, since, despite the saturation with vegetable proteins, these vegetables contain coarse fiber. It causes increased gas formation and significantly increases intestinal motility, as a result of which the child’s stool becomes more liquid. nine0005

How to cook meat and fish for a 1 year old child

Meat products play an important role in children’s nutrition. They are given in the first half of the day (taking into account the longer period of time required for assimilation), and not only in the form of minced meat and meatballs (like children of the first year of life), but also in the form of steam cutlets.

Expansion of the diet is due to lean pork, offal (especially tongue), chicken, rabbit meat, turkey. Not recommended waterfowl meat (ducks, geese), fatty pork and lamb because of the difficulty of their digestion. And, of course, no sausages, sausages and sausages. nine0005

Low-fat varieties of fish (hake, pollock) can also be added to the child’s diet. Fish should be given 2 times and a week, provided that there is no allergic reaction to it.

Fish contains a large amount of useful minerals and vitamins. It can be boiled, stewed with vegetables, cutlets and meatballs, soufflé.

And caviar, so beloved by many adults, can only be given occasionally and with great care (it can cause an allergic reaction).

Which eggs are better: chicken or quail

Eggs contain easily digestible protein, valuable amino acids, vitamins, micro and macro elements. One egg should be included in the daily diet of a baby of the second year of life (except when the child suffers from a food allergy to chicken protein).

This can be a whole egg, a steam omelette or eggs added to culinary products (cottage cheese, pancakes). Never give raw eggs to children.

Quail eggs differ from chicken eggs not only in their higher protein content (with a large amount of the amino acid tryptophan), but also in their higher content of fat and cholesterol. However, they can be a good alternative for children with chicken protein intolerance (1-2 pieces a day or every other day). nine0005

Butter, butter and vegetable

Another source of fat in the diet of a baby of the second year of life is butter. It is better to give butter in its natural form (for example, spread it on bread or add it to ready-made dishes), without subjecting it to heat treatment.

The same applies to vegetable oils (sunflower, olive, soybean, corn). It is used in the final stage of cooking vegetables.

Is it possible for a 1 year old child to have sweets?

The baby should not eat pastries, cakes, chocolates, fatty biscuits. Of the confectionery, marmalade, jams, marshmallows, jams can be recommended. nine0005

You have to be very careful with honey, because in addition to its undoubted benefits, it has a high ability to cause allergic reactions.

It is better to use fructose instead of sugar.

What kind of bread to give to a child

It is better for children under one and a half years of age to give white bread, as it is easier to digest.

Drinks for children 12-18 months old

From drinks (except for the already mentioned fruit and vegetable juices and dairy products), tea (natural and weakly brewed) is allowed for a child of this age. Carbonated drinks (even mineral water) are not included in the child’s diet. nine0005

Cooking for a child

So, the baby’s nutrition should be balanced, energetically valuable and correspond to the age capabilities (biting, chewing, digestion and assimilation of food). nine0005

Food, as in the earlier period, remains ground (now not through a fine sieve, but on a grater), boiled meat and fish can be turned in a meat grinder only once. It is possible to prepare pancakes, casseroles, soufflés and puddings.

Do not give up ready-made specialized products for baby food. They are produced under high quality control and composition of the product.

Do not forget about the variety of food, the taste preferences of the child: let him get acquainted with as many foods as possible that are allowed at this age. nine0005

Daily regimen and nutrition of a child at 15 months

Up to 1.5 years old, the regimen of four to five meals a day remains relevant, the intervals between feedings are 4-5 hours.

Hours of eating should be strictly fixed (deviations of 15-30 minutes are allowed) in order to develop a conditioned reflex in the baby and, accordingly, better assimilation of food.

Lunch should be the most high-calorie, the afternoon snack should be the least. To maintain a good appetite, you should not give anything between feedings (except for water). nine0005

The daily amount of food for children from 1 to 1.5 years old is about 1000-1200 ml (excluding liquids). It should be noted that milk and kefir are not drink at this age, but food.

Approximate norms for daily consumption of various food products (taking into account the recommendations of Russian nutritionists):

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Product name	Product per day
Kashi
Vegetables	250-350 g
Fruit (juice puree)	200 ml
Milk (mixture), kefir	500-600 ml
Curd	50 g
Cheese	5 g
Sour cream (cream)	5-10 g
Bread
Meat	70-80 g
Fish	25-30 g
Egg	1 pc.
Butter	15-20 g
Vegetable oil	5-7 g
Sugar	30-40 g
Salt	3 g

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My Nikita is already 1 year 4 months old. And we have been eating for a long time almost everything that is mentioned in the article. He sucked his breast until 8 months, introduced the first complementary foods from 4 months – vegetables, then from 5 months – cereals (I grind cereals myself), at 6 months. started cooking a small piece of meat (chicken), at 7 months. they started giving us cottage cheese and biolact (kefir) in the dairy kitchen. Then they started eating fish, liver, etc. nine0455 For breakfast (9 o’clock) we eat various porridges 250-300 ml. with crackers,
for an afternoon snack (17 hours) I breed a liver in milk (the usual “Jubilee”), add cottage cheese from the dairy kitchen and fruits (apples, raspberries, cherries, strawberries, bananas, apricots – everything that was available during the season) )-150-200 gr.
And for dinner (9 p.m.) we have kefir or biolact from a dairy kitchen – 200 ml.
We drink depending on the season – now compotes, juices, water. I breed juices for him, although our pediatrician advised us to give whole ones. But I have seen in the literature that the stomach is not yet adapted to whole ones. He drinks when he wants to – he always has a bottle. Hot – drinks a lot. Cool – less. And the fact that juices should be given before meals is also true. Promotes appetite. Try it for yourself! nine0455 Yes, a child has times of deterioration or an increase in appetite. Immediately after a year, I didn’t eat even half, although until a year I ate everything, it even seemed that I didn’t eat enough. It took me several days to restructure my views. Somewhere in 1 year 3 months. started eating properly again.
And who, besides a mother, knows her child so well as to say what he needs at this moment? Well, I didn’t finish my porridge in the morning – give him more for lunch. If he doesn’t want to eat, take away all the snacks and taste the food: are you going to eat this muck yourself? nine0455 Yes, the child will taste food from adult plates. Well, is it difficult to give him a separate plate and pour a little of what you can already eat by age? Or, for example, give a cracker, an apple, cheese, etc. to gnaw. It helps us a lot.
It is also strange for me to watch mothers on the playground complaining to each other that their children “do not eat at all!” And these children immediately run around with chocolates, sweet gingerbread, waffles and cookies in their little hands. Well, where did you put the chocolate to him? Yes, in my 30s I can not eat all day after a chocolate bar. Why does a child need pure carbohydrates? Give him a banana, an apple, a pear to chew on. Mine loves croutons made from toasted bread. And for teeth training, and there is no harm. nine0455 And everything is very true about the regime. We had a neighbor’s child (he is an artificial) about our age who was fed when he started screaming. He ate with them for future use – what if they don’t give it next time? And then the health problems started, obesity. Is it really possible to mock children like that? It is better to be tormented once in infancy, accustoming to the regime, than to suffer all your life later, not knowing whether the child is hungry or not.
And my boy clearly knows that his mother will feed him and does not worry about it. Now to my question “Do you want to eat?” can give the answer “Am-am-am.” It is immediately clear that the child is ready to eat. nine0455 And about the jars and boxes… I once bought some ready-made porridge (when I stopped breastfeeding) – just in case. I was too lazy to cook it myself – I gave it from the box, so he burped it all up. Well, I guess it’s a coincidence. The other is the same. Since I cut it off, I can’t even look at these boxes. And with jars as well – the toad strangles to pay for what you can do yourself. Probably for big cities such canned food is relevant, but everything grows in our country. You just need to spare no time for your child. Everything harmful in his life will still be – give him the good that you can! nine0005

2008-08-16, Olga

I read it and was horrified! Once again I am convinced that all such articles are sheer harm, but someone reads and believes. It seems that the author, like other pediatricians, nutritionists and all sorts of specialists, not only does not have their own children, but also that they have never seen children at all. This conversion to grams is amazingly simple!!! Unless, of course, there is absolutely nothing to do. And if the baby does not eat up 100 g of soup? Why does no one think that a child is the SAME PERSON, like all of us, who is trying to decide what he SHOULD like and what not. And maybe he likes salted food, with added sugar, etc. And try to keep such an adult baby from not having to overeat all of the parent’s plates. nine0455 And for example, you don’t have to be allergic to milk, you can just not like it!! My child does not like porridge at all! And now what? But he likes to drink juice a whole bag of 0.2l. And sometimes he eats chocolate. Many of my friends deprive their children of honey after such advice, you see, it’s dangerous! And trying to give it is also dangerous!
A mixture of one and a half years is strong!
“The hours of food intake must be strictly fixed (deviations of 15-30 minutes are permissible) in order to develop a conditioned reflex in the baby and, accordingly, better assimilation of food.” It’s getting scary!! And if he did not want to eat up to failure at lunch, then he must sit and wait until his mother decides that he has already been swallowed. Do you eat by the hour yourself? nine0455 It also often happens that a child wants to eat only one thing for several days.
But, apparently, we all have to grow robots that meet the “useful recommendations of nutritionists”, otherwise they will have nothing to do, and everyone earns as best they can…

2004-08-14, Marina

Does the author of the article have any discrepancies?
At the beginning it is written about dairy products that it is better not to eat cheese and sour cream until 2 years old, and it is advisable to use cottage cheese and kefir alternating every other day! nine0455 And in the sample menu there are dishes: COTTAGE CHEESE casserole with SOUR CREAM on the same day with KEFIR or Omelette with CHEESE, bread with grated CHEESE???
How to understand this?
We are 1.2 years old, we eat almost always by the hour, something like this:
7-00 Milk 200 ml + 2 cookies (dissolve in it)
13-00 Chicken soup 80g
vegetable puree 200g (everything you have at home: potatoes, turnip onions, cabbage, beets, carrots, cauliflower, etc. with r. oil)
meat 50g (chicken or jar)
piece of bread
juice 50g (or milk)
vitaminka (multitabs)
16-00 Fruit 100g (there are 2 types at home, apple and carrot) + milk 50g
19-00 Milk porridge 200gr (buckwheat, rice, wheat, corn with oil and sugar)
Bathe
20-00 Fall asleep with breastfeeding.
I grind all vegetables and fruits in a blender, I don’t give anything between feedings, only water, I don’t give adult food, I don’t give salt. I add sugar 1/3 tsp only to cottage cheese and cereals. nine0455 Our weight is normal, but I’m thinking of replacing breakfast with porridge, and dinner with a second course.
I also make fresh curd myself every day.
Here is the RECIPE FOR QUICK COTTAGE CHEESE:
Bring 100g of fresh milk to a boil, remove from the burner. Pour in 50g of kefir. Stir until flakes form. Do not interfere anymore, otherwise the cottage cheese will turn out to be fine-grained. Leave alone until cool. The output of the finished product is 50g of the freshest and most useful cottage cheese.
Good luck everyone!
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2010-12-12, ozanina
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I am by nature a person who likes everything to be right, I read a lot of different articles about nutrition, I have my own pediatrician who also advises on how to feed. Firstly, early in the morning the child should not be heavily loaded with food, especially after an early breakfast (8.00) the child wants to sleep again. He generally woke up to eat and fall asleep again. Lunch should be dense, a half-time meal should be light, and before going to bed, it is better to give porridge so that the child sleeps well and is full. The feeding schedule depends on which child, i.e. What time does he finally wake up in the morning and when does he go to bed. From here we “dance”. My daughter is an owlet, i.e. she lives according to our regime with her husband. We always stay up late and she doesn’t sleep either, so our schedule differs slightly from the standard:
8.00 – fermented milk mixture NAN (230ml)
Next, we sleep until 11. 00
11.00 – juice 50ml
12.00 – lunch:
Vegetable puree 140g/ -50g From 13.00 to 14.00 – Walk
from 15.00-17.00 (17.30) – SO
18.00 – SUPPLE:
Fruit puree – 70g
Cotton Agusha – about 50g
Dairy mixture – 120ml
1 cookies
19.00 – juice 50 ml
22.00 – Demon :
porridge 150g
fermented milk mixture -170ml
1 biscuit
23.00 juice 50 ml
24.00 – lights out
In between meals I also give dried fruit compote (apple, pear, prunes, dried apricots)
We are 1 year old. The daughter is developing normally.
I have another question. I want to give in the morning instead of the fermented milk mixture – yogurt “Agusha”, but how much I can – I don’t know.

2005-02-24, Olga

The article is bullshit (the authors will forgive me)
firstly, the child is different from month to month, but here all children are treated with the same brush, a child at 1 year and 2 months, this is not a child at 1 year and 5 months. , they have different needs for food, different possibilities (at least in terms of the number of teeth) not only in volumetric quantity, but also in the quality of food
secondly, my daughter ate kiwi, bananas, grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, tangerines, corn porridge, salted fish, beef, pork, sausages, ketchup, etc. before the year. all sorts of harmful things, but she is not allergic to them, such as carrots, peaches and pumpkins, my daughter’s body believes that these foods are useful to her within reasonable limits, she does not eat on schedule, she does not need to go to kindergarten, therefore she does not eat “harmful” foods in buckets, a few grams are enough for her to satisfy her body’s needs for them (it’s like in the forest, I have a buffet on a coffee table in the hall, I put saucers with food on it, mostly vegetables, fruits and meat, as necessary, I change dishes throughout the day, the whole day the child, depending on the needs, eats from it, if something is missing, then he goes to the kitchen)
thirdly, at the dawn of his civilization, a person was gathering, what he found and ate (it was then that he began to hunt and learn to store food), he was not used to eating according to a schedule, in the womb a person goes through all the stages of his evolution, so do not interfere with this stages to go further, the child will grow up and become a man

2007-09-15, Algiz

My son is almost 11 months old. And I completely agree with the article. Well, i.e. I accept it as an option … because there are a million opinions. My child eats 3 times (except breast) for tomorrow porridge with cottage cheese and fruit puree, for lunch meat and vegetable puree and vegetable oil, for dinner again porridge with fruit puree and yolk. Each meal is 200-300 grams. In breaks I give to drink, gnaw cookies and crackers, apples, bananas, pears. Eats very well, I do not complain about my appetite. The weight is normal, not at all fat! I think he would have eaten the afternoon snack offered in the article, but with us it somehow does not fit into the regimen. We have our own meal plan. We get up late and stay up late… and during the day we suck tit between the edges. I believe that the article should not be taken as the last resort and make a judgment on whether or not you feed your child correctly or not. Read other articles!! Many recommend, among other things, cow’s milk until two years old at all. And kefir and yogurt are just starting to be introduced a year. nine0005

And another comment: I don’t understand why you should give puree soup first, and then vegetable puree with meat?! Those. two different servings of vegetable puree are obtained! Soup, in my opinion, is when pieces of vegetables, noodles, etc. float in a liquid. But this is when the child learns to chew. In the meantime, I have not learned how to make just one vegetable puree … just more and meat – either in puree or separately as a meatball.
And it is recommended to drink before meals, not after … or between!

2008-04-09 Sofia

Ladies, read carefully – the reaction to the recommendations will be calmer! Firstly, the menu is “approximate”, secondly, for children aged 12-15 months, and thirdly, why be surprised that children refuse a set of healthy foods?! What did you eat during your pregnancy? Now what are you eating? Children exactly copy their parents, and this applies not only to behavior! My hair stood on end in horror when I read that children are given sausages, curds, cheese masses, fried (!) Food – HORROR!!! The fact is that the consequences of using these products can appear many years later. Only then it will be too late! It used to be that sausages and cheese mass were harmless to children’s stomachs, because they included natural ingredients; they did not contain preservatives and other chemicals that are contraindicated for your children! Today, in my opinion, everyone knows about the dangers of fried potatoes! There is such a wonderful kitchen appliance – a double boiler. It takes a little more time, does not require constant monitoring (so as not to burn), and the food is healthy and tasty! nine0455 If the baby eats less than indicated, and at the same time remains vigorous and healthy, it is not so scary. No one is forcing you to tie up your child and force food into him! You were looking for recommendations – they were given to you, and then it’s up to you whether to follow them or not.

2008-08-28, Marina

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Complementary foods at 12 months | Nutrilak

Author of the article

Ksenia Kushalieva

pediatrician, lactation consultant

About the expert

Ideally, a year old baby almost does not need outside help at the table. He holds a spoon, scoops up and almost without loss brings thick and semi-liquid food to his mouth, except that the soup can still splash along the way. And you are sitting next to you and finally you can also eat hot food and drink your morning coffee before dinner. But if the ideal is still far away, don’t be discouraged either. Each child has his own pace in mastering household skills. Give the baby more independence, and sooner or later everything will work out.
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Complementary foods for a 12-month-old baby, recommended daily allowances.

A one-year-old baby can eat dishes from a common table, if you take into account the characteristics and needs of the child’s body when preparing them. The baby is still not and will not soon be able to eat fried, fatty foods, smoked meats, canned food with marinades, and sausages. Dishes for him are still not recommended to be salted, add sugar, hot and spicy spices to them. For the whole family, this is a good chance to switch to a healthier diet.
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• Vegetable puree – 150 g.

• Porridge – 200 g.

• Meat puree of industrial production / boiled meat – 80-100 / 40-50 g.

• Fruit puree – 90-100 g.

• Yolk, 1/2.
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• Cottage cheese – 50 g.

• Fish puree – 30-60 g.

• Fruit juice – 80-100 ml.

• Kefir and other children’s fermented milk drinks – 200 ml.

• Children’s cookies – 5 g.
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• Wheat bread, crackers – 10 g.

• Vegetable oil – 6 g.

• Butter – 5 g.

Until the child learns to chew food well, there is a high risk of getting pieces of it into the respiratory tract.
This is very dangerous, so don’t overestimate your baby’s readiness to eat solid foods or vegetables and fruits with small, dense grains, such as corn, peas, or pomegranate.