An 11 month olds Meals?

Question

What should an 11 month olds meals consist of? My Dr said at the 10 month check up that he should be eating 3 meals a day and be getting no more than 3 bottles per day (24 oz). I was just curious as to if I am feeding my baby properly during his meal times at this point. What would you suggest a substantial meal to be for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Examples would be great! Also, what are some good table foods to try besides cheerios and puffs? Thanks so much!

Answer 1

at 11 months, your baby can eat almost anything you do. avoid peanuts in case of allergies, and introduce new foods one at at time. beyond that, stay away from the following because of choking risk: tortilla chips, grapes, popcorn (there are a few others. your doc should have a list). but, really, an 11 month old should eat most table food. a typical day's meals for ruby at that age was as follows:

breakfast: mini-frozen waffles, cut in half, van's brand, all natural with added calcium

snack: diced tomatoes and cubes of mozzarella

lunch: whole wheat shells and cheese with chopped spinach cooked in (she grabs fistfuls!)

afternoon snack: pirate's booty/organic cheese crackers/etc

dinner: garden burger cut into bite size pieces, steamed carrot sticks, sweet potato fries (alexia brand, all natural, a huge fave)

Answer 2

Emma is nine months old.  Here is her typical menu:

Breakfast: Cereal (cheerios, oatmeal, grits, etc), yogurt, cottage cheese, fruit, scrambled egg, or a combo of any of that.  If we are eating something like biscuits and gravy I'll let her have that.

Lunch: I try to stick to mostly veggies, usually mixed or a combo of two that are steamed and mashed with a fork.  She usually gets a little fruit too.

Supper: Whatever we are eating.  Lasanga, speggetti, chicken, roast, green beans, corn on the cob, potatoes, pretty much any kind of casserole, soup, etc.

She eats peas, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, mixed veggies, pineapple, peaches, pears, apples, banannas, mangos, watermelon, canteloupe.  Really she eats anything.

Answer 3

My son is 9 months and has been on complete table food for 2 months now (the doc said he eats like a 15 month old). He has 2 teeth. I don't give him Peanut butter, honey or chocolate, everything else he eats.

I give him whatever we eat but I try to give him more fruits and veggies and i watch his sodium intake. Babies should have about 700mg of sodium a day. Some of the gerber meals for toddler have 450 or so in one meal! I do keep a few on hand in case I'm in a pinch but try to stay away from them.

Here's a sample day of his meals:

bfast ---- toast with cream cheese and banana, 4 oz formula

lunch----- ground hamburger, peas, blueberries, cheerios

dinner----chicken, broccoli, carrots, strawberries, biscuit

bedtime---6 oz formula

He also snacks a few times a day. I try to give a fruit at bfast, a fruit and veggie at lunch, 2 veggies and a fruit at dinner. He takes very little formula but the doc said given his eating habits its ok as long as he is drinking plenty of water.

I want to add that every baby is different and yours may or may not be ready for as much table food. I babysit a 20 month old little boy and have for over a year. He would gag on table food and ate baby food until he was 15 months. He started eating cheerios at 15 months and now eats mostly table food (although he is a VERY picky eater!)

I was nervous at first but they have a great ability to cough when they need to to keep from choking. I just cut it all up in pieces about the size of a pea and he feds himself.