What should my one year old be eating??

Sushma - posted 1 hour ago

My daughter is 11 months complete & provide her dal, rice, pudding, banana & lactogen milk. I think this is not enough for my dear for her growth, so what should i provide to my daughter & i also think not to give her non veg . Is my decision right? and one last question how about giving her fruits in evening time around 7 pm? Please help me...

Monica - posted on 01/07/2013

hey my son turned one last month and he doesnt really eat regular food yet. He only has two bottom teeth and i dont know what to feed him now..should i wait till most of his teeth grow in?
he mostly eats Gerber solids (fruits and vegitables) and formula.

Ashley - posted on 12/28/2012

MY son is similar. He turned 1 on the 19th of Dec. He eats mashed potatoes, loves yogurt, but mostly have to keep feeding him the 3rd stage foods. What should he be eating, and/or what should I try? He gags on almost everything! Please suggestions!??? Ashley

Molly - posted on 10/09/2012

Not a meanie! I totally agree! We didn't do any of those things either past one. :) Easier to take them away when they're younger and less attached!

Leeann - posted on 10/09/2012

I must be a meanie! :-) The day my daughter turned one, I stopped all bottles, pacis, formula, and baby food. My daughter didn't seem to mind - which we were very surprised!!! She has toast and fruit for breakfast, 2 veggies and a meat for lunch, fruit for a snack, and 2 veggies and a meat for dinner. I do 3 - 5 oz cups of milk for each meal, and water or juice with a snack. I'm old and didn't want to read a million books, so I quite everything cold turkey that day! May not work for all, but has worked beautifully for us. And....the savings from no formula and baby food has been GREAT!!!!!!!

Molly - posted on 10/03/2012

The best thing you can do is just keep offering food, with good variety. Is he still gaining weight and developing on track? If so, then you don't need to worry if it seems like he's not eating anything. But, if his growth has slowed/stopped and/or his doctor is concerned, then you might need to get creative with getting food into him. Believe me, I know how hard that is because my daughter has lots of food allergies and is super picky so she hardly eats. Because of her limitations, she goes through times where she stops gaining weight, and she is delayed in her development (not walking till 20 months) because of her diet. We have to add fat/calories/protein in lots of crazy ways. But if your son is growing and learning, then you don't need to worry. Just keep offering him healthy foods and he'll eat what his body needs.

Sarita - posted on 10/03/2012

My son he use to eat rice n vegatable porridge before n now he is 13 months old but he dont like porridge, normal food,eggs,fruits nothing.. he dont eat anything.. he just have my breastmilk. what should i do to make him eat food.

Mindy - posted on 03/27/2010

My daughter just turned a year on the 14th. After reading all these replies to your post, it seems our feeding schedule is a bit different.

7:30a - 8a: 20/80 mix of formula/whole milk

9-11a: some sort of fruit, or french toast, or yogurt, or a jarred fruit

12p: another 20/80 bottle

1 -2p: a meat and fruit of some sorts, or bread and meat, or a veggie and meat

4 - 5p, another 20/80 bottle

sometimes another snack of some sort (veggies, or fruit, or cereal, or oatmeal)

8pm: another 20/80 bottle



She just tried turkey hot dog pieces to day. Loves hummus, avacado, kiwi and most other fruits



Good luck thinking of different things your 1 year old should be eating! Remember, everyone is different with how they start out with the milk and other foods. Just gradually add in new things and you'l figure it out!

Tanya - posted on 03/26/2010

My daughter turned one on March 18th. She is on Vitamin D milk, and eats lots of veggie soup with beef, cheerios, fruit, peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread, yogurt, applesauce, and so on. She is not a picky eater so basically whatever I make for dinner she will eat!

Leslie - posted on 03/26/2010

It's a bit overwhelming reading these replies. My daughter turned one on 18 March and she definitely is not eating as much regular food as the rest of your babies. She does try a lot but is still mostly breastfed and will eat some organic baby food. She does have a milk protein intolerance, so she hasn't gotten any direct dairy. I've only recently started to slowly incorporate it into my diet. She just got her 7th tooth, so I'm just now starting to feel comfortable with her having to chew more. She loves her Puffs though! She will eat my (very chewy) oatmeal, tofu, some bread, chicken/turkey and rice. Oh, she also has refused a bottle since 5months and I've been trying to find a sippy cup she'll take to for months now.

Anna - posted on 03/25/2010

My son does about three bottles a day of secondary formula. He's off of the infant mix and is now on a 9mo.-24mo. mix because he can't handle milk yet.

So. First is the bottle at about 0630 then breakfast at about 0830 and that's usually cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, bananas, tangerines, whatever.
Snack and a bit of a bottle at about 1030-1100 and naptime.
then we wing it. There is no one or two things that he likes to eat all the time so I pretty much just share a little bit of what I'm eating for dinner and then some fruit, veggies and grains.

then a bottle near bedtime.

He refuses to drink out of a sippy cup and I have no idea why. He was doing well for awhile and just decided to say "screw it" and stay with his bottles.

Megan - posted on 03/25/2010

we give our son a probiotic safe for infants, added daily at night to his bottle...seems to hav helped alot.

Megan - posted on 03/25/2010

My son has the same birthday & really loves spaghetti! Turkey & Roast beef are favorites as well as soups. He really wants to feed himself, so I am mainly doing meats, fruits, veggies, cereal like you plus am switching to whole milk today per his Dr. @ one year checkup. Good luck figuring out what to feed your one year old :)

Upasana - posted on 03/23/2010

Hi!!! just wanted to know if i should introduce cows milk one feed per day and then gradually increase it. Am a bit nervous...will it affect his stomach initially...would love to hear from other moms.

Juliana - posted on 03/18/2010

My son was one yday (march 17th)....and up until a week before his first bday he was nursing 3x a day and having solids 3x...and he suddenly just stopped taking the breast. I wasn't ready for him to give it up, but i guess he was :/ Anyways...now he drinks a 6oz bottle of whole milk mixed with formula (he won't drink cows milk alone, the nurse told us to start with half/half until he gets used to the taste of whole milk)..

he wakes up about 10am, has his bottle
then lunch is about 12ish-he has 2 or 3 second foods plus whatever i have - like eggs, toast, waffles..he loves cheerios! :D
then nap time is around 1-1:30 he sleeps for 2 hours...
and at 4-430 he gets his other meal. a 3rd food meat/veggie plus fruit..i mash bananas, or dice pears..and if i eat something with him ill give him some too...
and he eats the last meal of the day at 730, he eats dinner with the family, we feed him what we eat plus 2-3 2nd food tubs....
bath at 830 and bed at 9

he doesnt take a bottle at nap or at bedtime...i hope he is drinking enough liquids...we will be going for his check up next week :) i offer him water/juice plenty but he usually sips and spits lol

:) HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALL MARCH BABIES!! xD

Beth - posted on 03/12/2010

my son turned 1 on march 10th. he eats ( very little pieces) crackers, bagels, toast, pancakes, nutrigrain bars,cheerios, fruity bunnies (annies oragnic cereal) sliced meats, cheeses and he loves vegetables. the only problem we have is fruit, but he loves yogurt and i give him 6 ounces of apple and eve organic juice every day. he also loves pasta of any kind. he has a really wide variety and for the most part eats what we are eating. the only difficulty is he only has 6 teeth (my oldest had like 15 by the time he was 1) he is also off formula and the bottle (he's a big boy for his age and the pediatrician ok'd it a little before his first bday)......the gerber toddler food line is awesome and beech nut has yogurt nibblers and veggie rice snacks and my son loves them all and they are really convenient for when we are on the go!!

Misun - posted on 03/12/2010

My son, dylan turns 1 on 3/18 :)
7am goes like this: he has a whole chicken breast and i try to sneak in bits of happy baby cereal which he loves and bits of fruit, whatever is in season and ripe. he has a 7oz bottle of formula with his meals. when we are done with breakfast, i will give him a rice rusk, he adores the crunchy sound and it's more fun self-feeding. hot-kids makes really tasty ones. the toddler mum-mums are just a different shape with a little xtra sugar in the form of a drizzle pattern.

10am: cereal and chicken. can you tell how much my son loves chicken???

after naptime dylan has his lunch, another snack-time then dinner

lunch and dinner i occasionally alternate with salmon or some sort of egg dish.

dylan does really like fruit and veg, so i know this is a phase. we have a friend whose son a little older than dylan, won't eat anything BUT chicken. so we have a little leeway :)

Christina - posted on 03/11/2010

My twins turned 1 on the 4th and they do have a bottle of whole milk and "lipil next step" when they wake up , then soon after some rice or oatmeal cereal with fruit for breakfast. for lunch and dinner they eat pretty much whatever my husband and I are eating ( unless we get fast food then the boys get a gerber toddler meal ) . They snack of fruits and crackers... they love the gerber cheese puffs or maple and cinnamon puffs or the diced fruits ......

They drink some juices and their whole milk during the day .... and a bottle at night

Mel - posted on 03/10/2010

Summer turned One on Monday!

Breakfast - 120 ml bottle of cows milk when she wakes (shes wanting this less as she gets older) cut up grapes, strawberries, nectarines, watermelon, banana (her faves) to feed herself and 1 and half weetbix or slice of toast n vegemite or porridge.

bottle of water on hand at all times

nap at 11am for 2 - 3 hrs

Lunch - sometimes a sandwich, casserole, chicken and veg, pasta, and then a tub of pureed fruit or a yoghurt. 120ml bottle of cows milk at around 3 if she wants it.

Snacks - baby mum-mum rice rusks, granitas/milk arrowroots ocassionally, grapes, teething rusks, fruit sticks... on hot days Quelch fruit icypoles - good for teething.

Dinner - whatever we're having - casseroles (love the slow cooker!!), mashed veg, pasta, fish fingers, couscous, noodles... and then some yoghurt or fruit for dessert.

180 ml bottle of formula at 6-6.30

and then bed at 7pm....

Kids are all different but its good to read everyones responses and get some ideas on what a 1 year old should be eating that you may not have tried!

Elysia - posted on 03/10/2010

my son will 1 on the 16th he has toast usally with vegemite for brekkie with a juice as well as some cereal with me. Lunch is a generally a sandwich vegemite or jam, or peanut butter and honey but hes just started with ham and cheese and loves it, he then has a yoghurt and fruit or kiddie biscuits in the afternoon, dinner is generally wat ever we have with a custard for desert, and he has 3 bottles a formula at 10am and bed and watered down milk one at 4pm and if hes hungry or fussy ill give him fruit when ever he wants it

Jennifer - posted on 03/09/2010

My daught eats everything that the rest of the family does. She does get a bottle of formula after meals. other than that she gets the same things that we do. I own a daycare and she eats the school lunches and snacks

Molly - posted on 03/09/2010

My son turned 1 today! He also prefers to feed himself, and usually likes taking bites of things rather than having me cut it into small pieces (I always sit with him and watch to make sure he doesn't choke). He only has 6 teeth, but he does well with it. He eats a ton and takes his time. He'll usually sit and eat in the high chair for 45 minutes. I offer him water in a sippy cup throughout the day and will be trying whole milk this week (in a cup...don't want to do bottles only to take them away again soon). Here's a typical day:

7:30 - breastfeed

8:30 - breakfast: some grain (bagel w/ cream cheese, English muffin, waffle, toast, multi-grain cheerios...) and fruit (banana, applesauce, mango, peaches, cut blueberries...) or sometimes yogurt instead of the bread

(9:30 - nap)

11:30 - lunch: some kind of protein (don't have much success with meat, but he LOVES any kind of cheese and will eat a lot, or sometimes kidney or black beans), more whole-grain bread or pasta, a veggie (peas, corn, avocado...) and fruit

1:15 - I was breastfeeding at this time until this week, but I will start giving him a cup of cows milk here before his afternoon nap

(1:30 - nap)

3:00 - snack: any kind of cracker, puffs, nutri-grain bar...and fruit

5:30 - dinner: whatever we are eating, cut small

7:00 - breastfeed, then sleep



By one year old, they can pretty much eat anything we eat, sometimes with some alterations (steaming to make soft, peeling, dicing), except nuts which I think you're supposed to wait until age 2 to introduce. If you have a family history of allergies, then you may have to wait longer for certain things. We have to wait until age 3 for nuts b/c my husband has a peanut allergy, but everything else is fine. Hope this helps give you ideas on what your one year old should be eating!

Holly - posted on 03/09/2010

Our little man turned 1 on March 2nd, he is a great eater. He is however persistent and has been self feeding since he was 9 months old. A typical day for him is like this.
7:30 - 6 ounces of formula
9:30 - Yogurt and 1 piece of whole grain toast with either cheese or peanut butter
11:00 - snack - Any of the following: pickles, crackerswith hummus, LOVES Goldfishes, grapes, pears or other fruits, dry cereals and a 6 ounces of any beverage: water, watered down juice or homo milk
12:30 - Whatever we're eating for lunch - 6 ounces of soup and 1/2 grilled cheese sandwich, chicken with noodles and cut up veggies, homemade sweet potato fries with breaded chicken pieces.
2:30 - 6 ounces of either homo milk or flavoured toddler formula
4:30 - Snack - yogurt drink and any of the snacks mentioned above
6:30 - Dinner - again whatever we're eating. Spaghetti, Fish, Pork, Rice, veggies, stew. Again always self feeds.
8:30 - 8 ounce bottle of formula.

He was breast fed until his 1st birthday and I'm sure he would still love it. We've been really happy about his willingness to try and take new foods. He hasn't ate traditional baby food since 9 months. He's 24.5 pounds, in the 50%-75% and is 33 inches long.

Nerina - posted on 03/09/2010

my son was 1 on the 2nd xx

not a big eater, sometimes takes food from a spoon, sometimes only wants to feed himself............ so we snack for most of the day. just trying to get as much food in as possible.

bfast- cheerios, cheese on toast, scrambelled egg, egg yolks on toast, yoghurt and pureed cooked fruit, peaches, toast and vegemite

snacks- cheese, rice crackers, corn on cob, fruit pieces, bikkies occasionally, sandwiches cut up small -avocado, tuna, crm cheese, vegemite, peanut butter, dried apricots or sultanas

lunch and dinner- cooked carrot or zucchini, cooked pasta, cheese squares, cooked chicken, beef rissoles, pureed casseroles, toast, bread and butter,
pureed cooked fruit and natural yoghurt

took 6 steps on his 1st birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hope this helps

Ellie - posted on 03/09/2010

My son will be one year on the 30th!!! Right now he eats roughly 3 meals per day, 2 snack times....and then some graham crackers etc ALL day long. He also has water and milk cups with each meal...and he nurses about 4-5 times a day still! It seems like so much, and he's still only in the 10th percentile for weight~~~doesn't get it from my side of the family ;)

Lisa - posted on 03/09/2010

My son will be 1 on the 16th it's gone so fast! I suppose every baby is different my daughter at this age was off bottles and on cows milk but not so lucky this time, my little man loves his bottles. I would prefer not give him bottles from one year old so have been trying to put milk in cup but with no success at the moment! He also doesn't really like finger foods so won't eat for snacks. His routine is as follows
6am breakfast - porridge with stewed fruit & toast
9.30am 200ml formula bottle
12.30pm - mashed veg & meat or soup
2.30pm - crackers & jar of fruit
5pm - mostly eats what we do at night now just mash it up or cut it smaller then a yoghurt
6pm - 200ml bottle

Kathy - posted on 03/09/2010

My little Bella will be 1 on the 30th!!!

7:00a.m 7oz bottle 20/80 (20% formula 80% cows milk) I do this because she had a milk protien allergy and after nursing for 4mo was put on Alimentum Hypo-allergenic formula.

7:30a.m multi grain cereal and a pureed friut and some of what we are having, begals, eggs, waffles pancakes, whatever.

9:00a nap till 11

11:15 yogurt and a few crackers or toast or granola bars

12:30p (today) cut avacado slice cheese and a piece of whole wheat bread with 1/2 c

diced friut and noodle soup a 1/2 slice of bread with butter.

2:00p 7oz bottle (cows milk) nap till 4-4:30.

4:30 another finger food snack animal crackers, dried friut pieces along with pudding, custard or cottage cheese

6:00 dinner multigrain cereal with a pured friut and veggie and whatever we are having, tonight beef stroganoff so I will puree her meat and let her pick up and eat her cut up egg noodles with sauce.

8:30 7 oz bottle 20/80 again then nite-nite.



Thats what she is eating these days, she will pretty much eat anything as long as I cut it small enough. She prefers regular food over pureed lately, she just wants to do it herself and although she will hold a spoon she hasnt quite mastered spoon feeding herself so she would rather be able to just pick it up and eat.

Bec - posted on 03/08/2010

My daughter will be one on the 22nd!!
She has:
7am-bottle and cereal with fruit then some yoghurt
930-snack(blueberries/strawberried/rice crackers/pineapple)
1230-Bottle and either apricot chicken,spagetti bolognaise,tuna mornay or lamb hot pot (all with veg and pasta) then some custard
2pm-snack (usually some cheese and ham)
6pm-Bottle and one of the meat meals then yoghurt or custard
(I premake and freeze all her meat meals)

Stephanie - posted on 03/06/2010

My lil guy will be 1 year old on march 15th YAHHH!!

Anyways he usually gets up at about 8-8:30 in the morning has an 8oz bottle of formula, 10oclock is breakfast time an he has a mix of thing each day. Granola bars, apple slices, cut up grapes, scrambled eggs, cheeze toast, yogurt, peaches, rasberries, waffles, cheerieos, anything breakfasty that he can eat himself (he wont eat anything off a spoon unless its yogurt been that way since he was 6 months old) 12 is a bottle of cows milk then a 2 hour nap... he gets up plays for a bit then he'll have some kind of snack around 2:30-3:00 meat crackers an cheeze.. tuna sandwich cut up, some side of fruit, whatever i can whip up easy really... then he's off again for a bit till about 4-5 then he'll ahve anotehr bottle of cows milk... then dinner about 6:30-7 and that all depends on whatever my hubby an i are having.. our lil guy eats pretty much everything we eat as long as its cut up small enough for him to feed himself.. after that its a bottle of milk at 8 an he's off to bed for the night..

Beck - posted on 03/06/2010

My son, turns ONE TOMMORROW!!! he eats...

7am breastfeed

7.20 breakfast - cereal (wheetbix / porriage ) and fruit (a banana or puree apple or peaches)

9.30 breastfeed and fruit (a nectraine or grapes or a pear or a plum / some sultanans and apple etc) Usually one ot two pieces of whole fruit cut up

11.20 lunch - meat, vegies and rice or pasta or cous cous (about 200gs) then yoghurt and fruit puree

2.30 bfeed then a snack which might be - fruit toast, pikelets, cheese on toast, ham, cheese and crackers, apple and sultana muffins, avacodo and cream cheese sandwhich

5.20 tea - vegies and rice / pasta / cous cous (around 200gs)

6.30 bfeed



So thats his day, he may have a rusk or some dried fruit or rice crackers if we go shopping or for a walk to keep him happy!

I make all his own food including his yoghurt and dried fruit. He also may have finger food for lunch or dinner, this may be quiche or salmon rice loaf or meat and roast vegies. I mainly still cut up / mash his foods and feed him to ensure he eats most. He is getting very good at feeding himself now with a spoon.

He loves his food and eats quite a lot compared to some of his friends but he is a good size and we are all happy. He eats EVERYTHING and will eat what ever is put in front of him. We try to eat lots of fresh, healthy foods.



I hope this helps you with what your one year old should be eating.

Mindy - posted on 03/27/2010

My daughter just turned a year on the 14th. After reading all these replies to your post, it seems our feeding schedule is a bit different.

7:30a - 8a: 20/80 mix of formula/whole milk

9-11a: some sort of fruit, or french toast, or yogurt, or a jarred fruit

12p: another 20/80 bottle

1 -2p: a meat and fruit of some sorts, or bread and meat, or a veggie and meat

4 - 5p, another 20/80 bottle

sometimes another snack of some sort (veggies, or fruit, or cereal, or oatmeal)

8pm: another 20/80 bottle



She just tried turkey hot dog pieces to day. Loves hummus, avacado, kiwi and most other fruits



Good luck thinking of different things your 1 year old should be eating! Remember, everyone is different with how they start out with the milk and other foods. Just gradually add in new things and you'l figure it out!

Megan - posted on 03/25/2010

My son has the same birthday & really loves spaghetti! Turkey & Roast beef are favorites as well as soups. He really wants to feed himself, so I am mainly doing meats, fruits, veggies, cereal like you plus am switching to whole milk today per his Dr. @ one year checkup. Good luck figuring out what to feed your one year old :)

Mel - posted on 03/10/2010

Summer turned One on Monday!

Breakfast - 120 ml bottle of cows milk when she wakes (shes wanting this less as she gets older) cut up grapes, strawberries, nectarines, watermelon, banana (her faves) to feed herself and 1 and half weetbix or slice of toast n vegemite or porridge.

bottle of water on hand at all times

nap at 11am for 2 - 3 hrs

Lunch - sometimes a sandwich, casserole, chicken and veg, pasta, and then a tub of pureed fruit or a yoghurt. 120ml bottle of cows milk at around 3 if she wants it.

Snacks - baby mum-mum rice rusks, granitas/milk arrowroots ocassionally, grapes, teething rusks, fruit sticks... on hot days Quelch fruit icypoles - good for teething.

Dinner - whatever we're having - casseroles (love the slow cooker!!), mashed veg, pasta, fish fingers, couscous, noodles... and then some yoghurt or fruit for dessert.

180 ml bottle of formula at 6-6.30

and then bed at 7pm....

Kids are all different but its good to read everyones responses and get some ideas on what a 1 year old should be eating that you may not have tried!

Molly - posted on 03/09/2010

My son turned 1 today! He also prefers to feed himself, and usually likes taking bites of things rather than having me cut it into small pieces (I always sit with him and watch to make sure he doesn't choke). He only has 6 teeth, but he does well with it. He eats a ton and takes his time. He'll usually sit and eat in the high chair for 45 minutes. I offer him water in a sippy cup throughout the day and will be trying whole milk this week (in a cup...don't want to do bottles only to take them away again soon). Here's a typical day:

7:30 - breastfeed

8:30 - breakfast: some grain (bagel w/ cream cheese, English muffin, waffle, toast, multi-grain cheerios...) and fruit (banana, applesauce, mango, peaches, cut blueberries...) or sometimes yogurt instead of the bread

(9:30 - nap)

11:30 - lunch: some kind of protein (don't have much success with meat, but he LOVES any kind of cheese and will eat a lot, or sometimes kidney or black beans), more whole-grain bread or pasta, a veggie (peas, corn, avocado...) and fruit

1:15 - I was breastfeeding at this time until this week, but I will start giving him a cup of cows milk here before his afternoon nap

(1:30 - nap)

3:00 - snack: any kind of cracker, puffs, nutri-grain bar...and fruit

5:30 - dinner: whatever we are eating, cut small

7:00 - breastfeed, then sleep



By one year old, they can pretty much eat anything we eat, sometimes with some alterations (steaming to make soft, peeling, dicing), except nuts which I think you're supposed to wait until age 2 to introduce. If you have a family history of allergies, then you may have to wait longer for certain things. We have to wait until age 3 for nuts b/c my husband has a peanut allergy, but everything else is fine. Hope this helps give you ideas on what your one year old should be eating!

Beck - posted on 03/06/2010

My son, turns ONE TOMMORROW!!! he eats...

7am breastfeed

7.20 breakfast - cereal (wheetbix / porriage ) and fruit (a banana or puree apple or peaches)

9.30 breastfeed and fruit (a nectraine or grapes or a pear or a plum / some sultanans and apple etc) Usually one ot two pieces of whole fruit cut up

11.20 lunch - meat, vegies and rice or pasta or cous cous (about 200gs) then yoghurt and fruit puree

2.30 bfeed then a snack which might be - fruit toast, pikelets, cheese on toast, ham, cheese and crackers, apple and sultana muffins, avacodo and cream cheese sandwhich

5.20 tea - vegies and rice / pasta / cous cous (around 200gs)

6.30 bfeed



So thats his day, he may have a rusk or some dried fruit or rice crackers if we go shopping or for a walk to keep him happy!

I make all his own food including his yoghurt and dried fruit. He also may have finger food for lunch or dinner, this may be quiche or salmon rice loaf or meat and roast vegies. I mainly still cut up / mash his foods and feed him to ensure he eats most. He is getting very good at feeding himself now with a spoon.

He loves his food and eats quite a lot compared to some of his friends but he is a good size and we are all happy. He eats EVERYTHING and will eat what ever is put in front of him. We try to eat lots of fresh, healthy foods.



I hope this helps you with what your one year old should be eating.