snacks for a 16month old, any suggestions :)

Josie - posted on 04/30/2009

im from Canada, Toronto.. and when i shop at Wal Mart in the kids food section they have healthy snacks from 'Parents Choice' (which i even eat)..for example cheesies melt in your mouth but are made with veggies..and other stuff check it out...

Laura - posted on 04/23/2009

My daughter loves the Earth's Best snack bars. They are kind of like a fruit filled cereal bar. She loves cheese too.

Jen - posted on 04/23/2009

My son loves PB&J's

Frances - posted on 04/23/2009

I find with my 17 month old that if I give her big things she loves to hold onto them and chew, nibble, suck etc bits off - she loves pears (I peel some of the skin off to get her started), carrots, plums, big strawberries - she'll eat the whole thing whereas if I chop it all up she's not too keen - I think they're less likely to choke if they have the entire fruit/vege plus they can still chew and bite with not too many teeth. Maia only got her 1st tooth after her 1st b'day (she has about 10 now I think). Wholemeal/grain bread or toast - Maia would be happy with that as her snack all the time and carbs are good for toddlers (especially wholegrain) - I made a spread with canned tuna, sweetcorn, spring onions, mayo and tomato sauce - she loved it! I also gave her soft museli bars like nutri-grain (1/2 of one & 1/2 for me!) which she loves but I try not to give them too often as they must have quite a bit of sugar - I bought baby rice cakes but they weren't too popular.

Maria - posted on 04/21/2009

Cereal bars , Fig Newtons , riice pudding, pound cake, are just a few that my little boy Tasso loves he is 17mnths.

Jade - posted on 04/19/2009

my little girl has a few more teeth (10) but she loves strips of cheese, grapes, animal crackers, toast e.c.t just try new fruits im sure she will love them just like my little girl

Tallie - posted on 04/16/2009

we love animal crackers at our house. My boy calls them his cookies!

Jane - posted on 04/08/2009

Hi Katie, Ive been to Asda and the "net thing!" is made by Munchkin! lol

Jane - posted on 04/04/2009

I cant remember who makes the net thing but they are a good little find. We're in a little village just on the outskirts of Wisbech in Cambridgeshire. Where are you?

Katie - posted on 04/03/2009

thanks for the suggestions, answering to jane: yea she loves grapes, bananas, skips, quavers and frubes and cubed cheese but i thought she might be getting bored :) is the net thing you got made by Munchkin??? i think i hav seen them...might hav a try as im so scared she will choke on hard things, and also yes she is running!!! she started walking 2 weeks before her 1st birthday and no there is no stopping her and im sure she is as cheeky as your little boy :) where are you from in the uk?

Hayley - posted on 04/03/2009

what about chopped up boiled egg, cheese strings, cucumber sticks, meringues, wotsits, dairylea on toast., little jelly and custard pots with banana, rice pudding.

Jane - posted on 04/03/2009

Hi Katie, Im in the UK too! My little boy is 16 months old and only has six teeth! Its difficult to come up with a variety of foods that are healthy, especially as he is not good at eating most fruits and vegetables unless they are mixed in with other foods (other than bananas and raisens !). I got a good gadget from Asda, its like a big dummy but with a little net that you can put food in and they can suck and chew and bite. He loves it and will eat alot of things through that which he wont eat if i just chop and put in front of him. At least with this gadget he gets the juices and flavour of different foods. He will eat Wotsits, Quavers, Skips, cheddars, biscuits and cakes and pots of yoghurt or pureed fruit or flavour custard with no problem, but obviously they are not that healthy but I say everything in moderation, as long as I make his main meals packed with goodness then I think he is doing ok. He drinks loads of water too which is good. He wont touch cheese but loves ham, chicken, and fish. I also found if i peeled everything he was more likely to have a chew! As long as he has a variety of different foods within his week then Im happy. Youre little girl looks gorgeous and just as cheeky as my little boy! (PS. Is she walking yet as they say thats all teeth related too?)

Katie - posted on 04/02/2009

thanks for the tips :) no iv never seen gerber puffs over here...but they hav other this like baby crisps but she spits them out haha but at least i should be greatful she loves fruit, your daughter is adorable also, how olds is she?

Danielle - posted on 04/02/2009

The Gerber Puffs are a great one. Can you get those over there?

We also gave our daughter small cubed pieces of cooked sweet potato.

She also liked Avacado and soft cooked noodles.



Good luck! Your little one is adorable!

Katie - posted on 04/02/2009

cheers, iv just googled both those products so i know now what they are :)

Katie - posted on 04/02/2009

oh ok...well any type of a cracker or cookie that gets soft when it gets wet will work.It's more less food that when she sucks on it, she's able to gum it then!

Katie - posted on 04/02/2009

thanks for the post but i don't hav a clue what any of those things are :) im from the uk...but thanks anyways.

Katie - posted on 04/02/2009

They make baby gold fish she could have and the Gerber Puffs.She could have pretty much anything that if it gets wet it's mushy so she could gum things!