11 Month Old Menu

I would continue to offer her what you are eating. When my daughter was around your baby's age and I was in doubt about if she has had enough, I would offer a little baby food. If she was still hungry she ate it, if not she pushed it away.

She is now sixteen months. There are days I put her to bed afraid she will wake hungry but she never does. There little tummies handle food differently from ours and they know what they need from what we are offering.

I always get compliments from other parents about what good eaters my two older children are. They happily eat sushi, Thai, seafood, etc....I think it is very important to NOT start making two meals, one for the adults and one for the children. Children need to know that they eat what is being served. And though your daughter is very young so habits can be broken, you are really training yourself for the future.

Good luck!

She does not need teeth to eat most foods. She can eat anything you are eating (except honey till 12 months of age) as long as it is an appropriate texture for her (slice grapes in half or quarters, use peanut butter in sauces so it is not so thick). Her nibbling what you are eating for meals is a great way for her to eat (as long as you eat well). You can puree or finely chop most cooked foods if she is having texture issues. At that age we pureed beef stew, chicken and dumplings, spaghetti and meatballs. When DS was a little younger we pureed squash, carrots, pretty much all fruits, peas, mashed bananas & avocados.

Generally, I think most people over estimate how large an adult serving should be. An adult serving of meat, for example, is like 3 oz...but try finding a 3 oz cut of meat at the deli!

At 12 months, nibbling off of what you are eating until losing interest sounds like she is getting a fairly well balanced meal, as long as what you are eating is well balanced.

You can spread all kinds of things on toast (including that baby food she doesn't want)...maybe try that! i.e. mashed veggies, etc.

For my oldest, I also used to make a lot of muffins and put any random thing in (pureed veggies, fruits, etc) and you can't even taste them, plus they are getting fiber.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_age-by-age-guide-to-feeding-y...
http://www.babycenter.com/0_age-by-age-guide-to-feeding-y...

The above links are for Baby Center ( www.babycenter.com).... a great website for all baby topics.
These are good references, for feeding....

A serving 'size' for babies...are in terms of only a Tablespoon..... keep that in mind.

At this age as well, they can still choke on many foods. Keep foods MINCED up small... and anything chewy or hard or gummy (like how bread gets when sitting in the mouth for a long time gets) can be choking hazards.

She probably 'loses interest' in foods.... because, she cannot chew it completely... or it is hard to chew it.

Keep foods soft.... and minced up small... and soft cooked AND mash it... even if it is cooked veggies.

good luck,
Susan

get a blendtec (or any good quality blender) and just puree some of your dinner for her. she's probably losing interest because she's not quite ready for the texture yet, even if the food is something she likes and is good for her.
khairete
S.

Offer her whatever you eat. Don't start a habit of making a different meal. My son has been eating with us since he was 10 months old. He was bored with baby food at that point so we would cut things small and cook veggies extra L. to make them softer, bake apples in water and sprinkled with cinnamon. He's almost 3 now and he's a great eater! We've also exposed him to various spices too - he loves hot sauce! LOL