Need Ideas for Meals for 14 Month Olds That Are on Formula and Table Food

I give my daughter A gill cheese sandwitch, only using one slice of bread though. I cut the slice in half, lightly butter one side (like ou do normally) and cut a slice of cheese in half to go on it. Its just right for her small tummy and not anything that will hype her up. Fruit is good, like banannas and stuff but my daughter always gets hyper from fruit. The mini raviollis are good, especially when they are learning to feed themselves. Have Fun!

by 14 months both of my kids were on whole milk and on table food completely try the gerber graduates food thats how I got my two used to table food im not sure if you want to try them but I gave fruit and vegie puffs found in the infant section at walmart I still give my kids and they love them they are 3 and almost 2 also fruit and vegies are a good snack

I have a 13 month old and he loves to eat yogurt, so I buy the tub of plain vanilla organic fat free yogurt (you can get it at just about any grocery store I get mine at walmart) I imagine any type of yogurt would be fine, I would just watch out for the sugar leaves and I would definetly stay away from the kind that has the artifical sweeteners. He also enjoys plain cheerios(if you buy the off brand that comes in the bag not only is it cheapier but the bag is resealable so it will stay fresh longer), wheat melba toast(found with the crackers) and dried fruit for snacks.

Hi, I have a 12 month old who loves anything covered with marinara or spaghetti sauce, literally- potato, noodles, bread, rice, etc. I have ground up hamburger and put it in with the sauce but I don't always. Maccoroni or bowtie-halfed (plain or not) are a good size to use, spaghetti she usually plys with. I give wheat bread(torn in pieces),cheerios, fruit pieces and other things healthy that she can pick up for snacks sometimes. Breakfast usually is oatmeal mixed with milk and fruit if I have it. I try to keep that the same so I don't have to think to much. I hope these help. Good luck having the time of your life....N.

Hi,
My 14-month-old really likes eggs scrambled with cheese. Pudding, jello, applesauce, and ice cream are big hits for snacks, as well as pick-up cereals like cheerios. He also likes the biter biscuits sold near the baby food.
This is a great question. I'm very interested to read the rest of your responses!
Good luck!

Hey K.!!
This one is easy... if they are still on formula along with bottle food, or boxed cereal, then you have plenty of choices.
In the morning, a fruit whether it be from the jar, or a fruit cereal mixed with formula, but definately something you could feed with a spoon, to complete the meal, after spoonfeeding, follow up with a 4 to 8oz bottle of formula. For lunch, something substantial, (which will encourage a nap after), small pasta, like spaghetti or ravioli, (from the jar ofcourse) and another fruit, this one can be an apple cut up in small bite size peices or an orange thats been peeled and cut, and a bottle(or sipee cup)of fruit juice. snacktime is always your easiest to fulfill. snacks can be a granola bar thats been cut up in bite size peices or dry cereal in a bowl with no milk. I could go on for days, as I loved feeding my children when they were that little, they had great appetites and would eat their entire meals. Now they are 16, 14 & 4, the older ones grew to be the same size as me(5'7 140lbs) and can wear my clothers and shoes(ha ha)...GOOD LUCK!!!

how about string cheese, crackers with peanut butter, yogurt, try freezing gogurts. we do chicken pot pies for dinner. get pie crusts (2 in a package) boil chicken, shred it, add cream of chicken and vegall. good bland dinner for kids. we add hot sauce for ourselves. peaches and cream oatmeal or strawberries and cream for breakfast. my daughter loves dipping her toast in in for breakfast.

eggo waffle minis,scrambled eggs,sliced strawberries,rice, lumpy oatmeal that can be picked up and squished before they pit it in their mouths,
well cooked pasta,diced chicken breast, shredded cheese, fresh frozen peas or green beans, warm cooked with a little butter for taste,steamed baby carrots.

my little girl is almost 16 months and i make her sandwiches with a smear of jam and cream cheese on lightly toasted bread and as a side she eats steamed chopped broccoli and strawberries. weird combo but she eats it all.

Hi K..

What a wonderful time in your growing babies' lives! I am wondering if there is a lactose problem because they're not on cow's milk yet? If there's not, one of my life-saving meals for that age is grilled cheese. You can really do a lot with them to give them the most nutritional "punch". I bought whole-grain bread, cheese, and then put broccoli or cauliflower or peas in it before closing and cooking the sandwich. Keeping a little bag of frozen broccoli is easy - just take out a little tiny bit, microwave for a few seconds, cut it up (basically to mush) and spread it on between two slices of cheese. It's really good - my husband and mother-in-law ask for them, too! But the babies gobble them up and ae getting veggies, too. At this age, it's so easy to fall into just white foods - breads, cereals, potatoes, but they need to develop their palates. You can do the same with broccoli and macaroni and cheese - that one's a life-saver in restaurants where your choices are limited to fried meat or fried potatoes. You just cut it all up together and the eat it right up! One other thing I love is frozen edamame beans. Again, just microwave a small bowl of them and it's finger food they love. My daughter is now three and I still rely on the beans to give her protein. All frozen veggies are great (especially cut carrots), because they tend to be mushier, and you don't make a big mess cooking them - just a few seconds in a plastic bowl. If they have plenty of teeth, they can eat whatever you eat, just try to keep in mind the eating habits they're establishing. There will come a day when the green stuff on the plate goes untouched (even though at this age, they love the colors) and they will try to exist on french fries alone. You'll pull out less hair if they are already accustomed to eating well. Good luck!

Hi K..
My husband and I made every effort to feed our son (who is now 18mo old) everything we ate (within reason of course). Some popular foods with him at that age were grilled chicken (cut up of course), steamed veggies, crackers, scrambled eggs, cut up block cheese, lots of fruit and milk. We try very hard to make sure he eats what we eat so not to start a habbit of cooking separate meals. We do 3 square meals and 2 snacks a day. Snacks consist of usually 2 things and milk, like crackers and cheese, grapes (cut in 1/2) peeled apple chunks, pretzles (no salt), etc. He runs on things for a few weeks then switches. This week he is on a popcorn kick....next week, who knows! LOL
I get a lot of good info from Dr Sears website
http://www.askdrsears.com
Good luck!

When my son was 14 months old, I tried to cook and freeze. I totally didn't want him to have anything that might be full of "crappy" ingredients. If you start freezing portions as soon as you make it, you will find that you have weeks worth of food (home made!) right at your finger tips. Fruit is a wonderful snack! Cheerios, grahm crackers, rice, oatmeal, rice pudding, steamed veggies, potroast veggies! I fed our guy what we ate, and only seasoned it fully after his was seperated...cook and freeze. It's like TV diners with no guilt

If you have one of those mini food processors anything. You'd be surprised what they can eat. Mine was eating mcdonalds french fries by that time. Knawing all on them. LOL

Hello. I also have a 14 month old. He eats 3 meals and 2 snacks a day. He is on whole milk, not formula so I don't know if that changes anything. I am also lucky that my son loves most everything but I used to have a hard time thinking of meal ideas also. I try to go by a loose rule of protein/veggie/fruit almost every meal...Hope these ideas help!
Breaksfast : Oatmeal, yogurt, cinnamon raisin toast, cheese toast, scrambled egg, cheese grits, cottage cheese, fruit.
Morning snack: cheerios or some other dry cereal, cereal bar, graham crackers, fruit, cheese.
Lunch: Quesidillas (you can hide veggies and meat in these if your children don't like veggies/meat), Turkey and cheese sandwich (i heat it for a few seconds in the microwave so its easier to chew), tuna fish (mixed with a little mayo, messy but he loves it), cheese cubes, veggies, fruit, macaroni and cheese, tofu
Afternoon Snack: same options as morning snack
Dinner : he usually eats the same thing as we do. Fish, chicken, hamburger, ravioli, pasta, veggies, chicken pot pie, casseroles, rice, etc.......
I let him try everything, just cut it up into bites for him. I just stay away from things i don't think he can chew, like meats besides ground hamburger or chicken.
I hope these ideas helped!

Hi K., well I firmly believe in healthy snacks, all natural. If you want something sweet and no preparation, give them FRUIT. Yes fruit, if they are not used to eating ofcourse they won't like, but there are so many fruits, watermelon, strawberries, apples...just buy them and always have them on hand, even when you leave the house for a day out grab a couple of bananas and grapes and the children can feed themselves, no sugar highs no cavities and you will feel good about your choices. Also I too like the cheerios idea, throw in baggies or small bowls. Meals are easy, if you have a steamer, steam a variety of veggies and if you give to your child they will like because that is what they are used to, but if all you give them is junk then that is all they will want, sugar. If you do meat, children like chicken cut it up and if you have to pour a little bar-b-que for dippin. Also broil fish and cut it up, they think it is chicken. Talapia is a good one. Breakfast eggs, organic, whites however you want them with fruit on the side, both easy. You can buy frozen already seasoned potatoes and cook those, all finger foods are good. I also give my children salad which is so easy to make and my daughter loves Newmans Salad dressing, Family Recipe. I don't believe in appeasing my children, I care too much about their health, so I started them out on veggies and fruits so they like those things. I don't buy junk or candy to keep in the house. When they are out I have no control, but at home I do. You don't have to force them to eat, but they will get hungry enough they will eat what you put in front of them. Oh for breakfast, oatmeal is good you can add raisins, buy instant or quaker and add any type of fruit if you want. I just add butter and brown sugar. Hopefully your children will enjoy eating what's good for them....hope I was of help.

I have a 16mo old and I just try out different meals. I usually feed her some type of hot cereal in the mornings such as; oatmeal,grits,cream of wheat and toast with jelly. I also fix her pancakes with a small amount of syrup on them. In between breakfast and lunch I usually feed her some type of fruit; applesauce,jello,fruit cocktail. For dinner she eats whatever I eat. I always chop her food up very fine. I give finger foods; raviolli,spaghetti and sauce, chicken nuggets chopped, macarroni, also mac and small pieces of beef. Just remeber in between meals they need snacks. I get her snacks from the baby food isle in the store so they will be nutritious.

My daughter stopped eating baby food at 8 months and did not cut her first tooth unitl 13 months. I used to take chunky soup or any veggie soup and mix some of it into mashed potatoes and she loved it. Mac and cheese and finger foods like canned carrots , green beans , peas something they can feed themselves.