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Well, I couldn't any peanut or nut products in my daughter's snack because some kid in the next room had a severe nut allergy. Once I accidentally sent in peanut butter cookies to my son's preschool class and was severely chastised because someone in there had a peanut allergy. Supposedly giving kids peanut butter before a certain age increases the risk of the allergy. I don't know.
It's a wonder all of us who grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are still alive.
We have a mini food processor. I believe it is for herbs and nuts maybe...It is small...Anyway, I would grind up whatever we were eating. My 22 month old decided she was done with baby food at around 8 months...and of course she only had a couple teeth...
We did oatmeal, eggs, buttered toast, cherrios, yogurt, cheese (grated until she got used to it), steamed veggies, grated raw veggies (carrots), pastas, applesauce, rice, mashed potatoes, cottage cheese and some soups, like broccoli and cheese...
Anything we were not comfy with (consitancy wise) we just tossed it in the processor. ANd she ate it right up...The processor was like 20 bucks and now I use it for a bunch of stuff when I am cooking... Great little investment.
My 2 1/2 yr old eats what we eat & it has been that way since 12 months after the ped gave us the ok.
From the get go he loved veggies & fruits, especially peas, oranges & grapes.
For a "special treat", I put whip cream on top of yogurt for him; he gets a kick out of it.
Here are some ideas of what my kid ate at 16 months and he still has a lot of the same foods on the meny, he is 30 months old.
In the morning he would have oatmeal or yogurt with fruit.
Then he would have his bottle of goat's milk
He would have lunch before nap: usually soups. Here is what I like about soups: you can make them ones in 3 days and not worry about lunch for 3 days. You can mix bunch of vegetables and small pieces of chicken or beef in there. You can throw spaghetti and rice in there as well. There are just so many things you can do with soup and it's healthy!
You can make beef meatballs and chop them finely with pasta and throw in small pieces of carrots and veggies in there.
For a snack after the nap, he would have cottage cheese, or mix of avocado with banana and apple (some fruity mix).
For a bed time, he would have either a cream of wheat, or oatmeal (if he didn't have it in the morning). Basically something filling to sustain him thru the night and also a bottle again.
In between those meals I would try to let him try some of the foods I eat: some potato, some veggies, some greens...anything he is willing to try and taste to establish his taste buds.
Reading this makes me hungry. I wish I could be Max for a day. The only thing I'd feel funny about is the goat milk, maybe.
Assuming no allergies: small cubes of cheese, Cheerios, sliced avocado, canned peaches (in pear juice, not in syrup), little YoBaby yogurts (they need the whole milk products), full fat cottage cheese, steamed carrots, steamed frozen peas, steamed broccoli (I used to cut off the stems and just chop up the florets), baked sweet and white potatoes, very soft shredded chicken, eggs, bananas, mangoes, peeled and chopped up plums.... I don't remember how many teeth they have at 16 months, so for fruits like apples and pears, you might want to chop up and steam a bit first, otherwise just slice very thin and cut off the peel. You can make a grilled cheese sandwich, kind of pat it down flat and cut into very small chunks... use whole wheat bread. I used to buy whole wheat ditalini pasta and mix that with some steamed veggies and olive oil, and that would be a good, easily packable lunch if you're going out.
Ahh, baby feeding... before baby gets picky, LOL!
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