What can I feed my 14-month old? Too old for jar baby food?

My son seems to eat the same things every day--rice cereal from a jar (won't eat the stuff from the box), Cheerios, Chex, graham crackers, yogurt mixed with jar baby food (various fruits), whole wheat bread, and goldfish. What else can I safely feed him that is healthy? He doesn't seem to be interested in adult table food.

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Toddlers can be challenging, but his behaviors sound quite normal. First, not to worry toddler's are notorious for their picky and sometimes lazy eating behaviors. His affinity for crackers, cereal, and the like is not uncommon either, in fact you've just described probably the most popular and normal toddler diet.

At 14 months he can reasonably eat what basically what everyone else is eating at the family table so long as it is portioned to avoid choking and cooled to be safe. Young children have very different pallets than adults - so they will often find certain textures and flavors off putting. If he rejects something one night, don't get upset - just try again the next time.

And make sure one or two of his favorites is on hand as an alternative. His tastes will grow as he does, so long as you provide the opportunity and encourage to try new things. The most common mistakes at this age are giving a child too much milk or juice.

Amongst other concerns too much of either will quickly fulfill a toddler's calorie needs for a day and leave him hungry for little else. Popular options for kids this age are slices of cheese, pieces of fruit that have been cut to the appropriate size to avoid choking, eggs, pasta (especially the old favorite Mac N Cheese), pancakes, peanut butter (if not allergic), cheese pizza, pop tarts, puddings, popsicles, dry cereals, yogurt, cooked vegetables, jell-o, small pieces of chicken or fish (luncheon meats torn into small pieces is very toddler friendly), muffins, whole grain crackers, etc.There's tons of great information on the Internet try starting here:babycenter.com/toddler/toddlerfeeding/index Sources: keepkidshealthy.com .

How about just what you eat, only mashed up more When my children were little and out of the baby food stage, we had baby food grinders. You'd put the food that the family was eating into a little container. Then you turned a handle and it ground up the food into smaller sizes and pushed it through a strainer like device on top.

We just brought it to the table and the older baby ate what we did. Without that device, could you just mash up vegetables very well so it would be easy to swallow? And with meat or fish, it has to be cut into tiny pieces, rice is usually ok just as it is.

If your 14 month old doesn't have teeth yet that may be a problem. My daughter didn't get teeth until she was almost 13 months old, and the doctor said that was in the normal range, but at a very extreme side of "normal. " so I am assuming that your child has teeth.

Sorry I didn't read your details before answering. A doctor told me once that if children are only offered nutritional foods from the four food groups (not junk food) that often they will prefer one of the groups, and it sounds like your son is in the "bread and cereal" phase, because that is what their body needs at the time. My daughter is 26 and I don't think she ever got out of the Bread and Cereal phase!

But many babies will all of a sudden start wanting fruit, and a month later, it's proteins etc. Sometimes it is just necessary to go to adult food and not use baby food. The child will get hungry enough to start eating what you serve.

Pasta, mini waffles... I don't know any toddler that can resist a dish of pasta and sauce. There's just something about elbow macaroni, picking it up, squishing it in their chubby little hands and smearing the sauce through their hair. Mini waffles with a drip of maple syrup are good.

I also used to make french toast sticks sprinkled with powdered sugar. I'd cut a slice of whole wheat/grain bread into 5 sticks, dip into the egg/milk batter and lightly fry til browned. Cool a bit and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

They all loved them. Sources: Mom of 6 .

Here's a few ideas.... My girls are older now, but I still take care of my niece daily who's 13 month's old now (the litttle girl in my avatar).... Lucky for me, she'll eat anything except peaches! BUT my three girls were different. I used to have a little baby food grinder that I could literally put any type of meat / pasta / etc. into.

You may try something like that. Although your child has a few teeth now most likely, and had developed a strong ability to chew, you still could grind up table food that's not highly-seasoned or inappropriate for him... Then you can roll the food into little bit sizes he can feed himself. You mention that he's a picky eater; I think that at his age that can be pretty normal.

He may always be picky or it could just be a stage he's going through. I'd still offer him finger foods of every sort. He may, if allowed to feed himself, decide to try one bite of something here 'n there and decide it tastes better than it looks.

In other words, you could actually change his mind! From what you mentioned above, I'd be trying to get him to eat a more 'well-rounded' diet, although I really do know it can be hard. Will he drink juice and milk from a cup now?

At least you're getting fruits and dairy in him... Sounds like you've got the grains covered too... Just need to work on vegis (if you can) and meat. Will he eat peanut butter 'n Jelly sandwiches? Grilled Cheeses?

Just cut them into bite size portions and give it a try... But try to stay away from foods that aren't good for him. A pre-packaged alternative could be foods like the Gerber Graduates Meals... My niece loves them... But she's a huge fan of cheese and meats especially. Good luck, hope you find something that makes both you and your baby feel happy about his eating!

Sources: personal experience .

1 Oh wow, you had the grinder also! I wonder if they are still for sale. I forgot how great it was to put in spaghetti and other pasta!

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Oh wow, you had the grinder also! I wonder if they are still for sale. I forgot how great it was to put in spaghetti and other pasta!

AngGeo, regarding your answer "Here's a few ideas....

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