Feeding your 1 year old

Feeding a 1 year old child is pretty easy because toddlers like to eat almost everything. Your child will want the same foods that the family is eating.

As a parent you decide what food is offered, when your child eats and where she eats. Your child decides how much she eats and if she chooses to eat.

Have meals and snacks at regular times each day. Have your child sit at the table and eat with the family. Remember small children are messy eaters! Don’t force your child to eat.

Get your child off the bottle now, if you wait too long it may be very hard to do.

Offer a variety of healthy foods. Include fruits and vegetables at every meal. Encourage your child to try different foods. Choose whole milk until your child is 2 years old. Serve milk and juice with meals and snacks only.

** Young children choke easily. Some foods that may cause choking: hot dogs, stringy meats, chunks of meat larger than 1/4 of an inch, hard raw fruits and vegetables (carrots, corn, peas, grapes, apples), dried fruits, seeds, nuts, peanut butter, pretzels, chips, popcorn, marshmallows, hard candy and chewing gum.

Contact your local public health nurse, WIC clinic or health care provider for more information about feeding your child.

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fh/wic/nutrition/morenutinfo.html#infants

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