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Any food recepies for 12 months old?
« on: December 08, 2012, 08:11:18 am »

Hi

I appreciate your help if you share any recipes for your 1 year toddler. Maria just refuses to eat her meals...

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Re: Any food recepies for 12 months old?
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2012, 05:47:51 am »
Any things she particularly likes or dislikes?

I found around this age that my son (traditionally weaned) was wanting to self feed but didn't have the dexterity to use cutlery so I gave him more finger food based meals.  So for example, rather than fish pie, I gave fishcakes:
http://mamacook.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/salmon-and-spinach-fishcakes-for-babies.html

This was also when I started on my savoury muffin thing:
http://mamacook.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/spinach-and-feta-mini-muffins.html

Sandwiches are good but why not mix it up with quesadillas?
http://mamacook.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/quesadillas-ok-for-adults-12-months.html

Also around this age, I started to get a bit bolder with the flavours I was feeding him and I was really surprised to find he liked curries etc.  I'd been trying to feed him things like cream cheese sandwiches for lunch for a while which he never took to but stronger flavoured things were a big hit!  I suppose it's not strange really because I like spicy foods and carried on eating them throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Just be a bit adventurous and start offering more foods that you'd make for yourself (keeping an eye on salt and sugar) and then it's not so much of a waste if she refuses.  Also at this age, teeth can be a right pain (literally) so don't start treating her as though she's fussy if that makes sense?  If you stop offering her certain foods, it will mean she won't eat them for certain!  Keep offering her things she has previously refused but mix it up, offer them in different combinations, in different forms.  E.g. if she's previously refused carrot sticks, cut them into rings.  If she's previously refused mashed sweet potato, try sweet potato wedges etc, etc. 
Here's my blog which is focussed on simple food for babies, toddlers and families http://mamacook.blogspot.com/

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Re: Any food recepies for 12 months old?
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2012, 09:35:51 am »
Thank you very much...

I found the mamacooc: website very useful. I will try to create new recipes for my Maria.

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Re: Any food recepies for 12 months old?
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2012, 18:09:42 pm »
No problem and thank you for saying you like it!
Here's my blog which is focussed on simple food for babies, toddlers and families http://mamacook.blogspot.com/