What do you feed your one year old?

[Toad1973]

My daughter has suddenly become fiercly independent about eating and WILL NOT be fed by me. I'm feeling uninspired in the kitchen and wondered if anyone had any good finger-food ideas for her lunch/dinner. All ideas gratefully received.

[sophiechristophy]

I feed mine exactly the same as what I am eating. So, if your diet is balanced and healthy, just share from your plate. S x

[Fuschia]

Pasta with tomato sauce, cheese sauce, grated cheese or pesto

Pitta and hummous, slices of raw pepper, cucumber, tomato, carrot

Pizza pref home made

Toasted sandwiches

Scrambled egg

Frittata

Hard boiled egg

Grated cheese

Chopped mozarella

Chicken goujons

Shredded chicken

Home made fish fingers

Mashed potato with cheese

Mashed sweet potato

[crompo123]

i have the same problem, my one year old insists on feeding herself, which isn't too bad most off the time- most things she can just pick up and eat, it just means a bit more mess at the end. Pasta shapes are a good base, and i can often slip in spoonfuls of sauce as she eats. I also put things onto her fork, and she can pick it up and eat it herself.

i do mini sandwiches at lunch time ( her favourite is banana ones) , and often toast soldiers dipped in humous or avocado.

[sylviamaria]

I have been doing baby led weaning with mine from 6months and have been posting some of the recipes on my blog. Hope it helps. :) http://bighungryfamily.blogspot.com/

All recipes with BLW by them are specifically no added salt and usually fairly quick and easy.

[radnrach]

All types of food! My little one hasn't taken food from a spoon in months... So I've kind of perfected the whole 'finger food' thing. Anabel Karmel's recipe book is really handy to get ideas from. Some he likes are:

Loaded potato skins (tuna/sweetcorn or something veggie)

breaded fish/chicken - She actually recommended using cornflakes as a coating, and this is really quick/easy/helpful and weirdly tasty.

cut up veggies he can eat himself (cooked/raw carrots, cucumber)

corn-on-the-cob is a massive favourite.

cream cheese sandwiches

Any type of cooked beans (he can just pick them up and eat them himself)

all types of cheese cut up (mozarella, cheddar)

breadsticks - huge winner

toast with egg on it (I let the egg soak in a little bit and give it to him)

Crepes - I've found if I make these, it can be good for when we're on the go. Just roll some cream cheese/peanut butter/jam on them and then cut them up and give him for lunch if you're somewhere you can't properly feed him.

Hope some of this helps... But like sophiechrisophy says, he'll basically eat anything we eat so sometimes we just make a little extra in the evening (minus salt/sugar) and give him that the next day for lunch.

[njc97]

rice cakes/bread sticks with some hummus or philadelphia.

Sainsburys mini blinis + tomato puree + cheese = mini pizzas

[Toad1973]

Thank you everyone, lots of good ideas there, much appreciated.

Toad x