ONE YEAR OLD : WHAT DO YOU FEED ?

[bearhuggs]

Hi !

My LO just turned  1year old  last month. Can you recommend or suggest a homemade food fit for this age ?  Ayoko kasing masanay sa gerber, cerelac and the likes...
And oh -- how  often do you feed  in a day ?

Thanks in advance

[vain_kixie]

I feed him what we eat, as in what our ulam is, yun ang food niya.  I Feed him nilagang beef, sinigang na baboy, monggo, pizza, spaghetti, pad thai, tilapia etc.

[nikki]

Same here.. I give my kids whatever ulam we have as long as gusto niya. So far, kumakain naman.  I make sure they eat breakfast, lunch, dinner. Formula milk in between and snacks in the afternoon.

[gwyne21]

Kami din, food nya is kung ano food namin except for seafoods like crabs, hipon, pusit. Ang pinapakain pa lang namin sa kanya na fish ay from freshwater like bangus and tilapia.
We feed our child 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) + 1~2 snacks (bread, biscuits, cookies, fruit) + 4~5 formula feedings in a day (7 oz per feeding).
Magana sya kumain and gusto niya yung malalasa na food (with tomato sauce like menudo, caldereta, may gata ng niyog, soups, etc).
We still keep cerelac sa bahay for emergency (like kung seafood ang ulam, etc)...

[anamariavictoria]

Hi sis bearhuggs, first time mom to a 16-month-old girl here and ever since she turned 6 months, we've been following the Baby-Led Weaning approach, wherein she eats what we eat (seasonings in moderation), and we really try to avoid junk and fast foods.

LO drinks breastmilk exclusively and eats thrice a day with plenty of snacks in between, mostly fruits.

[bearhuggs]

good morning!

thank you for your replies. might as well start giving my baby  something to eat  other than the usual  baby foods ( earth organics cerelac etc) Im kinda paranoid lang since first time mom , working pa. and i dont know ano iiwan ko para mapakain kay  baby  and ang daming worries pa  -- what if hindi hiyang, what if hindi tummy friendly... hay.. pero at the same time im scared din baka mamaya maging picky eater naman.

[gwyne21]

^hi sis..i am also a first-time mom and working also. what i do is nakaplan na yung meals ni baby in a day so hindi na mahihirapan yung tagapag-alaga kung ano papakain sa kanya.. susunduin nalang niya kung ano yung naka-list/naka-plan.
For example:
   Breakfast: kung ano breakfast namin (sopas, arroz caldo) or bread
   Lunch: veggies and rice (kalabasa, potato, sweet potato, carrots, etc)
   Dinner: kung ano ulam namin
   Snacks: biscuits (marie, etc), fruits (banana, mango, etc)

[hun_nie08]

I gave my lo biscuits nung nag 1 yo sya. No sugar, no salt din sya below 1yo. Pinapakain ko sa kanya nun is mashed camote, sayote, avocado, banana pancake, kalabasa etc.

Ngayon kung ano ulam namin yun ang pagkain nya, He likes okra, talong, bulaklak ng kalabasa and iba pang veggies. three times a day sya. May adobo or lechon paksiw sya before sa ref para in case of emergency. For miryenda, mais, lansones, and other veggies. May tasty bread din kami at laging may saging sa bahay for him.

Hindi sya nakakain ng gerber, cerelac and the likes.

[leletmd]

At 1 year of age, your baby should be eating what you are eating. No more cerelac, gerber or mashed food. Dapat masanay to chew and swallow different types of textures ng food (hindi lang yung puro soft and mashed na madali to swallow) para hindi kayo mahirapan when the child turns 2 years old and starts to exercise his or her autonomy. Solid food na ang main source of nutrition dapat and the child should be eating 3 main meals with 2 to 3 snacks.

[ahmone]

If anong food namin, iyon din ang kinakain ni baby unless over lansa or maanghang hindi namin pinapaulaman, okay naman siya kahit rice lang  Nag milk parin siya.

[gwyne21]

At 1 year of age, your baby should be eating what you are eating. No more cerelac, gerber or mashed food. Dapat masanay to chew and swallow different types of textures ng food (hindi lang yung puro soft and mashed na madali to swallow) para hindi kayo mahirapan when the child turns 2 years old and starts to exercise his or her autonomy. Solid food na ang main source of nutrition dapat and the child should be eating 3 main meals with 2 to 3 snacks.

Doc lelet, gaano po ba kadami dapat ang daily milk ng 1 year old? Ilang oz per day? Also, ok lang ba mag-stop sa formula milk at this age?

[coifishh]

at 10 months my LO eats what we usually eat except beef since mahirap ma-digest, and yung mga sobrang matitigas, if kaya naman hati-hatiin ng maliliit ok naman. is that ok?

[vain_kixie]

No salt sana sis before a year old. You can try adding herbs for flavor instead.

[coifishh]

hi naku they put seasonings sa food habangniluluto. huhu thank you for this! okay naman steamed veggies and then hati hatiin na lang?

[anamariavictoria]

^ Yes sis, steamed veggies are super good Try offering a variety too!

[vain_kixie]

Kami never dumaan sa puree and mashed. Veggies and small bite sizes are okay. As long as hindi ng chochoke si baby, okay lang.

[leletmd]

Doc lelet, gaano po ba kadami dapat ang daily milk ng 1 year old? Ilang oz per day? Also, ok lang ba mag-stop sa formula milk at this age?

Yes, pwede magshift to fresh milk instead of formula milk starting at 1 year of age.
16 to 24 oz na lang ang milk requirement for 1 to 2 year old kids.

[gwyne21]

^thanks po Dra Lelet. Binawasan na namin milk intake ng baby namin. Dati kasi nakaka 27-30 oz a day siya. Gradually namin binawasan... ngayon 20 oz a day na lang.

[nicoletta]

My LO lost weight nga at 14 months.  He doesn't eat as much as he used to and I'm not sure if it's because at this age, toddlers really eat less or because until now he still has minor cough and colds.

[thine29]

Pedia advise to introduce foods with different texture na.My baby also eats what was cooked for us,Nilaga, Tinola, Sopas, Arrozcaldo, Sinabawang gulay (her most favorite) Basta No-No muna sa mga sobrang maalat and oily foods