Eating Habits of a 1 Year Old...

Rogan can have all foods now, nothing is off limits. Since he was 9 months we’ve tried to be very open with him about food. If he showed an interest in something, and it didn’t contain honey, fish, peanuts, or plain egg, we gave it to him. I think he’s had a very wide experience so far. Whenever we take him out, he gets bites off our plates, and same goes at home.

But now that he’s 12 months, I gave him peanut butter on a cracker this past weekend. That went well, he is not allergic, but he was definitely more interested in squishing the peanut butter in his fingers than putting it in his mouth. Oh well. At least I have added another good snack option.

While Rogan still eats baby food jars, it is recommended that he be offered table food first and then supplement with baby food if needed. And by 15 months at the latest baby food should be a thing of the past. So I’ve been trying to think of things he will eat well enough to merit a meal. He hasn’t liked meat (doc said most don’t because of the texture). He’s done alright with grilled cheese, fruit. He does great with pasta, cheese, and now EGG.

Last night Rogan had a scrambled egg with cheese for dinner. I couldn’t cut it up fast enough for him. Once he saw cheese I think he was sold. He ate every bite. Half with a fork, half with his fingers. That’s another “now that you’re 1” thing we are working on… FORKS. He is great if I load up his fork… he picks it up correctly and eats it. THIS AMAZED ME. He does it so well. Such a smart little dude.

The rest of his dinner was gerber cheese puffs, and an all natural turkey hotdog… MEAT!! Gerber makes “chicken sticks”… they look like mini hot-dogs in water. Rogan doesn’t like them at all. I tasted one and they are mealy. So last night I thought turkey hot dogs might be better than the gerber stuff, and a good transition to meat. He probably ate almost half a link cut up into little half moons. Again, sometimes with a fork, sometimes with his fingers. But I’ll take it. He did great. He even ate a piece of mine with ketchup and mustard… I thought he would cringe at the new flavor, but he seemed to like it. Wash it all down with some whole milk in a sip cup and call it a day.