Menu for babies from 1 to 2 years – Let’s start to chew!
Our baby has already turned one year old and has begun a new stage in his feeding. Little by little, you will be able to chew pieces of food and enjoy the flavors of the food. In this post, we are going to suggest a menu for babies from 1 to 2 years old, although without forgetting that the instructions of our pediatrician will be the ones that we should always follow.
The nutritional needs of our baby will depend on his development, his weight, his degree of activity, if he walks, crawls but in general what he should consume would be:
Important foods
Between the first year and the second year of the baby, milk is a very important food to satisfy their daily needs for vitamin D. A part of that necessary intake of milk can be taken with dairy products, such as yogurt or cheeses. . Ideally, little by little you should leave the bottle to start drinking the milk in your cup.
In addition to milk, it is necessary to offer a variety of new foods to the baby, always gradually following the instructions of our pediatrician. You have to watch the quality of the food.
Daily they should eat cereals, which provide iron, two servings of raw or cooked vegetables, a serving of fruit, 50 to 100 gr. of meat.
Breakfast cereals can be (a piece of bread, baby cookies, a handful of soft oatmeal mixed with milk for him to take with a spoon), etc. It is important to create the healthy habit of sitting down to enjoy a varied and leisurely breakfast, even if you have to get up a little bit earlier to do so.
We know that babies act by imitation, so it is recommended that at least one of the meals be with the family.
Menu for babies from 1 to 2 years old
An example of a menu for babies 1 to 2 years of age could be this:
- Breakfast: 1/2 cup of whole cow’s milk, 60-120 gr. unsweetened cereal, half a cup apple, diced
- Mid-morning: 1 yogurt, 1/2 slice of whole wheat bread, 1/2 cup of pear, diced
- Lunch: 1/2 cup of cooked carrot and tomato salad with olive oil, 80-100 gr. chopped grilled chicken, 1/2 cup rice with grilled zucchini
- Snack: 30 gr of fresh cheese or petit suisse, 1/2 cup of pear cut into squares, 1/2 slice of whole wheat bread
- Dinner: 1/2 cup of pasta with grated cheese, 1-egg French omelette, 60-100 gr of spinach sautéed with oil
