What to feed a one year old.

Pichan has officially turned one. Still not walking yet, but growing well all the same. He is a terrific eater, of which I am thankful. So that leads me to ask, what to feed a one year old?

Thankfully, all the dietary restrictions of before (no honey, no citrus, etc) are all a bit safer now (not that I will be running out to give him honey.

Apparently, according to the AAP, toddlers need about 1000 calories a day, which is made up of 3 meals and 2 snacks. Pichan still is breastfeed 4 times in the day, and 1-2 times at night, so I suppose that is a few good calories there. Plus, I am lucky that he does put away quite large meals. I am not too worried about overfeeding him as I still only feed him healthy food (the unhealthiest we go is he can have a chicken nugget from Mcdonalds, but we remove the batter). We still try to avoid the lots of salt and sugar in his diet. But he eats spicy foods like our curries and chillies, so he gets a lot of flavours in his diet.

This is a sample meal plan for a one year old from the AAP. I would love to say that Pichan eats this much, or this healthily but we try.

Breakfast

• 1⁄2 cup iron- fortified breakfast cereal or 1 cooked egg
• 1⁄4–1⁄2 cup whole milk (with cereal or without)
• Fruit can be added to cereal or on its own
• 1⁄2 banana, sliced
• 2–3 large sliced strawberries

Snack

• 1 slice toast or whole wheat muffin with 1–2 tablespoons cream cheese or peanut butter, or yogurt with cut-up fruit
• 1⁄2 cup whole milk

Lunch

• 1⁄2 sandwich sliced turkey or chicken, tuna, egg salad, or peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup cooked green vegetables
• 1⁄2 cup whole milk

Snack

• 1–2 ounces cubed or string cheese, or 2–3 tablespoons fruit or berries
• 1 cup whole milk

Dinner

• 2–3 ounces cooked meat, ground or diced
• 1⁄2 cup cooked yellow or orange vegetables
• 1⁄2 cup pasta, rice, or potato
• 1⁄2 cup whole milk