What are you guys feeding your one year old? Do you still give cereals and gerber foods or totally switched to home cooked food?

I'm giving one meal gerber cereals and fruits/veggies, but I want to stop it totally. Wondering what would be the best substitute for that? Please give me suggestions. Sonia replied. Hi,
U can give cereal as many times as u want but surely its like giving supplements only since these foods r fortified and the kid's tastebuds r fully developed by this age and even padi suggest for shifting entirely to home cooked food. There r so may options u can saute potato and grinded spinach or with cottage cheese, make omlette with a bit of milk, make hommade cereal and give a bit of variation by replacing pulses, porridge or rice, different vegetabes like carrot, pumpkin, beans, potato. Make sweet porridge and put jaggery instead of sugar since its iron rich. There r endless options. U can give noodles that kids love to eat add some tamato puree to it and maybe some veggies. The advantage is the nutrition and acceptance of food by the kid and absorption of nutrients by the body since in packed food the only attraction is time saving and attractive labels claiming better growth and complete food but what can be a better food than the one cooked by mom with love. I have seen my 1 year old eating when he watches that mom has cooked and I put his serving while holding him and tell its made for him and he tastes and starts eating in kitched only, kids understand everything and on contrast I have to force cerelac on him once a day(to keep a habit to take care of the days when its not possible to cook or when u r travelling). Anyways that suits in a given situation but what is important is feeding at proper intervals, I don't miss my kid's meal just because there is time for the food to be ready. G replied. U can still give gerber cereal for breakfast. U can cook dal, rice, vegetables at home & feed baby.