Hi Hetal

I would like to have a diet chart for a 1yr + baby. She most of the time depends on milk only, thru feeding bottle. i sometimes mix rice cerelac in bottle and feed her. but she is not too much interested in other foods. i try to give her sooji upma, kheer, rice, roti, khichdi but sometimes she eats little bit, sometimes not at all. please suggest me something.
I have one more concern, being a nuclear family, we live alone. and my baby is getting more and more stubborn with each passing day. I am a working mom, though i work from home, but i need to be in front of computer for atleast 6-7 hours each day. i do keep an eye on her and also, i have a full time maid at my home.

But somehow, i feel that with my baby, things are getting unmanagable.
If she wants something, and we dont give that to her, she cries and cries until she gets the same thing.

Please help me. Could you please also suggest me, what to expect from babies of this age and how to teach them something?
Divya Dua replied. Hi

Thanks for the diet chart. I will try to follow that as much as possible but still one of my concern remain there only.
what about she being so stubborn? momoflittle replied. Hi Divya,

Even my son turned one year this week. I collected diet chart in this forum. Hope it will be useful for you.


Name: Hetal
Subject: Re
Date: 2007-01-16
a healthy 1 year old should be able to have :

1. milk feed of 5-7oz,time he gets up !
2. breakfast - 1/4cup of iron fortified cereal or raagi kanji/soup..you can start on with nuts, dpnding on your child tolerance levels n how he feels in stomach/heaviness orr so,,and it should not disturb his other feeds.
3. brunch - 1/4cup or less/approx of fruits,,often start with fingr foods/so offer chopped...
4. lunch - 1/4-1/2cupof serving of dal,rice,roti and curry/vegies or meat in total,,when mixed altogether,,say the khichadi that has mashed roti in it or khichadi that has cracked wheat, dal, rice, vegies or meat pieces in it,,should be around 3/4th -1cup,,on an approx...offer with curd or buttermilk or with tomato base,,avoid offerng plain !
5. juice feed or milk feed in late noon.dpnding on how his schedule is fixed !
6. juice feed if baby seems to be feeling heavy with milk feed and doesnt take dinner,,,milk feed, if dinner is atleast 2-3hours away ! for good apetite,,offer tomato juices or offer ne juice tht has vit c !
make sure the diffrnce of milk feed and juice feed is around 2-3hours, and that of juice feed and dinner is around 2-3hours,,if a particular meal seems to be heavy for your child apetite,,reduce the quantity to balance it,,but make sure to include all the mini meals as far as you can,,,to practice healthy eating habits !
7. dinner !
8. before sleep, 5-7oz of cows milk !!!

total offerng of milk-2-3 times, around 5-7oz,dpending on apetite acceptnce.
total no of hours between meals - 3 hours.
total no of hours of feeds between milk n solds - 2hrs a minimum,,,
juice intake varies from 3-5oz,,and not more is required ! offer 100% juice from 1year onwards...
start your child on sippy or straw and plan on cup/glass....

put your child to 3hours schedule and he should be able to eat 1/4th of adult serving in ne case.