http://www.taste.com.au/

The taste is an event that they hold here every year. They put all of their recipes into the database and its great for finding new ideas.

Mine loved tofu stir fry at that age - let me know if you want the recipe. Really they ate everything we did.

I must admit that I'm not the most creative...mostly because of limited time. Here are a few of mine and TJ's favorites, though (he just turned 12 months).

- Grilled cheese on whole wheat bread
- Sandwiches (pretty easy to break into small pieces!)
- Buckwheat pancakes (we make a batch and freeze them)
- Eggs, usually scrambled with some cheese on top
- Soft crackers as snacks (Ritz are good, or graham crackers)
- TJ loves turkey or chicken, and stuffing and a veggie for dinner
- Peanut butter toast (TJ's allergic to peanuts, though)
- Soups (you can spoon feed them, or cut up and feed the non-liquid ingredients. Just be careful of sodium if you're using canned.)
- Whole milk yogurt such as YoBaby
- String cheese
- Tortilla with melted cheese (you could also add a thin layer of veggies or meats)

Really, they can probably eat much of what you're eating. We knew TJ was ready when he was really interested in what was on our plates vs. what we were feeding him!

Thanks gals! Keep them coming!

I hope you all are having a great day!

Another good website that I use:

http://www.kidspot.com.au/best-recipes/

You can search by allergy/sensitivity and by ingredient. I found that very helpful since my daughter's playmates are both lactose intolerant. :o)

Wonton sheets are another versitile food that I like to cook with. You can fill them up with just about anything and they are lots of fun to eat. They can be baked, steamed, and fried. I used to put philadelphia cream cheese, red pepper, cheese, and a seafood mix into them for a yummy appetizer for the family. Now, I replace the seafood with fish or seafood extender so that its safe for Nina to eat.

have peeled grapes and crackers My son loves when we buy kiwi and i peel one for him cut up of course um if you want something really fast the 100 calorie packs of crackers or something so you can just grab a pack and open it...mini pizzas made on biscits is always fun

2 words... Crock Pot!! Allrecipes.com has tons of crockpot recipes. And everything you cook in the pot gets so tender, even beef roasts, that they can eat it all!! it's a great way to get them used to all the taste of lots of different veggies, meats, and sauces. Then when they get better at chewing, steamed veggies, for better nutritional value will only be a matter of getting used to the new texture, not the taste! Good luck and Bravo with raising good eaters!!

The best snacks are fruit, they love them. Meals mac n cheese was my son's fav.

I try to be creative with my 13 month old's meals, but it seems all he wants is mac n cheese, toasted cheese sandwiches, and fruit. If I put meat in the mac n cheese, he works it out. He does like chicken noodle soup, but mainly the noodles and cooked carrots! The campbell's canned ones are ok in a hurry, especially since the noodles are whole grain now!