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13 Months Old Baby Food –

Ideas, Chart and Recipes

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 A toddler of 13 months ideally requires optimum nutrition to cope with the
needs of his growing body and increasing activity levels. By this time, he may
have successfully made the shift from exclusively having milk to eating solids
as well. Most toddlers by this age tend to become picky eaters. Their feeding
habits are likely to change and get more unpredictable. They may seem to eat
reasonably well on some days while other days they can appear completely
disinterested in eating. Setting up a feeding schedule may help in restricting
the unpredictability. Also incorporating a variety of healthy foods into your
toddler’s diet may help in curbing possible picky eating and meeting his daily
nutritional requirement.

Video: Food Ideas for 13 Month Old Baby

Food Ideas for 13 Month Old Baby

Nutrient Requirements for A 13 Months

Old Child

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 Some essential nutrients that are vital for your developing 13 months old
child can be:

1. Protein
Your growing toddler may need 13 grams of protein per day. Protein is the
building blocks which help in the formation and repair of tissues and
2. Carbohydrates
muscles.
Carbohydrates are crucial for a toddler as they contribute to the healthy brain
development and provide energy for the bodily functions. The daily
requirement of carbohydrate for a toddler is about 130 grams.

3. Fat
Your infant may derive his dose of healthy fat from drinking 1 to 2 cups of
whole milk and consuming full-fat dairy items daily to support muscle
movement, the build-up of cells, blood clotting, mineral and vitamin
absorption by the body. Fat also fuels your child’s body with energy.

4. Fibre
13 months old baby needs around 19 grams of fibre in a day which may help
stimulate bowel function and prevent digestive troubles like constipation.

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 5. Iron
Iron intake of a toddler at this age should be around 7 mg per day. Most
toddlers are prone to iron deficiency which can cause anaemia and negatively
impact their normal growth and development.

6. Sodium
A toddler of 13 months may need approx 1 g of sodium (1/2 tsp of salt) per
day to facilitate proper muscle and nerve function, maintain blood pressure.

7. Water
Your toddler of 13 months may require around 1.3 litres of fluids on a daily
basis which includes milk, water, fresh juices and other healthy fluids to keep
himself suitably hydrated.

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8. Vitamins D
It helps the body in the absorption of calcium which is central for healthy
bone development in kids. A developing toddler of 13 months may need 400
IU (International Units) of Vitamin D every day.

How Much Food does a 13 Month-Old

Toddler Need?
Every toddler of 13 months can be different and may have diverse physical
activity levels and his own specific needs. Parents need not calculate calories
on a day-to-day basis to confirm sufficient consumption of food by their
toddler. The more important thing to consider is that the child is gaining
weight satisfactorily and remains active and energetic. Make sure your child
has well-balanced and wholesome meals every day. Include green vegetables,
starchy vegetables, fruits, cereals, protein, dairy products in his daily snacks
and meals. Go in for whole foods which are home cooked rather than
packaged processed food items.

Having said that the total sum of food a toddler may need from every food

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 group depends on per day calorie requirements. Most toddlers usually need
around 1000 to 1400 calories in a day. Also, it is important to comprise about
3 to 4 tsp of healthy oils like canola oil in your toddler’s daily intake.

Best Foods for Thirteen-Month-Old Baby

Some of the best foods for 13 months old baby can be:

1. Vegetables
Making your child get familiar with eating vegetables at an early age is very
important. Vegetables are full of minerals, vitamins and fibre necessary for
the healthy growth of your toddler. You can either cut raw vegetables like
carrots, tomatoes and offer them as finger foods or cook them using simple
recipes to produce tasty dishes.

2. Fruits
Different fruits can offer a host of health benefits for your infant. They are an
excellent source of essential nutrients which are significant for the proper
functioning and maintenance of his body. Encourage your child to eat one or
more seasonal fruit daily. Alternatively, you can also prepare a colourful fruit
salad with various fruits available.

3. Milk
Providing whole milk (full cream milk) to your child may not only ensure
healthy bone-building but also cater to his body’s requirement of fat and
Vitamin D. Keep in mind not to give too much milk every day as it can affect
your infant’s intake of solid foods and lead to a possible iron deficiency.

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 4. Yoghurt
Plain yoghurt which is unsweetened and formed from whole milk comprising
of live cultures may be the ideal choice for your toddler. Kids who are lactose
intolerant can benefit from eating yoghurt and get their supply of fats and
calcium. Yoghurt also boosts digestion and may prevent the occurrence of
several common digestive disorders like diarrhoea.

5. Nuts
Nuts can be a beneficial addition to your infant’s diet as they are power packs
of antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, healthy fats, fibre, protein. In case you
fear that nuts can become a possible choking risk for your child process or
ground them to powder and add them to his food. Make sure to check your
child for any allergies to nuts before feeding him.

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6. Chicken
Chicken can be a healthier meat choice to introduce to your baby’s diet. It is a
good source of vitamin B complex, protein, iron, omega-6 fatty acids which
may help promote body stamina and healthy haemoglobin count.

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 7. Legumes
Legumes like peas, beans, lentils can provide your baby with protein for
muscle building, calcium for bone formation, magnesium for a healthy heart,
iron for healthy energy and blood, fibre for good digestion. You can serve
legumes to your child after boiling them gently or steaming them.

8. Eggs
Your toddler can tremendously benefit from eating eggs as they are a
nutritious source of iron, protein, folate, omega 3 fatty acids, choline,
vitamins A, B 12, D, E which may encourage his healthy physical and mental
development.

9. Cheese
Cheese can constitute a healthy and balanced diet for toddlers as it provides
protein, calcium, vitamin A and also fulfils their fat and energy requirements.

10. Whole Grains

Grains like oats, barley, brown rice can form an important part of your
infant’s diet as they offer nutrients like fibre, protein, carbohydrates and an
array of vitamins and minerals for his normal growth.

13 Month Baby Meal Plan

It may be challenging to establish a 13-month-old eating schedule because of
their altering eating habits and changing food preferences. The following
meal plan is simply a sample schedule which can vary depending on the
specific needs of different toddlers.

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 Diet plan for a 13-Month-Old –Week 1

Meal
Breakfast Mid-morning Lunch Evening Dinner
s

Ragi (finger

millet)-
Tomato-
wheat roti +
pumpkin-
Vegetable methi(fenug 1 bowl of
½ boiled masoor
dalia (broken reek wheat
Day egg + 1 dal(red lentil)
wheat) + 1 leaves)- porridge with
1 small soup with
small glass of besan(gram almond
banana hand
milk flour) ki powder
pounded
sabzi +
pulao
cherry

tomatoes

Bajra(pearl
Seviyan(vermi Palak(spinac
Thepla + millet)-
½ scrambled celli) upma + h)-
Day chunda + 1 moong
egg + 1 small kesar(saffron)- paneer(cotta
2 small glass dal(yellow
chikoo(sapota) elaichi(cardam ge cheese)
of milk split gram)
om) milk paratha
khichdi

1-2

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 ½ jowar(sorghum Roti + dal + Vegetable
Day Sattu(barley)-
scrambled )- a sabzi of khichdi with
3 apple porridge
egg + ½ paneer(cottage choice + a dahi or kadhi

pear cheese)- few slices of

palak(spinach) cucumber

paratha

Mildly spicy
1 cup of ½ egg
Paratha + Poha(flattened pav bhaji with
poha + 1 omelette + 1
Day paneer(cott rice) soaked in moong
small glass small glass of
4 age cheese) dahi(curd) dal(yellow
of orange banana
bhurji with mashed split gram)
juice milkshake
banana soup

Besan(gram
Vegetable
½ boiled flour)-
1 bowl of oats- soup + fried
Day egg + 1 Oats-apple jowar(sorghu
honey-almond rice + a few
5 slice of smoothie m)-coriander
porridge slices of
papaya chilla made
carrot
with curd

2 small
2-3 Roti + dal + Rajma(
ragi(finger
paneer(cottage a sabzi of Grilled sweet kidney
Day millet)
cheese)- choice + a potato cubes beans)
6 dosas +
anjeer(fig) few slices of with hummus chawal with
green
ladoo cucumber tomato soup

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 chutney

Jowar(sorgh Paneer cubes

1 small cup of
½ egg um)-wheat with
chole(chickpea
Day omelette + roti + chole honey/sugar Roti + sabzi+
s) + 2 small
7 ½ cup of palak + a or chaat dal fry
puri + 1 small
watermelon few cherry masala(spice
glass of lassi
tomatoes powder mix)

Diet plan for a 13-Month-Old –Week 2

Meals Breakfast Mid-morning Lunch Evening Dinner

Ragi(finger

millet)-wheat
Rajgira(am
roti +
aranth) puff French
methi(fenugre Mosambi(sw
milkshake Palak(spinach) beans and
Day 1 ek leaves)- eet lime)
with dhokla peas dalia
besan(gram segments
chopped with curd
flour) sabzi +
anjeer(fig)
a few cherry

tomatoes

Boiled egg
Rajma( kidney

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 yolk or Mashed potato beans) chawal Cucumber Palak(spin

Day 2 homemade with with cubes with ach)

paneer(cott poha(flattened pudina(mint) dahi(curd) dhokla

age rice) powder soup dip

cheese)

Grilled
Besan(gra
paneer(cott
m flour)- Carrot-beetroot Roti + dal + a
age
jowar(sorgh soup with sabzi of
Pineapple cheese)
Day 3 um)- mashed choice + a few
sheera sandwich
coriander murmura(puffed slices of
with
chilla made rice) cucumber
palak(spin
with curd
ach) soup

Multigrain roti

+ dal + a

sabzi of
2-3 Peas and
Oats- choice + a few Mashed
paneer(cottage potato
Day 4 strawberry slices of cheesy
cheese)- sabzi with
smoothie boiled potato
anjeer(fig) ladoo paratha
beetroot +

hand pounded

rice

1 small cup

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 of
Roti with
chole(chick
Scrambled Papaya and paneer(cottag Ragi(finger
Day 5 peas) + 2
egg pear cubes e cheese) millet) ladoo
small puri
bhurji
+ 1 small

glass of

lassi

Seviyan(ver
Bajra(pearl
micelli) Roti + dal + a
millet)-
upma + sabzi of
Sliced moong
Day 6 kesar(saffro Coconut barfi choice + a few
apples dal(yellow
n)- slices of
split gram)
elaichi(card cucumber
khichdi
amom) milk

Ragi(finger Roti + dal

millet) Palak(spinach) + a sabzi

satva with 1 + grapes + Mini idlis and Pineapple of choice +

Day 7
tsp of apple juice sambar raita a few

almond (strained) slices of

powder cucumber

Diet plan for a 13-Month-Old –Week 3

Meals Breakfast Mid-morning Lunch Evening Dinner

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 Soft dosa
Mint-lemon Roti + dal + Bisi bele
with non- Chikoo(sapota)
Day 1 sharbat using a sabzi of bath +
spicy milkshake
honey choice apple raita
sambar

Bajra(pearl
Gobi(caulifl
millet) roti
Sattu(barle Date and ower)
with brinjal
Day 2 y)-apple Sliced banana skimmed milk paratha with
and urad
porridge powder ladoo homemade
dal(black
butter
lentil)

Roti + dal +
Besan(gram
Jowar(sorg a sabzi of
Boiled carrot Palak(spinach) flour)-
hum) puffs choice + a
Day 3 and sweet + grapes + palak(spina
with apple few slices
potato chaat apple smoothie ch) dhokla +
puree of
pea soup
cucumber

Jowar(sorg

Besan(gra hum)- Date ladoo

Mixed
m flour) wheat roti mixed with
Palak(spinach) vegetable
Day 4 chilla with + chole chana(chickpe
puri dalia
grated palak + a as) powder +

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 carrots few cherry milk khichdi

tomatoes

Vegetable
Vegetable
soup + Mooli(radish
upma made Pineapple Banana
Day 5 fried rice + ) paratha +
with sheera milkshake
a few slices lassi
buttermilk
of carrot

Bajra(pearl
Omelette
Roti + dal + millet)-
with bread
a sabzi of moong
or
Mashed choice + a Mixed fruit dal(yellow
Day 6 paneer(cott
cheesy potato few slices chaat split gram)
age
of khichdi +
cheese)
cucumber pineapple
sandwich
raita

Rajgira(am

aranth)- Palak(spin

wheat Ragi(finger ach) Dalia(broken Roti + dal +

Day 7
sheera with millet) ladoo khichdi + wheat) sabzi

mashed carrot raita

raisins

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 Diet plan for a 13-Month-Old –Week 4

Meals Breakfast Mid-morning Lunch Evening Dinner

Broccoli- Paneer(cotta
Multigrain
sooji(semoli ge cheese)
roti + dal + Whole wheat
na) upma + cubes with
Orange-peach- a sabzi of pasta in
Day 1 elaichi(card honey or
apple smoothie choice + a homemade
amom)- chaat
few slices of tomato puree
kesar(saffro masala(spice
cucumber
n) milk powder mix)

Methi(fenug
Papaya
reek Black dal
Banana- cubes with
Crushed leaves)- with
Day 2 vanilla lemon juice +
khakhara tinda(Indian jeera(cumin)
milkshake makhana(fox
squash) rice
nut)
pulao

Egg or

paneer(cott Roti + dal +

age a sabzi of Paneer(cotta

Palak(spinach) Banana
Day 3 cheese) choice + a ge cheese)-
puri milkshake
paratha few slices of apple mash

with green cucumber

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 chutney

Jowar(sorgh

Ragi(finger Boiled egg yolk um)-wheat

Poha(flattene
millet) dosa or homemade roti + chole
Day 4 Fruit yoghurt d rice)
+ chocolate paneer(cottage palak + a
pudding
milk cheese) few cherry

tomatoes

Seviyan(se

molina) Egg yolk or

Paneer(cotta
kheer with Cucumber paneer(cott Lauki(bottle
Day 5 ge cheese)-
raisins and sticks age cheese) gourd) halwa
apple mash
almond pulao

flour

Rajgira(am Roti + dal +

aranth) a sabzi of Homemade

Coconut rice
Day 6 puffs with Multigrain chilla choice + a muffins or roti
with sabzi
milk and few slices of + jaggery

dates carrot

Jowar(sorgh
Whole
um)-wheat
wheat Vegetable
Vegetable rava roti + chole Besan(gram

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 Day 7 banana idli palak + a flour) ladoo pulao with

sheera with few cherry raita

milk tomatoes

Video: 13 Month Old Baby Food Recipes

Food Recipes for 13 Months Old Child

Here are some easy food recipes for 13 months old child:

1. Oatmeal Muffins

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 Muffins can be one of the quick breakfast ideas as they are easy to eat.

Ingredients

2 eggs
½ cup oil
½ cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup flour
¾ cup oatmeal

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 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder

How to Prepare

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celcius.

Grease the muffin tray.
Whisk all the liquid ingredients together. Sieve all the dry ingredients
and blend into the wet mixture.
Pour the batter into the muffin cups and bake for about 20 minutes.

2. Scrambled Eggs

This can be a simple way to provide your toddler with the goodness of eggs.

Ingredients

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 An egg
¼ cup milk
Butter
Salt

How to Prepare

Beat the egg and salt.

Heat butter and pour the egg mixture into a pan.
Gently fold, lift the mixture with a spatula to form soft curds.

3. Fruity Chicken Rice

For interesting dinner ideas you can prepare this yummy dish which may
delight your baby with its varied textures.

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 Ingredients

¼ cup steamed chicken breast (shredded)

1 cup apricots
½ cup cooked rice

How to Prepare

Bring together all the ingredients and mix well.

Serve warm or cold.

4. Pasta

This delicious pasta with melted cheese can qualify for great lunch ideas.

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 Ingredients

1 cup pasta (boiled)

A tomato (diced)
Cheese (grated)
Oil

How to Prepare

Heat oil in a pan. Add the pasta and cheese.

Cover the pan with and let it cook till the cheese melts
Spread diced tomato on top and serve.

5. Carrot Coins
Your toddler may find these carrot coins too tempting to resist.

Ingredients

A carrot (peeled, cut into coins)

Olive oil
Salt (optional)

How to Prepare

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

Place all the carrot coins on a baking tray.
Sprinkle salt and bake for 30 minutes.

Feeding Tips

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 Some useful feeding tips can be:

Creating a feeding plan can assist you to tackle your toddler’s various
feeding transitions.
Keep in mind to include more table foods instead of baby food in your
toddler’s meals.
Encourage your baby to self-feed. It may be a messy affair but this
how kids learn.
While planning a 13-month-old food menu try to cover all the major
food groups and bring in as much variety as you can using your
creativity.
Limit sugary and processed foods to a minimum. You can offer them
as an occasional treat.
Try introducing new foods regularly so that your baby gets a chance to
develop a taste for different flavours and textures.

Parents can be a role model for their kids when it comes to developing
healthy food choices and habits. Making mealtimes family fun time can
motivate your toddler to eat well and healthier.

Disclaimer:

1. Each child is different and so use these meal plans as a trusted guide
as per your discretion. You can modify the meals according to your
child’s preferences / requirements.
2. Never force-feed a child.
3. While preparing formula, please follow the instructions on the box
and use the measuring spoon provided with it.
4. While introducing solid food to a baby, initially, one needs to prepare
watery gruels/soups. As a child gets older, the caretaker/ mother has to

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 increase the thickness of the liquids slowly according to the child’s
capacity to swallow. Foods that are too thick can cause stomach upset/
unnecessary load; while excessively watery food might cause the child to
remain hungry.
5. Some kids may eat less on some days and that is absolutely alright.
However, if a child eats less for more than 3-4 consecutive days, please
visit a doctor to guide further.
6. A child may eat less during the teething phase or if he/she may not be
feeling well. You could increase breast milk /formula feeds on those
days. Re-introduce the foods once the child is back to normal.
7. Don’t stop feeding if the child is suffering from diarrhoea.
8. You can alter the taste of the food by adding some natural flavours
like cinnamon, jeera powder, lemon juice, curry leaves etc. if the child
doesn’t accept the food initially.
9. If your child suffers from an allergy to nuts, gluten or eggs, please
consult your doctor before feeding him/her any foods that may contain
them.

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