Rice Casserole

• If you are cooking a vegetarian meal that uses rice, like a casserole, set aside a small portion of the food without seasoning it to give to your 1-year old. If there are vegetables in the casserole, make certain that they are fully cooked and easy to chew.
  
  

Cooked Tomato and Swiss Cheese Sandwich

• Give a variety of foods to your 1-year-old. This allows her to get a variety of healthy nutrients and may also encourage interest in eating different healthy foods. Making a tomato and Swiss cheese sandwich is a simple way to have your child get a vegetarian meal. The sandwich can be cut up into tiny pieces that the child can easily chew. The cheese allows the child to get her dairy, which is still important at this age, while the tomato also gives nutrients like lycopene.
  
  

Veggie Medley

• A veggie medley meal made of cooked peas, carrots, corn and a little olive oil allows the child to get a variety of foods as well as fats. Remember that fats are important at this age. For instance, whole milk is preferred for good health rather than skim or low-fat milk.
  
  

Fresh Fruit Salad

• Serving your 1-year-old fresh fruit salad is a way for him to get introduced to healthy sweet foods. Children already have a strong affinity for sweets. Only occassionally giving your child processed sweets as a treat and encouraging him to eat naturally sweet foods like fruit gives him a healthy alternative that can help instill good eating habits.