Chicken, Bell pepper, Tortilla and Yogurt
From 12 months · 4 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Chicken
Offer bite-size soft pieces, shredded, chopped, or ground. Slow-cook tougher cuts until they pull apart easily. Keep salt low and watch for choking shapes: cut any tube-shaped or round pieces lengthwise and then across.
Pea-size to bite-size soft pieces.
Bell pepper
Soft-cooked pieces work well, and small soft raw strips can be offered as chewing improves. Peeling the skin keeps it easier to manage. Thin strips or small pieces are easier to handle than wide chunks.
Bite-size soft-cooked pieces, or small thin raw strips (skin peeled).
Raw bell pepper is firm and the skin can be tough, so it can be a choking risk in firm pieces. Cook it soft, or peel and finely chop or grate it, until your child chews well. Always remove the seeds and white core.
Tortilla
Soft tortillas now work as part of family meals: a quesadilla cut into small wedges, a soft taco opened up, or pieces alongside beans and vegetables. Cut everything into small bite-size pieces and keep added salt low. Crisp tortilla chips and hard, crunchy taco shells are still a choking risk at this age, so save those for later and keep tortillas soft.
Small bite-size pieces or small soft wedges; keep them soft, not crisp.
Soft, pliable tortillas are low risk when warmed and torn or cut small. The risk is in the crisp forms: tortilla chips, hard taco shells, and tostadas are hard and brittle, and break into sharp pieces, so keep those off the menu for now. A whole or folded tortilla can also bunch up in the mouth, so offer small pieces and stay close while your little one eats.
Yogurt
Plain, full-fat, pasteurized yogurt fits easily into toddler meals and snacks, on its own or mixed with fruit, oats, or other foods. Choose unsweetened versions and sweeten with mashed or chopped fruit instead of added sugar.
Spoonable. Serve on its own or mixed into other foods.
Putting it together
Cook the chicken with the bell pepper, wrap in the tortilla and serve the yogurt alongside.
Sources
- Meal idea from NHS
- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- USDA FoodData Central - Chicken (nutrient data)
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Bell pepper (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Tortilla (nutrient data)
- AAP - Why infant formula instead of cow's milk before 12 months
- AAP - Introducing common food allergens to your baby
- USDA FoodData Central - Yogurt (nutrient data)
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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