11 Month Old Meal Plan, Baby Food Ideas, Recipes and Schedule

Nutritionally balanced (nutritionist approved) 11-month-old meal plan for healthy growth. With a feeding schedule, baby food chart, baby food ideas and recipes including easy recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Baby food for 11 months
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Foods to avoid
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Baby food for 11 months

At this age your baby's nutrition comes from solid foods and breastmilk/formula.

A baby should be eating 750 - 900 calories per day, with about 400 - 500 calories still coming from breastmilk/formula.

All the food you give to your baby at this age should be finger food, to allow your child to develop their pincer grasp and oral motor development.

You can even start giving them some starter cutlery to explore and play with.

However it is possible you are still feeding your baby purees. If so, you should be transitioning away at this age (unless there are developmental reasons not to). You can learn more about how to do that safely and successfully in the Starting solids - how to transition to finger foods guide.

11 month old baby food chart

As your child moves closer to the 1 year mark, their nutritional needs increase each month. The amounts required for each food groups also increase.

At this point, your baby should have 3 solid meals and every attempt should be made that each food group is included in the baby's daily meal plan.

It is not at all crucial that the amounts from food groups are followed exactly as written in the chart but they should be more or less close to those numbers.

The baby food chart and meal plan below are based on the FAO/WHO/UNU Energy Requirements for an average 11 month old baby who weighs 21.2 lbs (9.6kg).

If your baby is bigger or smaller than this that is ok. Every baby is different and this is just an average

This is not a personalized plan, so please bear this disclaimer in mind.

These meal plans were developed by Dora Babic-Cikos, Phd, our resident nutritionist.

You can check out her book Wean With Confidence for a full 6-12 Month Meal Plan here (7 months of nutritionist-made meal plans and over 100 recipes).

Foods to avoid

Baby can basically eat all foods at this stage, except:

Cow’s milk – digestive system not yet adapted
Low-fat milk and dairy products – cause excessive intake of protein and low intake of essential fats
Honey – can cause botulism
Salt – kidneys not sufficiently developed
Fruit juices – high sugar content
Unpasteurized products – can contain dangerous bacteria
Smoked & cured meats / processed food – excessive salt intake
High mercury fish (fresh tuna, halibut, grouper, shark) – excessive intake of mercury
Chocolate, especially dark – caffeine content

How much breastmilk/formula does a 11 month old baby need?

Amounts of breastmilk/formula are approximate for this age, adjusted for the nutrient content of the other meals.

As before, if your child wants more or less throughout the day, feel free to feed on demand.

The amounts per meal can also be split into multiple meals.

The baby should still not be having any cow's or goat's milk, unless used in cooking.

How much water should I give an eleven month old baby?

Ideally, you would also give your child 8-10 oz (240ml - 300 ml) of water in addition to the below as well.

Note that different kinds of food also contain different amounts of water so that will vary with a different menu.

With 3 meals you can split the water between each of them.

However, at this stage it also makes sense to offer a little water in between meals as well – just not too close to liquid meals (breast or bottle feeding) as it can interfere with their appetite.

toddler sitting in bucket spilling water — Baby playing in water

How to use this meal plan?

Following the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Dietetic Association and World Health Organization we suggest you introduce solid foods one by one and for at least a day at a time.

All the recipes are to be served as finger food, to allow your child to develop their pincer grasp and oral motor development.

Because of physical differences, growth spurts, or teething, your child may need/want more or less food than what’s proposed. This is completely normal as every child is unique.

The idea is to offer the proposed average amount of food needed and to go from there.

If however, you need or want personalized advice or have any concerns related to eating, please speak to your pediatrician or a pediatric nutritionist.