When nine-month-old Andre is not chewing on his hands, he's trying table food.

His mom, Sonya Harris says, "anything soft like pancakes, peaches, strawberries."

Dr. Mikuls says, "Some babies just won't do it. Some babies are 12 to 15 months before they ever get off jarred food but that's fine. I tell parents all the time that they are as nutritionally complete as table foods are."

Once a child makes the switch, don't rely solely on kid food like Spaghetti Os or Mac n Cheese. It's better to feed children the same healthy things we're eating.

Of course, not everything is on the menu. Popcorn and marshmallows are choking hazards and Dr. Mikuls says pass on peanut butter for sandwiches.

She says, "Just look at the explosion of peanut allergies. So, two is the magic number now. If they've had it and it's been okay, good for you, and lucky for you. But what if your child is the one who has a severe peanut allergy that can't breathe when they eat peanut butter?"

Another change -- if obesity is a concern, it's not always whole milk until a child turns two. A pediatrician may recommend low fat milk instead.

The only thing Andre's mom focuses on is introducing new foods.

Sonya says, "The vegetable thing, when people are like, 'that's nasty...' that's why kids don't eat vegetables, I think, because Andre likes everything."

Another important tip: switch your child from a bottle to a Sippy Cup at one year. The combination of milk and a latex nipple can rot teeth.