1 Year Old Spitting Out Food

The sweets and cookies are probably throwing her off, but any habit made in two days can be broken in two days.you'll get back on track when all the company leaves. We got so many gifts of cookies and candy from folks who want to spoil my son with love. We let him enjoy and we throw out the rest.
As far as the spitting out of food, a perfectly normal behavior. Although it is disgusting. It is probably just an exploration phase. My son still does this at 2 1/2 if the food isn't soft enough or he's not hungry or not that into the items being served. I don't have great advice on mealtime except to say that it is a battleground you won't probably win on in the short term. My son loves to remind me that he is in control of his food. I cannot open his mouth and force the food down. A great book-child of mine, not sure who it's by. But she is like a pediatric nutritionist. The toddler chapter is so funny, because she basically says tread lightly and it'll be over soon.
Your little one is a little younger than the true toddler that will start to battle on the food front starting around 18-20 months, so I imagine this spitting is temporary. My other recommendation, look at her food intake on a daily or even weekly basis. If she is spitting out at dinner,did she have a sufficient breakfast and kunch? If so you shouldn't stress. Same with days of the week, if monday and tuesday were good days. Don't sweat on wednesday.
This is a long term teaching opportunity-sorry for the bad news!
Haha! Good luck!

Thank you for asking this! My normally excellent eater has become Mr. Picky, spit it out since around the same time. Texture seems to sometimes be the trigger, although he is just as happy to spit out his favorites for no apparent reason. He pretty much won't eat anything but peanut butter, american cheese, hot dogs, chicken, chicken nuggets, meatballs, and rice. He used to eat anything we were eating! He is now a year and a half and I worry he will be a picky eater all his life! I look forward to reading the responses here!

If you keep telling her no and don't do anything else about it she'll keep spitting because there is no reason not to. Tell her no and if she continues, take her out of the chair and take away the food. (I promise she will not starve to death) Then feed her again at the next mealtime or regular snack time. She will catch on quickly that spitting is a no-no and she will stop and eat properly. Depending on how strong willed she is, it may either not take very many times or it may take a long time. Stick it out and it will be worth the hassle when you can take her to a restaurant and not worry about her table manners.

K.,
Crista (your first post) seems to have said everything that I would have said. I have a son, almost six years, and he went through a similar phase around that time. Your daughter's taste buds will continue to change as she grows older. Something that she ate a lot of at one time will lose its appeal and you'll have to keep trying other foods to figure out what she prefers now. Keep presenting her with healthy choices. She won't starve. Again, see Crista's post about balancing out the meals and the days. I know how frustrating it can be, but try not to sweat it.