From the age of 1 solid food will replace much of the milk in your baby s diet.
Baby foods by age list.
Most commercial stage 1 baby foods contain about 2 5 oz about 5 tbsps of fruits veggies or meats.
A baby is born with a natural reserve of iron that begins to deplete around 6 months of age mix with baby formula or breast milk or water on occasion.
Try introducing a wider variety of foods presented in an appealing way and encourage your baby to feed himself.
What about offering your baby juice.
4 to 6 months breast milk or formula plus pureed vegetables sweet potatoes squash pureed fruit apples bananas peaches pureed meat chicken pork beef semi liquid iron fortified cereal small amounts of unsweetened yogurt no cow s milk until age 1.
Is your baby ready for solid foods.
Stage 1 foods have a single ingredient and are pureed.
Since stage 1 foods have single ingredients they are best to offer your baby first so that you can monitor.
Stage 1 baby foods are the first type of baby foods you should offer your baby.
Babies often reject their first servings of pureed foods because the taste and texture is new.
What if my baby refuses his or her first feeding.
Spice up your baby food.
The baby led weaning approach to introducing solid foods recommends that purees and traditional baby foods be omitted and to start with finger foods as well as self feeding right from the beginning says thompson.
Baby foods and baby food recipes by type and age fruits.
By ages 8 months to 10 months most babies can handle small portions of finely chopped finger foods such as soft fruits vegetables pasta cheese well cooked meat baby crackers and dry cereal.