Baby Menu Sample for Babies (4) 6- 8 Months of Age Early Morning Awakening Breast Milk and/or Formula

Breakfast Breast Milk and/or Formula first. Infant Cereal (Optional) - 1 food cube Fruit or Vegetable (Optional) - 1 food cube - serve mixed into the cereal or separately

Lunch Breast Milk and/or Formula first. Infant Cereal (Optional) - 1 food cube Fruit or Vegetable (Optional) - 1 or 2 food cubes of each, or mix the cubes together; for example, apples and carrots are Yummy together. Feed with or without the cereal

Snack/Dinner
Breast Milk and/or Formula first. Fruit or Vegetable (Optional) - 1 food cube

Baby Menu Sample for Babies 8-12 Months of Age Early Morning Awakening Breast Milk and/or Formula

Breakfast Breast Milk and/or Formula first. Infant Cereal - 1 food cube Fruit or Vegetable - 2 or 3 food cubes Dairy (Optional) - Yogurt - 1 or 2 food cube sized portions (or about 2 tablespoons) Read about Introducing Yogurt to Your Baby

Lunch Breast Milk and/or Formula first. Infant Cereal or Other Grain - (Optional) (i.e. pasta, rice) - 1 or 2 food cubes Meat/Meat-Protein Alternate - (Optional) 1 or 2 food cubes Fruit or Vegetable - 2 or 3 food cubes of each or mix the cubes together with the Grain Example: Rice mixed with Peas served with Pear Sauce on the side Dairy (Optional) - Yogurt or Cheeses *A Lunch of Fruits, Veggies and a Protein without grains is an option. A Lunch of a Grain with Fruits and Veggies without a protein is also an option.

Snack/Dinner
Breast Milk and/or Formula first. Grain (Optional) (i.e. pasta, rice) - 1 or 2 food cubes Meat/Meat Alternate - (Optional) - 1 food cube Fruit and/or Vegetable - 2 or 3 food cubes of each or mix the cubes together Example: Tofu mixed with Avocado served with Applesauce & Blueberries on the side Dairy - Yogurt or Cheeses (Optional)

How-To Breakfast: - cup cereal or cooked mashed egg yolk - cup fruit, diced 4-6 oz. Formula or breast milk For cereal, try serving rice cereal. Baby food from a jar is fine, mixed with breast milk, water or formula and a little baby spoon to feed it. Remember, no egg whites for children under the age of one. For fruit, a really ripe banana cut into small pieces is best. Provide the formula/breast milk in a Zippy cup or bottle. Snack: 4-6 oz. water cup diced cheese or cooked vegetables You can use juice, but water is preferable since juice is all sugar which kids don't need. Juice also gets kids used to drinking sweet beverages at a young age. If youre serving cheese, try white cheese cut into very small pieces. If youre serving cooked veggies (squash, pees, carrots) or jar baby food veggies are fine. Cheerios are also a great snack that the baby can feed him or herself (and easy to carry around). Lunch: - cup yogurt or cottage cheese - cup yellow vegetables 4-6 oz. formula/breast milk For the yellow vegetable, try serving squash. Again, it can be jar baby food or mashed, cooked or fresh squash. Snack: : 1 teething biscuit or cracker cup diced cheese or meat (chicken is best) Dinner: : cup diced poultry, meat or tofu - cup green vegetables cup noodles, pasta, rice or potato cup fruit

4-6 oz. formula/breast milk Its preferable to start with white meats like chicken (either fresh or jarred baby food) and then advance to other meats. For green veggies, try peas (again, fresh or from a jar of baby food). Noodles or pasta are fun for the baby to feed him or herself. For fruit, try applesauce, pears, or prunes. Before bedtime: : 6-8 oz. formula/breast milk or water

Food group Cereals, cereals based products and tubers Vegetables Fruits

Milk and dairy products Meat, poultry, fish and legume

Fats, oils

Amount of food / day according to age groups 6-8 months 9-11 months 1-3 years 1 cup porridge 2 cup thick 2 cups rice porridge cup cooked vegetables cup cooked vegetables 1 cup cooked vegetables slices of papaya OR small 1slice of papaya OR 2 small 1slice of papaya OR 2 small size size banana (1 pisang mas : size bananas (1 pisang mas : bananas (1 pisang mas : 33g) 33g) 33g) Breastfeeding on demand Breastfeeding on demand Breastfeeding on demand/ 3 glasses of milk 2 tea spoon of any type of meat 2 tea spoon of any type of medium size Kembong OR OR edible potion of fish (1/4 meat OR edible potion of fish 1egg fish medium size) (1/4 medium size) OR 1 egg 1 teaspoon oil 1 teaspoon oil 1 teaspoon oil

Meals Breakfast 6 - 8 months cup rice porridge 1 dessertspoon tomatoes/ carrots 1 dessertspoon mustard greens/ spinach 2 dessertspoon banana

Mid-morning tea Lunch

Afternoon tea Dinner

Supper

1 small size banana 1 glass of milk cup thick rice porridge cup thick rice porridge cup noodle soup with 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon meat (soft cooked) 1 teaspoons meat (soft cooked) meat 1 dessetspoon tomatoes/carrots 1 dessertspoon tomatoes/carrots cup vegetables 1 dessertspoon mustard 1 glass plain water greens/spinach slice papaya 1 dessertspoon banana 1 small banana (pisang mas) 2 pieces cekodok pisang 1 glass watermelon juice cup rice porridge cup thick rice porridge cup white rice 1 teaspoon meat (soft cooked) 1 tea spoon fish piece kembong masak pindang 1 dessertspoon tomatoes/carrots 1 dessertspoon tomatoes/carrots 1/2 cup spinach 1 dessertspoon tomatoes/ carrots 1 dessertspoon mustard 1 glass plain water 1 dessertspoon banana greens/spinach 1 teaspoon vegetable 1 teaspoons vegetable oil/margarine oil/margarine 1 glass of milk

Age 9 - 11 months cup porridge 1 dessertspoon tomatoes/ carrots 1 dessertspoon mustard greens/ spinach slice papaya

1 - 3 years 1 glass milk 1 slice toast 1 teaspoon margarine

Age: 8 to 10 months
Signs of readiness for solid and finger foods

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Same as 6 to 8 months, PLUS Picks up objects with thumb and forefinger (pincer grasp) Can transfer items from one hand to the other Puts everything in his mouth Moves jaw in a chewing motion What to feed Breast milk or formula, PLUS Small amounts of soft pasteurized cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese (but no cows' milk until age 1) Iron-fortified cereals (rice, barley, wheat, oats, mixed cereals) Mashed fruits and vegetables (bananas, peaches, pears, avocados, cooked carrots, squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes) Finger foods (lightly toasted bagels, cut up; small pieces of ripe banana; well-cooked spiral pasta; teething crackers; low-sugar O-shaped cereal) Small amounts of protein (egg, pureed meats, poultry, and boneless fish; tofu; well-cooked and mashed beans with soft skins like lentils, split peas, pintos, black beans) Non-citrus juice (apple or pear)

Mashed potato menu:

You can add all kinds of things to mashed potatoes such as: y Green beans

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Corn Sweet Potatoes Broccoli Beef Chicken Cheese Bacon Green Onion and the list goes on!

So make your own homemade mashed potatoes and offer your baby a variety! Here is a recipe for potatoes from scratch: 1 cup potato, peeled and chopped 1/2 tablespoon melted butter Directions: Add potatoes to boiling water. Cook until tender. Transfer to blender or food processor and puree. Add and melted butter and stir. Serve.

Silky Banana-Tofu Pudding

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons silken tofu 1 banana breastmilk or formula

Directions: Combine all ingredients in food processor and blend. Add breastmilk or formula until consistency is smooth. Chill for 1 hour and serve.

Pina Colada Puree - Homemade Baby Food

This is a recipe that I concocted a while back and it was very good! My daughter loved it and now I will be making it for my son real soon. You can make this recipe to whatever consistency you'd like by adding more or less liquid. You can't go wrong, there are no measurements! Ingredients: banana splash of 100% pineapple juice splash of coconut milk (optional) splash of breast milk or formula Directions: Add all ingredients in blender ( I prefer using the magic bullet for this). Puree until desired consistency is reached. You can also combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mash for more texture. To thicken add more banana or rice cereal. To thin, add more breastmilk or formula. This recipe can be frozen if used with breastmilk. Please be sure that your baby is already accustomed to eating solid foods and has been introduced to a variety of foods before making this recipe. Blend all the ingredients (except breastmilk/formula) in a blender with ice for yourself and enjoy with your baby!

Avocado & Papaya Homemade Baby Food Puree

Directions: Mash half of a papaya together with a half a small, ripe banana and 1-2 tbsp of breast milk or formula.

Avocado & Banana Homemade Baby Food Puree

Directions: Mash a quarter of a small avocado together with a half a small, ripe banana and 1-2 tbsp of breast milk or formula.