FOODS APPROPRIATE FOR BABIES 6-9 MONTHS OLD Mashed bananas or small slices Yogurt (whole milk)* Applesauce Cheerios (fruit/veggie puffs) Canned pears and peaches Toast Soft cooked/mashed vegetables Graham Crackers Iron fortified infant cereals Arrowroot cookies Chopped meat* Zwieback toast Cottage cheese* Plain rice cakes (wagon wheels) *Meat and vegetables are now recommended as first foods as opposed to cereal. Dairy products are introduced more toward 7-8 months. Remember the infant is still getting plenty of protein from breast milk and/or formula. *Introducing peanut foods early to your baby will help prevent peanut allergy “Finger foods” are introduced once the infant has become a more proficient eater, about 8-9 months. Larger pieces of table foods like toast and rice cakes can be started earlier and often assist with positive oral reinforcement for the texture sensitive infant and help with teething. Homemade baby foods: Avoid carrots, spinach, beets, turnips, and collard greens. These foods may contain excessive nitrates. NO HONEY UNTIL THE CHILD IS OVER 12 MONTHS OF AGE.
FOODS APPROPRIATE FOR BABIES 6-9 MONTHS OLD Mashed bananas or small slices Applesauce Canned pears and peaches Soft cooked/mashed vegetables Iron fortified infant cereals Chopped meat* Cottage cheese* Yogurt (whole milk)* Cheerios (fruit/veggie puffs) Toast Graham Crackers Arrowroot cookies Zwieback toast Plain rice cakes (wagon wheels) *Meat and vegetables are now recommended as first foods as opposed to cereal. Dairy products are introduced more toward 7-8 months. Remember the infant is still getting plenty of protein from breast milk and/or formula. *Introducing peanut foods early to your baby will help prevent peanut allergy “Finger foods” are introduced once the infant has become a more proficient eater, about 8-9 months. Larger pieces of table foods like toast and rice cakes can be started earlier and often assist with positive oral reinforcement for the texture sensitive infant and help with teething. Homemade baby foods: Avoid carrots, spinach, beets, turnips, and collard greens. These foods may contain excessive nitrates. NO HONEY UNTIL THE CHILD IS OVER 12 MONTHS OF AGE.
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