auzziekat
12-15-2005, 05:43 AM
Hi,
Here is part 3 of my article.
Enjoy
Kathy
STAGE 3
Self feeding - finger foods, firmer lumps 8-9 months to 12 months
When to give
• Offer three meals a day with some snacks.
• Solids are now a bigger part of your baby's diet but he still needs milk.
• If breastfeeding, feed as often as you (and your baby) want.
• If bottle fed, 600-800 cc’s a day is plenty. Any more than this may mean your baby has no appetite for solids.
Foods to give
• Cereals - keep giving baby cereals for their iron, as well as the other cereal foods in Stage 2 (at different meals).
• Bread and toast are enjoyed now.
• Vegetables - pieces of well cooked vegetables make good finger foods (eg carrot, potato, broccoli).
• Fruit - hard fruits still need to be cooked or grated. Soft ones can be given in pieces.
• Fish, meat, chicken - cooked soft and moist, finely chopped or minced.
• Legumes - baked beans, any dried peas or beans (well cooked), tofu.
• Eggs (unless there is an allergy concern) - scrambled eggs, omelette, boiled eggs.
• Milk foods as before.
Texture
Foods should now be left in pieces or chopped rather than mashed, though they still should be soft, or able to soften quickly in the mouth (eg rusks).
9 months on
finger food -
cooked vegetables
10 months on
finger food -
bread fingers, banana
NO HARD LUMPS, RAW VEGETABLE, HARD RAW FRUIT OR NUTS. These can cause choking in the first 5 years, as can snack foods, like popcorn and corn chips, whole or even halved grapes, raisins or sultanas, seeds and hard candies.
How much
Appetites vary. Two courses can be given for main meals, about 1 cup for the first course and half a cup for the second but some children will want more or less than this.
How to give
• Finger foods are popular at this stage and many babies insist on feeding themselves in this way. Let your baby do this and try not to mind the mess. It is all part of learning.
• He is likely to object to being spoon fed, unless he can hold another spoon to practice with.
• Wash his hands before a meal (as well as after). This is a good habit for your baby to learn.
• Stay with your baby whenever he is eating, in case of choking.
Here is part 3 of my article.
Enjoy
Kathy
STAGE 3
Self feeding - finger foods, firmer lumps 8-9 months to 12 months
When to give
• Offer three meals a day with some snacks.
• Solids are now a bigger part of your baby's diet but he still needs milk.
• If breastfeeding, feed as often as you (and your baby) want.
• If bottle fed, 600-800 cc’s a day is plenty. Any more than this may mean your baby has no appetite for solids.
Foods to give
• Cereals - keep giving baby cereals for their iron, as well as the other cereal foods in Stage 2 (at different meals).
• Bread and toast are enjoyed now.
• Vegetables - pieces of well cooked vegetables make good finger foods (eg carrot, potato, broccoli).
• Fruit - hard fruits still need to be cooked or grated. Soft ones can be given in pieces.
• Fish, meat, chicken - cooked soft and moist, finely chopped or minced.
• Legumes - baked beans, any dried peas or beans (well cooked), tofu.
• Eggs (unless there is an allergy concern) - scrambled eggs, omelette, boiled eggs.
• Milk foods as before.
Texture
Foods should now be left in pieces or chopped rather than mashed, though they still should be soft, or able to soften quickly in the mouth (eg rusks).
9 months on
finger food -
cooked vegetables
10 months on
finger food -
bread fingers, banana
NO HARD LUMPS, RAW VEGETABLE, HARD RAW FRUIT OR NUTS. These can cause choking in the first 5 years, as can snack foods, like popcorn and corn chips, whole or even halved grapes, raisins or sultanas, seeds and hard candies.
How much
Appetites vary. Two courses can be given for main meals, about 1 cup for the first course and half a cup for the second but some children will want more or less than this.
How to give
• Finger foods are popular at this stage and many babies insist on feeding themselves in this way. Let your baby do this and try not to mind the mess. It is all part of learning.
• He is likely to object to being spoon fed, unless he can hold another spoon to practice with.
• Wash his hands before a meal (as well as after). This is a good habit for your baby to learn.
• Stay with your baby whenever he is eating, in case of choking.