BABY FOOD: 10-12+ Months
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Babies close to a year are now open to trying new textures, eating on their own.
Almost all the foods as those for 8-10 Months babies should be fed, sametime, introduce itsy-bitsy crumbs..make sure not to puree food as soft as it used to be. Babies are open to trying crunchy and usual foods, instead if you continue to feed purees of veggies and rice, they tend to not accept normal cooked rice grains as adults eat, in the future too, after all, how long will you keep spending time in pureeing the food.
Babies learn to eat with a spoon or fork on their own. If they ask for one, make sure to offer a BPA-free plastic ware of Rubber ware.
No Cow's milk until 12 months old. If breastfed, continue to feed as many nursing as possible in a day, until 12 months.
Introduce sippy cups to drink formulae/ pumped breast milk and water. This is the age to get them used to sippy cups, gradually, else they will refuse to accept cups and cry for bottles even after 15 months. Offer sippy cup once everyday, and once you notice they like it, offer more often and slowly throw away the bottle, don't let it be seen anywhere at home.
Quantity per day
- 1/3 cup dairy (or 1/2 oz. cheese)
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup iron-fortified cereal
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup fruit
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup vegetables
- 1/8 to 1/4 cup combo foods
- 1/8 to 1/4 cup protein foods
Feeding tip
- Introduce new foods one at a time, with at least three days in between to make sure your baby's not allergic.
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