Baby Food for 12 months+
Family food:
Try to plan family meals so your baby can eat what you are eating but don’t give him/her sugary foods or processed food that may contain too much salt – if you use salt in cooking, set aside a salt-free portion for your baby before adding it. Around now you can give your baby his own spoon at mealtimes, so he can make his first attempts at self-feeding (though don’t expect him to get much in there himself!) while you feed him.
Ideal foods
• Scrambled or chopped hard-boiled whole eggs
• Sliced fruit, mango, melon, banana slices, apple, guava
• Cooked carrot slice, green beans, cauliflower florets, baby corn, peas, pumpkin, potato sautéed in little ghee/butter
• Well cooked boneless chicken pieces
• Well cooked boneless fish pieces- ensure that bones are carefully removed to avoid choking
• Cucumber peeled and sliced / cubed
• Tomato wedges
• Peanut butter on toast
• Ghee Chapati cut into bite size
• Mini idlis / Idlis cut into quarters
• Mini ragi cheela / dosa
• Mini moong dal cheela / Big cheela cut into pieces
How often:
Four times a day plus snacks, with a minimum of 350-400ml/12 ounces of breast or formula milk. You can start to offer larger meals as your baby gets on the move and needs more calories for energy.
Try to plan family meals so your baby can eat what you are eating but don’t give him/her sugary foods or processed food that may contain too much salt – if you use salt in cooking, set aside a salt-free portion for your baby before adding it. Around now you can give your baby his own spoon at mealtimes, so he can make his first attempts at self-feeding (though don’t expect him to get much in there himself!) while you feed him.
Ideal foods
• Scrambled or chopped hard-boiled whole eggs
• Sliced fruit, mango, melon, banana slices, apple, guava
• Cooked carrot slice, green beans, cauliflower florets, baby corn, peas, pumpkin, potato sautéed in little ghee/butter
• Well cooked boneless chicken pieces
• Well cooked boneless fish pieces- ensure that bones are carefully removed to avoid choking
• Cucumber peeled and sliced / cubed
• Tomato wedges
• Peanut butter on toast
• Ghee Chapati cut into bite size
• Mini idlis / Idlis cut into quarters
• Mini ragi cheela / dosa
• Mini moong dal cheela / Big cheela cut into pieces
How often:
Four times a day plus snacks, with a minimum of 350-400ml/12 ounces of breast or formula milk. You can start to offer larger meals as your baby gets on the move and needs more calories for energy.
