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Baby
SOLID FOODS CHART
By Jill Tomlin
Track your baby's solid-foods progress with the chart below. Start
baby on just one new food at a time. Watch for reactions. Then, after
about five days, try another food. If baby doesn't like a food, give
her a week, then try again.
Age/
Food Group |
4 to 6 months
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6 to 9 months |
9 to 12 months |
| Cereals & Grains |
iron-fortified rice cereal
iron-fortified oat cereal
iron-fortified barley cereal
iron-fortified mixed-grain cereal |
rice cereal with banana |
cooked elbow macaroni
flour tortillas
rice
mixed-grain cereals |
| Fruits & Vegetables |
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applesauce, unsweetened
peaches, cooked and mashed
pears, cooked and mashed
bananas, mashed
green beans, cooked and mashed
squash, cooked and mashed
peas, cooked and mashed
sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
carrots, cooked and mashed |
carrots, cooked and diced
banana, diced
peaches, diced |
| Meats |
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chicken, minced
turkey, minced
beef, minced
lamb, minced
pork, minced |
| Finger Foods |
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bread crusts
dry oat cereal
arrowroot crackers
rice cakes
toast
zwieback |
| Dairy foods and eggs |
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fruit-flavored yogurt
hard cheese, diced
scrambled or hard-cooked egg yolk |
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About The Author
Topeka, Kansas native Jill Tomlin writes about health issues for Your Baby Today. Her work appears in national publications.
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