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Food for Baby’s First Year—General Guidelines for Feeding Healthy Infants

8 to 12 Months

At 8 to 10 months

 Continue feeding pureed foods while starting your baby

on some mashed and ground foods.

 Let your baby begin to eat some foods with his or her

fingers.

 Feed your baby when the rest of your family eats. Eating

with your baby will make him or her more likely to try new

foods.

At 10 to 12 months

 Continue feeding pureed, mashed, and ground foods

while starting your baby on some soft, chopped foods.

 Let your baby begin to feed himself or herself with a

spoon.

 As your baby begins to eat more solid foods and drink

from a cup, he or she can be weaned from the bottle.

Breastfed Babies

4 to 6 or more breastfeedings per day

Formula Fed Babies

6 to 8 oz formula per feeding

4 to 5 feedings per day for ages 8 to 10 months

3 to 4 feedings per day for ages 10 to 12 months

total of 24 to 32 oz of formula per day

Amount of Food per Day

Baby Cereal:

4 to 8 tablespoons or more per day of prepared cereal

Begin whole wheat and mixed grain cereal.

Other Grains: crackers, whole wheat toast, noodles,

brown rice, grits, and soft tortilla pieces

¼ cup—2 times per day

Vegetables: ¼ to ½ cup—2 to 3 times per day

Fruits: ¼ to ½ cup—2 to 3 times per day

Dairy: yogurt and diced cheese ¼ cup—1 to 2 times per day

Wait until your baby is 1 year old to give him or her whole milk.

Protein Foods: cooked lean meat, chicken, turkey, fish,

beans, egg yolk, or tofu ¼ cup—1 to 2 times per day

Wait until your baby is 1 year old to feed him or her egg whites

and shellfish such as shrimp, clams, crab, scallops, and oysters.

Water

Babies over 6 months old who are eating a variety of

foods may need to be given about 4 to 8 oz of plain water per

day. There may be times when your baby needs to be given

more water. Check with your baby’s health care provider for

more information.

Fruit Juice is not recommended for babies under 12

months of age.

Sample Daily Meal Plan

Early Morning

 • breastfeedor give 6 to 8 oz formula

Mid Morning

 • 4to8tablespoonspreparedcerealor grits

 • ¼to½cupfruit

Noon Meal

 • breastfeedor give 6 to 8 oz formula

 • ¼to½cupvegetables

 •

⁄8 to ¼ cup protein foods

Mid Afternoon

 • breastfeedor give 6 to 8 oz formula

 • crackersorwholewheattoast

 • softcheeseor yogurt

Evening Meal

 • ¼to½cupvegetables

 •

⁄8 to ¼ cup protein foods

 • ¼to½cupfruit

 • ¼cupgrainssuchasnoodles,rice,orsoft

tortilla pieces

Before Bedtime

 • breastfeedor give 6 to 8 oz formula

Note: More breastfeedings per day may be

needed, especially for younger babies.

Florida Department of Health, WIC Program

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. www.FloridaWIC.org 5/16

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