Starting Solids
Food (from 6 months)
Offer milk before food
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Week 1 23/11-29/11 |
Week 2 30/11-06/12 |
Week 3 07/12-13/12 |
Week 4 14/12-20/12 |
Early morning |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Breakfast |
Milk feed |
Milk feed & rice cereal |
Milk feed & rice cereal |
Milk feed & rice cereal |
Mid morning |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Lunch |
Milk feed & rice cereal |
Milk feed & rice cereal |
Milk feed & rice cereal mixed with fruit/vege |
Milk feed & fruit/vege |
Afternoon |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Bedtime |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Milk feed |
Which foods?
Start with 1-2 teaspoons;
increase by an extra teaspoon every second day
up to a maximum of 2 tablespoons
- Rice cereal - 1 to 2 teaspoons mixed with 15-30mls prepared formula
- Apple
- Pear
- Peaches
- Potato
- Pumpkin
- Carrot
- Sweet potato
- Yoghurt - natural full fat
- Banana
- Avocado
Once Jeremy’s eating well:
Offer up to two or more tablespoons three times a day
Water in between meals is optional
Early morning | Milk feed |
Breakfast | Rice cereal with cooked fruit plusMilk feed |
Mid morning (optional) | Milk feed |
Lunch | Mashed vegies plusMilk feed |
Afternoon | Yoghurt and fruit or mashed banana oravacado & cottage cheeseDrink: water in a cup |
Bedtime | Milk feed |
Food (7-9 months)
Offer food before milk
6:00am |
Early morning | Milk feed |
8:00am |
Breakfast | Porridge/ baby cereal (add made-up formula or full fat milk)And/ or: stewed fruit or full-fat yoghurt or egg yolkAs well offer: bread or toast
Drink: water in a cup |
10/11:00am |
Morning tea (optional) | Choice of finger foodDrink: water in a cup |
12:30pm |
Lunch | Any vegiesAdd: proteinAdd: grated cheese (stirred in) or tomato puree or grated hard boiled egg yolk
Drink: Milk feed |
2/4:00 pm |
Afternoon tea | Choice of finger foodDrink: water in a cup |
5/6:00 pm |
Dinner | Avacado and cottage cheese, mashed orMashed banana & yoghurt or tofu & fruit orSoup or
Commercial baby food or fresh yoghurt & fruit or Egg (boiled or scrambled) or Family food ground up (eg: pasta, rice, casseroles) Drink: Milk feed |
Finger foods
- Steamed or microwaved vegies cut into shapes of chips e.g. carrots, swede, zucchini and grean beans
- Cubes of cheese
- Grated cheese mixed with grated vegetables e.g. cheeses and carrots
- Pieces of peeled and seeded fruit, e.g. sliced mango, sliced ripe peach or apricot, tinned apricots, pears or peaches
- Cruskets
- Cooked pasta