Starting Solids

Food (from 6 months)

Offer milk before food

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