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What
Your Baby or Toddler Needs to Eat Each Day
How to make a
healthy meal plan for your child each day.
DAILY INFANT
AND TODDLER FEEDING GUIDE
These are general feeding recommendations meant to assist parents
in planning healthy meals.
Birth to 4 months:
5-10 feedings
of breast milk or 16-32 oz. of infant formula
4 to 6 months:
4-7 feedings
of breast milk or 26-40 oz. of infant formula
Infant cereal
(rice, oatmeal, or barley) and infant juice can be introduced.
6 to 8 months:
3-4 feedings
of breast milk or 24-32 oz. of infant formula
Strained mashed food, including cooked vegetables (avoid corn and
peas), such as carrots and green beans, and fresh or cooked fruit
are good choices to try now.
Try serving infant juices in a cup.
8 to 10 months:
3-4 feedings
of breast milk or 16-24 oz. of infant formula
Serve foods mashed or finely minced.
Cereal and bread-type foods (2-3 servings daily): infant cereal, Cream
of Wheat, oatmeal, toast, bagels, crackers
100% juice (4 oz. daily): orange, tomato, pineapple, or infant juices
Cooked or mashed vegetables (1-2 servings daily)
Ripe fruit (fresh or cooked) (1-2 servings daily)
Meat, chicken, fish, egg yolk, plain yogurt, beans, cottage cheese
(1 -2 tbsp. daily)
10 to 12 months:
3-4 feedings
of breast milk or 16-24 oz. of infant formula
Serve foods minced or chopped.
Cereal, breads, all varieties of unsweetened cereal, rice, noodles,
crackers, spaghetti (2-4 servings daily)
Vitamin C-rich juice (4 oz. daily): orange, grapefruit, pineapple
Cooked or raw vegetables (1-2 servings daily)
Fresh or cooked fruit (1-2 servings daily): ripe peaches, pears, and
oranges are good choices.
Protein-rich food (1-2 tbsp. twice a day): lamb, beef, pork, fish,
poultry, eggs, cheese, yogurt, beans, tofu, peanut butter
12 to 24 months:
Cow's milk and
cow's milk products can replace some or all of the formula or breast
milk feedings after 1 year of age. 2-3 feedings of breast milk or
16-24 oz. of formula or 2-4 servings of milk or other calcium-rich
food: yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu, green leafy vegetables.
Cereal, bread, rice, pasta, noodles (4 or more servings about 1/3
of an adult-size portion) Vitamin C-rich juice (4 oz. daily)
Vegetables, raw or cooked (2 or more servings)
Fruit (2 or more servings) -- offer at least one citrus fruit daily
Meat, fish, or poultry, eggs, nut butters; beans; tofu (2 servings
daily, each portion at least 1/2 ounce)
Your
should know:
The
information on this Web site is designed for educational purposes
only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical
advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose
or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your
pediatrician or family doctor. Please consult a doctor with any
questions or concerns you might have regarding your or your child's
condition.
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