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Not sure what to feed your baby with?
Remember, different foods need to be introduced at different ages, and
the consistency of the food should also be baby-friendly. Most babies
are given plain rice cereal as their first solid food. Besides being
easy to digest and not causing any allergic reactions, it is easy to
prepare. Make sure it has the consistency of thick, mushroom soup.
Below is a sample baby food menu and
schedule when you first introduce baby food to your baby:
6 Months Old Baby
Upon awakening: breast/formula milk
Breakfast: 6-12 teaspoons of single-grain cereal mixed with breast or
formula milk
Lunch: 6-12 teaspoons of pureed fruit or vegetable drink of boiled
water
Tea: breast/formula milk
Dinner: 6-12 teaspoons of pureed rice cereal mixed with pureed carrot
Bedtime: breast/formula milk
7 to 9 Months Old Baby
Upon awakening: breast/formula milk
Breakfast: 6-12 teaspoons of mixed baby cereal
Lunch: 6-12 teaspoons of rice cereal with pureed or minced meat and
green beans, drink of boiled water or diluted fruit juice
Tea: pureed fruit such as papaya or apple
Dinner: 6-12 teaspoons of rice cereal with pounded anchovies and mashed
broccoli drink of boiled water
Bedtime: breast/formula milk
9 to 12 Months Old Baby
Upon awakening: breast/formula milk
Breakfast: plain breakfast cereal with formula milk or mashed,
scrambled egg yolk with bread
Lunch: mashed potato or bread with cheese slices, yoghurt, drink of
boiled water or diluted fruit juice
Tea: thinly sliced fruit, such as apple or pear
Dinner: Half bowl of cereal and chopped baby corn, milk pudding, drink
of boiled water
Bedtime: breast/formula milk
12 to 18 Months Old Baby
Upon awakening: breast/fresh cow’s milk
Breakfast: whole meal bread or plain biscuit with melted cheese
Lunch: mashed potato or bread with chopped chicken/meat, fruit jelly,
drink of boiled water or diluted fruit juice
Tea: stewed or fresh fruit
Dinner: family dining food but with less sugar, salt, seasoning and
spices
Bedtime: breast/fresh cow’s milk
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