AGE | FOOD GROUP | FOODS | DAILY SERVINGS | SUGGESTED SERVING SIZE | FEEDING TIPS |
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0-4 months | Milk | Breast Milk | On demand (usually 8-12) |
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Formula* 0-1 month |
6-8 | 2-5 oz. | |||
1-2 months | 5-7 | 3-6 oz. | |||
2-3 months | 4-7 | 4-7 oz. | |||
3-4 months | 4-6 | 6-8 oz. | |||
4-6 months | Milk | Breast Milk OR | 4-6 |
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Formula* | 4-6 | 6-8 oz. | |||
Grain | Baby Cereal (iron fortified) | 2 | 1-2 tbsp. | ||
Rice | |||||
Oatmeal | |||||
Barley | |||||
6-8 months | Milk | Breast Milk OR | 3-5 |
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Formula* | 3-5 | 6-8 oz. | |||
Grain | Baby Cereal (iron fortified) | 2 | 2-4 tbsp. | ||
Bread | Offer | 1/2 slice | |||
Crackers | 2 crackers | ||||
Fruit | Fruit | 2 | 2-3 tbsp. | ||
Fruit Juice (optional) | 1 | 3 oz. (from cup) | |||
Vegetable | Vegetable | 2 | 2-3 tbsp. | ||
8-12 months | Milk | Breast Milk OR | 3-43-4 |
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Formula* | Offer | 6-8 oz. | |||
Cheese | 1/2 oz. | ||||
Plain Yogurt | 1/2 cup | ||||
Cottage Cheese | 1/4 cup | ||||
Grain | Baby Cereal (iron fortified) | 2-3 | 2-4 tbsp. | ||
Bread OR | 2-3 | 1/2 slice | |||
Crackers | 2 crackers | ||||
Fruit | Fruit | 2 | 3-4 tbsp. | ||
Fruit Juice | 1 | 3 oz. (from cup) | |||
Vegetable | Vegetables | 2-3 | 3-4 tbsp. | ||
Meat | chicken, beef, pork, cooked, dried beans OR egg yolks | 2 | 3-4 tbsp. | ||
12-24 months | Milk | Whole milk, yogurt | 4 | 1/2 cup |
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Cheese | 1/2 oz | ||||
Cottage Cheese | 1/4 cup | ||||
Grain | Cereal, pasta, or rice | 6 | 1/4 cup | ||
Bread, muffins, rolls | 1/2 slice | ||||
Crackers | 2 crackers | ||||
Fruit | Cooked or juice | 2 | 3 oz. | ||
Whole | 1/2 medium | ||||
Vegetable | Cooked or juice | 3 | 3 oz. | ||
Whole | 1/2 medium | ||||
Meat | fish, chicken, turkey, beef, pork | 2 | 1 oz. | ||
Cooked dried beans or peas | 1/4 cup | ||||
Egg | 1 | ||||
* If you are bottle feeding, use iron-fortified formula.Don’t worry if your baby eats a little more or less than this guide suggests. The suggested serving sizes are only guidelines to help you get started. |