Revised: Monday April 11 2011

Sample menus for baby

These menus are only a guide
Continue to breastfeed your baby
When you are first starting to introduce solids foods to your baby, offer breast milk first and then solid foods
Once your baby is eating a variety of solid foods, offer breast milk after solid foods, at meal and snack times

Every baby is different and your baby may eat foods at different times than outlined below. Trust that your baby knows how much to eat.

Time of day	6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months
Early morning	Breast milk	Breast milk	Breast milk
Morning	Breast milk Iron-fortified infant cereal mixed with breast milk or water	Breast milk Iron-fortified infant cereal mixed with breast milk or water Mashed fruit	Breast milk Iron-fortified infant cereal mixed with breast milk or water Soft fruit Unsweetened dry cereal
Mid Morning Snack	Continue to offer breast milk	Continue to offer breast milk Small pieces of toast, bread, crackers, roti or pita	Breast milk or homogenized milk from a cup Iron-fortified infant cereal mixed with breast milk or water
Noon	Breast milk Iron-fortified infant cereal mixed with breast milk or water	Breast milk Mashed vegetables Plain mashed or finely chopped meat or meat alternatives* Mashed fruit	Chopped meat or meat alternatives* Cooked pasta or cooked rice, chopped vegetables Soft fruit Breast milk or homogenized milk from a cup
Mid Afternoon Snack	Continue to offer breast milk	Continue to offer breast milk	Plain muffin Cubes of soft cheese
Evening	Breast milk Iron-fortified infant cereal mixed with breast milk or water Plain pureed meat or meat alternatives	Breast milk Iron-fortified infant cereal mixed with breast milk or water Plain mashed or finely chopped meat or meat alternatives* Mashed vegetables or fruit	Chopped meat or meat alternatives* Cooked pasta or cooked rice, chopped vegetables Soft fruit and/or plain yogurt Breast milk
Snack	Breast milk	Breast milk Small pieces of toast, bread, crackers, roti or pita	Breast milk Small pieces of toast, bread, crackers
* Meat alternatives include cooked fish, legumes, beans and lentils, tofu and eggs.

Permission of Best Start: Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre (www.beststart.org).

For more information:
Region of Peel — Public Health
905-799-7700
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Caledon residents call free of charge at 905-584-2216
To speak with a Public Health Nurse

Sample menus for baby

Time of day

6 months

6-9 months

9-12 months