Golisano Children's Hospital / Pediatric Nutrition / Feeding During the First 12 Months
| Foods/Age | 0-4 Months | 4-6 Months | 6-8 Months | 8-10 Months | 10-12 Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast milk or iron-fortified formula | 5-10 feedings per day; 16-32 ounces | 4-7 feedings per day; 24-40 ounces | 3-5 feedings per day; 24-31 ounces | 3-4 feedings per day; 16-32 ounces start cup skills | 3-4 feedings per day with meals, use cup; 16-24 ounces |
| Grains, breads and cereals | NONE | Iron-fortified infant cereal (rice, oatmeal, barley). Mix 2-3 teaspoons with formula or breast milk. Feed with spoon. | Single grain iron fortified infant cereals. 3-9 Tablespoons per day divided into 2 meals per day. | Iron fortified infant cereals. Toast, bagel, crackers, teething biscuits. | Infant or cooked cereals. Unsweetened cereals. Bread. Rice, mashed potatoes, macaroni. |
| Fruit juices | NONE | Infant juice. NO OJ or tomato. ONLY 2-4 ounces/day. | Infant juice. Try cup. Only 4-6 oz daily | All 100% juice, Vitamin C enriched. OJ, tomato are OK. Limit to 6 oz daily. | All 100% juices. Vitamin C enriched. 4-8 oz per day. |
| Vegetables | NONE | NONE | Strained/mashed, cooked vegetables. If giving corn use strained. 1/2-1 jar. 1/4-1/2 cup per day. | Cooked mashed vegetables. Junior vegetables. | Cooked vegetables. Raw veg like cucumbers or tomatoes. |
| Fruits | NONE | NONE | Strained/mashed fruits (fresh/cooked: mashed up banana or homemade applesauce). 1 jar to 1/2 cup per day. | Peeled soft fruit wedges, bananas, peaches, pears, oranges, apples. Unsweetened can fruit packed in water/juice. NO grapes. | Any fresh fruit, peeled/seeded. Unsweetened can fruit packed in water/juice. Cut grapes. |
| Protein Foods | NONE | NONE | NONE | Strained meats/ground lean meat, fish, poultry. Egg yolk, cooked dried beans. | Small, tender pieces of lean meat, poultry, fish. Whole eggs, cooked dried beans. |
