Homemade Healthy Baby Food Recipes and Cookbook - 10 to 12 Months Old

10 to 12 Months Old

The signs shown by babies from ages ten to twelve months old are the same as the earlier signs with the following additions:

·         Can swallow food more easily

·         Has teeth

·         No longer pushes food out of his or her mouth with the tongue

·         Can already grip the spoon

At this age, you still need to continue to breastfeed your child but you can also feed your baby more kinds of food than just pureed food or finger food. You can begin to offer cubes or strips of soft or softened fruit, bite-sized and soft-cooked vegetables like peas, actual cooked meals like small amounts of macaroni and cheese, lightly toasted bread, and pureed meat like mashed up well-cooked beef.

At this stage, the amount of food also increases. You can feed your baby 1/3 cup of dairy (but no cow’s milk until past his or her first birthday), ¼ to ½ cup fortified cereal, ¼ to ½ cup soft fruit, ¼ to ½ cup soft vegetables, 1/8 to ¼ cup of actual soft dishes like well-cooked pasta or casseroles, and 1/8 to ¼ cup pureed and well-cooked proteins.

This is an excerpt from the book: Homemade Healthy Baby Food Recipes and Cookbook