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Transition to solid food in babies is one of the most important stages. In this article, we talked about the foods that should be included in the transition list to supplementary food and what food you should feed your baby in which month for a healthy diet.
What is given as supplementary food to a 4-5 month old baby?
The only food needed for 0-6 months baby nutrition is breast milk. But sometimes your breast milk may be insufficient or not at all, if this happens, you need to resort to extra methods to feed your baby. If your milk is insufficient, you should feed your baby with follow-on milk in the 4th month.
What to give as supplementary food to a 6-month-old baby?
6-month-old baby nutrition will be shaped by different foods that the baby has not encountered before. Because now it’s time to meet solid foods! However, starting complementary foods does not mean that you will stop breastfeeding completely, if you have enough milk and you can continue breastfeeding during this period. 6 month old baby may be a little cold towards solid food experience.
- The reason for starting complementary food this month is that the baby needs some nutrients that are no longer in breast milk and breast milk alone cannot provide the energy that the baby needs. In addition, this period is a suitable period for the development of reflexes such as taste, chewing and biting.
- The important thing about starting solid foods is that you introduce new foods to your baby in a full and little time. If your baby likes these new foods, you can continue without a break, but if there is a food he doesn’t like, you should try it again after a short break.
- What should be given first in the transition to additional food? It will be right for your baby to taste the vegetables first. Because fruits will be a complementary food that your baby likes easily due to their taste. But after tasting the fruit, he can refuse the vegetable.
- Vegetables such as potatoes, zucchini and carrots are at the beginning of the foods given to the baby at the 6th month. You can puree these vegetables and add them to your soups.
- Apple, pear and banana are among the most risk-free fruits for starting solid foods. You can offer these fruits to your baby in the form of puree or juice, and you can mix all the fruits with each other. The most important information we need to give you in terms of fruits and vegetables for the transition to supplementary food is that you give these foods to your baby in season. After preparing foods such as puree and fruit juice, you should feed and drink your child without waiting.
- Giving eggs to babies is a highly controversial issue; because there is a risk of allergies. At 6 months, you can start by giving your baby a very small amount of egg yolk and see if he has any allergic reactions. Accordingly, you can give the egg yolk to your baby in small quantities at intervals. But the actual egg initiation time should be between 8 months and 1 year old. The reason for giving small amounts beforehand is to introduce the egg to the baby’s immune system and to prevent allergies.
- Although it seems like a food suitable for supplementary food transition, it is a bit risky to include yogurt in the 6th month supplementary food table. Because yogurt has a very high risk of allergy, it is recommended not to be given until at least 9 months. However, at 6 months, you can taste very small amounts of yogurt to introduce yogurt to your baby’s immune system.
- Since it contains cow’s milk, giving cheese to your baby during this period may also cause allergies. It is a better idea to start introducing cheese at the 7th month, with the knowledge of your doctor!
What to give as supplementary food to a 7-month-old baby?
7-month-old baby nutrition is a more familiar period with additional foods. However, during this period, the baby may also begin to refuse food. In this process, you can try the BLW (Baby Led Weaning) method to strengthen your baby’s bond with complementary foods, to ensure self-confidence and to support motor development . In this method, finger foods, which the baby can eat by touching and recognizing his food with his own efforts, are at the forefront instead of pureed foods. You can see the 7-month-old baby supplementary foods below.
- Soups have an important place in 7-month-old baby nutrition . You can now offer the new foods you introduce to your little one in the form of soup. Potatoes, zucchini and pumpkin are among the most preferred foods when preparing vegetable soup for babies.
- In this process, it will be much more correct to give cheese and yogurt products containing goat milk to your baby at the beginning. Because goat’s milk has a lower risk of allergies and is more easily tolerated by babies. You can also try yogurt fermented with goat’s milk and unsalted curd cheese made from goat’s milk. But there is still a risk of allergies, remember.
- You should avoid fish containing heavy metals such as mackerel, swordfish, tilefish. You should definitely give the fish in season. In this process, you can use the fish in a pureed form alone or in soups.
- Rice is the most appropriate pulse product for the 7-month-old baby’s transition to solid food. You can use rice in soups in small quantities and well cooked. Oats and oatmeal can be a nutritious alternative for your baby. You can cook oats with water or milk and add fruits to provide a very nutritious breakfast or snack for your baby. You can offer small amounts of foods such as bread and pasta to your baby at 7 months, but it is important that the material from which these foods are produced is whole wheat flour. White flour can cause gluten allergy in your baby.
What to give as supplementary food to an 8-month-old baby?
8-month-old baby nutrition is based on solid foods. In this process, it is correct to give your baby pureed foods in solid form and in a way that they can hold and break easily. In this way, you can improve your baby’s chewing and grasping ability and strengthen the hand-finger muscles.
- One of the most important legumes that should be included in the nutrition menu of an 8-month-old baby is lentils! The high nutritional values and fibrous structure of lentils are very beneficial for your baby.
- Vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower are among the foods given to the baby at the 8th month. You can give it to your baby in the form of small pieces, boiled in steam or water and softened. Let him eat these vegetables by grasping them and offer them to his baby during the winter months, which is definitely his period.
- You can slowly start tasting yogurt again at 8 months. The important thing here is to increase the amount little by little. If you do not experience an allergic reaction, you can give yogurt to your baby regularly.
- You can start giving protein-rich red and white meats to your baby in small amounts as 8-month foods. You can eat red meat in the form of meatballs, you can chop the chicken into small soups.
Foods given between 9 and 12 months
During the 9-12 month baby feeding process, your baby will now be able to sit at the table with you and choose the food on the table that is suitable for him.
- In the process that starts with the ninth month, the baby may enter the teething period . Problems such as pain, tension and redness in the gums can reduce the baby’s appetite. However, in this process, putting wet and cool things in his mouth and scratching his teeth with them relaxes him. Therefore, you can give your baby slices of vegetables such as cucumbers and carrots and help him scratch it. Let’s answer the question of which vegetables the 9-month-old baby eats.
- It is a suitable period for your baby to eat dried beans. You should keep the beans in water for a long time in case they cause gas. A fiber-rich food will benefit the baby.
- A 9-month-old baby can start consuming unsalted, pasteurized feta cheese and low-fat cheddar as supplementary food.
- Now you can give the egg white and yolk together to your baby. Cooking eggs in the form of omelets will also be one of the foods that your baby will love.
- During this period, you can also give lamb livers in addition to lamb, beef, chicken and fish meat. Lamb liver is a very rich food in terms of protein, B12 and iron and it is very easy to puree lamb liver! You can give liver to your baby once in 10 days.
You can review the feeding program for the transition to supplementary food for babies aged 9 months–1 years.
| Moment | That day |
|---|---|
| 5:00 | Wake up time/Breakfast |
| 7:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:00 | snack time |
| 10:00 | breast milk time |
| 12:00 | Lunch time |
| 13:00 | snack time |
| 15:00 | breast milk time |
| 17:00 | Dinner time |
| 19:00 | Bedtime/Breastmilk time |
- It’s normal for your baby to wake up at night for breast milk.
Frequently asked Questions
Babies may have some question marks about what food they eat in which month. We have answered the most common questions on mothers’ minds with the transition to complementary foods for you below.
1. When to give quince to babies?
When is quince given to babies? You can give quince to your baby as of 6 months. You can give the quince through a glass grater, grate it or, if it is too hard, steam it and mash it with a fork.
2. What flour should be given to babies?
Since it contains gluten, you should carefully give all products with wheat to your baby. Since babies are very sensitive to gluten, wheat flour can cause an allergic reaction. As of the 7th month, you can have your baby taste the bread and pasta made from whole wheat flour.
3. At what month is coconut given to babies?
Since it is an allergenic food, you can wait for 1 year to give coconut to your baby.
4. At what month are cucumbers given to babies?
You can introduce your baby to cucumbers from 8 months. If you are worried that your baby will bite the cucumber too big, you can use the fruit and vegetable nets produced for this job.
5. When is almond flour given to babies?
Experts recommend giving almonds to babies as of 12 months. If there is no allergic reaction after a small amount of almonds, you can continue to give almonds to your baby little by little.
6. When are pulses given to babies?
You can also start giving rice to your baby as of the 7th month, rice is the ideal option for this.
7. When to give stinging nettle to babies?
Stinging nettle soup is generally recommended for babies over 10 months old.
8. When is capia pepper given to babies?
You can give capia pepper, which contains high vitamin C, to your baby as of 6 months.
