6 to 12 Months Baby Food Chart PDF

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6 to 12 Months Baby Food Chart

Dear readers, today we are going to share a 6 to 12 Months Baby Food Chart PDF for all of you. This post is all about feeding your baby from 6 months to 12 months. It has information and answers questions you may have about breastfeeding and starting solid foods. Breastfeeding is all your baby needs for the first six months.

Then continue to breastfeed for two years and beyond while introducing your baby to a variety of solid foods and liquids. Breastfeeding provides your baby with important nutrients and immune protection even when solid foods are started. Breast milk protects your baby’s health in ways that infant formula does not. You can breastfeed as long as you and your baby want to.

There is no age when a baby is too old. The longer you breastfeed, the more benefits you and your baby get. If you include infant formula as you are introducing solids, you will make less breast milk. If you stop breastfeeding, it can be hard to start breastfeeding again and re-establish a plentiful milk supply for your baby. If you are thinking about using infant formula, get all the facts first.

6 to 12 Months Baby Food Chart PDF Overview

Feeding your baby is about many things:

• It’s about nutrition.
• It’s about forming a close bond with your baby.
• It’s about helping your baby feel secure and loved.
• It’s about your baby’s growth and development.
• It’s about developing life-long healthy eating habits.

Health Canada recommends that breastmilk is the only food your baby needs until your baby is 6 months old. Infants should start iron-rich foods at 6 months with continued breastfeeding for 2 years or longer.

• Breastfeeding is healthy, natural, convenient, and free.
• Breast milk contains antibodies that lower the chance of your baby getting sick.

Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Fluoride

Fluoride helps children develop strong teeth. Do not give fluoride supplements to your baby before 6 months of age. It can harm your baby’s developing teeth. At 6 months of age, your baby may need fluoride drops if your water supply does not contain fluoride.

Some communities do not put fluoride in the water. Check with your local public health office or dentist to see if the water in your community is fluoridated. Talk to your healthcare provider for more information.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is needed for bone growth. Most babies, no matter the season or where they live, need a supplement of
vitamin D starting at birth. Currently, Health Canada recommends that all breastfed, healthy-term babies receive 400 IU (International Units) of liquid vitamin D supplement each day.

Infant formula contains added vitamin D. Babies who are formula-fed but are drinking less than 1000 ml or 32 ounces a day, would benefit from 400 IU vitamin D supplement each day. Babies who are partially breastfed and supplemented with formula would benefit from a 400 IU vitamin D supplement each day.

Older babies and toddlers may still benefit from vitamin D supplements. Speak to your healthcare provider about vitamin D needs for your child.

Help your baby be successful with eating

• Make sure the baby is sitting up during meal times – in a highchair is best.
• Include your baby in the family mealtime routine. Feed your baby while other family members are eating.
• Stay with your baby when she is eating. Talk quietly and encourage her while she eats.

Let your baby take the lead with eating:

• Let your baby open his mouth before you feed him.
• Let your baby touch her food – in the dish, on the spoon, or on the tray.
• Allow her to feed herself with her fingers as soon as she shows interest.
• Feed your baby at his pace. Do not try to get him to go faster or slower than he wants.
• Stop feeding when your baby shows that she has had enough. Do not force your baby to finish her food. A baby will eat when she is hungry and stop when she is full. Remember a baby’s appetite can change from day to day.
• Be patient when offering new foods. It may take 15-20 tries of a new food before your baby likes it.

Why wait until my baby is 6 months old to start solid foods?

Since birth, your baby has been growing well on breastmilk or infant formula with iron. At 6 months breastmilk and formula with iron should still be your baby’s main food, but now it is time to add solid foods. Solid foods provide nutrients and textures needed for your baby’s healthy growth and development.

If you give your baby solid foods too early:

• Your baby may drink less breastmilk or iron-fortified infant formula.
• Your baby may have a hard time swallowing solid foods which may increase the risk of choking.

Feeding Tips

• Choose foods and textures that suit your baby’s skills and age.
• It is important to try different textures. This helps the baby to learn to chew, swallow and enjoy the same food the family is eating.
• Babies do not need to have teeth to eat solid foods.
• You can make your own food for the baby. See page 16 for how-to ideas.
• If using store-bought baby food, check the expiry date on the jar or package. Do not use past the expiry date.
• Use a small bowl or plate for feeding your baby. Do not feed your baby from the jar.
• Any food leftover should be thrown out as germs can spoil the food.
• When warming baby food, stir and test it to make sure it is not too hot.
• Put a small amount of food in front of your baby and see what happens. Your baby may play with it, taste it or eat it all.
• Start with one or two teaspoons of food and gradually increase according to the baby’s appetite. Let the baby decide how much to eat.
• Start with one meal a day and gradually increase to three meals a day and snacks.
• Your baby does not need sugar, sweeteners or salt added to food.
• Try only one new food at a time. Wait at least two days before trying another new food. This helps you find out if food causes an allergic reaction. Stop feeding the food if the baby has a reaction. Talk to your healthcare provider. Call 911 or emergency services if your baby is having trouble breathing.

Iron-Rich Foods

At 6 months your baby should start with iron-rich foods because your baby’s iron level is becoming low. Iron is
important for healthy red blood cells and for brain development.

Feeding iron-rich foods to your baby:

• Add one new iron-rich food at a time.
• Try beef, pork, lamb, veal, chicken, turkey, fish, wild meat, egg, tofu, egumes (split peas, beans, lentils) and iron-fortified cereal.
• Give fish without bones such as white fish, salmon and light canned tuna. Limit swordfish, shark, fresh or frozen tuna steak, canned albacore tuna, marlin, orange roughy and escolar to once per month because they are often high in mercury.
• Processed meats such as ham, bacon, wieners, salami, bologna or sausages are not good choices. They are high in salt and low in nutrition.
• You can start with one to two teaspoons of food and gradually increase according to the baby’s appetite. Let the baby decide how much to eat.

Vegetables and Fruit

After your baby has started eating iron-rich foods, vegetables and fruit can be added to meals.

Vegetables

Feeding vegetables to baby:

• Try one new vegetable at a time.
• Let the baby learn the taste of each vegetable.
• Examples of vegetables to try are soft-cooked broccoli, potatoes, squash, peas, green and yellow beans, carrots, etc.
• You can use fresh, frozen or canned vegetables. Rinse the canned vegetables first to remove some of the salt or use unsalted products.

Fruit

Feeding fruit to baby:

• Try one new fruit at a time.
• Use soft, ripe, fresh fruit, cooked fruit or unsweetened canned fruit in its own juice (not in syrup). Use a fork to mash fruit before feeding it to your baby (see the Recipe and Feeding Guide on page 16 of this booklet).
• Examples of fruit to try are bananas, pears, peaches, plums, avocados, frozen berries, etc.
• Store-bought “baby desserts” are high in sugar. Your baby does not need them

Making Food for your Baby

• Making food for your baby lets you offer textures that are right for your baby.
• Food should be smooth and pureed to start and progress to a variety of textures.
• It is easy to mash foods with a fork or potato masher or an inexpensive food chopper or food blender.
• Store-bought baby foods are fine, but not necessary. For convenience, you can buy frozen or canned vegetables without added salt and canned or frozen fruit with no sugar added.
• Prepared foods can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator or freezer. See page 19 for food safety and storage.

Keeping Foods Safe for Baby to Eat

Babies are at a higher risk of getting sick from food that was not prepared or stored properly. Follow these steps
to help keep your baby safe!

Clean

• Always wash hands with warm, soapy water before making or serving baby food. Don’t forget to wash the baby’s hands too!
• Make sure all surfaces and equipment that will be used to make or serve food have been cleaned using hot, soapy water.
• Any dishes or utensils that have touched raw meat, poultry, fish or eggs should not be used again until they have been washed in hot, soapy water.
• Wash all fresh vegetables and fruit before using, including melons.

Separate

• Keep raw meat, poultry, fish, and eggs away from foods that are ready to eat, such as fresh vegetables and fruit. This should be done at all times: in the grocery cart, shopping bags, fridge, and on the counter or plate.
• Use separate cutting boards, one for meats and one for vegetables and fruit.

Cook and Reheat

• Thaw food in the fridge, using the microwave, or in a sealed container placed under cold, running water. Thawing food at room temperature is not safe. Harmful bacteria could grow on the food as it sits at room temperature.

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