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2. Babies 0-12 months • It is important to discuss with parents whether they are happy for their baby to have a new food in the setting that they have not had at home. • Introducing solids encourages the development of motor skills, dexterity, exploratory behaviour and social development. Drinking from a cup • A free-flowing beaker can be introduced for drinks around 6 months of age, for example a doidy cup. All drinks other than milk or water should only be offered in a cup. Stage 2 By about 7-9 months the infant should be taking three meals a day of a mixed and varied diet. At this stage the food does not have to be so runny and foods mashed with a fork, soft foods with lumps and finger food can be introduced. This will encourage chewing and finger foods will also encourage babies to start to feed themselves. As the infant becomes used to taking solids, a wider variety of foods from the four food groups should be introduced. Milk and dairy foods Full fat milk can be used to mix foods from 6 months. Also include full fat yoghurt, fromage frais and cheese (grated or as a finger food). Bread, other cereals and potatoes Mashed potato, rice and wheat based foods such as pasta, bread, toast, pitta bread and breakfast cereals such as porridge and iron fortified whole wheat cereals. Fruit and vegetables Offer pieces of soft fruit and vegetables as finger foods and give fruit and vegetables at meal times. Meat/Fish and alternatives Continue or start to introduce meat and poultry (puree or minced) such as beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey. Include fish such as cod, haddock, tuna, salmon and trout. Also vegetarian choices such as pulses (mashed beans, lentils and peas), smooth peanut butter, powdered nuts, soya protein, tofu and eggs well cooked. 8
2. Babies 0-12 months Nutrients to consider It is important to ensure that iron rich foods are introduced from 6-7 months of age. Examples of these include red meat, green vegetables, fortified breakfast cereals, oily fish such as salmon and trout and pulses such as baked beans. Vitamin C helps the body absorb iron so it is important to include some vitamin C containing foods at the same meal. For example, offer tomatoes and baked beans or well diluted fruit juice (1 part juice to 10 parts water) with wheat cereal biscuit and milk. Texture of weaning foods Babies cope better with foods that have the same consistency, for example mashed potato, cooked stick of carrot or finger of toast rather than pureed foods containing lumps. Offering finger foods will encourage chewing, speech development and independence. It is not necessary to wait until the baby has teeth to offer finger foods. They should initially be soft to avoid choking. Suitable first finger foods include pieces of banana and melon, soft cooked vegetables such as carrots and broccoli and then moving onto fingers of toast, dry breakfast cereal, sticks of cooked and raw vegetables, peeled fruit, cooked pasta, cubes of cheese and chopped hard-boiled eggs, breadsticks and pieces of chopped meat. To avoid choking, cut grapes and cherries into quarters. Stage 3 From around 9-12 months of age babies should be having a mixed diet based on 3 meals a day plus 1-3 low sugar snacks e.g. pieces of fruit, breadsticks, toast. The texture of food should now progress from mashed to chopped foods and finger foods should be included on a regular basis. The diet should include foods from the 4 main food groups: • Milk and dairy foods e.g. cheese, yoghurts and fromage frais. • Meat, fish, eggs, pulses and nuts (finely chopped). • Bread, potatoes and other cereals e.g. rice and pasta. • Fruit and vegetables. With increased food consumption, the intake of infant formula should reduce to around 600mls (1 pint) per day by one year of age. The number and frequency of breast feeds should naturally reduce, as babies are able to regulate their own milk intake if allowed to remain feeding on demand. From one year of age, as long as the diet is varied and babies have a good appetite, cow’s milk can be introduced as a main drink. Infants who are not offered finger foods between 6 and 9 months of age may have a higher chance of being fussy eaters at 3 years compared to those that are weaned appropriately. 9
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