Baby S First Food After Cereal

You ll still need to spoon feed for a while and continue formula or breast milk.

Baby s first food after cereal.

At around 7 months start adding in some cooked squashes like acorn and butternut carrots and even some zucchini. Softer textures are very important when first introducing foods. Ripe banana or avocado steamed yam or sweet potato meats. You can introduce other jar or puréed foods like fruits and vegetables before or after you introduce rice cereal.

Around 9 months or so your baby will be able to pick up small pieces of soft table food to eat. However puréed meats poultry beans and iron fortified cereals are recommended as first foods especially if your baby has been primarily breastfed since they provide key nutrients. Add vegetables and fruits. Avoid feeding your baby only rice cereal due to possible exposure to arsenic.

If you feel extra adventurous try giving your baby some bites of oatmeal or quinoa flakes this is all instead of rice cereal mainly because it s much more nutritious. Offer a variety of single grain cereals such as rice oatmeal or barley. And do include other iron fortified single grain cereals besides rice. Well cooked and finely chopped so baby doesn t choke 7 whole grain breads and cereals as opposed to baby cereal fresh fruit.