What finger foods can I give my 6 month old?

What can I give my 6 month old to drink?

Until they are 6 months old though, there is no need for your baby to drink anything but breast milk or formula. Once they are 6 months old and you are introducing foods to them, you may like to offer them a small amount of water at mealtimes (tap or filtered is fine).

Babies can begin eating soft or pureed foods between 4 to 6 months of age and can graduate to more solids foods, like Gerber Puff Cereal, by around 8 to 12 months. If your baby shows the signs that he’s ready for finger foods like cereal puffs, start him off slowly.

Your pediatrician can tell you for sure, but kids age 9 months and older typically are ready for foods like original Cheerios when: They have mastered the art of chewing. They can use the “pincer grasp” and can pick us small objects.

Some great first finger foods for baby are:

Avocados.

Banana.

Sweet potatoes.

Soft cooked apples.

Soft cooked carrots, green beans, zucchini, and beets.

Very ripe peaches and pears, plums, and melon.

Pumpkin.

Green beans with the skins removed.

“Because vegetables, including green beans, carrots, squash, spinach and beets, can have nitrate levels as high or higher than that of well water, infants should not eat these foods until after age 3 months.”

Age: 6 to 8 months

Breast milk or formula, PLUS.

Pureed or strained fruits (banana, pears, applesauce, peaches, avocado)

Pureed or strained vegetables (well-cooked carrots, squash, sweet potato)

Pureed meat (chicken, pork, beef)

Pureed tofu.

Small amounts of unsweetened yogurt (no cow’s milk until age 1)

As mentioned in the Dairy FAQ page, cheeses are typically offered to the non-allergic baby between 8 and 10 months of age. If your baby has a known or suspected dairy issue (either a milk protein or lactose intolerance) then you should wait to introduce cheese and other dairy when your infant is older.

Suggestions for finger foods:

cubed soft foods.

grated or scraped apple, pear, carrots.

small pieces of ripe banana or avocado.

sliced kiwi.

cooked carrots/peas/green beans.

cubed cooked yams, sweet or white potatoes.

unsweetened dry breakfast cereals (cheerios, etc.)

Until they are 6 months old though, there is no need for your baby to drink anything but breast milk or formula. Once they are 6 months old and you are introducing foods to them, you may like to offer them a small amount of water at mealtimes (tap or filtered is fine).

As mentioned, egg yolk allergy is very rare and many medical resources are now recommending egg yolk as a great first food for babies. If your family has a history of egg allergies, then it is best to wait until after 12 months old to introduce egg yolks even if recommendations for introducing eggs are changing..

6-8 Months: Formula and/or Breast Milk is still most important at this age and stage. Babies in this range may be just starting solids so the above for 4-6 Months would apply. Some babies may be eating up to 8 ounces of solid foods between 2-3 “meals” during a day.

Stage 1 Homemade Baby Food Recipes – Cereal, Fruits & Veggies

Rice Cereal.

Oatmeal Cereal.

Barley Cereal.

Apricot Puree 6-8 months+ (using dried un-sulphured apricots)

Apples/Applesauce (4)6 months+ Try Gala, Braeburn, Rome or Macs)

Avocado (yes, avocado is a fruit.)

Baked Apples 6-8 months+

Prep and Cook:

Crack egg into a bowl and whisk well. Add breast milk or formula and whisk until well combined.

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and add egg mixture. Use a spatula to move egg mixture around in pan to scramble as it cooks.

Use spatula to transfer eggs to a plate to cool.

Baby’s first apple puree

In a saucepan, bring apples and water to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the apples are very soft.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Puree using a stick or conventional blender until smooth or push through a sieve.

At 6 months, Baby will consume about 6-8 ounces of formula or breast milk at each feeding. This is in addition to cereal and other baby foods. Again, Baby will signal to you when he is full. Your baby should never eat more than 32 ounces of milk in a 24-hour period.

Step 1: Place chicken chunks in blender or food processor and puree until a powdery mix is formed. Slowly add water and puree further until a smooth consistency is created. Step 2: Add as much liquid as needed to make a consistency appropriate for your baby. You may add veggies or fruits to this puree as you like.

You can give your baby the entire egg (yolk and white). Around 6 months, puree or mash one hard-boiled or scrambled egg and serve it to your baby. For a more liquid consistency, add breast milk or water. Around 8 months, scrambled egg pieces are a fantastic finger food.

A: Eggs whites are one of the big allergy-triggering foods, so you should avoid introducing them to your baby until 12 months, though you can try egg yolks at around 9 months.

Peel, halve, core and chop the apples. Put into a heavy based saucepan with the water or apple juice. Cover and cook over a low heat for 6 to 8 minutes until really tender. Puree in a food processor or place in a bowl and use a hand blender to blend to your desired consistency.

Berries can be a healthy part of your child’s diet soon after she begins to eat solid food, usually when she’s around 4 to 6 months old. But if your baby has chronic eczema or a food allergy, talk to the doctor first. Berries aren’t one of the top allergenic foods, but they can still cause allergies.