Baby Healthy meal Plan

Make a healthy meal plan for your child.





These are general feeding recommendations meant to assist parents in planning healthy meals.



Birth to 4 months:



5-10 feedings of breast milk or 16-32 oz. of infant formula



4 to 6 months:



4-7 feedings of breast milk or 26-40 oz. of infant formula



Infant cereal (rice, oatmeal, or barley) and infant juice can be introduced.



6 to 8 months:



3-4 feedings of breast milk or 24-32 oz. of infant formula



Strained mashed food, including cooked vegetables (avoid corn and peas), such as carrots and green beans, and fresh or cooked fruit



Infant juices in a cup



8 to 10 months:



3-4 feedings of breast milk or 16-24 oz. of infant formula



Cereal and bread-type foods (2-3 servings daily): infant cereal, Cream of Wheat, oatmeal, toast, bagels, crackers



100 percent juice (4 oz. daily): orange, tomato, pineapple, or infant juices



Cooked or mashed vegetables (1-2 servings daily)



Ripe fruit (fresh or cooked) (1-2 servings daily)



Meat, chicken, fish, egg yolk, plain yogurt, beans, cottage cheese (1-2 tbsp. daily)



10 to 12 months:



3-4 feedings of breast milk or 16-24 oz. of infant formula



Cereal, breads, all varieties of unsweetened cereal, rice, noodles, crackers, spaghetti (2-4 servings daily)



Vitamin C-rich juice (4 oz. daily): orange, grapefruit, pineapple



Cooked or raw vegetables (1-2 servings daily)



Fresh or cooked fruit (1-2 servings daily): ripe peaches, pears, and oranges are good choices



Protein-rich food (1-2 tbsp. twice a day): lamb, beef, pork, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, yogurt, beans, tofu, peanut butter



12 to 24 months:



Cow's milk and cow's milk products can replace some or all of the formula or breast milk feedings after 1 year of age



2-3 feedings of breast milk or 16-24 oz. of formula or 2-4 servings of milk or other calcium-rich food: yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu, green leafy vegetables.



Cereal, bread, rice, pasta, noodles (4 or more servings about 1/3 of an adult-size portion)



Vitamin C-rich juice (4 oz. daily)



Vegetables, raw or cooked (2 or more servings)



Fruit (2 or more servings) -- offer at least one citrus fruit daily



Meat, fish, or poultry, eggs, nut butters; beans; tofu (2 servings daily, each portion at least 1/2 ounce)

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