Does anyone know of a good chart for introducing solids?

Question

I've been introducing solids to my 9 1/2 month old for the past 3 months (with the 3 day allergy rule it takes FOREVER to try things!!!) and I'm constantly wondering what order things should come in and whether I've missed anything major.

Is there a good chart (or book) available (online or otherwise) suggesting foods from different food groups?

If I could just cross things off a list as we'd tried them that would be great and I wouldn't lie awake nights trying to think of what we should be trying next!!! (Can you tell I'm a first time mommy?)

Answer 1

check the links below

Answer 2

I was nervous about the solids too (and still am).
I started giving my son rice cereal at about 6-8 weeks. Then at 4 months I started the 1st foods, 7 months 2nd foods, then 9 months 3rd foods, with some table food here and there. He's about to be 1 and I'm finishing up the 3rd foods I have left and am going to try to get him on mainly table foods and will still use those Gerber Graduate foods.
I worried about the allergic reactions and first, but after the first week or two I quit worrying (mainly because I was so excited he was eating solids) and gave him 2 or 3 new foods a week. A pediatrician told me that it rare for babies to have allergic reactions to 1st foods. If they are going to react it'll be to the meat blends, but even that isn't all that common.
Now that he's onto the table food and food that's not all runny then I worry about choking!
I'm a first time mommy, too, so I'm sure this will pass.

Answer 3

I have a chart the hospital gave me.I will list it for you.8-12months
Milk: Breastmilk or formula 3-4times daily
Cheese 1/2oz
yogurt offer 1/2 cup
cottage cheese 1/4cup
Grain:Baby cereal 2-3servings 2-4tbsp
Bread or 2-3servings 1/2slice
crackers (2)
Fruit: 2servings 3-4tbsp
Fruit juice: 1serving 3oz from cup
Vegetable:2-3serving 3-4tbsp
Meat:Chicken,beef,pork,cooked dried beans or egg yolk 2ser.
3-4tbsp
Feed only one new meat a week.No egg whites until 1st b-day
Hope this has helped you some!!!!!

Answer 4

hope this helps....

By 12 months, your baby should be eating the same healthy meals as
the rest of the family. At earlier stages, the easiest approach is to take
part of your family meal that is made up of foods that have already
been introduced to your baby and change its texture to suit their
developmental stage. For example from six months, a roast for the rest
of the family could become pureed potato, pumpkin and beans for
baby with finely chopped and pureed meat blended with meat juices.
Children like to watch and imitate people around them. This may be a
time to reassess your own food choices.
Expressed breastmilk or infant formula may be used in recipes instead
of cow’s milk for younger children. For most children, cow’s milk may
be used in recipes from nine months of age. Recommended ages for
introducing each recipe have been given as a guide only.
As you become more confident feeding your baby, you will be able to
develop your own recipes. Here are some to get you started.
1. Blended vegetables (from 6 months)
Ingredients
(finely chopped)
1 small potato, peeled
1 small piece pumpkin (peeled)
1/2 cup carrot, grated
1 small piece green leafy vegetable (broccoli, zucchini, lettuce)
Method
Using a steamer or saucepan, bring a small amount of water to the
boil. Add the vegetables, cover with a tight fitting lid and cook quickly
until vegetables are soft. Press vegetables through a strainer or puree
in a blender or food processor. Offer the new food at the beginning of
feeding time when your baby is hungry. This will increase acceptance of
new flavours.
2. Fruit pulp (from 6 months)
Ingredients
Fresh apple, pear, peach, apricot or dried prunes
(stones removed)
Method
If using fresh fruit, wash, peel, core and dice.
If using dried fruit, wash, dice and soak in just enough water to cover
fruit for at least 15 minutes before cooking.
Place fresh fruit or soaked, dried fruit and any remaining liquid in a
saucepan. Add just enough water to cover the bottom of the saucepan
and cook quickly until fruit is soft.
Press pulp through a strainer or puree in a blender.
3. Blanc mange (from 9 months)
Ingredients
1 tablespoon cornflour
250ml milk
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Method
Place cornflour in a saucepan and mix to a smooth paste with a little
milk.
Stir in the remaining milk and sugar.
Over medium heat, slowly bring to the boil, stirring continuously.
Remove from heat, stir and pour into bowl.
Allow to cool slightly, then refrigerate.
4. Baby rice pudding (from 9 months)
Ingredients
3/4 cup of cooked rice
3/4 cup [180 ml] of milk
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 tablespoon of sugar
Method
Mix together the cooked rice, milk, and sugar.
Heat in a saucepan over low heat until milk is absorbed, stirring
frequently, then stir in vanilla.
Cool and serve warm or cold.
Introducing solids
Recipes for babies
Remember…
• Only use ingredients your baby has already tried.
• Babies and children do not need special foods. By 12
months, they can eat the same meals as the rest of the
family.
• Use expressed breast milk or infant formula instead of
cow’s milk in recipes for younger babies.
• For most children, cow’s milk may be used in recipes from
nine months.

Answer 5

What have you fed him/her so far? I started at 4 months and did the rice first and then came fruits and veggies then started just mixing it up through the day. I think after 3 months of different foods, all bases are pretty much covered. My kids were eating almost everything I ate at that age including tiny pasta, soft cheeses, tiny pieces of chicken, soft bread in tiny pieces etc.

Answer 6

I just found a chart that clearly differentiates babies into seperate age groups (http://life.familyeducation.com/baby/nutrition/44246.html) and then defining what is best for them to eat as well as advice from a medical doctor and a poll so you can see what us fellow parents have done in the past - http://life.familyeducation.com/baby/allergies/44509.html.

My suggestion would be to take it slow and know that there is no set timetable for when a baby can start eating solids.

Answer 7

I used a book called the "Super Baby Food" book by Ruth Yaron. It gives a good breakdown on what foods can be introduced when. I used it religiously and loved it.

Answer 8

do basically no longer introduce egg yolk till 9 months and egg whites til a million twelve months previous. yet i could commence on solids he seems waiting. commence with basically mixing cereal with breastmilk then after some weeks commence with jarred end result.

Answer 9

http://www.gerber.com/starthealthy

Follow the link to feeding charts and then choose the right stage for your child and all the information is there.

Answer 10

GERBER IS A GOOD START