| | 0 to 4 months | 4 to 6 months | 6 to 8 months | 8 to 10 months | 10 to 12 months |
| Breast milk and/or fortified infant formula* | 8 to 12 feedings - 2 to 6 oz/feeding (60 to 180 mL/feeding)
- 16 to 34 oz/day (475 to 1000 mL/day)
| 4 to 6 feedings - 4 to 6 oz/feeding (120 to 180 mL/feeding)
- 22 to 28 oz/day (650 to 830 mL/day)
| 3 to 5 feedings - 6 to 8 oz/feeding (180 to 240 mL/feeding)
- 28 to 34 oz/day (830 to 1000 mL/day)
| 3 to 4 feedings - 7 to 8 oz/feeding (210 to 240 mL/feeding)
- 28 to 34 oz/day (830 to 1000 mL/day)
| 3 to 4 feedings - 7 to 8 oz/feeding (210 to 240 mL/feeding)
- 28 to 34 oz/day (830 to 1000 mL/day)
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Grains - 1 serving = 2 tbsp cereal, pasta
- ½ slice bread
- 2 crackers
| None | None | 2 to 3 servings/day - Iron-fortified baby cereal
- Soft, cooked bread
- Crackers
| 2 to 3 servings/day - Iron-fortified baby cereal
- Soft, cooked bread
- Pasta
- Crackers
| 4 servings/day - Iron-fortified baby cereal
- Bread
- Pasta
- Crackers
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| Fruits¶ and vegetables | None | None | 1 to 2 servings/day - Plain-cooked, mashed ,or strained baby foods, vegetables, and fruits
- Avoid combination meat and vegetables dinners
| 2 to 3 servings/day - Soft, cut up, and/or mashed vegetables and fruits daily
| 4 servings/day - Soft, cut up fruits and vegetables
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Protein foods - 1 serving = 2 tbsp meat, poultry, fish, beans, cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp nut butterΔ
| None | None | ½ to 1 servings/day - Plain-cooked, puréed protein food
- Avoid combination dinners
- Introduce peanut-containing productsΔ
| 1 to 2 servings/day - Cooked, soft, finely cut, or puréed protein food
- Peanut-containing products if introduction was toleratedΔ
| 2 servings/day - Cooked, soft, finely cut, or chopped protein foods
- Peanut-containing products if introduction was toleratedΔ
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| Hunger cues | - Cries or fusses, gazes at caregiver, opens mouth during feeding to indicate desire to continue, brings hand to mouth.
| - Cries or fusses, gazes at caregiver, opens mouth during feeding to indicate desire to continue.
| - Reaches for spoon or food, points to food.
| - Reaches for food or points to food.
- Shows excitement when food is presented.
| - Expresses desire for specific foods with words or sounds.
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| Fullness cues | - Spits out nipple or falls asleep, stops sucking.
| - Turns head away from nipple, stops sucking.
- May be distracted or notice surroundings more.
| - Slows down in eating, clenches mouth shut, pushes food away or plays with food.
| - Pushes away food, slows down in eating.
| - Shakes head to indicate "no more."
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| Developmental milestones/eating skills | - Baby develops a suck-swallow-breathe pattern during breast or bottle feeding.
- Tongue moves forward and backward to suck.
| - Sits with help or support on tummy, pushes up on arms with straight elbows.
| - Sits independently.
- Can pick up and hold small objects in hand.
- Leans toward food or spoon.
- Learns to keep thick purées in mouth.
- Pulls head downward and presses upper lip to draw food from spoon.
- Tries to rake foods toward self into fists.
- Can transfer food from one hand to the other.
- Can drink from a cup held by feeder.
| - Learning to crawl.
- May pull self up to stand.
- Learns to move tongue from side to side to transfer food around mouth so food can be mashed.
- Begins to use jaw and tongue to mash foods.
- Plays with spoon at mealtime, may bring to mouth, but does not use it for self-feeding yet.
- Can feed self finger foods.
- Holds cup independently.
- Holds small food between thumb and 1st finger.
| - Pulls self to stand.
- Stands alone and takes early steps.
- Feeds self easily with fingers.
- Can drink from a straw.
- Can hold cup with two hands and take swallows.
- More skillful at chewing.
- Dips spoon in food rather than scooping.
- Demands to spoon-feed self.
- Bites through a variety of textures.
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