| | 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*[3] | 8 to 12 feedings - 2 to 6 oz/feeding (60 to 180 mL/feeding)
- 16 to 28 oz/day (480 to 840 mL/day)
| 4 to 6 feedings - 4 to 8 oz/feeding (120 to 240 mL/feeding)
- 22 to 30 oz/day (660 to 900 mL/day)
| 3 to 5 feedings - 6 to 8 oz/feeding (180 to 240 mL/feeding)
- 24 to 30 oz/day (720 to 900 mL/day)
| 3 to 4 feedings - 6 to 8 oz/feeding (180 to 240 mL/feeding)
- 20 to 30 oz/day (600 to 900 mL/day)
| 3 to 4 feedings - 6 to 8 oz/feeding (180 to 240 mL/feeding)
- 20 to 30 oz/day (600 to 900 mL/day)
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Grains - 1 serving = 2 tbsp cereal, pasta
- 1/2 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 | 1/2 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 breastfeeding 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 1 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 2 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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