Beginning at the age of 7 months
Key words of supplementary food: vegetable puree, fruit puree and meat puree
Keep 600 mL of milk per day, drink 4-6 times of milk and 1 supplementary food every day. Priority should be given to adding iron-rich foods, such as iron-fortified baby rice flour and red meat paste.
The choice of iron-fortified rice flour can be mixed with breast milk, formula milk or water into a slightly thin mud paste (it can be scooped up with a small spoon and will not drip quickly, and it is not good to be too thin or too thick).
- Vegetable puree includes sweet potato, pumpkin, potato, yam, western blue flower, etc. Fruit puree such as apples, bananas, pears, etc.
8-9 months old
Key words of supplementary food: minced food
Allow 600 mL of breast milk/formula every day, drink milk 4-6 times and supplement 2-3 times.
- Starting from iron-rich food, gradually reach 1 egg yolk and/or whole egg per day (egg yolk can be added with white protein if it is well adapted), and 50 g meat, poultry and fish (about half the size of the palm of an ordinary adult woman), and other grains, vegetables and fruits are added as appropriate. Staple food: thick porridge, soft rice, rotten noodles, etc. Chopped vegetables: carrots, green vegetables, spinach, pumpkin, western blue flowers, cauliflower, etc. Small fruits: apples, pears, bananas, strawberries, prune, papaya, avocados; Protein: chicken puree, fish puree, shrimp puree, minced meat, tofu puree, pea puree, egg yolk, whole egg, etc.
10-12 months old
Key words of supplementary food: chopped, diced and finger food
Ensure 600 mL of breast milk/formula milk, drink milk 3-4 times a day and eat supplementary food 2-3 times.
At this time, children can eat almost the same kind of food as adults, but the size and hardness are 1-2 grades lower than adults. One egg, 50 g of meat, poultry and fish are still kept every day. Appropriate amount of grain, increase the variety of vegetables and fruits, and increase the appetite according to the needs of the baby.
- Staple food: small dumplings, small wonton, soft rice, steamed bread slices, bread slices, soft pasta; Boiled soft and rotten vegetables: peas, zucchini, carrots, etc. Small fruits: strawberry, kiwi fruit, pitaya, etc. Proteins: fish fillets, tofu, boiled eggs, broken beans, etc.
13-24 months old
Key words of supplementary food: three meals and two points, light family food
At two o’clock in three meals a day, the milk volume was kept at 500 mL. One egg, 50-75 g and poultry meat were kept, and 50-100 g of grains, vegetables and fruits were kept every day.
A small amount of fresh milk, yogurt, cheese and other rich dairy products can be introduced. However, it should be noted that the protein and mineral content of fresh milk, yogurt, cheese and the like is much higher than that of breast milk, which will increase the burden on infants’ kidneys, so it is not suitable to feed infants aged 7-12 months.