Baby Foods At Age: 9 to 12 Months

It is important to note that not all babies will be eating the same amounts as others, nor will they be eating the same foods. This is due to the differing ages that babies start solid foods as well as the fact that all babies are not the same.  Your baby will eat as much solid foods as your baby needs. Breast Milk and/ or formula are the most important sources of nutrition for your infant up to 12 months old. Do not replace a nursing or bottle-feeding with a solid food meal and do not feed the solids first until your pediatrician suggests. Baby when they are at 9 to 12 months old, we need to decide there foods options. So you do not need to worry about it.You can give meals three times a day to your baby. Babies need the same variety of nutrients what adults need. In this age of the baby you can give fruits and vegetables daily. Babies in this age still drink Breastmilk .And also give extra protein  to your child in the form of chicken, fish, eggs,beans,etc.

You can give these foods to your baby. For Example: 

• Green Peas, 
• Green Beans,  
• Sweet Potatoes,
• Bananas,
• Cooked tomatoes, 
• Fruit juice,
• Soft Breads,
• Eat cereal,
• Cooked noodles, 
• Rice

Food Chart for 9 to 12 Months
Foods	6 to 9 Months
Breast Milk	Nursing on demand
Formula	Bottle feed of formula or whole cow milk
	3-4 feeds per day
Iron-fortified single-ingredient food	A variety of infant cereal
Other grain product	Plain cereals, Bread, Rice, Pasta
Meat and alternative	Minced or diced cooked meat, fish, chicken, tofu, beans or egg yolk.
	3 to 4 tablespoons / 45 to 60 ml per day
Vegetables	Minced or diced cooked vegetables.
Fruits	Soft peeled and diced fresh or canned fruit
Milk products	Plain yogurt
	Cottage cheese or grated hard cheese

At this stage babies should enjoy 3 meals of 1 cup of food and 3 milk feeds of 200ml each per day. It is important that in each meal following quantity should contain:

• Starchy foods like cereal/grain, potato/pasta or bread,
• fruit and vegetables
• protein food like dairy, meat, fish or egg.

Which baby foods can your baby eat around 9 - 12 months:

• Finger food like sandwiches, slices of toast, cheese sticks, slices or sticks of steamed veggies, pieces of fruit such as strawberries, mango and banana.
• Pasta and spaghetti with sauce, tofu, casseroles, vegetable omelets, patties, baked beans, cereals with milk and yoghurt.