Dietary diversification

During 6 months, your baby only drank milk. It is now ready to discover new tastes and textures, and eat slowly with a spoon. Your pediatrician has advised you, it's time to start diversifying food.
For what food start? In what quantities? Here are our tips for a successful food diversification.

Dietary diversification: at what age?

In general, we recommend starting the diversification between 4 and 6 months.

The recommended rate is 4 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner.
In all cases, follow the recommendations of your pediatrician.

From 6 months to 7 months: introduction of vegetables, fruits

Breakfast :
- Breastfeeding or bottle of milk 2nd age of 240 ml.

Lunch :
- Breastfeeding or bottle of 240 ml, gradually add vegetables mixed into the bottle of milk (about 30 and then 50 grams). Introduce one food at a time, and meet every few days.

Taste : 
- Breastfeeding or bottle of 240 ml start "small pot" of fruits, fruit sauces house without adding sugar.

Dinner : 
- Breastfeeding or bottle of 240 ml, and if necessary add 2 teaspoons of gluten-free flour first age in the bottle.

Note : 
How accustom baby to the taste and texture of vegetables? Add a few vegetables mixed in a bottle of milk, a little more each day.

Which vegetables? Carrots, green beans, spinach, zucchini, leek. Avoid too many vegetables rich in fiber such as salsify, artichoke, green leeks.

It is possible to use frozen vegetables.

Once your baby has the "habit" soup lunch, you can begin to offer the fruit to taste.

Avoid kiwis and exotic fruits and nuts.

Submit a single fruit per day (for him to learn to taste).

7 months to 8 months: introduction of dairy products and baby cereals in small quantities

Breakfast :
- Ditto 6-7 months.

Lunch : 
- Mixed meal given with a spoon;
- "Small pot" of 130 grams of vegetables or a vegetable puree house without salt;
- "Small pot" of 130 grams of fruit or fruit compote sugar-free home.

Taste : 
- Breastfeeding or bottle of milk 2nd age of 240 g or a dairy product "baby" by completing half a bottle of milk: 120 ml.

Dinner : 
- Breastfeeding or bottle of milk with 1 tablespoon of flour or cereal first age of soup or bottle of milk with 5 measurements;
- Fruit compote.

Note :
Potatoes in small amount of binder used in purees

8 months to 9 months: introduction of meat

Breakfast :
- Ditto 7-8 months.

Lunch :
- Meals with a spoon;
- "Small pot" of 130 grams of vegetables or meat-vegetable-fish or vegetable puree homemade salt-free, with 20 g meat or 20 g fish or 4 teaspoons of meat mixed;
- "Small pot" of 130 grams of fruit or fruit wines using fruit ripe crushed or mixed with no sugar. 

Taste : 
- A dairy product "baby" possibly supplemented by a biscuit (boudoir biscuits with a spoon, cat's tongue) or crust of bread.

Dinner : 
- Ditto 7-8 months.

Note : 
Meat, eggs and fish: how much? Not too: 4 teaspoons (20 g) or 1 / 3 of egg per day

What to choose? All meat, removing fat and avoiding meat, too salty. All fish: fat, thin, frozen, fresh, not fried.

What preparation? Boiled eggs. Meat and fish cooked mixed.

The jars contain the right amount of protein, salt and fat. You can use it in good conscience if you do not have time to make purees and sauces home.

9 months to 12 months: introduction of small pieces

Breakfast :
- Ditto 8-9 months with possible cereal (flour 2nd age).

Lunch : 
- "Potty" or flat baby of 150 g meat or vegetables, fish or vegetables mashed vegetables without salt house with 20 g or 20 g of meat or fish ½ hard boiled egg yolk;
- "Small pot" of 150 grams of fruit or dessert fruit wines. 

Taste : 
- Ditto 8-9 months.

Dinner : 
- Bottle of milk + 2 tablespoons flour 2nd age or bottle of soup + 5 measures of milk or vegetables with a spoon and a bottle of 150 g of milk or cereals prepared with milk 2nd age;
- Jar of fruit or dessert fruit.

Note : 
The child may start eating scraps (vegetables, fruits, cheese) if it catches them himself with his fingers on the plate.

Your child will eat almost "like a big" but its needs are still those of a child. It was not until 3 years he can eat like you.

Water is the only drink when your child needed thirsty. 

Added fats never before 6 months! Prefer vegetable fats: one teaspoon per day.

Baby should still drink 500 ml of milk per day 2nd age until at least 1 year 

Limit or avoid sugar, honey, chocolate, salt, fried ...