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Carrot Puree For Babies By Stage + Combination Ideas

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Making carrot puree for baby is one of the best ways to introduce andprepare carrots for babiesat an early age. Due to it’s nutritional profile and sweet taste, carrot puree makes a great stage 1 baby food for 6 months old babies.

Usually the carrot puree is well accepted whether is served alone as stage 1 baby food or when incorporated in other foods like soups, baked goods or other vegetable puree combinations as stage 2 or 3 baby food options.

Carrot Puree For Babies – Benefits

  • Fresh homemade carrot pure is so much more superior in terms of nutrition and quality when compared to pre-made carrot puree. Don’t be tempted to buy just out of convenience. Keep in mind that jarred baby food is pasteurized and can sit on the shelves for up to a year, which means that most of the nutrients are long gone. Moreover according to 2021 reports, baby food is also often contaminated with heavy metals.
  • Doesn’t require too much effort and time: to puree carrots for baby food is simple and easy.
  • Infants and young children around 5-6 months typically prefer smooth foods over foods with lumps or chunks.
  • Carrots are rich source of antioxidants like carotenoids, anthocyanins also dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals which play an important part in preventing disease and setting a healthy eating pattern.
Carrot puree for baby.

Ingredients For Baby Carrot Puree (Stage 1)

  • Fresh carrots – you can choose any color, orange, red, white or purple they all are rich in antioxidants with a slight difference in nutrients. Fresh is always better than frozen.
  • Liquid – to thin out the puree. You can use some water, breast milk or some homemade chicken stock without salt.

Best Carrots For Making Puree

If you are buying carrots for babies, then buy regular, unprocessed, full-grown organic carrots (not pre-sliced baby carrots). You should clean and cut the carrots at home just before cooking for minimal nutrient loss.

How To Make Stage 1 Carrot Puree For Babies

  1. First wash and peel the carrots. Cut them into slices or keep them whole if they are small.
  2. Now, there are many ways to cook carrots, but the best option in terms of nutrition retention is steaming. Bring 1 inch of water to boil in a saucepan fitted with a steamer basket and cover with a lid.Steam on medium-low heat for approximately 12-15 minutes (it depends on the size) or until they are soft when pierced with a fork.

4. Blend: transfer cooked carrots into a small blender, then add the liquid of your choice and puree until smooth. Add little by little if you’re not sure how much you need. I have some references of how much liquid will be needed in the recipe card below.

How to make carrot puree for babies.

Add-Ins

Add flavor to baby carrot puree:

  • Cinnamon
  • Nutmeg
  • Himalayan pink salt (for babies 9 months+)
  • Dried herbs (sage, basil, oregano)
  • Garlic, onion
  • Cumin

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Make smooth carrot puree for a 5-6 month baby (stage 1).

How much carrot puree a baby can eat per day?

Begin with a very small amount (about 1 to 2 teaspoons) a day. In the next few weeks gradually increase to 2 to 3 tablespoons along with other types of puree.

Textures you can get: mashed carrots, thick carrot puree, thin smooth carrot puree.

Carrot Puree Combinations Ideas (Stage 2)

  • carrot and cauliflower puree
  • pureed carrot and cooked chicken or beef
  • cooked beans (black, white, chickpeas) and carrot puree
  • steamed apples (or pear) and carrot puree
  • carrot and sweet potato puree
  • mango blueberry and carrot puree
  • carrot and mango puree
  • carrot and strawberry puree
  • steamed peas and carrot puree
  • mashed avocado and carrot puree
  • steamed zucchini and carrot puree
  • pureed carrot with rice or oatmeal porridge
  • steamed kale (or other greens) and carrot puree
  • broccoli, apple and carrot puree
  • puree carrots with a some stock/broth or cream and add seasonings of your choice.

How To Store The Carrot Puree

  • Store leftovers for 3-4 days in the refrigerator. You can use these 4 oz reusable containers for baby food.
  • Freeze for longer storage in a portioned freezer tray for up to 3 months.
  • Thaw / reheat – just pop them out of the freezer and place them in the refrigerator to thaw overnight. Reheat at low temperature in a covered pot or serve at room temperature.
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Carrot Puree For Babies By Stage + Combination Ideas

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Serving carrot puree for babies is one of the best ways to introduce carrots to babies at an early age. Due to it’s nutritional profile and sweet taste, carrot puree make a great stage 1 baby food for 6 months old babies. Usually the carrot puree is well accepted whether is served alone or incorporated in other foods like soups or baked goods.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Blending Time 2 mins

Total Time 22 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Baby Food

Servings 0.75 cup

Calories 52 kcal

  • 2 medium carrots (washed, peeled)
Choose one of the options for blending: 
  • 1/2 cup liquid (water, breast milk, or homemade stock) (pourable puree – 6 month old babies)
  • 1/4 cup liquid (water, breast milk, or homemade stock) (for a thicker puree – 7 months+)
  •  2-3  tbsp  liquid (for mashed carrots)
Prepare The Carrots
Cook The Carrots
  • You can choose one of the ways to cook the carrots (steam, roast, boil).

  • The best option in terms of nutrition retention is steaming. 

    Bring 1 inch of water to boil in a saucepan fitted with a steamer basket and cover with a lid. 

  • Steam on medium-low heat for approximately 10-15 minutes (it depends on the size) or until they are soft when pierced with a fork.

Blend Carrot Into Puree
  • Transfer cooked carrots into a blender, then add the liquid of your choice and puree until smooth. Add little by little if you’re not sure how much you need.

Add flavor to baby carrot puree: Cinnamon, nutmeg, Himalayan pink salt (for babies 9 months+), dried herbs (sage, basil, oregano), garlic, onion, cumin.

 

Carrot Puree Baby Food Combinations Ideas (Stage 2):
  • carrot and cauliflower puree
  • pureed carrot and cooked chicken or beef
  • steamed broccoli, apple and carrot puree
  • cooked beans (black, white, chickpeas) and carrot puree
  • steamed apples (or pear) and carrot puree
  • mango blueberry and carrot puree
  • steamed peas and carrot puree
  • mashed avocado and carrot puree
  • steamed zucchini and carrot puree
  • pureed carrot with rice or oatmeal porridge
  • steamed kale (or other greens) and carrot puree
  • puree carrots with a some stock/broth or cream and add seasonings of your choice.

Serving: 0.75cupCalories: 52kcal

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Best Baby Food Combinations (50 Easy Recipe Ideas + Tips)

Learn this simple approach to making baby food combinations with this master list of ideas. With this post, you’ll always have ideas for easy baby meals that both taste great and are realistic for you to execute…even with a busy schedule!

Baby Food Combinations

Moving from single ingredient baby foods to combinations in stage 2 baby food is such a fun stage of feeding babies because things can get so much more flavorful and interesting! And it means that you can batch cook basic purees and then combine them in so many delicious ways to keep things interesting and nutrition varied.

And while I am not opposed to sometimes buying baby food, each of these ideas is super easy—even if you are very busy. I love to have a stash of these in the freezer to use for quick meals in a pinch. (And to be honest, we still use them in the toddler years as easy ways to offer up veggies!)

TIP: Scroll to the recipe at the end of the post for all of the details, and read through the post for answers to common questions and basics about making baby food combos.

Ingredients in Baby Food Combinations

To make the baby foods in this post, you’ll need basic ingredients (that will obviously vary according to which specific puree you choose). The base purees are made with:

  • Apples
  • Bananas
  • Blueberries
  • Butternut Squash
  • Carrots
  • Mango
  • Pear
  • Peas
  • Spinach
  • Sweet Potatoes

TIP: Then, to mix things into combinations, you can add in peanut butter, plain whole milk yogurt, Baby Oatmeal, Baby Rice Cereal, and other purees including those made with beans, chicken, pineapple, avocado, peach, and more.

How to Make Stage 2 Baby Food Combinations Step-by-Step

Here’s a look at the simple process involved in making this sort of stage 2 baby food. Scroll down to the bottom of the recipe for the full information.

  1. Make your base purees.
  2. Store or freeze until ready to combine.
  3. Stir together the purees, adding any optional spices or ingredients, until uniform.
  4. Serve with a spoon or in a reusable pouch.

TIP: I like to make the single ingredient purees and freeze them, then mix and match frozen cubes of purees into yummy combinations. This ensures that you have flexibility to adjust if baby doesn’t love one combination and that you can change up the flavors you’re offering regularly.

How do you combine baby food?

With the way I do it, you simply make two purees (or one puree if you plan to combine it with something like yogurt or oatmeal) and mix them together. You can really do any combinations that sound good to you. I have 10 base purees and 5 easy combination ideas for you to get started, but then you can totally run with it!

Best Baby Food Containers

For storing baby food, I like these Wean Green Storage Cubes (they are glass and are insanely durable—I’ve been using the same set for 8 years), these Beaba Clip Containers, and these Wee Sprout Containers. My go-to reusable pouches include this silicone one from Squeasy Gear and these Wee Sprouts BPA-free plastic ones. (I prefer the 3 ounce size for babies in both pouch options.)

Apple Baby Food Ideas

Once you make basic Apple Puree, you can combine it with so many yummy flavors!

  • + plain whole milk yogurt = Apple Yogurt
  • + Baby Oatmeal = Apple Oatmeal
  • + Spinach Puree = Apple Spinach Baby Food
  • + Carrot Puree = Apple Carrot Baby Food
  • + Butternut Squash Puree = Apple Squash Baby food

Banana Baby Food Ideas

Try these easy combinations that start with Banana Puree.

  • + Peanut Butter Puree = Banana Peanut Butter Baby Food
  • + plain whole milk yogurt = Banana Yogurt
  • + Baby Oatmeal + Banana Oatmeal
  • + Bean Puree = Banana Bean Puree
  • + Avocado Puree + Banana Avocado Puree

Baby Food Combinations with Blueberries

Start with Blueberry Puree, then transform it into these fun flavors.

  • + plain whole milk yogurt = Blueberry yogurt
  • + Baby Oatmeal = Blueberry Oatmeal
  • + Banana Puree = Blueberry Banana Puree
  • + Mango Puree = Blueberry Mango Puree
  • + Peach Puree = Blueberry Peach Puree

Baby Food Combinations with Butternut Squash

Smooth Butternut Squash Puree is a great base as it’s rich in nutrients and has a naturally mild flavor. (Any of these would be great with a tiny pinch of cinnamon.)

  • + Pear Puree = Squash Pear Puree
  • + Bean Puree = Squash Bean Puree
  • + Banana Puree = Squash Banana Puree
  • + Applesauce = Squash Apple Puree
  • + plain whole milk yogurt = Squash Yogurt

Baby Food Combinations with Carrots

Start with Carrot Puree, then add in new flavors!

  • + Apple Puree + Sweet Potato Puree = Carrot Apple Sweet Potato Puree
  • + Pear Puree + Sweet Potato Puree = Carrot Pear Sweet Potato Puree
  • + Banana Puree = Carrot Banana Baby Food
  • + Quinoa Baby Food = Carrot Quinoa Baby Food
  • + Bean Puree = Carrot Bean Puree

Baby Food Combinations with Mango

Mango Puree is a cinch to make and is so intensely flavorful—which makes it play really well with other purees!

  • + plain whole milk yogurt = Mango Yogurt
  • + Baby Oatmeal = Mango Oatmeal
  • + Banana Puree = Mango Banana Puree
  • + Avocado Puree = Mango Avocado Puree
  • + Peach Puree = Mango Peach Puree

Pear Baby Food Combinations

Ripe pears make delicious Pear Baby Food that freezes and combines well.

  • + Avocado Puree = Pear Avocado Puree
  • + Baby Oatmeal + Cinnamon = Pear Cinnamon Oatmeal
  • + Banana Puree = Pear Banana Puree
  • + Pea Puree = Pear Pee Puree
  • + Carrot Puree = Pear Carrot Puree

Baby Food Combinations with Peas

Keep a bag of frozen peas in the freezer and homemade Pea Puree is just minutes away. Then try:

  • + Apple Puree = Pea Apple Puree
  • + Pear Puree = Pea Pear Puree
  • + Mango Puree = Pea Mango Puree
  • + Banana Puree = Pea Banana Baby Food
  • + Pineapple Puree = Pea Pineapple Puree

Baby Food Combinations with Spinach

My Spinach Baby food already has peas in it (to ensure it’s smooth and mellow in flavor). You can also combine it with:

  • + Apple Puree = Spinach Apple Puree
  • + Pear Puree = Spinach Pear Puree
  • + plain whole milk yogurt = Savory Spinach Yogurt
  • + Quinoa Baby Food and pinch Parmesan cheese = Spinach Parmesan Quinoa
  • + Bean Puree = Spinach Bean Puree

Sweet Potato Baby Food Ideas

Start with a batch of Sweet Potato Baby Food and then try these yummy options:

  • + Chicken Puree = Sweet Potato Chicken Baby Food
  • + Bean Puree = Sweet Potato Bean Puree
  • + Applesauce = Sweet Potato Applesauce
  • + Carrot Puree + Cinnamon = Cinnamon Sweet Potato Carrot Puree
  • + Bean Puree + Cumin = Mexican Sweet Potato Bean Puree

How to Store Baby Food—and Send it to Daycare

I prefer to freeze batches of baby food in a silicone ice cube tray overnight, transfer it to a zip top freezer bag, then store it until I’m ready to serve or combine it. You can then mix and match from the single ingredient purees you have in the freezer by adding a cube or two of two purees to a container. If you do that the night before you plan to serve the food, it will thaw and be ready to stir together.

This makes it easy to batch cook and have a lot of option to feed baby at home or at daycare.

Tips for Making the Best Baby Food Combinations (Stage 2 & Stage 3)

  • These Stage 2 baby foods are great to introduce after baby has started solids with single ingredient baby foods.
  • For a 6 month old baby, 1-2 tablespoons baby food may be plenty for a single serving. For a 9 month old baby, they might want ¼ cup or more.
  • Adjust the servings based on your child’s hunger, using a roughly one to one ratio of the purees in each combination.
  • Read more about the differences in Baby Food Stages here.
  • Find my best tips for Baby Food Storage here.
  • Add in a little mashed avocado, coconut oil, or Prune Puree to help with baby constipation.
  • Serve with a spoon or in a reusable pouch.

I’d love to hear your feedback on these ideas, so please comment and rate the recipe ideas below! I appreciate all of your comments so much.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Author Amy Palanjian

Cuisine American

Course Baby Food

Calories 5kcal

Servings 6

1-2 tablespoons Butternut Squash Puree and with one of the following
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Pear Puree
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Bean Puree
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Banana Puree
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Applesauce
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons plain whole milk yogurt
1-2 tablespoons Spinach Puree and one of the following:
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Apple Puree
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Pear Puree
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons plain whole milk yogurt
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Quinoa Baby Food and pinch Parmesan cheese
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Bean Puree
1-2 tablespoons Sweet Potato Puree and one of the following:
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Chicken Puree
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Bean Puree
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Applesauce
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Carrot Puree and pinch cinnamon
  • ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Bean Puree and pinch cumin
  • Prepare each puree. Freeze in a silicone ice cube tray, transferring the cubes to a freezer bag once solid, or store in the refrigerator as needed.

  • Place roughly equal amounts of the two (or more) purees you plan to combine into a bowl. Stir together. (If the purees are frozen, place a cube or two of each into a bowl or storage container. the night before you plan to serve and let thaw overnight in the fridge before stirring together. Or thaw at room temperature for about 2 hours.)

  • Serve or store for later.

  • Mixing Bowl

  • Reusable Pouch

  • Silicone Ice Cube Tray

  • Taste the purees and add more of a sweeter one if needed.
  • Add small pinches of spices like cinnamon, ground ginger, and cumin to add flavor.
  • Add small pinches of ground flaxseed to add healthy fats.
  • Serve with a baby spoon or in a reusable pouch.
  • Pack for daycare if needed in small airtight containers.
  • Serve cold or warm just slightly.
  • If. baby has a dairy intolerance, use a nondairy, unsweetened nondairy yogurt.
  • If baby has a nut allergy, use a nut-free alternative that's unsweetened such as Sunbutter.

Calories: 5kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 11mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 30IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 5mg, Iron: 1mg

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Children of the first months of life are completely on milk nutrition, receiving up to 1 liter of mother's milk or adapted milk mixtures per day.

After the introduction of complementary foods, the amount of milk is reduced to 700-800 ml per day; at the age of 1 to 3 years, the daily amount of milk (including fermented milk products) can be reduced to 600 ml. Children of preschool and school age are recommended at least 500 ml of milk (fermented milk products) per day.

Cottage cheese is given to healthy children from the age of 6 months in a small amount (up to 40 g per day), by the year and then - up to 50 g. It is better to give it every other day (100 g) or after 2 days (150 g). However, if the child receives less than the recommended amount of milk or other protein products, the amount of cottage cheese is increased accordingly.

Children under 3 years of age can only be given natural cottage cheese obtained from a dairy kitchen or prepared at home from fresh kefir, including calcined. Ordinary cottage cheese purchased in a store is used only for cooking various dishes: casseroles, cheesecakes, dumplings, etc.

Sour cream is given to children after a year (up to a year, if necessary, cream can be given) in the amount of 10-15 g. at the age of 1-3 years - 80 g, 3-7 years - 100 g, at school age - up to 150 g. salts of nitrous acid (nitrites), which cause methemoglobinemia in a very sensitive children's hematopoietic system, followed by a lag in mental and physical development.

Fish is introduced into the diet of children from 9-10 months, starting with small quantities and bringing up to a year up to 20 g per day, at the age of 1-3 years - up to 25 g per day, 3-7 years - 50 g, 7 - 14 years old - 60-70 g. In this case, it is better to give fish 2-3 times a week in correspondingly large quantities.

Eggs start to be produced quite early (from 6 months to a year, only the yolk - up to 1/2 eggs per day). From a year to 7 years - 1/2 pc. per day, from 7 to 14 years old - 1 pc.

Fat products are best given in the form of butter and vegetable oils. The total amount of butter, taking into account the use both in its natural form and for cooking for children up to a year (from 6 months) is 4-6 g per day, at the age of 1-3 years - 15-17 g, 3-7 years - 25 g, 7-14 years old - 45 g; vegetable oil, respectively: 3-6, 6-7, 9-10 and 15 g per day.

Vegetables and fruits are included in the menu of children from 6 months of age. In the first year, from 50 ml (at the age of 6 months) to 100 ml (by the end of the year) of fruit, berry or vegetable juice, up to 50-80 g of fruit and 150-200 g of vegetable puree. At the age of over a year, the recommended amount of vegetables is: for children 1-3 years old - 350 g (including potatoes - 150 g), 3-7 years old - 470-500 g (potatoes - 200-220 g), 7-14 years - 750 g (potatoes - 350 g). The amount of fresh fruits (berries, juices) for children older than a year can reach up to 150-300 g per day, at school age - up to 500 g. In the absence of fresh fruits, they are replaced with an appropriate amount of canned or dried fruits.

The amount of sugar, cereals, flour, bakery and confectionery products in the diet of children should be limited to the following norms. So, the amount of sugar for children aged 1-3 years should be no more than 50 g per day, 3-7 years old - 55 g, 7-14 years old - 60 g, but 10-15 g less is better. It is desirable to replace part of the sugar with xylitol, fructose or jam, honey and other products containing, along with sugar, useful components. The number of cereals together with pasta should be, respectively: 30, 45 and 60-65 g, flour - 15, 25 and 40 g, wheat bread - 50, 100 and 150-200 g, rye bread - 30, 60 and 100 g , confectionery - 5, 10 and 15 g. At the same time, with an increase in the use of any of the listed products, the amount of the other is reduced so as not to overload the child's diet with carbohydrates.

The indicated norms of products are approximate, being guided by which, it is possible to provide a more or less rational nutrition of the child.
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With artificial feeding, complementary foods are introduced at 4.5-5 months, while with breastfeeding this is done later - at 5-6 months. This is due to the fact that formula-fed children receive a significant amount of "foreign" nutrients in the composition of women's milk replacer, which leads to a certain adaptation of the child to "alien" nutrition. It should be noted that the timing of the introduction of complementary foods is chosen individually, after discussion with the pediatrician who observes the baby.
It is necessary to start the introduction of complementary foods with a small amount of the product, gradually increasing it. On the first day, complementary foods are given in the amount of 3-5 teaspoons, within 10-12 days they are brought to the full volume of one feeding.
Complementary foods should be given before formula feeding, from a spoon.
Two new products cannot be introduced at the same time.
Complementary foods should be puréed and free of small pieces that may cause difficulty in swallowing. With age, you should move on to thicker, and later - to denser food.
After the introduction of complementary foods, it is necessary to establish a 5-time feeding regimen.
The first complementary foods are introduced at one of the daily feedings, best of all - at 10 or 14 hours.
Vegetable puree is considered preferable for the first complementary foods in healthy formula-fed babies, it is richer in vitamins, minerals, pectins, fiber, which are necessary for a growing body. The introduction of complementary foods must begin with one type of vegetable: zucchini, pumpkin, cauliflower, broccoli, green peas, potatoes, which should not exceed 20% of the total volume of vegetables.
Cereals (rice, corn, buckwheat) are introduced as complementary foods one month after the introduction of vegetables (not earlier than 6 months). After 8 months, gluten-containing cereals (oatmeal, semolina) can also be introduced. Porridge is given to a child starting with 1-2 teaspoons, gradually increasing its amount to 120-150 g per day and adding 3-4 g of melted butter or vegetable oil. After porridge, you can give your baby fruit puree.
Cottage cheese, as a source of complete protein and some essential amino acids, calcium and phosphorus salts, should be prescribed to healthy, normally developing children no earlier than 5-6 months to enrich complementary foods with protein. The amount of cottage cheese by the year should not exceed 50 g in order to avoid a high salt and protein load on the child's kidneys.
Hard-boiled egg yolk should be given from 6-7 months. Earlier administration often leads to allergic reactions. The yolk is given to the child in a pureed form, mixed with a small amount of the mixture, starting with the minimum doses (on the tip of a spoon) and gradually bringing its amount to 1/4-1/2 per day. Later, the yolk is added to porridge or vegetable puree. It is better to give the yolk 2 times a week.
It is recommended to introduce meat into the child's diet starting from 7-7.5 months. If the child has intolerance to cow's milk proteins, it is better to refuse the introduction of beef and veal, and use rabbit meat, white meat of turkey, chicken and lean pork. With anemia, meat puree is prescribed from 5-5.5 months. At 8-9months, meat puree is replaced with meatballs, by the end of the year - with steam cutlets. It is not recommended to give meat broth to a child of the first year of life, since its nutritional value is negligible, in addition, it is rich in extractive substances that have an allergenic effect.
At the age of 7 months, to stimulate chewing skills, you can give the child a cracker (with kefir or juice).
White sea fish (hake, cod, sea bass) can be recommended to a child instead of meat 1-2 times a week from 8-9months. Fish proteins are well balanced in amino acid composition. They are digested better than meat proteins; in addition, the fish is rich in minerals, vitamins of group B.
It is better to start giving whole cow's milk to a child not earlier than the first year of life, and preferably after 2 years.
Fermented milk products are introduced into the diet of a healthy child no earlier than 7 months. In case of allergy to mixtures, they are introduced earlier, but their amount should not exceed 2/3 of the volume of the milk formula.
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Juice norm:
Please note - juice should not replace feeding (milk), it is given as a supplement.
col. months of the baby * 10
Eg. 4 months = 40 ml

Fruit puree rate is calculated in the same way.

Norm vegetable. puree:
4 months 100 - 135 gr
5 - 6 months 150 gr.
9-12 months 180-200 gr.

Norm of cereals:
4 months. 150 gr
7-8 months 180 gr
9-12 months 180-200 gr

meat:
We start with beef, turkey, then pork and poultry
homogenized is given from 6 months.
puree from 7-8 months.
coarsely ground in 9-12 months
steam cutlets 11-12 months

Net meat volume:
6 months - up to 30 gr
8-9 months - up to 50 gr
9-12 months 60-70 gr 9014 8-9 months 1 or 2 times a week replace meat feeding with fish (flounder, cod, salmon, etc.)

8. Introduce from 25-30 gr, by the year increase to 50 gr. After a year - 75 gr. Mon at 9, yolk is administered in the same way in different ways - from 6 to 8 months, then oil - is administered from 5 and on. Well, maybe I missed something.

Anna gave information that from a year to 1.5 years a child should eat 1200 grams, this includes soups, kefir, yogurt. so divide this weight by the number of feedings.
from 1.5 years old daily norm 1400-1500 grams

Sample menu for 4 months. :
Feed 1 HW/WF 180 ml

Feed 2 HW/WF 180 ml
Juice 20 ml (+ 20 g water)

3 feeding Vegetable. puree 135 gr
Tea 40ml - optional
HW/WF 60 ml

4 feeding HW/WF 150 ml
Fruit. puree 40 gr
Juice 20 ml (+ 20 gr. water)

5 feeding HW / IV 180-200 ml



sample menu for 6 months (: from the literature)
8.00 105 ml mixture 200 ml + fr. puree 30 ml
14.00 vegetables 150 ml + meat 30 mo + juice 60 ml
18.00 mixture 110 ml + cottage cheese 40 gr + fr. puree 30 ml + biscuits
22.00 mixture 200 ml

Our menu!! age - More than 5.5 months - he switched to 4 times feeding (EARLY, but he wants to). Replaced one feeding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! menu:
10.40 - 240 mixes
15.00 (14.20) - 270 (vegetables)
18.40 (18.20) - 240 mixes
22.30 (10.22) - 240 mixes
alternate juice (apple/pear) + alternate tea (fennel, chamomile, rosehip)

menu for 6-7 months (from literature):
7-8 mixture 200ml
10-11 yolk 1/4 + porridge 150 + juice 60 gr
13-14 vegetables with meat 180g + mix 30g
17-18 mix 130ml + cottage cheese 30 + cookies 5g + fr. puree 60 gr
21-22 mix 200 gr

Our menu at the age of about 6.5 months : we begin to replace the evening feeding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! MENU:
10.30 (11.00) - 160 porridge + 35 fr. puree + juice (30 ml juice/30 ml water)
14.30 (15.00) - 240 (260) vegetables + juice (30 ml juice/30 ml water)
18.30 (19.00) - 180 mixes + 30 fr. puree
22.00 (22.30) - 240 mixtures of fermented milk.
During the day tea

menu for 7-8 months (from literature):
7-8 mixture 200 ml
10-11 yolk 1/2 + porridge 150 + juice 40 gr
13-14 vegetables with meat 200 gr + juice 30g
17-18 mixture 100 + cottage cheese 40 + biscuits 5g + fr. puree 70 gr
21-22 mix 200 gr

US 8 MONTHS Menu:
10.00 - 180 porridge + 40 fr. puree
14.30 - 50 meat + 210 vegetables (with olive oil) + 1/2 yolks (1-2 times a week) 18.30 - 160 mix + 40 cottage cheese + 2 cookies + 40 fr. puree
21.30 - 240 fermented milk mixture

menu for 8-9 months (from literature):
7-8 mixture 200 ml
10-11 yolk 1/2 + porridge 180 + juice 40 gr
13-14 vegetables with meat ( fish) 200 gr + juice 40 gr
17-18 mixture 90 + cottage cheese 40 + biscuits 10 gr + fr. puree 80 gr
21-22 mixture 200 gr

menu for 9-11 months (from literature):
7-8 mixture 200 ml
10-11 yolk 1/2 + porridge 180-200 gr + juice 40-50 gr
13-14 vegetables with meat (fish) 200-250 gr + juice 40-50 gr
17-18 mix 60 + cottage cheese 50 + biscuits 10-15 gr + fr. puree 90-100 gr
21-22 mixture (kefir) 200gr

Us 10 months Menu:
10.00 - 200 porridge + 40 puree
14.15 - 70 meat (fish - once a week) + 230 vegetables .butter) + yolk 1/2 (1-2 times a week)
18.30 - 3 cookies + 50 cottage cheese + 150 mixes + 50 fr. puree
21.30 - sour milk
Then they replaced one meat meal - FISH!!!!

Also, if you wish, you can, for example, give fruit puree instead of milk in the 3rd feeding. It's all up to you - how you feel comfortable. If you write something - I myself dealt with this offal for a month - there was no one to tell
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I collected information from all sorts of sources, I don’t remember everything already, and this is what we got. But you can also look at the sites of Hipp, Sampler (children's food) - that's where I took it for sure.

A This is the diary of MY complementary foods:

3.5 months - apples. clarified juice (starting from 1/2 tsp) - necessarily diluted with water. For a very long time she gave 2 water \ 1 juice, from 7 1 \ 1, and from 11 - 0.5 water \ 1 juice
give only after eating - otherwise she does not eat later. And during the day.

1 drop juice + 2 water
2 drops juice + 4 water
1 tsp + 2 tsp water
2 tsp + 4 tsp water and 25 water = somewhere around 40 grams
evening - the same. I give “broccoli” before feeding at lunch (13.00 - 14.00) - I ate 5 times a day.
1 tsp then mix or sisu
2 tsp
4 tsp
1/3 can = 35g (reduced mix by 30g)
1/2 can = 50g
60g + mix (reduced mix only 60 gr)
100g = 1 tin + mix reduced by 90g

cauliflower
lunch:
cap. + 100 broccoli + 90 ml mix
2 tsp col. drops + 1 tin broc + 90 mix
1/3 tin col. cap. + 1/2 tins of broccoli + 120 mixtures (did not eat 90...) + 90 mixes
1.5 col. cap + 120 g of the mixture (required)

"zucchini"
lunch:
1 tsp. zucchini + 1.5 cans col. cap + 120 mixtures = 270 ml
4 tsp cab. + 1.5 col. cap + 120 mixtures = 270 ml
40 ml cab. + 100 colors cap + 120 mixtures = 260 ml
80 cab. + 80 col. cap + 90 mixtures = 250 ml
140 cab. + 120 mixture = 260 ml

"olive oil" added to vegetable. puree, first 1/3, then 1/2 tsp daily
"pear juice" - clarified, introduced like apple juice, now I alternate them

WE ARE 5 MONTHS!!!!
menu:
9.30 - 210 water for 7 tablespoons of the mixture = 240 ml
15.10 - 80 zucchini + 100 broc + 1/2 tsp olive. oils + 90 mixes = 270 ml
juice in tech. days (after eating) - 50 juice + 70 (80 water)
col. I change cabbage and broccoli every other day !!!!!

"potato"
lunch:
2. 5 tsp cards + 80 zucchini + 100 cabbage (brok \ cauliflower) + 1/2 olive. oils + 90 mixtures
30 gr. cards + 10 zucchini + 100 broks. + oils + 90 mixtures
eats canned potatoes badly (began to make her own) - GO NAURA
80 cards + oils + 100 colors. cap. + 90 mixtures (ate 70 gr) \u003d 250
90 cards + 60 zucchini. +90 mixture = 240
I give rosehip tea + juice during the day.....
I COMBINE VEGETABLES AND REPLACE!!!

"CARROT" - do not recommend more than 40 g per day (may be allergies and vitamin oversaturation) (after sweet carrots he doesn't really want to eat the rest!!! - I give carrots at the end)
100 brock + 60 colors. cap + 5 tsp carrot + 70 mixtures = 260 ml
100 cards + 40 colors. cap + 40 carrots + oil + 60 mix
100 cards + 80 zucchini. + 1/2 tsp oil + 40 carrots + 60 mix

Next - I started cooking vegetables myself!!! Finely cut carrots into cubes, boiled in a small amount of water, then after a while added zucchini, color. cabbage, broccoli and potatoes. Together with some water in a blender + olive oil. - it turned out vegetable combined puree. The first month - I cooked in the morning, then I did it for 2 days. I measured the norm in empty jars from food, closed the lid and put it in the refrigerator.

" PUMPKIN"
the same. just started again in jars, and then added to a saucepan with vegetables.

More than 5.5 months - he switched to 4 times feeding (EARLY, but he wants to). Replaced one feeding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
menu:

10.40 - 240 mixes
15.00 (14.20) - 270 (vegetables)
18.40 (18.20) - 240 mixes day I alternate juice (apple\pear) + alternate tea (fennel, chamomile, rosehip)


6 months!!!! We replace the morning feeding!!!
«KASHKI» we introduce buckwheat/corn/rice
are definitely dairy-free and gluten-free!!!

"BUCKWHEAT" I breed porridge on a mixture:
Breakfast: \u003d 180 gr
30 porridges + 150 mixtures
60 porridges + 120 mixtures
90 porridges + 90 mixtures

At night I start to give a fermented milk mixture to avoid constipation, because dense porridge!!!!! Then alternate!!!!!

We are 6. 5 months old - we introduce “YaBL. PUREE "(given after the main course, then you can mix it. We mixed at the end to make the porridge tastier)
Breakfast: = 200 gr
200 mixed buckwheat + 20 gr apple puree puree
150 rice + 60 apples puree

"Pear puree"
Enter in the same way, then alternate with apple!!!!

6.5 months: starting to replace the evening feeding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MENU:
10.30 (11.00) - 160 cereals + 35 fr. puree + juice (30 ml juice/30 ml water)
14.30 (15.00) - 240 (260) vegetables + juice (30 ml juice/30 ml water)
18.30 (19.00) - 180 mixes + 30 fr. puree
22.00 (22.30) - 240 fermented milk mixture.
During the day, tea

Enter "prune puree"
And it turns out alternating apple / pear / prunes

Enter " TURKEY MEAT"
Lunch:
240 vegetables 204 meat + 20 meat it is impossible - see the norm)

Enter "JUICE WITH PULP of apples / plums" - without sugar
"Juice with PULP of apples / carrots" - without sazar

US 7 months!!!
Enter "COTTAGE COTTAGE COTTAGE" (without additives) - while the norm is 25 g
Introduce cottage cheese carefully (affects the kidneys)
Dinner:
1 tsp. cottage cheese + 180 mixtures + 30 fr. puree
2 tsp cottage cheese
cottage cheese refuses to eat!!
I put the mixture into the cottage cheese and crumble the Hines cookie - then I eat
Dinner:
25 cottage cheese + cookie + 160 mixture + 40 fr. puree

Enter "RABBIT" AND "BEEF" . Beef after I introduced it, I do it myself. And I started adding water to vegetables, from cooking meat !!! But only after the second broth!!!
(When the meat boils, rinse, drain the water).
We are 7.5 months old
We introduce " YOLK " - it is recommended to boil the egg for about 20 minutes, so that all the bullshit comes out of it. Give after 2-3 days.
Enter carefully - an allergen!!!
A droplet with porridge. THEN more, more and Bring to normal 1/2 of the yolk.
Then instead of breakfast, I started to give it with vegetables.

Introduced "banana puree", juice with "black currant", juice "apple. - pumpkin"

US 8 MONTHS
Menu:
10. 00 - 180 porridge + 40 fr. puree
14.30 - 50 meat + 210 vegetables
18.30 - 160 mixture + 40 cottage cheese + 2 cookies + 40 fr. puree
21.30 - 240 sour-milk mixture


Introduced "blueberries", porridge "Oatmeal" (dairy-free), juice "apple - apricot", "apple. banana”, “apricot puree”, tangerines, apple-grape juice

Us 10 months
Menu:
10.00 - 200 porridge + 40 puree
14.15 - 70 meat + 230 vegetables
18.3 cottage cheese + 150 mixtures + 50 fr. puree
21.30 - sour milk
Then they replaced one meat meal - FISH!!!! (from http://agulife.ru)
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When to give juice to a child
According to the old data, pediatricians advised to introduce juice to a child from 3 months, at present, juice is administered to a child from 6 months.
Begin to give a few drops of juice, gradually increasing its amount. On day 1, you should not give more than 10-15 drops (you can measure with a pipette), and on day 2, with a normal reaction of the baby, you can give half a teaspoon, then daily increasing the amount of juice by half a teaspoon is brought to 50 ml.
Juice should be given in 2 doses, best of all in the first half of the day (because juices contain a large amount of carbohydrates and promote fermentation in the intestines, which causes discomfort to the baby). Juice is given 10 - 15 minutes after feeding.
Currently, mothers have the opportunity to buy ready-made juices, but it is better to give preference to freshly prepared juices.
When calculating the daily amount of food for the baby, juice is not taken into account.
Citrus or red fruit juices may cause allergies. As the first juice for a child, it is better to choose apple. It is recommended to refuse grape juice up to 1 year because of the large amount of sugar in it, which contributes to fermentation in the intestines.
It is better to dilute the juice with boiled water, especially if it is very sour and tart. Sometimes you can sweeten the juice with sugar syrup, but in very small quantities.
If a child has unstable stools, the doctor may recommend cherry, pomegranate, blackcurrant, blueberry juices. These juices are rich in tannins.
If a child has constipation, the doctor may recommend cabbage, beetroot, carrot, plum juices.
Fruit puree
Fruit puree is introduced from 6 months.
As the first puree, it is recommended to choose a grated apple without peel.
Puree starts with a small amount, increasing it gradually. On day 1, you can not give more than half a teaspoon.
The required amount of fruit puree is best given in two doses in the morning after feeding.

Caution should be taken with exotic fruits, fruits more often causing allergies (citrus fruits).
Cottage cheese
Cottage cheese start to enter from 6-7 months. Cottage cheese should not be introduced too early, since a breastfed child who is already receiving some kind of complementary foods usually does not experience a lack of protein in the diet. There are a lot of milk proteins in cottage cheese, which creates an additional burden on the baby's kidneys (protein breakdown products are excreted with the kidneys).
On the first day, they give half a teaspoon of cottage cheese. It is very good to grind cottage cheese with breast milk.
The amount of cottage cheese is gradually increased and gradually reaches 40 - 50 gr. Do not increase the amount of cottage cheese more than the recommended rate.
Use freshly prepared cottage cheese or cottage cheese specifically for baby food.
Yolk
Yolk is introduced into the baby's diet at 7 months.
You can choose chicken or quail eggs. Boil them for at least 10 minutes due to the risk of salmonellosis.
The yolk starts to be given only from the crumbs and gradually bring its amount to half the yolk.
It is very good to grind the yolk with breast milk.
The yolk is given before breastfeeding or added to porridge, vegetable puree.
If the child has some kind of food allergy, then in this case the yolk is not prescribed.
Butter
Vegetable and butter begin to be introduced into the child's diet from 6. 0 - 6.5 months. The amount of oil is increased gradually.
Vegetable oil is preferably added to vegetable puree, and butter to porridge.
Oil rate per day - 5 g
Meat
Minced meat is introduced into the diet of a child from 7 months.
Meat broth is introduced into the diet of a child from 8 months.
They start only with the introduction of minced meat into the diet. It is better to cook it yourself, for this the meat is boiled well and must be passed through a meat grinder at least 2 times.
You can choose beef, veal, chicken (with caution due to possible allergies). Sometimes offal (liver, brains, tongue) is also chosen.
Minced meat is introduced into the diet gradually, bringing its daily amount to 30 g by 10-12 months.
Steamed meatballs begin to try to give from 9 months.
1-2 times a week minced meat can be replaced with minced fish. Fish are taken from simple varieties and are cooked very carefully due to the presence of bones.
Fish broth can be given 2 times a week (replacing meat) in an amount of about 30 g. When preparing it, it is strictly necessary to pass it through layers of gauze.
Broths can be given as a separate dish or added to vegetable puree (you get a soup).
If the child has some kind of food allergy, then in this case, the broth and fish are not prescribed.
Vegetable puree
Vegetable puree is made from several types of vegetables.
At the beginning of the introduction of complementary foods, it is better to choose potatoes, zucchini, cabbage, green peas, carrots. Then you can add beets, tomatoes, pumpkin, turnips.
Try not to exceed half the size of potatoes. Mashed potatoes are too heavy food for a baby.
Puree is introduced gradually. On day 1, give no more than 2 teaspoons before breastfeeding. With good tolerance to new food, the volume of puree is increased every day by 2-3 teaspoons. For 1 week or a little more, you can reach the replacement of one breastfeeding.
Complementary food with cereals
Porridge is usually the second complementary food, which is started 3-4 weeks after the introduction of vegetable puree.
If your baby is underweight, your doctor may recommend introducing porridge as the first meal of the day.
Previously, 5% porridge was prescribed as complementary food, which is currently not recommended. They prefer gluten-free cereals because this protein is not digested in a child under 6 months. Choose rice, corn, buckwheat.
It is good to choose mixed cereals and be sure to alternate cereals.
First, the cereal is boiled in water, and then milk is added (do not boil for a long time). Porridge is prepared with the addition of 5% sugar.
If a child is allergic to milk, as well as in some other cases (rickets, anemia, paratrophy), porridge on vegetable broth is recommended.
Complementary foods with cereals begin gradually with 1 - 2 teaspoons, then completely replace one breastfeed within a week.
If the child is underweight in this case, cereals are preferably given in the evening, and if the child is normal or overweight, then in the morning.
Overweight children should not be given porridge to children more than once a day, and should not be given a lot of sugar, fat.
When giving a child foreign food, keep in mind that the child must get used to it. Sometimes children are happy to eat a new product, and sometimes they refuse. In this case, do not force the child. Wait another 1-2 weeks and try again. Do not feed your child exclusively with cereals. Do not give too sweet or fatty foods. Don't overfeed your baby. Don't be discouraged if your child hasn't eaten the amount of food they're supposed to eat. If he normally puts on weight, if he is healthy, cheerful, cheerful, active, then he eats the amount that he needs.
Currently, there is a lot of controversy and disagreement about the rules and timing of the introduction of complementary foods. Basically, they begin to move away from the usual complementary feeding schedule in favor of its later introduction. Of course, breast milk is undoubtedly a very important type of nutrition for the baby, but a healthy child cannot be satisfied with breast milk alone, even if there is enough of it. There is a need to provide the baby with vitamins and other important elements, as well as to ensure sufficient caloric intake.


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