Sample daily eating plans

Sample daily eating plans for weaning your baby

Just starting solids

Breakfast - breast or formula milk; mid am - breast or formula milk; lunch - 1-3 teaspoons of baby rice mixed with breast or formula milk; mid pm - breast or formula milk; supper - breast or formula milk; bedtime - breast or formula milk

After 2 weeks

Breakfast - breast or formula milk; mid am - breast or formula milk; lunch - 1-3 teaspoons of baby rice mixed with breast or formula milk, and/or pureed vegetables or fruit; mid pm - breast or formula milk; supper - breast or formula milk; bedtime - breast or formula milk

After 4-6 weeks

Breakfast - breast or formula milk; mid am - breast or formula milk; lunch - 1-3 tablespoons of baby rice mixed with breast or formula milk, pureed fruit and vegetables; mid pm - breast or formula milk; supper - 1-3 tablespoons of baby rice mixed with breast or formula milk, pureed fruit and vegetables; bedtime - breast or formula milk. (Gradually increase portion sizes.)

8-12 months

Breakfast - infant oat or wheat based cereal; mid am - breast or formula milk lunch - pasta and broccoli in cheese sauce, fruit compote; mid pm - breast or formula milk; supper - baked beans and mashed potato, fromage frais bedtime; - breast or formula milk

Ideas for family meals that can be mashed down (from 8-10 months)

• Lentil hot pot
• Soya mince shepherds pie
• Lentil shepherds pie
• Macaroni cheese
• Butter beans with cheese
• Avocado dip on jacket potato
• Pumpkin & sweet potato stew in a pot
• Pasta in a tomato, pepper and spinach sauce (Remember not to add any salt.)

Puddings (from 8-10 months)

• Fruit compotes
• Rice and sago puddings
• Stewed dried fruit
• Custard Yogurts
• Fromage frais