Babies and children can choke on food at any age but those under 5 are at higher risk, and especially children and babies under 3. Watch a video about ways to reduce the choking risk.
What food from 8-12 months?
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What food from 8-12 months?
By 8 or 9 months, you can start to offer your baby their solids before breast milk or formula. By now your baby is probably having 3-4 meals a day, 1-2 snacks, and 2-3 breast (or formula) feeds.
By 8 or 9 months, you can start to offer your baby their solids before breast milk or formula. By now your baby is probably having 3-4 meals a day, 1-2 snacks, and 2-3 breast (or formula) feeds.
By the time your baby is 12 months, they're ready to eat a little of what the rest of the family is eating but remember to be careful about foods that can cause choking.
Try mashed vegetables mixed with minced or finely chopped tender cooked meat, chicken, kai moana, egg or slightly mashed cooked legumes (such as lentils). You could also add chopped up noodles or pasta or whole rice. |
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Add chopped soft fruit to yoghurt or custard. |
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Offer breakfast cereal – porridge, wheat biscuits and infant muesli. |
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Introduce slightly firmer finger foods such as: soft ripe fruit or soft cooked vegetables such as kiwifruit or kūmara; finely grated raw carrot and apple; toast fingers; puffed crispbread. |
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This page last reviewed 02 June 2013.
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