KidsHealth NZ Some suggestions for first foods.
What Food To Give Your Baby At Around 6 Months
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What Food To Give Your Baby At Around 6 Months
Start with one food at a time, and add a new food every 2 to 4 days. Over time, increase how much and how often you give solid foods. Start with 1 to 2 teaspoons once a day, and slowly increase.
Start with one food at a time, and add a new food every 2 to 4 days. Over time, increase how much and how often you give solid foods. Start with 1 to 2 teaspoons once a day, and slowly increase.
These are some good foods when your baby's starting on solids.
Iron-fortified infant cereal or baby rice.
Cooked and puréed beef, lamb, pork, chicken or fish or vegetarian alternatives (such as cooked and puréed lentils).
Puréed fruit without skins, pips or seeds – apple, pear, mango (cooking to soften if needed).
Cooked and puréed vegetables without skins, seeds or pips − kūmara, kamokamo, pumpkin, potato, cassava, tapioca.
Puréed, plain cooked rice or congee.
Bought baby food, which is labelled as the right stage for your baby.
This page last reviewed 21 December 2023.
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