Foods for baby’s first year

4-6 months ~ mostly pureed foods
6-8 months ~ thicker mashed foods
8-10 months ~ small diced foods
10-12 months ~ small finger foods

YES

apple* (small pieces, 8-12 months)
applesauce (unsweetened)
apricots*
avacado
banana
beets
bread
carrots (steamed & strained/pureed)
Cheerios (~ 6-8 months)
cheese (diced, at 8-12 months)
chicken (diced, at 8-12 months)
cooked whole grains
crackers (unsalted)
dried fruit (soaked in water to make it softer)
egg-yolk (hard boiled, mashed, 9-12 months)
fruit juice (small amounts, 100%, non-citrus)
meat (diced, at 8-12 months)
melon
nectarine*
pasta
peach*
pear*
peas* (steamed & strained/pureed)
pieces of baked or steamed squash*
plum*
potato* (baked, mashed)
rice
soft or silken tofu cubes
sweet potato*
toast
whole-grain cereals (i.e. rice cereal)
plain yogurt (9-12 months)


NO (or very limited)

berries (allergenic)
cabbage
chocolate
citrus fruits (allergenic)
corn
cow's milk (until at least 1 year)
egg white (allergenic)
fish
grapes (unless peeled &chopped)
hard Candy
hard Cookies
honey (botulism spores)
hot dogs (okay finely chopped)
meat chunks (okay finely chopped)
nuts (any kind)
peanut butter (allergenic)
popcorn
potato chips
raw carrot sticks/slices
rice cakes
salty foods (potato chips, etc.)
seafood
seeds
sugary foods (cake, candy etc.)
tomatoes
wheat (allergenic)

* = no peel
diced = about the size of a pea

make sure foods are soft, mashed, or small enough pieces!