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The document provides balanced meal ideas for babies, emphasizing the importance of including iron-rich foods, vitamin C foods, and healthy fats. It offers various meal combinations suitable for babies aged 6 months and older, along with safe feeding practices and guidelines for introducing textures. Additionally, it encourages virtual consultations for baby and toddler nutrition.

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Balanced Meal Combos Handout

The document provides balanced meal ideas for babies, emphasizing the importance of including iron-rich foods, vitamin C foods, and healthy fats. It offers various meal combinations suitable for babies aged 6 months and older, along with safe feeding practices and guidelines for introducing textures. Additionally, it encourages virtual consultations for baby and toddler nutrition.

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Balanced Meal Ideas

For Baby!
The way you serve food depends the
child's age and feeding skills.

Grab our 101beforone baby-led


feeding guide if you aren't sure how to
safely prepare and serve food for your
child.

A balanced meal for baby includes 3


types of food:
Iron-rich food
Vitamin C food
Healthy fat food

Grab our balanced meal magnet for tons of balanced


meal inspiration.
Balanced Meal Combinations
for 6M+

Broccoli, Black Beans, & Roasted Sweet Potato Muffin,


Apples with Cinnamon Tomatoes, & Chili

Shredded Chicken, Blueberries, & Whole Milk Yogurt, Blueberries, &


Quinoa with Tahini Tofu Veggie Scramble

Broccoli, Boiled Egg, Chickpea Pasta & Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, Ground Beef
Tomato Sauce & Avocado Mash
Balanced Meal Combinations
for 6M+

Iron-Fortified Oatmeal, Broccoli, Grapes, Burger,


Plums, & Sweet Potato Waffle & Sweet Potatoes

Lemon Poppy Muffins, Blueberries, & Zucchini, Bell


Kale Egg Bites Peppers,&Tofu

Quinoa, Avocado, Avocado, Cauliflower, Almond Butter &


& Shredded Pork Raspberry Chia Seed Jam on Toast
Balanced Meal Combinations
for 6M+

Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli, Strawberries, Spinach, & Chickpea Pasta


Black Beans, & Pineapple with Meat Sauce

Carrots, Rice, & Refried Beans, Bell Peppers, Avocado


Scrambled Eggs & Tomatoes

Zucchini, Black Beans, Sweet Potatoes,


& Eggs Romanesco, & Trout
Balanced Meal Combinations
for 6M+

Kiwi, Spinach, Zucchini Tomatoes, Chicken Thighs,


Noodles, & Cod Asparagus, & Sweet Potatoes

Blueberries, Chia Seed


Pudding,& French Toast Hummus, Mango, &
Cucumbers

Zucchini, Bell Peppers, Grits, Spinach, &


&Tofu Broccoli Egg Bites
Balanced Meal Combinations
for 6M+

Mini Meatloaves, Broccoli, & Strawberries, Egg Salad, &


Banana Sweet Potato Wedges

Pineapple & French Toast with Chicken, Applesauce, &


Peanut Butter Avocado

It has been observed that those who are introduced late in the first year to textures other
than smooth or puree, are less likely to accept difficult textures in later childhood.

Indeed, children who are introduced after the first year are more likely to become orally
defensive and refuse any other than a smooth texture.

They are more likely to gag and vomit when given solid foods, and in response to this, parents
become more reluctant to persevere with solid food introduction.
Safely Serving Finger Foods
for 6-12 Months

6-9 months:
It is best to offer food in strips that are easier for your child
to pick up with their palmar grasp.

9-12 months:
You can begin to offer small, bite-sized pieces of soft foods
that they can practice picking up with their pincer grasp.

"Complementary foods should be given with frequent taste variation, and that the early
introduction of textured complementary foods (other than smooth puree) confers an
advantage on the subsequent acceptance of other more complex textures, such as those
found in most fruits and vegetables."

Harris G, Coulthard H. Early Eating Behaviours and Food Acceptance Revisited: Breastfeeding and Introduction of Complementary Foods
as Predictive of Food Acceptance. Curr Obes Rep. 2016;5(1):113-120. doi:10.1007/s13679-016-0202-2
Safe Feeding
Practices
Watch your baby while he/she eats. Choking
can be silent, which is why it’s so important
that you sit down and eat with your baby.
Make sure baby is sitting upright and not
reclined.
Make sure child is properly positioned in
highchair.
Remove distractions like toys and TV during
meal-times so baby can focus on eating.
Make sure food is cooked to proper
consistency for baby/toddler depending on
age and development to avoid risks of
choking.
Honor your baby's hunger cues and avoid
pressuring your baby to consume food when
they are not interested.

Virtual Consultations for Baby &Toddler


Nutrition including Baby-Led Weaning can be
scheduled by emailing:
cinthianscott@gmail.com or visiting
thebabydietitian.com.
THE BABY DIETITIAN LLC www.thebabydietitian.com

Happy Feeding!

The information contained in this ebook is not Balanced Meal Ideas Ebook Published by The Baby
intended nor implied to be a substitute for Dietitian LLC www.thebabydietitian.com © 2024. All
professional medical advice; it is provided for rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
educational purposes only. You assume full reproduced in any form without permission from the
responsibility for how you choose to use this publisher. For permissions contact:
information. info@thebabydietitian.com.

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