Baby feeding at 8 months: crush with a fork

Baby is 8 months old and no longer systematically pushes the pieces away with his tongue. You can start offering him a little thicker texture for his food and, if not already, switch to a 2nd age infant milk.

Meal: how much mashed vegetables, starch and meat at 8 months?

At eight months, our baby can begin to consume slightly less mixed foods. The texture gradually approaches that ofa mash with a fork. In terms of ingredients, the baby’s meal at 8 months is very close to ours. In relation to our diet, we must take care to remove:

• salt and sugar: not before 1 year old,
• honey: not before 1 year, and always pasteurized to avoid the risk of botulism,
• milk, eggs and raw meat and fish: risk of transmission of toxoplasmosis. Not for 3 years.

We also avoid offal, cold meats, or fruit juices. ” These recommendations remain advice and if it is good to try to comply with them, let’s not forget that a slightly sweet yogurt is better than an uneaten yogurt. “, Relieves Céline de Sousa, chef and culinary consultant, specialist in children’s nutrition.

If you haven’t already done so, you can add to baby’s menu pasteurized milk cheeses, cooked seafood, finely mixed nuts, butter and crème fraîche from time to time, replacing the oil.

In terms of quantities, we remain on 100 to 200 g of vegetable or fruit puree at every baby’s meal, and no more than 10 to 20 g of protein animal or vegetable in addition to milk per day, in addition to milk.

Number of bottles: how much baby milk, breastfed or not?

In the ninth month of baby, we have often omitted the bottle or the midday feed, even the bottle or the evening feed. On the other hand, we must be careful what our 8 month old child still consumes at least 500 ml of milk per day. It is essential for its good development.

What evening meal for my 8 month old child?

In the evening, a few hours after the snack, we opt for what is easier to digest for baby, in meal format, or added in a bottle. We can bring complex carbohydrates (also known as slow sugars) at baby’s dinner: 2nd age cereals, bread, semolina, or even potatoes, with green vegetables.

Food diversification: examples of menus and recipes that baby eats at 8 months

Marjorie Crémadès, dietician, specialist in infant nutrition, vegetarianism and the fight against obesity in children, suggests a typical menu for a day from baby to 8 months.

Breakfast

Infant formula or breastfeeding + a compote, fruit, cereal or a crouton of bread.

Lunch dish

200 g of green vegetables with starchy foods, or 3 tablespoons of mixed vegetables with a small potato.

1/4 egg or 10 g of meat or fish, or 4 teaspoons of red lentils, or 10 to 20 g of quinoa flakes.

1 teaspoon of rapeseed oil, or 1 knob of butter.

1 very ripe fruit or 130 g of compote.

To taste

Infant milk or breastfeeding + a compote, a fruit or a crouton of bread.

Dinner

Infant milk or breastfeeding.

130 g of vegetables and starches mixed with a teaspoon of rapeseed oil, or 60 to 70 g of green vegetables cooked with a knob of butter and mixed with Gruyere.

If necessary: ​​a compote or a fruit