9 - 12 Months
The transitional period has now ended and the child has become acquainted with different foodstuffs. The child can now eat what the rest of the family eats when flavour and consistency are adapted to the child. Full-cream milk is becoming the dominant type of milk the child drinks.
Aim at giving the child 3 main meals and 2 snacks between meals. The snacks should be put together and viewed as supplement to the main meals.
The individual meals should be combined of several different products instead of too much of one thing. Milk and other fluids are fed by cup. The child can still be breastfed as long as it does not disturb its hunger for real food. Potatoes, vegetables and fruit are cut into smaller pieces. Vegetables can be served raw. The meat should be minced or finely divided into smaller pieces. Bread is cut into mouthfuls, but when the child begins to bite, small slices are served. Eating with the hands is popular with the child and should be a part of every meal so that the child has a real opportunity to eat with the rest of the family.
You should avoid nuts, peanuts and the like because the child can easily get them down the wrong way. Eggs can be served as hardboiled eggs on bread, but should not be served raw during the child’s first year, as boiled, scrambled or omelette, because of the dangers of infection with salmonella through eggs.