This website and The Wholesome Baby Food Guide book organized recipes for babies in a manner that is not traditional. Rather than separate recipes and foods into the traditional stages, the recipes are categorised as:
First Foods - Great Single Ingredient Dishes
Second Foods - Fruit and Veggie Combinations
Third Foods - Recipes for Fingers, Spoons and Plates
Breaking out foods into charts according to stages is a great way to give parents some ideas of what foods may be good to start with and what foods to progress with. Please visit the Starting Solids page to learn more about beginning the journey into solid foods and the reasons why certain foods are better at different ages and stages.
Always consult with your baby's pediatrician about starting solid foods and other health issues; not all babies will be starting solid foods or eating the same foods at the same time.
Stage One (a): Four to Six Months Beginners
Grains: rice, oatmeal
Fruits: apples, avocados, peaches, pears, bananas, plums
Vegetables: butternut (winter) squash, sweet potatoes, pumpkin
Dairy: None
Stage One (b): Six to Eight Months
Grains and Seeds: rice, oatmeal, barley, kamut, flax, quinoa
Fruits: apples, avocados, apricots, bananas, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, nectarines, pears, peaches, plums
Vegetables: butternut or any winter squash, carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes, peas, legumes (such as lentils, kidney beans, butter beans, etc.), parsnips, pumpkin, white potatoes, zucchini and summer squash
Dairy: yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese (no soft cheeses such as Brie until after twelve months)
Meats & Proteins: egg yolk, chicken, beef, pork, salmon, cod, tofu
Herbs & Spices: cinnamon, vanilla, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, mint
Stage Two: Eight to Ten Months
Grains: rice, oatmeal, barley, kamut, flax, wheat, pasta, amaranth, quinoa
Fruits: apples, avocados, bananas, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, mango, kiwifruit, nectarines, pear, peaches, plums
Vegetables: asparagus, beets, broccoli, butternut or any winter squash, cauliflower, carrots, corn, green beans, sweet potatoes, peas, legumes (such as lentils, kidney beans, butter beans, etc.), parsnips, white potatoes, spinach, kale and other leafy greens, zucchini and summer squash
Dairy: yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese (no soft cheeses such as Brie until after twelve months)
Meats/Fish/Protein: eggs, chicken, beef, pork, salmon, cod, tofu
Herbs & Spices: cinnamon, vanilla, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, mint and any spice that you wish to use, even curry or "hot" spices; use your judgement and moderation.
Stage Three: Ten Months and Older
Grains and Seeds: Any. Continue to watch for digestive upsets and allergic reactions.
Fruits: Any including citrus and strawberries. Continue to watch for digestive upsets and allergic reactions.
Vegetables: Any, continue to watch for digestive upsets.
Dairy: yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, cheese (no soft cheeses such as Brie until after twelve months)
Meats/Fish/Protein: Any, but no shellfish or crustaceans until after twelve months of age or when your baby’s pediatrician tells you that these are okay to feed to your baby.
Herbs & Spices: cinnamon, vanilla, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, mint and any spice that you wish to use, even curry or "hot" spices; use your judgement and moderation.
