Natasha posted this in the solids food board
Stage 3 - self feeding
Finger foods, firmer lumps: 8-9 months to 12 months
When to give
Offer three meals a day with some snacks.
Solids are now a bigger part of your baby's diet but he still needs milk.
If breastfeeding, feed as often as you (and your baby) want.
If bottle fed, 600-800 mls a day is plenty. Any more than this may mean your baby has no appetite for solids.
Foods to give
Cereals - keep giving baby cereals for their iron, as well as the other cereal foods in Stage 2 (at different meals).
Bread and toast are enjoyed now.
Vegetables - pieces of well cooked vegetables make good finger foods (eg carrot, potato, broccoli).
Fruit - hard fruits still need to be cooked or grated. Soft ones can be given in pieces.
Fish, meat, chicken - cooked soft and moist, finely chopped or minced.
Legumes - baked beans, any dried peas or beans (well cooked), tofu.
Eggs (unless there is an allergy concern) - scrambled eggs, omelette, boiled eggs.
Milk foods as before.
Texture
Foods should now be left in pieces or chopped rather than mashed, though they still should be soft, or able to soften quickly in the mouth (eg rusks).
