Healthy Eating

• Breast milk (breastfeed according to your toddler’s hunger and fullness cues).

• Breast milk.
• Small amounts of whole milk may be offered once your toddler is nine to 12 months old and is taking a variety of solid foods.
• Introduce milk products (such as yogurt, cottage cheese, pasteurized cheese).

Grain Products

• Single‑grain iron‑fortified infant cereal. Start with about 5 ml (1 tsp.) and increase to 60–125 ml (4–8 tbsp.).
• Progress to rice, pasta, “oat ring” cereals, noodles, crackers by eight to nine months.

• Iron‑fortified infant cereal: about 125 ml (1/2 cup) or more.
• Whole‑grain toast, pasta, rice.
• Small pieces of bannock, tortillas, roti.

Vegetables and Fruit

• Cooked, well‑mashed vegetables (potatoes, yams, squash, carrots). Progress to small pieces by nine months.
• Soft fruit (banana, kiwi) and cooked hard fruit (apples, pears).
• Start with small amounts and progress to 60–125 ml (4–8 tbsp.) of fruit and vegetables.
• Juice is not necessary for your toddler. If you decide to give juice, choose 100% unsweetened juice and offer it in a cup as part of a meal or snack. Limit to no more than 60–125 ml (1/4–1/2 cup) of juice a day.

• Soft fruits and vegetables: about 125–250 ml (1/2–1 cup), mashed or cut in small pieces.
• Small pieces of cooked vegetables (potato, yam, squash, carrots).
• Soft fruit (banana, kiwi) and cooked or small pieces of hard fruit (apples, pears).
• Juice is not necessary for your toddler. If you decide to give juice, choose 100% unsweetened juice and offer it in a cup as part of a meal or snack. Limit to no more than 60–125 ml (1/4–1/2 cup) of juice a day.

Meat and Alternatives

• Fully cooked, well‑minced meat, poultry, fish, cooked eggs, mashed tofu, legumes.
• By nine months, aim for 100–125 ml (6–8 tbsp.).

• Fully cooked, well‑minced or diced meat, poultry, fish, cooked eggs, tofu, legumes: about 100–125 ml (6–8 tbsp.).