Your Baby Needs Healthy Foods Every Day
Your baby needs fruits, vegetables, and grains, such as bread, rice, and cereal for growth and energy. Offer foods high in protein and iron daily, such as chopped meats, eggs, cooked beans, or tofu. Your baby's stomach is small so he or she needs to eat healthy snacks between small meals.
Milk for One-Year-Olds
If you are breastfeeding, your breastmilk has the fat, protein, and other vitamins your baby needs for healthy growth and brain development. Nurse your baby at least four times a day. Talk to your doctor about a vitamin D supplement and adding other foods to your child's diet that are rich in vitamin D.
If your baby is formula-fed, it is recommended that he or she be switched to whole cow's milk. Whole cow's milk is a better source of fat and calcium for your growing baby. Vitamins, such as vitamin D, are added to cow's milk to meet your baby's needs. Give your baby a total of four to six servings of whole milk daily. A serving is ½ cup (four ounces). More than that can make your baby too full to eat the other needed foods. Wait until your baby is at least two years old to give him non-fat or low-fat milk.
If your baby has difficulty digesting cow's milk, talk to your doctor or nurse about other foods, such as calcium-fortified soy or rice milk, or tofu made with calcium, that can give your baby the calcium he or she needs.