When Your Baby Is 5 To 7 Months Old

If your baby can:

• Sit without support.
• Start to chew.
  You can:
  
  • Start to teach your baby to drink water from
    a small cup.
  • Feed your baby fruits and vegetables. Start with
    vegetables first. Offer a new one each week.
  • Use smoothed, strained, or pureed cooked vegetables.
  • You can use a strainer, blender or food grinder.
  • Try strained or pureed soft fruits.
  • Use plain food without added salt or sugar.
  • Offer different kinds of foods.
  • Always use a clean spoon to take food out of jars.
  • Let your baby start to feed himself or herself.

Before 6 Months DO NOT give your baby:

• Homemade carrots
• Beets
• Spinach
• Turnips or collard greens