Menu for a baby at 8 months on artificial and breastfeeding for a week

An 8-month-old baby is no longer new to complementary feeding (read: “Complementary feeding for a baby at 8 months”), he has already tried some things, and he has yet to try some things. The menu for an 8-month-old baby already includes more products than complementary feeding for a 5-month-old baby, for example. There are soups and porridges, purees and main courses.

Here are some recipes for an 8 month old baby.

Meatball soup

You will need:

• turkey fillet about 100 g.
• 30 g rice.
• One medium sized potato
• a quarter of an onion or a very small onion,
• 50 g cauliflower.

First you need to make minced turkey. Add half-cooked rice to the minced meat and form small meatballs. Drop them into boiling soup water and cook for about 10 minutes. Add potatoes, cut into small cubes, along with cabbage to the meatballs and cook for another 10 minutes.

Great soup recipe for an 8 month old baby!

Read - Turkey in feeding your baby.

Dishes for an 8-month-old baby - approximate daily diet

In this section we will give the most suitable foods for all meals during the day. With our meal list, you can easily plan your daily and weekly meals for your growing baby.

Keep in mind that the total amount of food per meal is approximately 200 g, and at lunchtime - a little more. If the list contains products unfamiliar to your child, then follow our instructions above.

First breakfast: 06.00

• Breast milk
• Adapted milk formula – 180-200 ml

Second breakfast: 10.00

• Cottage cheese – 40 g
• Kefir for children – 100-150 ml
• Vegetable puree – 40 g
• Porridge with vegetables (in vegetable broth) – 40 g
• Natural yogurt – 100-150 ml
• Milk porridge (buckwheat, oatmeal, rice, barley) – 150 g
• Fruit puree – 60 g

Lunch 14.00

• Potato puree with butter – 150 g
• Vegetable puree with water or vegetable broth – 150 g
• Carrot and potato puree – 150 g
• Mashed cabbage (cauliflower or broccoli) and zucchini – 150 g
• Vegetable soup with potatoes and rice with 1 tsp. vegetable oil – 150 g
• Egg yolk – a quarter (every day)
• Puree from beef or veal, chicken, rabbit – 30 g
• Puree from meat by-products (tongue, liver, kidneys) – 30 g
• Fish puree – 30 g
• Vegetable or fruit juice – 40 ml

Dinner: 18.00

• Milk (oatmeal, wheat, buckwheat, rice) porridge – 170 g
• Milk porridge on semolina or rice with pumpkin – 170 g
• Vegetable or fruit puree or juice – 20-30 ml

Dinner before bed: 22.00

• Breast milk
• Adapted milk formula – 180-200 ml

Puree soup with chicken and vegetables

• 200 g chicken
• 100 g cauliflower,
• carrot,
• a third of an onion
• a tablespoon of rice and a little dill.

Cut the chicken into small pieces and place in water (from the tap, about a liter). Boil and drain the water, then add fresh boiling water and salt. Cook until done. Remove the meat, add rice to the broth and cook for 10 minutes. Add the chopped vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes. Return the meat to the finished soup and add dill. Give no more than 150 g of soup per serving.

This soup is full of nutrients, and also very tasty and rich, it is suitable for the menu of a child of 8 months.

Read - Chicken on the baby's menu.

Tips for creating your own menu

A child’s diet at this age can be very varied. The same foods offered to the baby should not be repeated throughout the day. Be sure to include meat, vegetables, cereals, dairy products and fruits in your baby’s menu every day. This will provide the body with all the nutrients and vitamins.

Here are some tips that will be useful for mothers when planning a menu.

1. For breakfast you can serve not only porridge, cottage cheese, fruit puree, but also meat, fish, and yolk. Drinks allowed include fruit drinks, fruit juices, compotes, and jelly.
2. Lunch must necessarily combine vegetable dishes, meat and fish. After this, you can please your baby with dessert in the form of fruit and berry puree, baked fruits, juices, mousses, soufflés.
3. Your baby should consume maximum protein before lunch.
4. For an afternoon snack, the baby must eat fermented milk products with the addition of fruits, dried fruits, and cookies.
5. Dinner is based on the principle of breakfast.
6. The child must drink after all the food.

To make your task easier, you should take care of drawing up a weekly menu for your baby in advance. You need to plan your diet taking into account all the products recommended at this age and your daily needs.

Video about feeding a baby at 8 months

Features of creating a daily feeding regimen and menu for children with allergies

We don’t think it should be pointed out that a child with allergies should eat only hypoallergenic formulas. Under no circumstances should you give such a baby cow's milk. According to generally accepted standards, complementary foods are introduced to children with allergies 1 month later.

If the child is 8 months old, the following allergenic foods should not be included in the diet:

• chicken eggs;
• whole milk products;
• fish;
• citrus;
• cheese.

You should be careful when introducing crumbs of orange-red vegetables, fruits and berries (carrots, red apples, cherries, etc.) into the menu. The basis of nutrition should be lean meats, fermented milk products prepared at home or purchased at a dairy kitchen, and vegetables. Porridge (gluten-free) should be cooked only with water. Meat is allowed to be introduced only at 9-10 months, and fish - closer to a year. As for fruits, the child should first be introduced to a green apple, and then gradually introduce pears, plums, bananas, and yellow currants into the diet. Eggs are completely eliminated until 1 year of age or replaced with quail eggs.

Steamed fish cutlets

When choosing fish fillets, make sure that there are no bones, even the smallest ones.

You will need:

• half a kilo of pollock fillet,
• white bread 60 g.
• 70 ml. milk,
• 1 egg
• A couple of tablespoons of butter.

We pass the fillet cut into pieces twice through a meat grinder, soak the bread in milk and add it to the minced meat along with the egg. Form the cutlets and place them on a greased grate. Steam for about 20 - 25 minutes. Steam cutlets with carrot puree are especially tasty.

What foods can an 8 month old baby eat?

What to feed a baby at 8 months depends on individual characteristics and possible allergies. Pediatricians recommend including the following foods in your meals:

1. Vegetables – up to 170 g per day. It is allowed to use canned food for children, including cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, and boiled onions.
2. Vegetable oil – up to 5 ml, add to puree. It is better to use unrefined olive oil.
3. Fruits – up to 60-70 g (if there are no allergies or digestive problems).
4. Cottage cheese - 10-15 g per day or 50 g twice a week.
5. Milk porridge - 100-200 g. Buckwheat, oatmeal, rice, corn cooked in cow's milk are allowed.
6. Meat puree - it is better to buy canned meat, 30-50 g per day. Manufacturers of baby food offer hypoallergenic products - from turkey, lamb, veal, rabbit, beef, chicken. It is recommended to start introducing meat in minimal doses.
7. Fermented milk products – 100-200 ml of kefir. If you are not allergic to milk, you can give 5 g of grated cheese with mashed potatoes. It is better not to consume sour cream for up to a year; instead, it is recommended to give low-fat homemade cream 1-2 times a week.
8. Butter – 1-4 g with milk porridges.
9. Egg yolk – babies try half a yolk twice a week.
10. Fish – start with canned puree. Marine breeds are not as allergenic as river breeds. It is better to exclude fatty red fish.
11. Bread, cookies - the first complementary foods are cookies or crackers that nourish the child's body and facilitate teething. The bread must be white.

Vegetables and fruits

For the first feeding at 8 months, choose green apples or pears. Then prunes, plums, peaches, and apricots are added in the form of puree. Formula-fed babies are already familiar with fruits; they are allowed to be given black currants, blueberries, cherries, and raspberries. Bananas are allowed in small quantities. Introduce red fruits a teaspoon a day to eliminate the risk of developing allergies in the baby’s body. Give preference to seasonal species.

By 8 months, babies are already eating zucchini, broccoli and cauliflower. You can add pumpkin and carrots to the menu - little by little. Pair them with an apple. Due to the large amount of starch in potatoes, use them sparingly and in small quantities. It is better to mix potatoes with other vegetables and add them to the soup along with dill. Before processing, soak root vegetables in water to remove starch.

Milk porridge

A common dish for an eight-month-old baby is porridge. It can be prepared from one grain or mixed several. Add fresh or dried fruits there, cook with homemade milk with a high percentage of fat content, diluted with water. For a uniform consistency, grind the cereals or buy crushed ones, which you can simply pour boiling water or hot water over. You can eat porridge up to 150 g.

Dairy products

Your pediatrician will tell you what you can give your child at 8 months. For the baby's health, fermented milk products are allowed - cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt. It is better to alternate them: one day, one product. Try to prepare them yourself, buy a homemade yogurt maker and sourdough starter . When purchasing products in a store, check the composition and expiration date. Kefir is given in 30 ml doses for 8-9 days, then the amount is increased to 150-200 ml. Add fruit to drinks, but not honey.

Meat and fish

As a separate product, meat is given in a puree state. It is good to mix with vegetable puree or porridge with water. Choose low-fat varieties - chicken, turkey, veal, rabbit, beef. Clean the meat from fat and films, cook, grind with a meat grinder or blender. Also choose low-fat fish - cod, pike perch, hake. Boil, strain the broth, chop the meat with a fork or blender. It is better to buy fillet than carcass. Calf liver is also included in the introduction of complementary foods if the baby is 8 months old.

Egg feeding

For brain development, an eight-month-old baby should receive chicken or quail eggs with food. Due to allergic properties, adult food can only be introduced with the approval of a doctor. At first, give your baby an egg yolk mashed with a fork in an amount of no more than half an egg yolk at a time and no more than 1-2 times a week. Carefully monitor your baby's reaction to eggs, this is the advice given by Dr. Komarovsky.

Legumes

What legumes can an 8-month-old baby eat: beans, peas, lentils. They contain a lot of protein, replace the amino acids of breast milk, maintaining the percentage of protein in the diet. Be careful with legumes - they cause bloating, so be careful not to overdo the serving size. You can give 20-30 g of ground beans at a time. It is better to choose canned food.

Bakery products

From 8 months of age, babies are allowed white bread; black bread causes bloating and fermentation in the intestines. The first time, give no more than 5 grams of crumb without crust. To satisfy your hunger or snack, choose special children's cookies or unsweetened crackers. It is good to soak them with porridge and fermented milk drinks. Let's chew large pieces carefully so that the child does not choke.

Juices and drinks

A healthy and tasty drink for an eight-month-old baby will be a full-fledged compote of fresh berries, fruits or dried fruits. You can cook it yourself or buy it at the store. Wash black currants, blueberries or raspberries and brew a fresh drink without sugar. Give your child 50-70 ml per day. You can drink apple, pumpkin, and carrot juices diluted with water.

Turkey meat mousse

Ingredients:

• 100 g turkey fillet,
• half a glass of water.

First you need to cook the meat and it is better to do this in a double boiler. Cook the meat in a double boiler for about 40 minutes.

Cut the finished meat into cubes and then grind with a blender until you get a mousse.

The baby will definitely like this tender and tasty mousse, so you can safely add this turkey recipe to your baby’s complementary feeding menu.

Read - meat on the children's menu.

Porridge for babies

• Cooking time: 15 minutes.
• Purpose: for breakfast.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Rice porridge with berries or fruits will be a tasty treat for an 8-month-old baby. Add your child’s favorite fruits to the prepared baby mixture so that he eats the dish with appetite. Porridge can be cooked without sugar, but if desired, you can add a little granulated sugar. Don't forget to beat the finished dish with a blender to get a homogeneous consistency.

Ingredients:

• milk – 100 ml;
• water – 100 ml;
• rice – 2 tbsp;
• berries – 30 g.

Cooking method:

1. Mix milk with water, pour into a saucepan, and put on fire.
2. Add the cereal, stir, bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat, cook for 10 minutes.
4. Pour boiling water over the berries, add to the finished porridge, and blend with a blender.

• Cooking time: 20 minutes.
• Purpose: for lunch.
• Difficulty of preparation: medium.

Buckwheat porridge made with milk or water can be an option for a hearty lunch. If the baby is bottle-fed, cook the dish with cow's milk. When breastfeeding, it is better to use boiled water. Beat the finished porridge with a blender, mix with meat puree, vegetable or butter. You are allowed to serve it with a piece of white bread.

Ingredients:

• buckwheat – 3 tbsp;
• water - glass;
• butter – 1 g.

Cooking method:

1. Pour the cereal into cold water.
2. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes after boiling.
3. Season with butter.

Healthy recipes for every day

At this age, the baby’s menu includes all the main types of products. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on the combined composition of dishes. Diet diversity is easy to achieve by taking familiar foods as a basis and enriching them with new products. For example, you can add pieces of berries and fruits to cottage cheese, and fish or meat balls to porridge.

Here are some easy to prepare, yet healthy recipes:

• vegetable soup mix . You will need 1 medium-sized potato, a piece of carrot (50 g), 100 g each of broccoli and cauliflower, a sprig of parsley. Chop the vegetables, add water and put on high heat. When the water boils, you need to reduce the gas and simmer the vegetables for another 20 minutes. Chop parsley leaves into the finished mixture, cover the bowl and leave to simmer for 15 minutes. Then grind the vegetables until pureed. Salt - on the tip of the knife;
• puree soup from zucchini and cauliflower . You will need: 50g of thoroughly washed cabbage inflorescences and 50g of peeled zucchini. Put the food to cook. The vegetables will be ready in 15 minutes. Then they should be rubbed through a sieve or crushed in a blender. You need to add ½ tsp to the finished mass. butter and a quarter of an egg yolk. Mix everything. The dish is ready;
• fish puree . Pour 200 g of hake with cold water and cook until the meat comes off the bones easily. Separately prepare mashed potatoes (200 g). Mash the fish with a fork and mix with the potatoes in a blender;
• cottage cheese with pear . Take ready-made baby cottage cheese (100g) and add finely chopped pear to it. Grind everything. Sugar to taste.

You can make an excellent dessert from fresh fruits - vitamin puree. You should use apples, plums, peaches, and seasonal berries. And dried fruits make a delicious compote.

Carrot-apple puree

• Cooking time: 10 minutes.
• Purpose: for dessert.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Carrot and applesauce will be a simple but delicious dessert. It is easy to prepare in the microwave or slow cooker. Apples go well with carrots, the dish acquires a sweet and sour taste and a light orange color. If desired, after readiness, the treat can be diluted with juice. It goes well with crackers, bagels or children's cookies.

Ingredients:

• apple – ¼ piece;
• carrots – 4 small pieces;
• water – 30 ml.

Cooking method:

1. Peel the apple, remove seeds, and cut the fruit into pieces.
2. Cut the carrots into thin strips and add to the apples.
3. Fill the fruits with water and cover with a lid.
4. Microwave for 2 minutes at maximum power.
5. Cool, beat with a blender.