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Tips On…Infant Feeding - 7 to 8 Months

Feeding Tips
  • Gradually increase texture from ground or mashed foods to soft whole foods as the infant's development progresses.
  • Remember to offer your child small servings of food, but offer a second serving if necessary. Large servings tend to discourage children.
  • Do not force an infant to eat or finish all the food prepared.
  • Children have high-energy needs, and they eat small amounts at meals. Children may need to eat every three to four hours.
  • If a child does not like a certain food continue to offer it occasionally. A child's taste for foods may change frequently.
  • Introduce a new food along with a food the child likes.
  • Overfeeding with juice is extremely common. Limit the amount of fruit juices to three or four ounces per day. Only serve juice to children in a cup.
  • Do not give soda or other sweetened beverages to infants.
  • Satisfying the infant's appetite with solid food may reduce the need for nursing or a bottle at that feeding.

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