Make it easier to feed your 9 month old meals with this cheat sheet of nutritious ideas. With foods and meals appropriate for 9-12 month old babies, these ideas are yummy, doable, and nutrient-dense for all meals of the day.
9 Month Old Meals
Babies start to be able to eat so many more finger foods at the 9 month mark, which continues towards 12 months and after. And it’s normal for them to start eating more solid foods and continue to explore textures. Which means that it’s a great time to start to have more regular meal times, even if you’re still adding meals to the feeding schedule with bottles of formula or breastmilk, or breastfeeding.
The meal ideas here are easy for a 9-12 month old baby to eat, generally speaking, and can be diced, shredded, or mashed for easy eating.
If you’ve done baby-led weaning, it’s usually a good time to start introducing smaller pieces of food since babies usually develop the pincer grasp around this age. Which means they can pick up and self-feed small pieces of foods.
I’ve included baby meal ideas for breakfast, snack, lunch, and dinner so you can use the ones that seem best for your family—and baby’s current stage of eating.
