Starting from 6 months, schedules and routines
Recommendations on the Introduction of Complementary Feeding, Schedules, and Routines
Guidelines for introducing complementary feeding:
- 1st week: cereals and fruit.
- 2nd week: cereals, fruit, and vegetables.
- 3rd week: cereals, fruit, vegetables + protein:
- Chicken
- Turkey
- Beef
- Fish: small white or oily fish
- Legumes: lentils or chickpeas
- Egg: always well-cooked, start with the yolk (increase by ¼ every 2-3 days) and then introduce the egg white (increase by ¼ every 2-3 days) until the whole egg is included
- Ground nuts can be introduced.
- Milk is the main food during the first year of life and should be offered on demand. It is recommended to offer milk before each meal, but if this causes the child to reject complementary feeding, it can be offered after or between meals.
- Water can be offered during or between meals.
It is recommended to establish the following schedule:
- 7:30/8:00 wake up
- 8:00 breakfast: cereals, fruit…
- 9:30/10:00 1-hour nap
- 12:00 lunch: vegetables + protein (chicken, turkey, beef, fish, legumes, or egg)
- 13:00-15:00 nap
- 16:00 snack: fruit
- 17:00/17:30 15-30 minute nap
- 18:30/19:00 bath time
- 19:00/19:30 dinner: cereals, vegetables, protein…
- 19:30/20:00 bedtime
- 23:00/23:30 if the child keeps waking up during the night, a “dream feed” can be offered at this time
