By about six months old, your baby will be ready to move onto the blue-label Heinz Step 2 cereals and foods. Variety is important at this stage, to prevent your baby from growing into a fussy eater. The good eating habits they develop now will last through their lives.

Physical & Social Development Signs

• Sitting up unsupported
• Able to pick up objects, hold a spoon
• Doubles birthweight
• Touches feet with hands
• Approaches and grasps objects in a pincer grip
• Babbles. Sometimes endlessly.
• Aware and sometimes apprehensive of strangers
• First teeth coming in
• Pays attention to what's happening around her

Feeding Tips

• Still needs 3-4 servings per day of breast milk or formula, but less than before
• May communicate by reaching for a spoon or bowl when he's hungry, and pushing it away when he's full
• At this point, adding variety to your little one's diet is important

• Menu Planner
• Common Eating Problems
• Nutrient List