Sample Menu Plans for Infant (0-12 months)

Feeding your Baby

Below are the CACFP (Child Adult Care Food Program) recommendation for feeding infants from 0-12 months of age. There is a Spanish and an English version available.

Spanish: CACFP_InfantMealPattern_FactSheet_SPANISH_V2.pdf Download CACFP_InfantMealPattern_FactSheet_SPANISH_V2.pdf

English: CACFP_InfantMealPattern_FactSheet_V2.pdf Download CACFP_InfantMealPattern_FactSheet_V2.pdf

Infant Meal Pattern: CACFP_infantmealpattern.pdf Download CACFP_infantmealpattern.pdf

Some tips:

- From 0-5 months of age babies should be uniquely fed with breast milk or formula

- Solid foods can be introduced somewhere between 4-6 months of age

- Make sure that your baby can sit in upright with support (avoiding choking hazards)

- Babies need iron-rich foods like infant cereal, meat, fish or poultry

WIC supports women, infants and children check if you are eligible: https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic